My '89 760 GLE 130,000 miles has performed flawlessly until I attempted to start it this afternoon. It cranks nicely, but no start. I'm alone, so don't have any way to check spark. I've checked fuses, all seem fine.

Thanks for all your help

Steven

Starting problem was a dead coil. Simple fix. Thanks to all who offered suggestions.

Steven

Hey Steven-

I'd suggest that your no-start issue might be because of an old "power-stage module".
It's located on the driver's side fender near the battery. It looks like a wire connector attached to a 2 by 3 inch thin box. It should say bosch on it.

Hope this helps!

Mark
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1989 745tic+ con ipd sways

Check the fuel pump relay behind the ashtray. It's white on my 87 760. The relay contacts may be pitted, simple to remove, simple to fix with a nail file. Hope it's as easy for you as it was for me, had it happen to me when I bought the car last month and it was the reason I got it for 500 loonies :¬)

- Unscrew the oil-cap on top of the engine.
- If you look in you can see the cam on top of the head
- Turn the crank-pulley. You might find it easier to hold the belt and move it that way. You need to make sure the crank-pulley moves though.
- While the crank is turning, check to see if the cams move as well.

If they do NOT, then you have a broken timing belt.

Another way would be to inspect the cam and note it's position. Then crank the engine a bit via the starter, and check the cam position again. Do this a couple of times to verify if the cam moves at all.

The above procedure is the only one I can think of that you can do alone. If the belt is okay, you will need to check the spart and the fuel-supply.

Noel