car wont start

[whitej34]

My car was sitting for about 6 months and now it wont start. I am getting spark and the plugs are fine. Plus the odometer has a bunch of P's instead of the miles. It is a 92 BMW 318i.

 

[epj3]

The P's is just an error I believe which requires you to replace the entire guage cluster... but I'm not sure.

The reason it's not starting is becuase the gas is bad and probably filled with water. I dont know any easy way to get rid of water in the lines except to drain the tank thats in there by disconnecting the fuel injectors, and running the fuel pump and injectors by connecting both to a 12v source... you might want to have a mechanic or dealer do this...

 

[whitej34]

Ok, we troubleshot it and we think it is the factory security system. Does anybody know how to reset.

 

[whitej34]

Well my car is started now, but the only gauge that works is the speedo. Anybody have any ideas? The odometer still reads all p's. Does anybody know where I can get a new gauge clust super cheap?