I have a 1995 320i manual bmw when its cold it wont start the other day i tried starting no joy the battery ran down and the starter nw has a slow grinding sound it still didnt start pls help

Sounds like its the battery and you was running the car with alternator during your 12 hr run. Thus once stopped. The battery being done for doesn't have enough juice left. try a trickle charge overnight and try again. If no joy check the voltage output of the battery. And if low a new one is needed. Even when the new one has been fitted check the voltage again once running to make sure the alternator is still charging right. Hope this helps

if you didn't put stabil in the fuel tank, i hope you drained it or ran it out of fuel ,- the petrol we get at stations shelf life is about two and a half months then it starts to gel and smell real rank so if the motor is turning over the fuel may have clogged up the injectors, HOPE THIS HELPS

Replace the starter.

next time it wont start, spray some starter fluid into the air intake on the engine, if it fires then you have spark, if not.....prolly a spark issue.

run another test on the starter...they are about 20/80 bad/good right out of the box!

This is not a sloution but i had a similar problem about 6months ago. I left the lights on which drained the battery, road assistant came to booost start it, there was power but no turn over, not even a clunk of the engine trying ( all electrics are working and lights in the dash are live), tried a new battery same situation,
I took it to BMW independant specialist who put it down to a ECU fault , i was duped into having a new key made as i had no spare as it was believed the immobilizer had locked the car up so to speak, this didnt work , so the mech ordered a new ecu, and had it reprogrammed and it turned over first time, It was bumpy idling at cold start cos i had my original dead battery but after a day it ran like it used to sweet as a nut.
it was expensive 500 quid to put right, but then you may have better luck with your mechanic.

probably not starter but weak battery when battery low on charge you will hear solenoid on starter clicking when trying to start battery on cars do lose charge in frosty weather but it means battery old or cells in bat inop just replace bat

Make sure you have a fully charged battery. When starting the car, push the gas pedal down to the floor to engage the choke. Then push pedal halfway down and turn the ignition. Try jump starting to see if it is the battery. If it still turns slow it may be a bad starter.

I would have the battery tested. When they get cold they get weak. Next I would look at the wires on the starter to see if their loose.

Hi! I can only give a suggestion as to slow starting, The starter motor windings have probably been cooked? so when cold seem o.k. but at operating temp expand and the armature receives less power. Have you recently tried starting from cold with a poor battery? if so this is the reason, volts go down Amps go up stewing the windings in the starter motor. Misfire could be due to condensation? is the vehicle Garaged?
Hope this helps!
Paul 'W'
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