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    E90 328i doesn’t start just does a click noise

    So my car would kinda struggle to turn on sometimes up until it just ddnt start at a gas station.... I was wonder if it’s because of the starter as the code shows because I’m also aware that I let my battery get low because of playing music while it was off! but I’m confused on what it is. Any suggestions? If it is the starter what do u recommend I should do?

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    Replace the starter. That's assuming the battery is good.
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    White94RX clearly knows his codes and what he's doing.

    Outside of codes, my 2 cents below;
    If your battery is bad, you generally get a slew of erroneous codes.
    If it's a single code and issue, yes, more likely alternator is dying or corroded high current wire connections.

    That said, your battery shouldn't die from listening to music for a few minutes at a gas station. Maybe an hour +.
    I'd have the battery properly tested. Remove it and bring to whatever free testing shops you have locally.

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    Battery first. The gradual problem increase screams battery.

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    Then the starter

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    How many miles on the car?
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    Whack the starter case a few times with something solid, as when the brushes get old and worn, they don't always make contact. If it starts, you most certainly have a starter issue.

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