F30 335i crank, no start

DADPAID · 01-26-2023, 02:43 PM

As the title states, I’m having a crank no start condition on my 2015 335. I was leaving work and as I was driving along at ~40mph, it died and went into neutral. Rolled to a stop and got it to fire but as I put it in drive and went to move it died again and wouldn’t re-fire. No lights, no check control messages. Unfortunately forgot my OBD scanner at home so I couldn’t scan for codes. Had to flatbed it to the dealer but it’ll probably take a few days for a diagnosis. Anybody have any ideas? To me it seems like it could be fuel related because when I was cranking it to get the car into neutral it sputtered a couple times like it was trying to light off. When cranking to get it off the flatbed at the dealer it even fired off and ran normally for a few seconds before dying and being unable to restart again. Any and all insight is much appreciated!

DADPAID · 02-01-2023, 05:58 PM

6 days later, we have a diagnosis… got a call earlier today that the fuel pressure sensor was still reading 7 bar even after all rail pressure was relieved. Stealership wants 2 hours of labor plus diagnostic and parts, putting me at $800+ out the door. Strongly considering changing the sensor by myself in the parking lot and calling it a day. Just hoping the EKPS or LPFP didn’t die as well like they’re suggesting. I guess we’ll see!

Mannyc6 · 12-21-2023, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DADPAID

6 days later, we have a diagnosis… got a call earlier today that the fuel pressure sensor was still reading 7 bar even after all rail pressure was relieved. Stealership wants 2 hours of labor plus diagnostic and parts, putting me at $800+ out the door. Strongly considering changing the sensor by myself in the parking lot and calling it a day. Just hoping the EKPS or LPFP didn’t die as well like they’re suggesting. I guess we’ll see!

Im having the same exact symptoms what was the fix?

N4SR · 02-24-2024, 03:31 PM

Hello, I'm new to bimmer post and can't figure out how to post a thread etc, but I am having the same issue.

My car lost its power whilst I was driving on the motorway and as I pulled over to the hard shoulder, the engine cut out on me and wouldn't start and displayed the following message: "starter/ignition fault"

When I try to start the car I can hear a clicking sound but the car refuses to turn over and I also have no power to the dash at all besides the I drive screen. I had my battery changed over a month ago, but for some reason, when I tried to turn the electrics on the car the next day, the battery percentage was on 10% (Hazard lights were on for a few hours)

any ideas on what's wrong with the car?

Car info:
BMW 116D 2014
Mileage: 92k

The car was in transport mode after the battery change but was in the process of changing the BST terminal due to a system warning from a long time ago and no other error messages.

01-26-2023, 02:43 PM	#1
DADPAID Enlisted Member 5 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: OH iTrader: (0)	F30 335i crank, no start As the title states, I’m having a crank no start condition on my 2015 335. I was leaving work and as I was driving along at ~40mph, it died and went into neutral. Rolled to a stop and got it to fire but as I put it in drive and went to move it died again and wouldn’t re-fire. No lights, no check control messages. Unfortunately forgot my OBD scanner at home so I couldn’t scan for codes. Had to flatbed it to the dealer but it’ll probably take a few days for a diagnosis. Anybody have any ideas? To me it seems like it could be fuel related because when I was cranking it to get the car into neutral it sputtered a couple times like it was trying to light off. When cranking to get it off the flatbed at the dealer it even fired off and ran normally for a few seconds before dying and being unable to restart again. Any and all insight is much appreciated!
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DADPAID Enlisted Member 5 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: OH iTrader: (0)	6 days later, we have a diagnosis… got a call earlier today that the fuel pressure sensor was still reading 7 bar even after all rail pressure was relieved. Stealership wants 2 hours of labor plus diagnostic and parts, putting me at $800+ out the door. Strongly considering changing the sensor by myself in the parking lot and calling it a day. Just hoping the EKPS or LPFP didn’t die as well like they’re suggesting. I guess we’ll see!
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02-24-2024, 03:31 PM	#4
N4SR Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 116D Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Birmingham iTrader: (0)	BMW 116D No start Hello, I'm new to bimmer post and can't figure out how to post a thread etc, but I am having the same issue. My car lost its power whilst I was driving on the motorway and as I pulled over to the hard shoulder, the engine cut out on me and wouldn't start and displayed the following message: "starter/ignition fault" When I try to start the car I can hear a clicking sound but the car refuses to turn over and I also have no power to the dash at all besides the I drive screen. I had my battery changed over a month ago, but for some reason, when I tried to turn the electrics on the car the next day, the battery percentage was on 10% (Hazard lights were on for a few hours) any ideas on what's wrong with the car? Car info: BMW 116D 2014 Mileage: 92k The car was in transport mode after the battery change but was in the process of changing the BST terminal due to a system warning from a long time ago and no other error messages.
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