Even though this relates to an E36, I’m posting it here because it has the same M50 engine and electrical system as the E34. This is the story of a BMW lover’s journey through diagnosing and fixing a no-start situation.

First of all, I want to express a sincere thanks to a fellow forum member, Roberto Baggio (aka RobertoBaggio20). I would have neither had the courage to do this nor would I have had the information necessary had it not been for Roberto. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Pc Serial Port. He found a link to a fellow that had information about bypassing the security system on the car. If I did not have this, I would not have been successful. So again, thanks Roberto. My E36 would not start about 6 months or so ago. I was in no hurry to fix it as this is a spare car.

I probably would have been done a lot sooner, but I had to have knee surgery in early December and that really slowed me down. Now, on to the story.

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I have a 1995 325is with 236K miles. This has been a very good car and has only had about 4 no-start situations. The first was a failed fuel pump. This was before I joined the forum or knew anything about working on BMW’s. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory Download Free Zip here. I had it towed to a mechanic. He diagnosed it and replaced the fuel pump for around $400.

I had an old 85 Mercedes 300D that I was not a bit afraid to work on. I would adjust valves and service the transmission etc., but I was always intimidated about working on the BMW’s because (I’m almost embarrassed to say this) I could not even find the darn spark plugs! I know, it was silly, but all I would do at first is change the oil. Anyway, I found Bimmerfest and as the saying goes, the rest is history. The second no-start situation was a bad fuel pump relay. By this time I had found out about the Bentley manual and was well on my way to becoming a much more savvy DIY’er.

I removed the air filter and squirted a little starting fluid into the intake. It started for a couple of seconds, but would not respond to the throttle.

I made a fused jumper with an on/off toggle switch per Bentley instructions and jumped the fuel pump relay socket and the car started and would run just fine. I replaced the fuel pump relay and all was well. The third no-start situation was about 1 ½ years ago. At that time, I had followed my usual daily routine and turned the key to crank it, but I “stuffed it”, meaning I didn’t let it fully catch before I let go of the key. After that, it would not crank.

The first thing I checked was the fuel pump relay, but that was not the problem. I went through the usual routine of checking things, but it just wouldn’t crank. I had no fault codes stored in the ECM. I messed with it for about an hour but it still would not crank. On the last try, it coughed a little and finally cranked. The frustrating part was, I never did figure out what caused it to not crank.