RE: E36 M3 Stalled, won't start

["Stephen Andersen" <steve.andersen@xxxxxxx>]

> By 'this way', I assume the repeated restarts (to clear an 
> OBC message ;-) 
> you've described in your last email?
> If so, stop doing that. Seriously. 
> If you have an OBC error message, address the problem, not 
> the messenger! 
> The most frequent cause are either a burned out bulb or a 
> failing brake 
> pedal switch. 
> Next onto the no-start. Every time you restart the car, the DME dumps 
> extra fuel into the cylinders for exactly 1 second. If you 
> try one too 
> many times in rapid succession, you might theoretically flood the 
> cylinders. Not likely, but not impossible either. 
> To clear the flooded cylinders, run the starter with the gas 
> pedal floored 
> (WOT throttle opens up air delivery). Usually that blows out enough 
> gasoline to start the engine.
> OR it could be another problem altogether that just happens 
> to manifest 
> itself as a non-start or a flooded engine. 

Also, a quick note, I remember reading somewhere that holding
the throttle WO while cranking TURNS OFF the fuel injectors,
allowing you to "clear" the cylinders...

Steve
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