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    Ok so I am completely stumped,

    I bought an 87' ⁵²⁸ᵉ with an m20b27 and today it wouldn't start. Their is a power drain somewhere and the battery will die every so days but with a pop of the clutch, it will start right up. But today i tried to start it and nothing, battery was obviously dead but their was no click from the solenoid. So I tried popping the clutch and i got nothing, jumped it, nothing. Grabbed a spare fully charged battery, and nothing.

    So i jumped the starter directly from a battery, clutch went out, and motor spun. So tested the lead going from ignition to solenoid and it was getting a solid 9v at turn of the key.

    Is their a ground strap on the starter that could have fallen off or something? One thing i found peculiar is that their was a 4th lead on the starter that had nothing connected to it. Is that a neutral safety switch or something?

    Any help would be greatly sppreciated
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    lol, sound like sensor wire is not connected. is there a thin spade connector with a white/clear protective cover connected to starter should be on bottom or top. if that's not connected the car wont start and you wont hear the solenoid click. learned the hard way lol.

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      Originally posted by Chessmaster View Post
      lol, sound like sensor wire is not connected. is there a thin spade connector with a white/clear protective cover connected to starter should be on bottom or top. if that's not connected the car wont start and you wont hear the solenoid click. learned the hard way lol.


      Their is nothing connected to the top lead on mine, The red indicates where i have leads.
      '86 Delphin 335i turbo -
      '88 Schwarz 325i -
      '94 w124 e420 -
      Turbo m30b35 Build Thread

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