Hey Everyone,
First off, hope everyone is well during this current pandemic. With all of this time on lockdown I figured I'd tackle a problem that's been bugging me for a while (to the point I haven't been able to drive my e30).
For the past year or so I have had intermittent starting issues, that have become progressively more frequent. At times (especially when it's hot out it seems) the car refuses to start, even immediately after shutting it off (say to get gas). The internal lights work fine, but turning the key produces nothing from the starter. I've been putting the car in 3rd gear and rolling it back about 2 feet and it typically fires right up full of vim and vigor. The remainder of the time the car cranks and fires without issue as if it just rolled off the lot. At first the once a week occurrence was just a minor inconvenience, but it got to the point where about 50% of the time it won't start without me pushing it around first.
I checked the battery and connections, which are fine. After a bit of internet research it seems like it might be the starter commutator has gone bad, which would require the dreaded starter replacement. Any other suggestions that would be causing it? I'm thinking it would be weird to have an intermittent grounding or relay issue that would be solved by moving the car.
Anyway, I appreciate the help. Stay healthy!
Brian
First off, hope everyone is well during this current pandemic. With all of this time on lockdown I figured I'd tackle a problem that's been bugging me for a while (to the point I haven't been able to drive my e30).
For the past year or so I have had intermittent starting issues, that have become progressively more frequent. At times (especially when it's hot out it seems) the car refuses to start, even immediately after shutting it off (say to get gas). The internal lights work fine, but turning the key produces nothing from the starter. I've been putting the car in 3rd gear and rolling it back about 2 feet and it typically fires right up full of vim and vigor. The remainder of the time the car cranks and fires without issue as if it just rolled off the lot. At first the once a week occurrence was just a minor inconvenience, but it got to the point where about 50% of the time it won't start without me pushing it around first.
I checked the battery and connections, which are fine. After a bit of internet research it seems like it might be the starter commutator has gone bad, which would require the dreaded starter replacement. Any other suggestions that would be causing it? I'm thinking it would be weird to have an intermittent grounding or relay issue that would be solved by moving the car.
Anyway, I appreciate the help. Stay healthy!
Brian
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