E92 BMW Starter diagnosis and DIY repair tutorial - no crank no start

[@ExLibrisPariah]

I know the car community can suck with how that treat females or just attitude towards women talking about vehicles at all. This is an insanely comprehensive and thorough video. Keep up the excellent above and beyond work.

[@jasonrutledge888]

what's up Bogi? Hope all is well! glad to see you posting videos again!

[@chrishorbatt3504]

Reason 3. All though I did watch your working from home episode and really liked it(and your cool Metropolitan!)

[@funfun5656]

Every time something simple goes on these cars I'm amazed by how many parts have to come off just to get to it lol. I always look for a video like this first to find the easiest way to get access.

[@Eazykilldavis]

(Second one) 2008 e92 335i auto rwd, I cleaned some contacts in the fuse box and rewired the black wire connector under the blue connector on the right side of the shifter because it got broken. Now no start/crank, no Idrive, no dash lights, key don't lock in

[@mike_nunes]

Great video Bogi! Very detailed! I watched the working from home episode, a couple weeks back and until today it was in the back of my mind, what happened with it? And now I know. I'm not a BMW guy, but i did want to see what what was involved in replacing the starter. I know now I will never attempt it, I'll stick to my Toyota. If it's not a conflict of interest, you really should do more videos like this. I really enjoyed it. Great camera work, a natural in front of it, professional and yet laid back. Thanks Bogi!

[@brewerj5150]

Hi Bogi! I watched for reason number three. Not because I’m awesome but because you are!!! Great video

[@chrishorbatt3504]

Good basic diagnostics- i like how you remove extra stuff thats in your way to make things go faster

[@tomsullivan2907]

Great Video watched about another dozen who were idiots, you made it straightforward, well done!

[@brutus350]

So glad you are giving your BMW the love it deserves!❤

[@wheelyfbaby]

How did you pull back the cover for the signal wire ?

[@rayfalcoa1955]

yes keep doing what you have been doing ! smart lady!

[@jessevaldez1433]

I have an 2007 bmw 335i v6 with duel turbo any way ive replaced fuse and ground strap battery is 3 months old i was driving and i came to a stop at the light when it happened it turned off so fuses and relay have been replaced any suggestions that you may offer please help should of kept my Honda thanks for your time

[@charliestrunk6588]

Nice job and great teaching. I was curious why it wouldn’t start. As for me, I think I’d rather replace the starter on the Metropolitan.

[@scottzimmerman7667]

I think that it would be a good idea to actually bench test the new starter before installation. A lot of work to do it all over again if the new starter is bad for some reason.

[@BogisGarage]

Scott Zimmerman true. I purchased an OE starter from BMW and from experience I have never had an issue with one bad out of the box. But you are correct, always a good habit to be in.

[@raycapetillo3694]

Glad to be able to see you doing what you are so good at. You explain any project clearly and concise. Keep doing what you do!

[@BogisGarage]

thank you so much! I really do love it.

[@davestewart9146]

I just came across your channel and subscribed immediately, great video 👍😁❤️

[@BogisGarage]

Dave Stewart thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed. And welcome! 💜

[@rsborn]

That is the largest cabin filter I have ever seen although most of my cars are old enough to not have one at all. Makes my wrangler filters ( which were optional ) look like toys.

[@BogisGarage]

Ha! It is, isn’t it. Never really thought about it, but compared to most you’re right it is huge!

[@christopherraynor6437]

Great video! Looking forward to more BMW diagnostics videos 😃

[@aaryadeb893]

My starter is not coming out after removing the bolts. Think it is the corrosion. I have tried spraying WD 40, and prying with a flathead. Could the teeth be stuck to the flywheel? If not what else should I do, if someone can pls suggest

[@ctski123]

Great video! Do I need to disconnect the battery before taking out the starter?

[@VinceGuzman]

bogi thank u for always bringing good content and thanks for inspiring ladies always

[@andrewr6861]

If you live in the rust belt check the braided steel ground wire. A poor ground will give you the same no crank symptoms.

[@lorenzotaylor1282]

Fantastic video! Very detailed and hits on everything including best tools to use! I used this video and successfully changed my starter as well. You are a lifesaver! Thank you so much!

[@BimmerGarage]

BMW!!! You are awesome Bogi!

[@VortexGarage]

Great video! Any idea what failed on the starter? Solenoid? This symptom was similar to my daily driver Lincoln that had its starter go last month - same deal like yours it worked great, then I came out of the parts store to nothing 🤣. Turned out the short wire from the solenoid to the motor had broke in half from age/heat/corrosion. Still replaced with an OEM starter since it had 130k on it. Anyway awesome video, thank you!

[@BogisGarage]

Vortex Garage I think it was the force field around the parts store that causes parts to fail so they drive up sales. 😂🤣 more realistically it was the solenoid that’s failed ;)

[@VortexGarage]

@@BogisGarage 🤣🤣 Now I'm suspicious when the parts store clerk said "have a nice day, see you again soon!" as I walked out to my dead starter. That force field may explain it!!

[@williambowling4247]

I adore you for all reasons ❤️

[@hujimwa]

brilliant this is my next step, I actually have the same colour 335 as you haha and ive changed all the bits so its black and red goes so well! its a rare colour in the UK, gutted this only came in se model tho.... great vid great car haha

[@tunerworld]

Great work!

[@williambowling4247]

Great job nice video❤️

[@johansalazar4701]

Hey was your bad starter clicking or making any noise went trying to start? I went to my car yesterday after going to the store and no crank no start and everything looks normal but I don’t hear my starter clicking , thank you @bogi’sgarage

[@BogisGarage]

Sorry for delay in responding! Did you get it sorted out? Mine wasn’t making noise at all. I honestly expected it to be something else and was surprised when it had proper signal and was just a bad starter. Lol.

[@johansalazar4701]

@@BogisGarage yes it was starter on mine too

[@Bmwdiagnostics92]

I guess ground cable between engine and chassi or Cas control uniy fault burned.

[@Bmwdiagnostics92]

I was wrong XD I want to see more bmw fix video ;)

[@BogisGarage]

I’m working on it! And both your guesses were good ones! Got lucky though when it was just the starter.

[@Bmwdiagnostics92]

@@BogisGarage Looking forword to it ;)

[@bassiclymike]

Damn, I wish the cowl on my E36 'vert came out that easy! Pulling wipers is a PITA!!

[@BogisGarage]

Mike Lenker ya! Yes it is!! They finally got smart on the e46 and on.

[@lesibethipe1075]

Good video thanks

[@manuellamas4747]

Love the hair . Lol great job. You rock girl

[@MyBarie]

Thank you for this vid

[@donaldbarron7916]

Awesome show 👏..

[@619marisd]

Hi, Thank god for women like you. I have a quick question so i own a 325i 2006 BMW 3 days ago it wouldn't start, so i looked at some vids then said to myself it has to be the relay, so i installed new one worked great but then 2 days later it did the same thing so i pulled relay out and then put it back in and the car started again. But my question is why would it be doing that?

[@jhuntosgarage]

If you have to "remove a ton of stuff to make your life easier", is it really making your life easier? Not a fan of BMWs. Seems like they're waaay over engineered. At least the starter isn't buried under the intake like the Cadillac Northstar. Very informative and well presented. Thanks for sharing.

[@BogisGarage]

J. Hunto's Garage lol. Fair. But it’s not just BMWs these days where you need to take half the car apart to get to anything. I may be biased, but I find BMWs to be pretty technician friendly in the grand scheme of things.

[@dog2bert]

Did the car have more and more trouble starting?

[@BogisGarage]

dog2bert it kinda did, kinda didn’t. On 2 occasions (months apart) it acted like it didn’t wanna... but always did. Then one day, at the most inopportune time, it just did nothing.

[@dog2bert]

How many miles are on the car?

[@BogisGarage]

Close to 100k

[@wyattoneable]

Yes, I'm super awesome and want to support your videos. (ha ha) Plus I like learning things.

[@BogisGarage]

wyattoneable grin. You are. Thank you 💜🙏🏼👊🏽

[@adriansims1596]

Have you ever worked on a Ecoboost before ?

[@BogisGarage]

adrian sims I have.

[@chrisa9999]

A good time to change crank sensor while intake is off…

[@PhillyDee215]

Turbo mechanic😀cool video😎

[@Ekinmedia]

Man my stupid n55 won't start, went pump gas came back car won't start. No warning nothing

[@victorjacobson4635]

i know how it goes diagnosing electrical by yourself, ive proped up my dvom in the windshield so i can see 12 or 5 volts

[@petermensing5502]

Wait! Hold on. No you didn’t just “fix” it. Now it’s REPAIRED. There IS a difference. Fixing it would’ve been fidly gumming with the solenoid affixed to the starter until that starter worked again. Then it would’ve been fixed (until it failed again) :-) well done.

[@rebinrebin8993]

o yes 👍

[@ctg288]

Everybody loses their mind when talking about working in BMW's, but my E90 335d is one of the easiest vehicles to work on I've ever owned, and that's coming from an LS guy. lol

[@BogisGarage]

CarlTone Garage totally! I never understood it...

[@DesNReg]

Or the fourth option binge watching female mechanics because I think I want to be one!

[@cachorrogalan]

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