i recently bought this loaded luxo van
its a 94 318 auto
the main problem is this
it started by
in the mornings i would have to turn ignition on and Leave it on in run position
wait for the relays under hood to Start clicking //check engine lite flashes while this happens and then Wait until they stopped clicking,at which point check engine lite comes on,solid lite-then off,then i can start no problem.
normally even.
would drive all day Fine after this hard start in mornings.
it has gotten worse,to the point where i had to literally try cranking the motor over While it was clicking,otherwise it would click for Hours!!
now,we have nothing..no clicking,will crank all day long till battery dies.
ive tried changing the relays,checked the grounds,the crank sensor,even tried cleaning the pcm and body harness plugs themsleves.
nothing seems to be working? still refuses to start...no clues,ive looked at tons of posts all over internet,seems that you answered most everyone elses question with knowledge so im hoping you can teach this dummy something too
o,and i did try taking the ground wire loose -grey wire coming from harness near relays to firewall,it seems good and i even cleaned body there..wire feels good,no breaks? i think.
thanks in advance.
oops,second problem,when running,van has serious pinging or rattling top end noise..??
you can gas it hard and upon acceleration its good.
however,light acceleration you can hear it rattling..what gives?
i thought maybe timing chain,but it seems tight and runs great once you get it started..
no,i did not try moving the distributor timing yet,i wanted to try fixing wiring? issue first.
its a real nice van,but im ready to tear my hair out over these two problems--> esp the hard starting issue
van is currently broke down,so any help is Greatly appreciated