Car will not start

2005 BMW 330CI
150,000 MILES
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COACHJSD
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The car will not start and the entire dashboard lights up. The battery is fine. I was having difficulty with the convertible top function and the dashboard started blinking. I got the car home and now it will not start at all.
Aug 5, 2017 at 9:15 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have a crankshaft angle sensor that has gone out. Here are a couple of guides to help you get the problem fixed:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

Here are some diagrams of what it will be like on your car. (below)

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Aug 7, 2017 at 11:35 AM