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hello everyone this was a requested

hello everyone this was a requested

hello everyone this was a requested video about top 5 reasons why your BMW

video about top 5 reasons why your BMW

video about top 5 reasons why your BMW e46 won't start I'm actually I actually

e46 won't start I'm actually I actually

e46 won't start I'm actually I actually just had this problem today that I just

just had this problem today that I just

just had this problem today that I just fixed and I thought I'd make a video

fixed and I thought I'd make a video

fixed and I thought I'd make a video about it also because I got my car car

about it also because I got my car car

about it also because I got my car car would not start and there's many

would not start and there's many

would not start and there's many different reasons why but I'm just gonna

different reasons why but I'm just gonna

different reasons why but I'm just gonna out why the five most common things I

out why the five most common things I

out why the five most common things I could think of a why would start number

could think of a why would start number

could think of a why would start number one being low battery voltage and this

one being low battery voltage and this

one being low battery voltage and this may seem something like really small but

may seem something like really small but

may seem something like really small but biggest thing these cars have a big

biggest thing these cars have a big

biggest thing these cars have a big battery a lot of electronics so if your

battery a lot of electronics so if your

battery a lot of electronics so if your battery voltage is very low you won't be

battery voltage is very low you won't be

battery voltage is very low you won't be able to start your car and that's really

able to start your car and that's really

able to start your car and that's really if you get in your car and if you put

if you get in your car and if you put

if you get in your car and if you put because if you try to start it and you

because if you try to start it and you

because if you try to start it and you hear click click click click click click

hear click click click click click click

hear click click click click click click it's battery's lower if it's doing

it's battery's lower if it's doing

it's battery's lower if it's doing nothing it's completely dead I'm

nothing it's completely dead I'm

nothing it's completely dead I'm actually going to show you in the next

actually going to show you in the next

actually going to show you in the next clip of how to test your battery voltage

clip of how to test your battery voltage

clip of how to test your battery voltage with the on-board computer just so you

with the on-board computer just so you

with the on-board computer just so you can know your battery voltage you'd be

can know your battery voltage you'd be

can know your battery voltage you'd be right there click click click click as

right there click click click click as

right there click click click click as you saw it's not gonna start instead but

you saw it's not gonna start instead but

you saw it's not gonna start instead but I'm gonna show you how to show chest

I'm gonna show you how to show chest

I'm gonna show you how to show chest your battery battery voltage inside the

your battery battery voltage inside the

your battery battery voltage inside the car I mean if you have a multimeter you

car I mean if you have a multimeter you

car I mean if you have a multimeter you can just hook it up to positive negative

can just hook it up to positive negative

can just hook it up to positive negative terminals but if not I'll show you how

terminals but if not I'll show you how

terminals but if not I'll show you how to do that for the first one so to test

to do that for the first one so to test

to do that for the first one so to test your battery voltage with the cars

your battery voltage with the cars

your battery voltage with the cars onboard computer gonna take your key

onboard computer gonna take your key

onboard computer gonna take your key stick it in position 1 1 click

stick it in position 1 1 click

stick it in position 1 1 click inspections gonna come up you're gonna

inspections gonna come up you're gonna

inspections gonna come up you're gonna hold the left trip reset

test one go all the way to test 19 like

test one go all the way to test 19 like

test one go all the way to test 19 like Goa test 19 it's gonna say off it's

Goa test 19 it's gonna say off it's

Goa test 19 it's gonna say off it's gonna flash on off and then you can just

gonna flash on off and then you can just

gonna flash on off and then you can just keep clicking and you're gonna click

keep clicking and you're gonna click

keep clicking and you're gonna click again until it says test 9 let go on

again until it says test 9 let go on

again until it says test 9 let go on test 9 will stop clicking and you can

test 9 will stop clicking and you can

test 9 will stop clicking and you can see my voltage 80 it's saying eighty

see my voltage 80 it's saying eighty

see my voltage 80 it's saying eighty seven eighty four eighty like it's

seven eighty four eighty like it's

seven eighty four eighty like it's fluctuating all that means eight point

fluctuating all that means eight point

fluctuating all that means eight point five eight point three eight point two

five eight point three eight point two

five eight point three eight point two that's my actual battery voltage so when

that's my actual battery voltage so when

that's my actual battery voltage so when you see that that's you know your

you see that that's you know your

you see that that's you know your battery voltages that's clearly not

battery voltages that's clearly not

battery voltages that's clearly not enough to start a car so right now I'm

enough to start a car so right now I'm

enough to start a car so right now I'm charging up the battery the second the

charging up the battery the second the

charging up the battery the second the top the second top reason why your car

top the second top reason why your car

top the second top reason why your car your BMW e46 might not start is because

your BMW e46 might not start is because

your BMW e46 might not start is because it has what's called a parasitic draw

it has what's called a parasitic draw

it has what's called a parasitic draw and that's something that's constantly

and that's something that's constantly

and that's something that's constantly causing the battery to draining when the

causing the battery to draining when the

causing the battery to draining when the engines off so something like a amp

engines off so something like a amp

engines off so something like a amp could do it aftermarket radio I mean

could do it aftermarket radio I mean

could do it aftermarket radio I mean have the OEM one aftermarket headlights

have the OEM one aftermarket headlights

have the OEM one aftermarket headlights out with things that were in why that

out with things that were in why that

out with things that were in why that things that were wired incorrectly fuses

things that were wired incorrectly fuses

things that were wired incorrectly fuses or in the most cases it's going to be

or in the most cases it's going to be

or in the most cases it's going to be what's called your final stage resistor

what's called your final stage resistor

what's called your final stage resistor which is responsible for turning the

which is responsible for turning the

which is responsible for turning the motor up on your climate control so

motor up on your climate control so

motor up on your climate control so that's just that's the second one the

that's just that's the second one the

that's just that's the second one the third reason why your car your car may

third reason why your car your car may

third reason why your car your car may not start up is because of the EWS

not start up is because of the EWS

not start up is because of the EWS system that's put in place in BMW so in

system that's put in place in BMW so in

system that's put in place in BMW so in here there is a little chip that change

here there is a little chip that change

here there is a little chip that change that has a code and it changes every

that has a code and it changes every

that has a code and it changes every single time you lock and unlock your car

single time you lock and unlock your car

single time you lock and unlock your car that code that encrypted code changes so

that code that encrypted code changes so

that code that encrypted code changes so you know it's called an EWS module

you know it's called an EWS module

you know it's called an EWS module underneath your steering wheel and that

underneath your steering wheel and that

underneath your steering wheel and that might not be coded to this chip or may

might not be coded to this chip or may

might not be coded to this chip or may have lost the connection so it doesn't

have lost the connection so it doesn't

have lost the connection so it doesn't know that this key belongs to the car

know that this key belongs to the car

know that this key belongs to the car because there's a this ring right in

because there's a this ring right in

because there's a this ring right in here tells your car tells the key that

here tells your car tells the key that

here tells your car tells the key that says this is the right key start the car

says this is the right key start the car

says this is the right key start the car so to test this to see if it's working

so to test this to see if it's working

so to test this to see if it's working you put the key in the ignition

you put the key in the ignition

you put the key in the ignition you put its position to

you put its position to

you put its position to if you open up your door my car's dead

if you open up your door my car's dead

if you open up your door my car's dead but if you open up your door and it's

but if you open up your door and it's

but if you open up your door and it's beeping or if you are beeping at all

beeping or if you are beeping at all

beeping or if you are beeping at all that beeping means that your car GWS

that beeping means that your car GWS

that beeping means that your car GWS system it's communicating that these two

system it's communicating that these two

system it's communicating that these two are the right system saying that this

are the right system saying that this

are the right system saying that this key belongs to this car I'll start the

key belongs to this car I'll start the

key belongs to this car I'll start the car and a way to diagnose this if you

car and a way to diagnose this if you

car and a way to diagnose this if you have another key just grab your other

have another key just grab your other

have another key just grab your other key and try start in the car and see if

key and try start in the car and see if

key and try start in the car and see if that works if it works you know that

that works if it works you know that

that works if it works you know that that ews system and that key is faulty

that ews system and that key is faulty

that ews system and that key is faulty reason number four why your BMW won't

reason number four why your BMW won't

reason number four why your BMW won't start is because you're not getting gas

start is because you're not getting gas

start is because you're not getting gas to the engine and this can be caused by

to the engine and this can be caused by

to the engine and this can be caused by the fuel filter the fuel filter is

the fuel filter the fuel filter is

the fuel filter the fuel filter is pretty easy to replace it's located

pretty easy to replace it's located

pretty easy to replace it's located under the driver's seat you have to get

under the driver's seat you have to get

under the driver's seat you have to get under the car but a lot of the times

under the car but a lot of the times

under the car but a lot of the times these filters get clogged from using

these filters get clogged from using

these filters get clogged from using crappy gas or using or bad gas and they

crappy gas or using or bad gas and they

crappy gas or using or bad gas and they need to replace every 15,000 miles

need to replace every 15,000 miles

need to replace every 15,000 miles regardless so after 15,000 miles the

regardless so after 15,000 miles the

regardless so after 15,000 miles the filters are usually junk and you usually

filters are usually junk and you usually

filters are usually junk and you usually need to get a new one so that could be

need to get a new one so that could be

need to get a new one so that could be one reason why your car's not actually

one reason why your car's not actually

one reason why your car's not actually getting gas and a way to test this is

getting gas and a way to test this is

getting gas and a way to test this is you can take some fuel injector cleaner

you can take some fuel injector cleaner

you can take some fuel injector cleaner and spray in the the intake and see if

and spray in the the intake and see if

and spray in the the intake and see if the car starts or makes a different

the car starts or makes a different

the car starts or makes a different sound like sputters a little more than

sound like sputters a little more than

sound like sputters a little more than you know that you're getting that to the

you know that you're getting that to the

you know that you're getting that to the engine and that's why your car's not

engine and that's why your car's not

engine and that's why your car's not starting in the case of the 330 and the

starting in the case of the 330 and the

starting in the case of the 330 and the 325 I think it is or the 320 another 328

325 I think it is or the 320 another 328

325 I think it is or the 320 another 328 the 3 the 330 and 328 the fuel pump

the 3 the 330 and 328 the fuel pump

the 3 the 330 and 328 the fuel pump regulator is built into the fuel filter

regulator is built into the fuel filter

regulator is built into the fuel filter if you have a 325 or 323 you do not have

if you have a 325 or 323 you do not have

if you have a 325 or 323 you do not have that built in and it could either be

that built in and it could either be

that built in and it could either be your fuel filter or your fuel pressure

your fuel filter or your fuel pressure

your fuel filter or your fuel pressure regulator but again if you have a 330 or

regulator but again if you have a 330 or

regulator but again if you have a 330 or 328 it's built in together and I suggest

328 it's built in together and I suggest

328 it's built in together and I suggest you replace that number 5 in the biggest

you replace that number 5 in the biggest

you replace that number 5 in the biggest reason why your BMW e46 will not start

reason why your BMW e46 will not start

reason why your BMW e46 will not start there is a design flaw in this part it

there is a design flaw in this part it

there is a design flaw in this part it is the fuel pump slash fuel pump relay

is the fuel pump slash fuel pump relay

is the fuel pump slash fuel pump relay or fuse so in the BMW e46 the fuel pump

or fuse so in the BMW e46 the fuel pump

or fuse so in the BMW e46 the fuel pump is located under the backseat about

is located under the backseat about

is located under the backseat about right here where the gas tank is if you

right here where the gas tank is if you

right here where the gas tank is if you pull this off it just pulls off you will

pull this off it just pulls off you will

pull this off it just pulls off you will see a hole on your fuel pump going in

see a hole on your fuel pump going in

see a hole on your fuel pump going in there and what happens is gas lubricates

there and what happens is gas lubricates

there and what happens is gas lubricates the fuel pump and cool

the fuel pump and cool

the fuel pump and cool down well over time if you let your car

down well over time if you let your car

down well over time if you let your car get to like 1/4 of a tank or very very

get to like 1/4 of a tank or very very

get to like 1/4 of a tank or very very low there's not a lot of gas in the fuel

low there's not a lot of gas in the fuel

low there's not a lot of gas in the fuel pump and in the tank to cool and

pump and in the tank to cool and

pump and in the tank to cool and lubricate the fuel pump

lubricate the fuel pump

lubricate the fuel pump this causes failures and you can have

this causes failures and you can have

this causes failures and you can have what's called a soft failure and that's

what's called a soft failure and that's

what's called a soft failure and that's when your car gets to about 1/4 the gas

when your car gets to about 1/4 the gas

when your car gets to about 1/4 the gas at 1/4 of the gas level you realize your

at 1/4 of the gas level you realize your

at 1/4 of the gas level you realize your car starts to bog down such the feel

car starts to bog down such the feel

car starts to bog down such the feel like it's gonna die and that is because

like it's gonna die and that is because

like it's gonna die and that is because your fuel pump is prematurely failing

your fuel pump is prematurely failing

your fuel pump is prematurely failing because there's not enough lubricant and

because there's not enough lubricant and

because there's not enough lubricant and gas to cool it so that's really one of

gas to cool it so that's really one of

gas to cool it so that's really one of the biggest reasons why your car won't

the biggest reasons why your car won't

the biggest reasons why your car won't start and to remedy this just get a new

start and to remedy this just get a new

start and to remedy this just get a new fuel pump get a good quality one don't

fuel pump get a good quality one don't

fuel pump get a good quality one don't get a cheap one and it should be all set

get a cheap one and it should be all set

get a cheap one and it should be all set but also if you notice your car starting

but also if you notice your car starting

but also if you notice your car starting to sputter starting to feel like it's

to sputter starting to feel like it's

to sputter starting to feel like it's sloshing down and just slowing down it

sloshing down and just slowing down it

sloshing down and just slowing down it could be your fuel pump it could be

could be your fuel pump it could be

could be your fuel pump it could be getting ready to go and in this case to

getting ready to go and in this case to

getting ready to go and in this case to test your fuel pump my car is dead so I

test your fuel pump my car is dead so I

test your fuel pump my car is dead so I might not be able to do it but if you

might not be able to do it but if you

might not be able to do it but if you turn your key to position 2 you didn't

turn your key to position 2 you didn't

turn your key to position 2 you didn't hear cuz my car's dead but if you hear

hear cuz my car's dead but if you hear

hear cuz my car's dead but if you hear like

like

like and then stops or any sort of sound for

and then stops or any sort of sound for

and then stops or any sort of sound for a little then it stops coming from the

a little then it stops coming from the

a little then it stops coming from the rear coming from a boat back here that's

rear coming from a boat back here that's

rear coming from a boat back here that's your fuel pump starting up and that

your fuel pump starting up and that

your fuel pump starting up and that means your fuel pump is working if you

means your fuel pump is working if you

means your fuel pump is working if you don't hear that and your battery voltage

don't hear that and your battery voltage

don't hear that and your battery voltage is good and everything else checks out

is good and everything else checks out

is good and everything else checks out in this video that I told you most

in this video that I told you most

in this video that I told you most likely it is your fuel pump and nine

likely it is your fuel pump and nine

likely it is your fuel pump and nine times out of ten I'd say it is your fuel

times out of ten I'd say it is your fuel

times out of ten I'd say it is your fuel pump in the BMW e46 it's an awful it's

pump in the BMW e46 it's an awful it's

pump in the BMW e46 it's an awful it's an awfully designed part and it is one

an awfully designed part and it is one

an awfully designed part and it is one of the biggest failures in the BMW e46

of the biggest failures in the BMW e46

of the biggest failures in the BMW e46 and most likely the reason why your car

and most likely the reason why your car

and most likely the reason why your car will not start now the part is not that

will not start now the part is not that

will not start now the part is not that expensive I think you can get a good

expensive I think you can get a good

expensive I think you can get a good quality one for around 160 and it's not

quality one for around 160 and it's not

quality one for around 160 and it's not that hard to install but I recommend

that hard to install but I recommend

that hard to install but I recommend even if your car does start to replace

even if your car does start to replace

even if your car does start to replace that because they go bad all the time

that because they go bad all the time

that because they go bad all the time and I'm pretty sure mine is on the way

and I'm pretty sure mine is on the way

and I'm pretty sure mine is on the way out and you were probably seeing a DIY

out and you were probably seeing a DIY

out and you were probably seeing a DIY video on this channel when that's done

video on this channel when that's done

video on this channel when that's done that's it for this video I know it

that's it for this video I know it

that's it for this video I know it wasn't really too exciting I mean just

wasn't really too exciting I mean just

wasn't really too exciting I mean just me talking into my car but it was very

me talking into my car but it was very

me talking into my car but it was very informative I hope you guys learned a

informative I hope you guys learned a

informative I hope you guys learned a lot you guys have any questions leave

lot you guys have any questions leave

lot you guys have any questions leave comments down below I don't forget to

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