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ksubclass · 03-09-2016, 11:37 PM

Okay so let me start by saying this has been the biggest learning experience of my life on BMW as far as trying to figure out what's wrong with this car. So it starts like this...
When I put the key in to turn it over there is no click or anything from the starter. In the starter tester machine the old starter was definitely bad. I went to autozone and bought the lifetime warranty duralast one. I installed it and it is triple checked correctly installed. I also bought a Chilton manual. I've been thinking it's an EWS issue but since its able to run just fine bein push started I'm told that is not the case?
Also I just bought a brand new key from the dealer Soni know it's not the key.
It's not the battery power either.
In August last year the previous owner replaced the ignition tumbler and antenna ring along with the little black ews relay with the eagle on it.
I bought this car for 1800 from a guy here in Tacoma, WA and I knew it needed some work but it at least started fine when I bought it. So I went to get it aligned after two weeks of ownership and the car would not start in the parking lot so I push started it and it worked just fine, still does work fine with that method. I hooked my obd2 scanner up to it and it has a P0505 idle air control system fault. So I checked ohms on the idle air control valve itself and it is the correct ohms according to the Chilton manual. Now I have checked continuity on every single fuse. I have checked the connections on the ews module and I have even pulled the dme out and blew off the dust. There is voltage sitting at the solenoid because I shorted it with a screwdriver not to the point that of the starter turning over I'm a little nervous about doing that. I'm just lost as to what else it could possibly be keeping this car from sending voltage to the starter.
I'm honestly thinking maybe auto zone gave me a faulty starter I'm almost at the end of my rope here and going to hand it off to another mechanic very soon.
I'm a huge fan of the forums although I don't participate since I am not an expert in BMW systems yet. I understand this is my first post on here but I've been hanging out reading a lot of posts this has been more helpful than my Chilton manual.

03-09-2016, 11:37 PM	#1
ksubclass Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 8 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	318tI won't crank Okay so let me start by saying this has been the biggest learning experience of my life on BMW as far as trying to figure out what's wrong with this car. So it starts like this... When I put the key in to turn it over there is no click or anything from the starter. In the starter tester machine the old starter was definitely bad. I went to autozone and bought the lifetime warranty duralast one. I installed it and it is triple checked correctly installed. I also bought a Chilton manual. I've been thinking it's an EWS issue but since its able to run just fine bein push started I'm told that is not the case? Also I just bought a brand new key from the dealer Soni know it's not the key. It's not the battery power either. In August last year the previous owner replaced the ignition tumbler and antenna ring along with the little black ews relay with the eagle on it. I bought this car for 1800 from a guy here in Tacoma, WA and I knew it needed some work but it at least started fine when I bought it. So I went to get it aligned after two weeks of ownership and the car would not start in the parking lot so I push started it and it worked just fine, still does work fine with that method. I hooked my obd2 scanner up to it and it has a P0505 idle air control system fault. So I checked ohms on the idle air control valve itself and it is the correct ohms according to the Chilton manual. Now I have checked continuity on every single fuse. I have checked the connections on the ews module and I have even pulled the dme out and blew off the dust. There is voltage sitting at the solenoid because I shorted it with a screwdriver not to the point that of the starter turning over I'm a little nervous about doing that. I'm just lost as to what else it could possibly be keeping this car from sending voltage to the starter. I'm honestly thinking maybe auto zone gave me a faulty starter I'm almost at the end of my rope here and going to hand it off to another mechanic very soon. I'm a huge fan of the forums although I don't participate since I am not an expert in BMW systems yet. I understand this is my first post on here but I've been hanging out reading a lot of posts this has been more helpful than my Chilton manual. Last edited by ksubclass; 03-09-2016 at 11:55 PM.