Engine died (50,742 miles)

KevinO · 02-03-2012, 02:13 AM

So I drove my 328i automatic home tonight, no problem. About an hour later, went to grab dinner, and as I backed out of the driveway, the engine died. Seemed a little odd, but no warning lights, so I put it in park and tried to start it.

It tried to start, caught a couple times, but had a really low uneven idle, and then died again. Tried giving it a little extra gas, but no go. The starter will now go for about 6-8 seconds before I'll stop it.

Right now I'm planning on calling the dealer in the morning, and then presumably arranging for a tow.

Two questions:
1) Any easy suggestions or things I might check?
2) I'm assuming BMW will likely cover this, given how close to 50K I am? I bought extended maintenance, but of course didn't go for extended warranty.

F32Fleet · 02-03-2012, 07:48 AM

Wait for the diagnosis, see if dealer will go to bat for you, ask for goodwill repair.

e90pilot · 02-03-2012, 01:10 PM

Fuel pump? Or you ran out of fuel. Sounds exactly like fuel starvation.

e90328i · 02-03-2012, 01:18 PM

lol im suprised to see so many n52 problems lately.. Back on thread could be a number of things until your car is scanned for codes.

Glim · 02-04-2012, 04:25 PM

Scan with BT tool, my guess is fuel filter or fuel pump.

ENINTY · 02-05-2012, 10:13 AM

To check for the in-tank fuel pump, pull the rear seat cushion, then turn the ignition on and listen for a hum from the fuel tank on the right side.

02-03-2012, 02:13 AM	#1
KevinO Warrior-Poet 7 Rep 165 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (0)	Engine died (50,742 miles) So I drove my 328i automatic home tonight, no problem. About an hour later, went to grab dinner, and as I backed out of the driveway, the engine died. Seemed a little odd, but no warning lights, so I put it in park and tried to start it. It tried to start, caught a couple times, but had a really low uneven idle, and then died again. Tried giving it a little extra gas, but no go. The starter will now go for about 6-8 seconds before I'll stop it. Right now I'm planning on calling the dealer in the morning, and then presumably arranging for a tow. Two questions: 1) Any easy suggestions or things I might check? 2) I'm assuming BMW will likely cover this, given how close to 50K I am? I bought extended maintenance, but of course didn't go for extended warranty.
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02-03-2012, 07:48 AM	#2
F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3908 Rep 10,606 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	Wait for the diagnosis, see if dealer will go to bat for you, ask for goodwill repair.
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02-03-2012, 01:10 PM	#3
e90pilot Freight Dawg 105 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	Fuel pump? Or you ran out of fuel. Sounds exactly like fuel starvation. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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02-03-2012, 01:18 PM	#4
e90328i Banned 25 Rep 386 Posts Drives: 07 E90 335i Join Date: May 2011 Location: socal iTrader: (4)	lol im suprised to see so many n52 problems lately.. Back on thread could be a number of things until your car is scanned for codes.
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02-04-2012, 04:25 PM	#5
Glim Captain 23 Rep 780 Posts Drives: 2006 330i & 2013 X5 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Victoria, BC iTrader: (0)	Scan with BT tool, my guess is fuel filter or fuel pump.
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02-05-2012, 10:13 AM	#6
ENINTY Banned 179 Rep 3,415 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sport Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	To check for the in-tank fuel pump, pull the rear seat cushion, then turn the ignition on and listen for a hum from the fuel tank on the right side.
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