 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,026 Views | |  |  |  | |  04-25-2005, 05:27 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 91 |  How do YOU start her up? Quirky?
My car will only start if I turn the key to the on position and wait. I wait until the beeping stops. Will start perfect on the first try. If i dont wait the starter lets go and goes whirrr a free spinning sound. Is this just a quirk? Or do I have a problem developing. Maybe corosion on some electric connections. Any info is appriciated.  -Dave 98 117k |  |  | | 04-25-2005, 07:26 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
i usually have the key turned until it sounds like everything is firing correctly, probably about a full second.
but what beeping are you talking about? the only thing i can think of is the seatbelt alert. have you tried belting in first? may be a slight short. | | | | | 04-25-2005, 04:48 PM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 91 |  Beep
Yeah the seatbelt beep. Just a timing coincidence. The seatbelt dosnt seem to make a difference. I gues its about a 10-15 sec wait.  | | | | | 06-09-2005, 04:28 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 395 |
my car starts the same as aceyx's
about a second delay. | | | | | 06-09-2005, 06:19 PM | #5 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 40 |
My dad always told me to wait until the beeping stops to fully start it...and no it's not the seatbelt beep, it's the beeps that come on when you turn the key...but if you start it right away, the beeping will stop. | | | | | 06-09-2005, 06:21 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 641 |
yea, you should wait till the beeping stops, because it basically allows the car to prepare to start. Flushing out OBC and whatnot. I never do this though, I am too impatient.
-chris __________________
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i thought that was the "don't leave your keys in the ignition" beep. | | | | | 06-09-2005, 09:03 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 641 |
i think that is the primary purpose of the beep.
-chris __________________
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While were on this subject, every now and again my car will take a few second to turn over or something. It happenes maybe 2 or 3 times a month, usually when i have my A/C running. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone? | | | | | 06-10-2005, 06:27 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 641 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DaNO While were on this subject, every now and again my car will take a few second to turn over or something. It happenes maybe 2 or 3 times a month, usually when i have my A/C running. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone? | me too. -chris __________________
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S52 CONVERSION UNDERWAY | | | | | 06-10-2005, 10:26 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
probably stress on the electrical system, like turning the car over with the lights on.
but are you turning the car on while the engine is warm, say running in and out of a store? | | | | | 06-11-2005, 07:08 PM | #12 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 85 |
I usually happens after ive been driving for a while and the car is warm. | | | | | 06-11-2005, 08:56 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
that's typical of any car, not just yours.
i usually give it a spin (2-3 cranks), stop, and do it again. fires up first crank. | | | | | 06-12-2005, 01:03 AM | #14 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 85 |
But sometimes mine will start then my RPM will flutter and drop REALLY low and ill have to tap the gas. | | | | | 06-12-2005, 01:13 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 500 |
Well, I have a different problem. Maybe once a week, when I put in my key to turn her on, the key just spins lol. If I just take it out, then put it back in, it works fine.
As for starting her, I basically just turn it enough to get the juice from the battery, and it kicks right on. So Id hold it for maybe 1/2 a second. __________________
Joe, In San Luis Obispo
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