atypic
03-26-2009, 04:54 PM
Hello, and thanks for a great forum. I have gotten information from your postings many times. Now, however, I suspect I shall need some help in my next undertaking.
First of all, let's see if my problem-shooting has been correct.
Car: BMW 325 TDS (That's turbo diesel), 1995 model.
Problem description: Basically, my car won't start. There are two kinds of problems that appear: Usually when I turn the ignition, I can hear a "click", but the engine will not turn over. This leads me to assume that the starter is having some issues. After a failed starting attempt such as this, the electric-system acts all weird, dashboard blinking, the interior lights flash a bit and lights are generally weak. I then simply remove the key, wait 10 seconds (I have to do this) and suddenly all is well, the electric system acts normal, except for the not starting bit, of course.
However, after fiddling enough with the ignition, I am usually able to get it running. It might take 10 to 15 minutes of attempted restarts, but all of a sudden, the engine will turn over and it starts like nothing ever happened to it.
I have a completely new battery, 100aH.
So, before I start taking off the input manifold to access the starter (as many threads here have indicated) I would like to know if anyone has any special hints regarding this procedure-- and if there is anything I need to pay special attention to with regards to the diesel version of this car? My father also suggested simply cleaning the starter-- but I don't really see anything to clean...
I will take lots of pictures to document this process and I will create a thread for it here in the forums, regardless if all goes well or not.
Again, thanks for a great forum and I hope you can help me a little with this.
First of all, let's see if my problem-shooting has been correct.
Car: BMW 325 TDS (That's turbo diesel), 1995 model.
Problem description: Basically, my car won't start. There are two kinds of problems that appear: Usually when I turn the ignition, I can hear a "click", but the engine will not turn over. This leads me to assume that the starter is having some issues. After a failed starting attempt such as this, the electric-system acts all weird, dashboard blinking, the interior lights flash a bit and lights are generally weak. I then simply remove the key, wait 10 seconds (I have to do this) and suddenly all is well, the electric system acts normal, except for the not starting bit, of course.
However, after fiddling enough with the ignition, I am usually able to get it running. It might take 10 to 15 minutes of attempted restarts, but all of a sudden, the engine will turn over and it starts like nothing ever happened to it.
I have a completely new battery, 100aH.
So, before I start taking off the input manifold to access the starter (as many threads here have indicated) I would like to know if anyone has any special hints regarding this procedure-- and if there is anything I need to pay special attention to with regards to the diesel version of this car? My father also suggested simply cleaning the starter-- but I don't really see anything to clean...
I will take lots of pictures to document this process and I will create a thread for it here in the forums, regardless if all goes well or not.
Again, thanks for a great forum and I hope you can help me a little with this.