325 starting issue?

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Badgeriow
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:08 pm

89 325i, Started using my car after its been laid up for 2 years, give it a service and fresh fuel, run fine all day, but started to get harder to start as the day has gone on, now wont start at all? any ideas? Many thanks
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:18 pm

can you hear the fuel pump prime on first key click ?
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Badgeriow
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:21 pm

No, nothing! fuel pump???
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:29 pm

lift the back seat and on the drivers side tou need to remove the black panel which will reveal the fuel pump,get some one to crank the engine over and fell the top of the pump to see if it buzz's

see this thread same case.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
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+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
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