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bmw starter and free rooling in gear
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shadetree charly
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Mar 25, 2012, 3:40 PM
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bmw starter and free rooling in gear
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help styfulled 1989 bmw 528e 6 cyl while driving along apox 35 mph car died and i coasted to a stop tried to start but starter whines dose not engadge flywheel also while automatic transmission is in any gear (r1234n) car rolls efertlessly either direction expm while in 1 car easily push car backwards never had any starter problems battery is new and full charged gears appear to be engadging while looking at the lever on trany i did note drive shaft rotates while tires roll also the was no jurk or pop or sound of any kind when she died never had any poblems with her for last 5 years can someone enlighten me where to look next
(This post was edited by shadetree charly on Mar 25, 2012, 3:42 PM)
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Discretesignals
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Mar 25, 2012, 3:47 PM
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Re: bmw starter and free rooling in gear
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Well as for being able to roll the car around with it in gear with the engine turned off, that is entirely normal on an automatic transmission equipped vehicle.
What you need to focus on is getting the starting system back up. If you can hear the starter running, but it doesn't engage the flywheel to turn the crankshaft, you need to have the starter motor inspected.
The starter won't cause your stalling problem, but you need to have the starter operational to be able to diagnose the stalling problem.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Mar 25, 2012, 3:50 PM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 25, 2012, 5:22 PM
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Re: bmw starter and free rooling in gear
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If, If with this that perhaps starter's solenoid just isn't throwing out the little gear at the "flywheel" OR starter drive can't grab - either can just give you the hmmmm of just the starter. The later will usually fail slowly, not all at once.
A wild maybe is whacking the solenoid a bit carefully with a hammer might make it work but not the fix just a maybe to get it going. If so get it where you want it right away.
Problem could also be all teeth are somehow gone on the flywheel as DS said turn the engine by whatever means works to get to better or intact teeth but somehow I doubt that's the trouble,
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