BMW E30 M20 323 L-Jet

Hi all, most of you know that what happened to me
during my JB Trip. Yes, my car broke down and this i want to share how and what actually happened.

Travelling at 180kmph and all of sudden you engine SHUT OFF.
tried downshift to kick start the engine but still cannot.
Brake does not work (only minimal) since the engine was OFF
(brake pump failure). What i did is put on hazard lights, down shift and hand brake to pull off to road shoulder.

When car stops, tried to start the engine, cranking but not running.
Oh shit, suspected timing belt snaps BUT little sense in me, if cranking
should be lighter not heavy as normal. open up the engine oil cap and
start the engine, cam is spinning. Fuhh.. NOT TIMING BELT.

Check fuel pump OK.
Check starter module OK

Suspected NO current (takde letrik masuk spark plugs)

Check coil OK
Check Spark plugs NOT OK

mmmmm... might be rotor arm, changed rotor arm... still NOT OK.
mmmmm... check distributor wire. Cannot check since this distributor wire
only can be check with volt meter. (I DONT HAVE VOLT METER)

Call mech... the mech came and i told him all has been check and its
seems okay. The culprit might be my Distributor rotor.
Then the mech show me how to check.

Dissemble your Distributor cap and try start with the ignition.
WALLLAAA... THE ROTOR IS NOT SPINNING. The rotor is jammed.

Have to send fix on which the nearest place will be in Batu Pahat.

NOW ALL FIXED and run again as normal.

THANKS TO IRMAN FOR R&D CHECKING WITH HIS CAR SINCE
HIS CAR ALSO L-JET.

To motronic user, not to worry about distributor because you takde.

Thanks hope this topic helps you in the future.

good to know all is cool... but i know the pain of havin a dead car ..

cheers bro

Glad u OK bro. Thanks for the tip. Next time I see you have to learn to do all the checks lah =)

aRRrgghh wrote:

Glad u OK bro. Thanks for the tip. Next time I see you have to learn to do all the checks lah =)

can can, and some basic tools that u need also. cheers!

rotor????wat is dat????my car dun have.....man it would be harder to diagnose!!!!

bro highway, its time to bid m20 goodbye....

laju sangat tu..ehehe..
glad that everything is allright

must be an experience...engine dying on 180kmh...glad u and ur car came unscathed...

THANKS GUYS, ME NOW OKAY HAHAHA

nevets wrote:

must be an experience...engine dying on 180kmh...glad u and ur car came unscathed...

I was travelling from 170 to 180, when its hits 180 couple of seconds later BHHWAAA WAAAA hehehehe

that was a good write up h/way...maybe should start a new thread on "near accident experiences'...ppl can learn from it should they encounter similar case...

highwaystar wrote:

THANKS GUYS, ME NOW OKAY HAHAHA nevets wrote: must be an experience...engine dying on 180kmh...glad u and ur car came unscathed... I was travelling from 170 to 180, when its hits 180 couple of seconds later BHHWAAA WAAAA hehehehe

tipu REiner ..tipu ..! sure 180 for 4-5mins



glad to know ur car is fine now

wks79 wrote:

highwaystar wrote: THANKS GUYS, ME NOW OKAY HAHAHA nevets wrote: must be an experience...engine dying on 180kmh...glad u and ur car came unscathed... I was travelling from 170 to 180, when its hits 180 couple of seconds later BHHWAAA WAAAA hehehehe tipu REiner ..tipu ..! sure 180 for 4-5mins glad to know ur car is fine now

hahahahaha you know me better brah hahahaha
thanks guys!