New 635 owner here
got my car home and have an issue with no idea what to look at . . .
Car every day will start once, doenst run worth a dam but thats another issue.
after it starts if it stalls or i shut it off it wont start again for at least another day , although thats the longest ive waited, wont start immediately after though
Can you guys point me at what to start looking at ?
thanks
Jason
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Re: starts once. ?
Jason,
Have you base lined the car. The newest e24 is 30 years old.
Which 635 do you have?
Are you mechanically inclined to do work on cars?
Tell us a little about the car and what has been done by you. You say you are a new owner.
If you have records of resent maintenance that would help too.
Sounds like a fuel issue but hard to tell from your description.
Here are some good links for base-lining.
Though the e24 is basically a 2 door e28 mechanically speaking..unless early e12 based...
- http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=81144
-http://www.m535i.org/e28info2.html
Have you base lined the car. The newest e24 is 30 years old.
Which 635 do you have?
Are you mechanically inclined to do work on cars?
Tell us a little about the car and what has been done by you. You say you are a new owner.
If you have records of resent maintenance that would help too.
Sounds like a fuel issue but hard to tell from your description.
Here are some good links for base-lining.
Though the e24 is basically a 2 door e28 mechanically speaking..unless early e12 based...
- http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=81144
-http://www.m535i.org/e28info2.html
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Re: starts once. ?
Welcome to the forum.
You could try reading this recent thread which may give you some pointers...viewtopic.php?f=2&t=30434
You could try reading this recent thread which may give you some pointers...viewtopic.php?f=2&t=30434
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Re: starts once. ?
Do you mean it won't crank, or cranks but never fires on a restart?
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Re: starts once. ?
It cranked but wouldnt start.
After finding a few disconnected vacuum lines and one disconnected plug it now starts every time.
Thanks everyone.
It smokes pretty bad so I've got to either rebuild or engine swap
After finding a few disconnected vacuum lines and one disconnected plug it now starts every time.
Thanks everyone.
It smokes pretty bad so I've got to either rebuild or engine swap
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Re: starts once. ?
Run it a while as-is. My 633 smoked like a tar pot when awakened from it's lengthy slumber, but a couple cycles of soaking the cylinders with ATF and changing the oil, the rings finally loosened and sealed.
Ken Kanne
'84 633CSi "Sylvia"; '85 635CSi "Katja";'85 325e "Hazel Ann"; '95 M3 "Ashlyn"
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Re: starts once. ?
After six years slumber my 635CSi was producing huge amounts of black smoke; new oil, new plugs, new air filter and a tweak to the mixture screw against a CO meter returned it to normal fabulous running.
2001 Alpina B10 V8 Touring (1 of 12 rhd)
1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L (1 of 2 rhd)
1995 Alpina B10 4.6 Touring (1 of 1 rhd)
1985 BMW M635CSi (1 of 524 rhd)
1982 BMW 635CSiA (1 of 100's left from the 1000's made and still valiantly fighting against a rusty grave)
1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L (1 of 2 rhd)
1995 Alpina B10 4.6 Touring (1 of 1 rhd)
1985 BMW M635CSi (1 of 524 rhd)
1982 BMW 635CSiA (1 of 100's left from the 1000's made and still valiantly fighting against a rusty grave)