Car wont start
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My Ride: Bmw 523i e60
Model Year: 2005
Car wont start
Hi so basically i finished work yesterday and got in my car when I turned the key all the electrics came on as normal but the when I turned it to start.. nothing! No click or anything, I got some jump leads and connected them and exactly the same thing when I turned the key nothing, I had some aftermarket wingmirrors fitted that day, maybe it has something to do with the wiring draining the battery or something? Just need help as it's still at work 😕 thanks
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Have you been in touch with the people who performed the work? It sounds like they screwed something up with an ignition wire.
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My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
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Could just be a bad coincidence with the work for the mirrors.
The symptom you describe matches perfectly with a corroded/broken ground strap to the engine block. That cable is under the car and breaks after years of service leaving the starter without a ground meaning no amount of new batteries, new starter, or jump starting will solve the problem.
It gets expensive to blow this off thinking it is not a possible source of the problem.
The symptom you describe matches perfectly with a corroded/broken ground strap to the engine block. That cable is under the car and breaks after years of service leaving the starter without a ground meaning no amount of new batteries, new starter, or jump starting will solve the problem.
It gets expensive to blow this off thinking it is not a possible source of the problem.
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Could just be a bad coincidence with the work for the mirrors.
The symptom you describe matches perfectly with a corroded/broken ground strap to the engine block. That cable is under the car and breaks after years of service leaving the starter without a ground meaning no amount of new batteries, new starter, or jump starting will solve the problem.
It gets expensive to blow this off thinking it is not a possible source of the problem.
The symptom you describe matches perfectly with a corroded/broken ground strap to the engine block. That cable is under the car and breaks after years of service leaving the starter without a ground meaning no amount of new batteries, new starter, or jump starting will solve the problem.
It gets expensive to blow this off thinking it is not a possible source of the problem.
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yeah iv been in touch and they are going to disconnect the mirrors just while I figure out what's wrong, hopefully be something not to expensive lol
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I don't think you have a starter fuse. The start signal comes from the CAS module and the main power cable is exact same cable that goes to the jump post in front engine bay and the alternator. Put a volt meter on the jump post. If you have power there you have power to the starter (but maybe not the ground).
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