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Ok , went to start the bm the other day after about 2 weeks sitting , no go . All the lights come up , but turn the key and nothing ...and all the lights went out.
Took the battery out got it charged , just got it back , full charge , hooked it up ...same bloody thing .
If i disconnect the leads and re attach them , it all lights up again , but turn the key and its dead .
Any ideas .... im getting so sick of this money pit , I'll never get back what Ive spent , and really pisses me off ... but anyway.
Cheers jellyspoons

Ctrl+Alt+Delete?

steelsporran wrote:

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Oct 28 2014,3:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ctrl+Alt+Delete?

followed by a branch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwemWni6sns

B M W = Bloody money wasted

Damn cars ....they are as frustrating as women at times. Have you checked the negative terminal lead at the point where it is attached to the chassis or body? It might need a good clean up.
Is the battery discharging quite quickly? Is it a new one? If an old battery it could have an internal short. A garage can give it a high rate discharge test to see if it is Ok or not.

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Oct 28 2014,3:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok , went to start the bm the other day after about 2 weeks sitting , no go . All the lights come up , but turn the key and nothing ...and all the lights went out.
Took the battery out got it charged , just got it back , full charge , hooked it up ...same bloody thing .
If i disconnect the leads and re attach them , it all lights up again , but turn the key and its dead .
Any ideas .... im getting so sick of this money pit , I'll never get back what Ive spent , and really pisses me off ... but anyway.
Cheers jellyspoons

Starter motor jammed
Buggered relay
Automatic left in drive?

I'm ignorant about these things so that's the limit of my small knowledge . . .good luck old boy . . . .

oh, I did have one car where the handbrake had to be on before the ignition would work . . . .

Now were was that ole crusty rusty red Toymotor again, pride of your fleet that maybe it should have been re-engined.

cowpatz wrote:

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Oct 28 2014,5:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Damn cars ....they are as frustrating as women at times. Have you checked the negative terminal lead at the point where it is attached to the chassis or body? It might need a good clean up.
Is the battery discharging quite quickly? Is it a new one? If an old battery it could have an internal short. A garage can give it a high rate discharge test to see if it is Ok or not.

" negative terminal lead at the point where it is attached to the chassis or body" that was it CP . Detached it , put a washer on , tighten and away she went .
Thanks all for the other ideas ... cheers.

dbcunnz wrote:

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Oct 28 2014,4:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

B M W = Bloody money wasted

I know your bigness ... took a while , but i know now
And old toyrollas with 600,000 between them ... keep on going.

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Oct 28 2014,8:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

" negative terminal lead at the point where it is attached to the chassis or body" that was it CP . Detached it , put a washer on , tighten and away she went .
Thanks all for the other ideas ... cheers.

Invoice is in the mail....
Glad you got it sorted.

cowpatz wrote:

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Oct 28 2014,9:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Invoice is in the mail....
Glad you got it sorted.

Thanks CP , despite what Ive said about Herman , i do love driving him . Its odd , you get into a Toyota or whatever .... but you "put on" a beam , or any euro car for that matter .... just something a bit different .
Thanks again.

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Oct 28 2014,8:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

" negative terminal lead at the point where it is attached to the chassis or body" that was it CP . Detached it , put a washer on , tighten and away she went .
Thanks all for the other ideas ... cheers.

You beat me, I was just going to offer that advice to you ..... (yeah right.)

Bazza wrote:

QUOTE (Bazza @ Oct 28 2014,10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You beat me, I was just going to offer that advice to you ..... (yeah right.)

I know you were Bazza , thanks anyway
By the way , could i interest you in a 98 525i ?

98 5 series? I'll pay you to keep it lol.

Frankly I'm lucky I never brought a 4 wheeled machine tho it would have some great purpose getting models to the lake or model plane airfield, only real use for me.