Reply With QuoteWelllllllllllllllllllll........................... ................What did he do to it to get it to start?
Bret.
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The Nightmare Is Over
So the car just decided it didnt want to start yesterday so I said screw it and went to work got home this morning and went to bed and my dad wakes me up at noon he, with no mechanical experience, get the car to start. Well transmission quitmaking the weird noise after the filter change and it's all great. The taurus can goto hell I got my bimmer back.
Corey Horton
1992 BMW 535i
Major Contributor
Welllllllllllllllllllll........................... ................What did he do to it to get it to start?
Bret.
Major Contributor
Originally Posted by Rigmaster
Yeah, spill!
Anthony
03/64 production
'91M5 - 11/90, was mine, it's Jim's now.
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He put the key in it and turned it. I swear to god nothing else. For some reason the starting problem just fixed itself!
Corey Horton
1992 BMW 535i
Major Contributor
Maybe it was flooded. What is your starting method? I've watched people hit the starter repeatedly for 1/2 second and take 10 or more tries to start the car. The proper procedure is to crank it continuously until it starts. Within reason of course, not more than 20-30 seconds per attempt, allowing the starter to cool for a couple of minutes between attempts so it doesn't burn out.
Anthony
03/64 production
'91M5 - 11/90, was mine, it's Jim's now.
Major Contributor
mwuhahahahaha!!
No, the non-starting gremlins just fooled you into thinking it's fixed. Now they will wait for a while until they strike again- but strike they will. Just wait until you're in a bad part of town and you've had words with some mean looking dudes who were leaning on your car, then the car won't start and you'll have to clean the brown marks out of the driver's seat bottom!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Bret.
Big, Big Time Poster
The correct starting method when you suspect flooding is to have your foot right down on the gas pedal, then you crank it until it starts and let go of the gas.
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