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 Crank with no start

 Created by: SharksPizza
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 Posted: Apr 22, 2019 04:07AM
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Hey guys, 
Im new to the whole forum thing so I hope I am in the right place. 

I was driving home from the grocery store and my 2006 R50 sputtered really rough, so I pulled off into a parking space and turned it off. Now it wont start. I towed the car home and started trying to figure out what the issue is. 
I replaced the fuel pump thinking that may be the issue. Then checked fuel pressure and that seems fine. I did the screwdriver from plug wire trick to test for spark and im getting nothing. So, the car is cranking, not getting spark. Where do I go from here? IT has a brand new battery purchased a month before the car died. I also replaced the alternator during this whole ordeal, after the car died. It also will not connect to a code reader. Everything seems normal while trying to start except it will not fire. 
Thank you so much for any help!
-Branden
 
I agree with everything spank offered...

Were there any recent changes or upgrades to the car? or even a fresh tank of gas?

Keep us updated on what you find....

 Posted: Apr 20, 2019 09:33AM
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2 things to check are the coil itself and the crank position sensor. Generally speaking, a position sensor is a hall effect sensor that sends a signal to the brain box of when to fire the coil which will in turn send a spark to the spark plug at the correct time.

There are often times other sensors involved in this "timing" process like camshaft position sensors as well. Do a quick youtube search for crankshaft position sensor and mini cooper R50 and you'll find out where they are and how to replace them.

one example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km4VJhOiFgE

and this one is the camshaft position sensor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTEGISkz8XY

The "not connect to a code reader" is a bit confusing. Perhaps try a different code reader or have someone else help you to make sure you are connecting it correctly?

 Posted: Apr 19, 2019 03:37PM
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Hey guys, 
Im new to the whole forum thing so I hope I am in the right place. 

I was driving home from the grocery store and my 2006 R50 sputtered really rough, so I pulled off into a parking space and turned it off. Now it wont start. I towed the car home and started trying to figure out what the issue is. 
I replaced the fuel pump thinking that may be the issue. Then checked fuel pressure and that seems fine. I did the screwdriver from plug wire trick to test for spark and im getting nothing. So, the car is cranking, not getting spark. Where do I go from here? IT has a brand new battery purchased a month before the car died. I also replaced the alternator during this whole ordeal, after the car died. It also will not connect to a code reader. Everything seems normal while trying to start except it will not fire. 
Thank you so much for any help!
-Branden