Hi all,
I'm the proud owner of 2000 323CI with 65k miles on it. I love driving my car, but I must say that at times the reliability of it is less than perfect... and repair bills cost a mint. During my 5+ years with the car - I've had issues with the A/C, a leaking rear-main seal, bushings, and some bad rubbers (door seals). Of course until now, nothing ever stopped the car from running. Well, the other day I parked the car in the garage, and it was fine. Yesterday, I tried to start the car and, it wouldn't start. I could hear the starter turning or doing something, but the motor never fired up. It was almost as if something had been disabled, or it was out of fuel. I'm not the most technical guy, but I was able to do some searching on this group and find issues with the immobilizer key. I went home last night and tried my spare keys thinking it was the fix, and the car still didn't work.
Does anyone have an idea what this could be? I've never replaced the battery, but as everything (lights, dash, radio) turn on as normal - I don't think that's it. I am probably going to tow it to my service guy this weekend, but I'd love to get a diagnosis or possible ideas before. Thanks in advance.
Lance