car cranks but dont start

caloy20

New Member
Messages
1
Likes
0
Location
germany
#1
my car is a 1992 BMW 3 series. for some reason my car cranks but dont start, and i took it to a mechanic down in auto car care they said change the sprakplugs and i did, and still dont do anything, everything works except for the fact that it doesnt start at all. plus they dont have any diagnostic machine here for where im at so im trying to find some answer for what could been wrong with it.
 

Big Daddy

Senior Member
Messages
10,446
Likes
5
Location
PNW (Left) Coast
#2
We need some more information: what does it do, just spin the motor over with no fire at all, does it crank slowly, fast or what? What has changed since it last ran? Are you getting spark, fuel?
 
Messages
1,271
Likes
5
Location
Toronto, Canada
#3
Is it an e30 or E36? What engine? what kind of mechanic tells you to change the spark plugs?... (bad advice) Could be something stupid like a bad ground strap, or something expensive like the ECU. Best thing you can have done is have the fault codes read by some one with the equipment.
 
Messages
23
Likes
0
Location
Charleston S.C.
#5
Sounds like were getting in over our heads here, if a mechanic cant get it running while he is looking at the car, I dont think we can get it running from the internet.. With his explanation, it can be any number of things, and when was the last time it actually ran[poke]? Did it run fine then just die one day, has is been dead? Engine block seized[bigcry]? Defribulators can only save people that have been dead for a few minutes! You wont get my grandad up and running with one of those things[clap]. Point is, it may not have been running for some time, or be to costly to justify fixing it. It is still a BMW and parts arent cheap.
 
Messages
73
Likes
0
Location
Ottawa
#9
Like I mentioned in the other thread, I had similar symptoms, my car would turn and turn and turn, then about after 5 seconds it would start, until one day she just gave up.

I replaced the starter and have had no issues yet.
 


Top