My bmw 5 serieswould start from cold in the morning.i would drive a few miles to my kids school swittch of the engine while kids went in to school turn key to restart car would not start, wait for 20 minutes turn key car wuold start,but last time this happened went through waiting for 20 minutes, tuned key car would not start, now makes funny noise when turning key and wont start period , has anyone out there had a s same experience.
Hi, first off, an alternator would never cause clicking. It would wear the battery down pretty fast if it is bad which would cause the click if it was the battery. If the car clicks once, then that is usually the sign of a stuck solenoid. However, if what you are describing is multiple clicks, then that means the battery is not sending enough juice to the solenoid to start the car. The three things that usually is: Low/dead battery. Autozone can check and charge that for free. Takes about an hour. Next, loose battery cables or just dirty terminals where they attach. You can clean them with baking soda but if they look good and are securely tightened, then my guess would be that the cables aren't the problem. Lastly, your solenoid may be going bad on the starter.
What I would do: Test and charge battery fully, clean the terminals if necessary and then secure the cables tightly. After doing that, it should work. If not, then move on to your starter. AutoZone once again can test that for free as well as your alternator if your battery keeps dying pretty fast.
This can be due to a weak battery. The Antitheft can sometimes create starting problems by interferring with the starter. The Antitheft senses the Voltage drop as a theft attempt and reduces the starter Voltage in an attempt to keep you from starting the vehicle.
You can get a free test at Autozone, Oreilys, and Advance. Some will instal a battery free.
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Have your power steering belt checked and adjusted, or replaced if worn.
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Security system is "anti theft system...If you have one, you must be aware of it. If you read other posts, you will see that a large number of no-start or strange problems generally end up being related to malfunctions related to that. In order to diagnose these systems which are basically small computer based modules, one can either guess and possibly find a problem such a loose connection or whatnot, or computer based systems testing can be done. I would suggest that you check body grounds for good clean connections and do a wiggle test on harnesses to see if you can isolate a particular wire or connector that needs attention.Some larger parts stores do free code tests. This may help to determine if any vital ignition or fuel systems are showing faults. Security systems are not the only thing that can cause a problem, just the most common. You may find an item such as the crankshaft sensor which is generating a code. Turning the key may have little to do with the problem but is just taking up time necessary for the sensor to cool down. These items are not user friendly, so other than those basic items, there isn't much you can really do without any training.I hope my answer isn't too complex but the systems are complex as is diagnosis.
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it is most likely defaulting to the electric motor due to the overheating to save the gas engine from damage.
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could be the oil pump. Had the same problem w/ E 30. Installed a pressure gauge and check performance at different speeds. Pressure was consistently low against specs. Change the pump . . problem gone.
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