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gman1
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Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:23 pm

Hi,
My 318is baur 1991 is off the road parked covered over in my garage...
Obviously the battery is flat...my question is how often should i start ghe engine/charge battery???..
Im planing on putting it back the road in may.
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gman1
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Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:45 pm

Thanks for the reply...

Think i'll take the battery inside and charge it,how do i turn the
car over using the diagnostic scoket????
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Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:55 pm

yeah how do you do that ? can you explain please, not heard of that before ?
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Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:03 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... Plug_Start

Scroll down to Diagnostic Plug Start section
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Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:06 pm

I'd rather keep the battery in the car in case the SI batteries go flat, especially if you can keep it topped up with a trickle charger.
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