1998 BMW 318 car wont start

Tiny
JMH7310
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  • 1998 BMW 318
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 175,000 MILES
My car started not turning over every time. Its doing this more more.
First you just had to crank it. A few times or let it set a few mins.
Now it rarely starts. Runs fine once it starts. It cranks and I get
Fuel to the fuel rail and spark. Every time.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 AT 6:03 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there,

Start with checking that you still have injector pulse when it won't start, also see if you can get the car to sit for a while with a fuel pressure gauge attached to see if you are loosing rail pressure, do a scan to check for any unresolved fault codes as well, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 AT 6:18 PM

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