No spark no fuel on bmw e36 316i - 316 BMW Cars & Trucks

what fuel?, gas or diesel, LPG, LNG, e100 what?
(E81/E82/E87/E88; ? aka E8x says
"the four-cylinder turbo-diesel, four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol, six-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol and six-cylinder turbocharged petrol (the latter only available on coup? and convertible models)."
I can not guess engines !, if not told straight up."
what does 1116i mean., google returns zip, a typo or bounced a key? YES !
or post the country and VIN and we tell you what is under the hood
and is first, step.
let we wild guess it burns GASoline (petrol)
and has spark (sure does) and spark is dead
DIY.
all fuses good
and next we scan the car at the OBD1 scan port USA, 16pins.
it then tells my why spark is dead.
and why spray test fuel fails. a standard easy test, for prove spark and engine are ok for 100 years, the same exact test.

your engine is here. find it and tell it for 10x more exact answers for free.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BMW_engines


OK googling me like crazy car really is
Series 1.6 116i just 2 ones. no three.
I guess this is a BMW test day?
best I can tell that is an E87 BMW,actual
E87 1 Series 5 door 116i has a naturally-aspirated Inline 4 cylinder engine, Petrol motor. 1596 cm3 (1.6l)
This engine produces a maximum power of 115 PS (113 bhp - 85 kW) at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 150 Nm (110 lb.ft) at 4300 rpm.

So if E87 it is then it has spark and no fuel ever burns lacking spark
and must be scanned, after all fuses test good
here is the best test (EFI ways) DYI
1: connect scan tool & key on make sure scan tool works.!!!
2 CRANK FOR 5 SECONDS, AND RELEASE KEY
3: DO NOT TURN KEY OFF NOW.
4: SCAN AGAIN SEE WHY ECU TELLS YOU WHY SPARK IS DEAD,
IT SURE WILL, DTC P-3XX , HARD HARD ERRORS. LIKE THESE.
CPM DEAD.
CKP DEAD
SPARK DEAD.
FUSES DEAD
BATTERY WEAK.
AND MORE, NOT SCANNING IS THE PROBLEM
YOU CAN NOT FIX MODERN CARS LACKING THE TOOL SO RENT ONE/?

MY GUESS THIS IS THE CAR

https://www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/BMW/4921/BMW-E87-1-Series-5-door-116i.html

Have you checked the spark and injector pulse

Fuel Pump - can you here the pump (usually under the right hand back seat) running with ignition on?
Fuel Delivery (injectors) - squirt some fuel (just a cap full) into the manifold.
Spark - pull a lead off a spark plug and use a spare spark plug resting on the exhaust manifold.
Crank sensor - Injectors won't inject fuel if the ECU thinks the engine isn't turning. Crank sensor is at the front right lower side and as it gets older, the wire gets brittle and breaks most of the time where it meets the hard end. The connector is under the throttle body and should read 500-600 ohms.

No fuel and no spark sounds like a bad fuse.

Never rule out sensors, based on the fact they sometimes
work or you have spark

You need an oscilloscope and look for milli second
misses and spikes

Use the scope on everything,fuel pump etc

must have a fuel pressure reg to hold line pressure in the fuel line could the 97 vehicle have a fuel pressure reg in the tank as part of the fuel pump assembly

fuel pump, first thing to look at. it's electric, disconnect a fuel line, crank, no fuel coming out, replace the breakable bosch electric fuel pump.
2nd thing, spark, remove spark plug, ground it to the chassis, crank, if you don't see or feel a spark, it could be a number of things, coil pack, or computer that generates the spark.
Crank Sensor, 3rd thing. just replace it.
After that......could be anything, bad head, bad computer, all things you'll want the dealer to check out. the above 3 things....you can do

check for a spark if no spark and engine cranks ok then renew the ignition module

You should be able to cycle the key to pressurize the fuel rail. There is a little tire-valve looking thing on the fuel rail that you can burp to see if you have fuel pressure.

You can also check for spark with a commercial spark testing tool or the classic hand method of taking a screwdrivver and placing it in the spark plug boot and laying the driver on top the motor near something metal/grounded. Crank her and see if you have a spark jumping to ground.

Then when you know you have spark and fuel you can start considering other issues....perhaps have the ecu read for possible trouble codes.

What about your coil packs are they working? it can always be a cam sensor or crank sensor