Hey,
I was out and driving today and when I pressed down the clutch to change gears the car suddenly died and stopped starting after that. This is how it sounds when I try to start it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/pgni3hi1rl...62373.mp4?dl=0 I have so far ruled out it being the battery and will try the starter motor tomorrow by trying to push start it, but do you have any idea what it could be or what I should check? Thanks
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Oh, that's not good. What you can be looking at is a spun bearing or something similar that is causing a lot of drag on that motor. Try turning it over by hand to see how much resistance, then try again with the sparkplugs out. If it is about the same, you maybe looking at a bad motor.
Have a watch here to see what I mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPDx301iNI
Yes I know it is a diesel, but the basic principles still apply.
Last edited by dworthy; 02-16-2019 at 02:51 AM.
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I tried and the engine turned without much resistance at all and it went around so I don't think it's the engine, although when I tried starting it today it didn't sound like in the video at all, it wasn't even trying to start up anymore. Any idea what that might be? I think I'll have it towed to a garage and have it checked out there but just seems so weird that it dies while driving whilst the engine appears to be fine. But yesterday when I tried to start it, there came some smoke from the mid/upper left part under the hood, is it a possibility that something happened to the grounding?
Last edited by proffset; 02-16-2019 at 11:42 AM.
Yes, you will need to have the car checked using a scanner. I am sure there are clues inside the DME to why it isn't starting.
Darin
Current:
16 220i Active Tourer Platinsilver MET (C08)/Dakota Black (PDSW), P7ACA, P7LDA, P7LHA, P9BDA, 6sp Manual - Wife's new toy!
05 325it Electric Red(438)/Gray(N6TT) ZCW, ZSP 5sp Manual Back set cover, trunk mat, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield, and mud flaps! Mr. Wagon My new Winter car.
05 M3 Imolarot II(405)/Gray(N5TT) ZCW, ZPP 6sp Manual C.F. Lip, CSL diffuser, SSK, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield and a trunk liner! Mr. Go_Fast Stored for the Winter
Past:
95 318is Montreal Blue Met (297)/Beige(K1SN) RIP, killed by an Idiot.
84 M535i gray market Burgandy Rot Met/Black Leather Lowered by Intrax on bilies, poly everywhere, B&B cat back system, K&N, and a hitch! Da Beast - Still running w/400k+!
91 316i euro Tizianrot/Gray cloth - E-36 w/M-40 RIP, but great on gas! Best was 38 MPG
82 528i euro Saphire Blue Met/Blue Leather RIP
79 525 euro Green/Green RIP
79 318 Silver/Black - The first one that got it all started
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