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BMW E36 Starter grinding noise

  • 28-11-2011 10:05am
    #1
    JoeySully
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    '96 BMW E36 M43 318i
    My starter started Making a grinding noise some time ago every time I try to start the car, so I take my hand off the ignition and try again. second time the starter will turn the engine and start the engine.

    So I changed the starter Motor/ The battery / The Ignition switch / checked all the wires and cleaned all engine earth's but still I get the same symptoms.

    Now the obvious problem would be that the Flywheel has been damaged, but I did rotate the engine with the starter off and I didn't see any damage to the teeth. I think its unlikely that the flywheel rests in the exact same place every time I turn the engine off .. I'm thinking this is a intermittent wiring problem that the power to the Solenoid is insufficient to push the solenoid in fully. Is this plausible ? how should I go about diagnosing the problem ?

    Thanks


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