1995 M3 Starting Problem

Hello,

Today I walked out to start my car, it was really cold. I ploped in the
seat, turned the key and... nuthin'. All the lights went on as
expected, but no crank at the motor. I returned this afternoon,
repeated the procedure, and boom, start.

Do I have a bad starter relay? A chip-on-key problem? Any
recommendations on how to troubleshoot this?

Thanks for the advice and recommendations,

Evan

Possibly a problem, but take your time when putting the key in the ignition
and starting it. You may have been too quick.

If it happens again, get out of the car, lock the car by key, then unlock
the car by key, get in, put the key in the ignition, wait a few seconds,
then try to start it. Does this cure the problem?


wrote in message

> Hello,
>
> Today I walked out to start my car, it was really cold. I ploped in the
> seat, turned the key and... nuthin'. All the lights went on as
> expected, but no crank at the motor. I returned this afternoon,
> repeated the procedure, and boom, start.
>
> Do I have a bad starter relay? A chip-on-key problem? Any
> recommendations on how to troubleshoot this?
>
> Thanks for the advice and recommendations,
>
> Evan
>