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jgbc12
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Feb 7, 2010, 1:32 PM
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Hello. My car is a BMW 04 325i 4.0. After the big snow storm here in va. my car will not start, it cranks but that is it. I tried the jumper cables, but didn't work. Anybody has any ideas??
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Tom Greenleaf
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Feb 7, 2010, 4:54 PM
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Re: car wont start
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That snow is national news! Being from a snow belt I'll say that snow alone shouldn't stop the car from starting, in fact possibly less apt to cause issues than flooding rains.
What you need to check is what's missing - spark or fuel. Test a spark plug for spark and prime throttle body for a fuel test. If that allows it to kick over then fuel is the area to start chasing. If exceptionally cold (didn't think it was with this storm) or wind blew snow all under the hood let us know.
With heavy snow around it will probably be difficult to hear fuel pump because of sound deadening of area snow. Check anyway.
Report what you find or don't find and see what we can do from there,
T
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