THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY. EVERYTHING WORKS, i.e., LIGHTS, RADIO,
ETC., YET THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURNOVER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT
STARTS RIGHT UP. 65,000 MILES NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS
Dodgy - 17 Jan 2007 10:45 GMT
>THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY. EVERYTHING WORKS, i.e., LIGHTS, RADIO,
>ETC., YET THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURNOVER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT
>STARTS RIGHT UP. 65,000 MILES NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS
1) Don't shout (caps lock)
2) Can we have some details of the car? Manual/Auto etc
3) Does the car have an immobiliser?
Dodgy.

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Spack - 17 Jan 2007 11:00 GMT
iamamaximuss@yahoo.com wrote on 16 Jan 2007 21:41:23 -0800:
> THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY. EVERYTHING WORKS, i.e., LIGHTS, RADIO,
> ETC., YET THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURNOVER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT
> STARTS RIGHT UP. 65,000 MILES NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS
Can you turns off your caps lock?
Did you really mean it doesn't turn over? Or does it sound like it's trying,
but just doesn't fire? Did you rev the engine when you parked, or only move
it a short distance from parked?
When this has happened to me keeping the accelerator pedal depressed and
turning will eventually start it up (at least in my '93 E36 320), the engine
was flooded with fuel and just needs to be cleared out. Revving the engine
just prior to turning it off will leave it with too much unburnt fuel in the
cylinders - always let the engine idle for 10 secs or so after stopping
before turning it off.
I've also once had trouble starting when parked facing uphill on a hill - I
think in that case the fuel pump just needed a bit longer to get fuel going
to the engine.
Dan
Jim - 17 Jan 2007 19:21 GMT
> THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY. EVERYTHING WORKS, i.e., LIGHTS, RADIO,
> ETC., YET THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURNOVER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT
> STARTS RIGHT UP. 65,000 MILES NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS
1. Weak battery. It takes far more energy to start a car than running all
that other stuff.
2. Bad starter motor, solenoid, cables, etc.
Jim
iamamaximuss@yahoo.com - 17 Jan 2007 20:14 GMT
Thank you
> > THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY. EVERYTHING WORKS, i.e., LIGHTS, RADIO,
> > ETC., YET THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURNOVER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT
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> 2. Bad starter motor, solenoid, cables, etc.
> Jim
Jeff Strickland - 17 Jan 2007 22:13 GMT
ANY SUGGESTIONS
Yes. Try using the Cap Lock Key.