Help! Car won't start

PopsnBurbles · 03-09-2019, 02:04 PM

Hi,

My car ran out of battery a week ago. I didn't have time to replace it until this morning. The car had ZERO electricity to the point that I could not open the trunk. I hooked the car up to a separate battery and opened the trunk. I popped in the new battery, connected everything to the new battery.

All electronics are working. Clock was reset. Windows do not go down when opening the door (haven't tried nor do I know how to reset it). When the big moment came, nothing...happened. It didn't start. The car was cranking and I'd like to believe that I can have the car cranking for as long as I would like but it wouldn't start. Yes, I've also tried having the car hooked up to another car for at least 10 minutes.

What else can I do?

(Yes, I have gas. I am stepping on the brake pedal hard. I also tightened everything I need to have tightened.)

EDIT: FIXED! I decided fix the windows and set the clock and date. After doing all that, I went and tried to start it and it ran. It turns out the fuel pump just needed priming.

Rmtt · 03-09-2019, 02:56 PM

Glad to hear you got it going!

bobdavisnpf · 03-11-2019, 04:04 PM

might have been the clock. Yesterday, mine was starting an hour early... reset the clock and now all good

03-09-2019, 02:04 PM	#1
PopsnBurbles Captain 192 Rep 893 Posts Drives: 135is :) 192/586 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2013 BMW 135is Coup ... [10.00]	Help! Car won't start Hi, My car ran out of battery a week ago. I didn't have time to replace it until this morning. The car had ZERO electricity to the point that I could not open the trunk. I hooked the car up to a separate battery and opened the trunk. I popped in the new battery, connected everything to the new battery. All electronics are working. Clock was reset. Windows do not go down when opening the door (haven't tried nor do I know how to reset it). When the big moment came, nothing...happened. It didn't start. The car was cranking and I'd like to believe that I can have the car cranking for as long as I would like but it wouldn't start. Yes, I've also tried having the car hooked up to another car for at least 10 minutes. What else can I do? (Yes, I have gas. I am stepping on the brake pedal hard. I also tightened everything I need to have tightened.) EDIT: FIXED! I decided fix the windows and set the clock and date. After doing all that, I went and tried to start it and it ran. It turns out the fuel pump just needed priming. Last edited by PopsnBurbles; 03-09-2019 at 02:45 PM.. Reason: PROBLEM SOLVED
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03-09-2019, 02:56 PM	#2
Rmtt Colonel 8211 Rep 2,250 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i, 2008 LS3 C6 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (3)	Glad to hear you got it going!
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03-11-2019, 04:04 PM	#3
bobdavisnpf Hapless Noob 99 Rep 125 Posts Drives: '12 E88 135i, '89 E30 vert Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: PNW iTrader: (0)	might have been the clock. Yesterday, mine was starting an hour early... reset the clock and now all good __________________
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