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07-08-2012, 12:53 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oakville
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Car: 1997 328i BMW
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Help emergency. Asap
Does anyone in the mississauga area know how to fix a spinning key on a 97
E36? Its currently stuck on Ignition On. I pulled the fuel pump fuse to shut the engine off, and the key came out.
Any help or info will be generously rewarded.
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07-08-2012, 02:21 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Milton
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The proper fix is replacing the ignition! It's a pain, but not much else you can do.
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07-08-2012, 02:48 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Canada
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Yep, start strippin away.
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07-08-2012, 11:33 PM
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'OldSchool..'
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is this common on e36? got me worried now.
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07-08-2012, 11:45 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oakville
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Car: 1997 328i BMW
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Thats what most people say, I know there is a eazy fix out there just have to find who knows how to do it
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07-08-2012, 11:48 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E36is
is this common on e36? got me worried now.
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VERY common on late 95 (EWS) to 99 locks.
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07-08-2012, 11:51 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Yep again, youtube even has videos of how to's, posted a good one here several months ago.
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07-08-2012, 11:52 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro
Thats what most people say, I know there is a eazy fix out there just have to find who knows how to do it
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There is, but is it worth the trouble if you know it can (and will) happen again at the worst moment!? If you play with the key, it will 99.9% of the time work again, but once the problem starts, it will only happen more and more...
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07-09-2012, 08:02 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Pickering
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Car: 87,325IS - E36 M3
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i can do it for u u just gotta order the parts from BMW 
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07-09-2012, 09:58 PM
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boostjunky
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Etobicoke
Posts: 236
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this used to happen to me in my 328, it would randomly spin one full revolution, and then work again , i guess this is fairly common
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07-10-2012, 09:55 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oakville
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Car: 1997 328i BMW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BmW1819
i can do it for u u just gotta order the parts from BMW |
I ordered one from the dealer yesterday, it takes 3wks to come in from germany coded @ $211 taxes in. However the real battle is getting the old one out
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