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      02-19-2019, 10:33 PM   #3
RossBMWZseries
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Drives: '11 E92 328i LCI & '06 Z4MR
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Originally Posted by JCF View Post
To answer my own question. Yes this was the starter starting to fail. Complete failure occurred yesterday, turn the key and nothing. Luckily I had ordered a replacement starter a few weeks ago. Took me 2 hours from start to finish to yank the old and replace with a new one. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes. The car feels like it's leaping to life now.
Glad to know you got it working! Does your car now sound different when you crank the engine? Mine did when I replaced the starter. It had a higher pitch to it.
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