Hey guys, I wrecked my E30 a while back and since then I have had a ton of issues starting the car. I slide it out on some ice and backed into a wall, damaging the rear bumper, wheel, and quarter panel. My car immediately shut off when it was wrecked. I looked in the trunk and the negative terminal had come off the battery. (Don't ask me how) Once I attached it, it would not start. It made a quick clicking noise like a dead battery. When I got it home that night I tried starting it again. It cranked VERY slowly but then sped up and started.
But the next time I tried starting the car it would not start. For about an hour I messed with it. I tried jump starting the car and I have tried swapping out the batteries but that didn't work. It would click like a dead battery or just SLOWLY crank like it was dying. It did start once with no assistance but I turned it off just to try and start it again and it would not start. I gave up and tried the next day.
Interestingly, the brand new battery I put in was dead. So I jumped it and it started immediately. So I let it run for about 15 minutes and then turned it off. I tried starting it again immediately and it cranked slowly and then nothing. Sometimes the car has power, and other times it doesn't. Sometimes it starts with no assistance, other times it just slowly cranks until it dies. Sometimes jumper cables start the car, other times they do nothing. New battery didn't make a difference as the old battery was able to start the car as well. (Old battery is also a new battery, so.. 2 new batteries)
What else should I check? There must be a draw from somewhere but for the life of me I can't find it. Bad ground? I'm getting a new ignition switch just in case but that doesn't really explain why it sometimes starts or why it sometimes just slowly cranks over. I know that the ground is attached the the body where the car hit, but I'm not sure that actually makes a difference.
Any ideas?
But the next time I tried starting the car it would not start. For about an hour I messed with it. I tried jump starting the car and I have tried swapping out the batteries but that didn't work. It would click like a dead battery or just SLOWLY crank like it was dying. It did start once with no assistance but I turned it off just to try and start it again and it would not start. I gave up and tried the next day.
Interestingly, the brand new battery I put in was dead. So I jumped it and it started immediately. So I let it run for about 15 minutes and then turned it off. I tried starting it again immediately and it cranked slowly and then nothing. Sometimes the car has power, and other times it doesn't. Sometimes it starts with no assistance, other times it just slowly cranks until it dies. Sometimes jumper cables start the car, other times they do nothing. New battery didn't make a difference as the old battery was able to start the car as well. (Old battery is also a new battery, so.. 2 new batteries)
What else should I check? There must be a draw from somewhere but for the life of me I can't find it. Bad ground? I'm getting a new ignition switch just in case but that doesn't really explain why it sometimes starts or why it sometimes just slowly cranks over. I know that the ground is attached the the body where the car hit, but I'm not sure that actually makes a difference.
Any ideas?
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