E60 530xi cranks but won't start
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If you didn't have to disconnect a lot to get he intake out of the way, you probably broke on or more of the hard plastic emissions/vacuum hoses. Some of those, if not connected, will cause the car to stall after starting. Getting the intake fully off is a minor PITA, but it just makes it so much easier to get done what needs to be done. It's also possible you messed up the crankshaft position sensor or wire. If you removed the sensor, possibly it isn't properly reseated. Maybe the + cable connection the starter is loose. Maybe the + jumper terminal is loose. Maybe the ground strap is done. Definitely go over everything again.
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It seems like a plug is not all the way in. Usually people don't plug the all the plugs back in all the way. I would go through and check it again. If it worked before you installed the starter it should work now. I don't see anything on the list that would keep it from starting. You didn't your CAS on accident did you?
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It seems like a plug is not all the way in. Usually people don't plug the all the plugs back in all the way. I would go through and check it again. If it worked before you installed the starter it should work now. I don't see anything on the list that would keep it from starting. You didn't your CAS on accident did you?
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I used to own a Creator. I now own a scanner that reads both generic and BMW specific codes.
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If you didn't have to disconnect a lot to get he intake out of the way, you probably broke on or more of the hard plastic emissions/vacuum hoses. Some of those, if not connected, will cause the car to stall after starting. Getting the intake fully off is a minor PITA, but it just makes it so much easier to get done what needs to be done. It's also possible you messed up the crankshaft position sensor or wire. If you removed the sensor, possibly it isn't properly reseated. Maybe the + cable connection the starter is loose. Maybe the + jumper terminal is loose. Maybe the ground strap is done. Definitely go over everything again.
There's nothing major to disconnect but there are a lot of minor things. It's not necessary to pull the manifold completely out, but there's still quite a bit of things to disconnect. Double-check everything, as there might be something broken or not reconnected just right.
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I surprisingly didn't have to disconnect anything major, I was able to pull the intake back with most stuff still on it. The only things I remember removing were air box, filter, throttle body , power steering reservoir ( unbolted and moved out of the way), and just the rest of the accessories on top such as cabin filters and strut mount etc.
I have the creator C310 that I use to scan. I also tried to start it with the maf sensor connector disconnected to see if it would start, maybe the DME was compensating for the vacuum leak. Still had no luck.
I have the creator C310 that I use to scan. I also tried to start it with the maf sensor connector disconnected to see if it would start, maybe the DME was compensating for the vacuum leak. Still had no luck.
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