Ok, this is puzzling because it's such a sudden issue. 89 325i 'vert. Everything stock. Battery replaced 2 months ago. No electrical issues prior to today. Driving around, everything fine. Stopped at a store, left car running with my 2 teenage daughters inside. Came out, car idling rough. Went to rev to smooth it out....stalled. Turn key, nothing. No click, no dimming of the headlights, but also, no horn, no radio(turns on and off repeatedly), no dash lights. Turn signals, flashers ok. Checked visible cables and connections. None apparently loose. Closed hood. No start. Got ready to lock it up, getting belongings out. Tried to start again...voila, car is running. Got in, went to drive home(about 2 miles), car is sluggish, won't idle without part-throttle, won't rev above 3500 rpms. About 3 blocks from home, running rougher, finally stalls a block from home. No start issue again.
Tomorrow I will check the voltages at the battery and starter, and I'll check the main relay, and look at all the grounds. Any ideas of what this might be would be appreciated.
It was too dark to do any street diagnosis when I got home.
Tomorrow I will check the voltages at the battery and starter, and I'll check the main relay, and look at all the grounds. Any ideas of what this might be would be appreciated.
It was too dark to do any street diagnosis when I got home.
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