Long ignition turnover?

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Phoenix

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 Leeds
Hi guys - been noticing lately my cars taking a little longer to turnover int he mornings. Once its warmed up though it starts really quickly. Anyone els enoticed this - is it normal?
 
I wonder if its just a heavy turnover and its natural? Mines definitely taking longer to spark though than when it had only 1k miles on it - now at 5.5k miles. Also noticed pulling away at low revs its like the engine is near to stalling, you can hear it starting to cut out. Give it more beans though and its ok - to be fair though this could just be my complete inability to drive the car. ITs not my normal car you see - i only really drive it at the weekends, and also when i change shoes (sounds odd i know) i find it takes a little time to get used to the acceleration needed to get away...

Alternatively i could just floor it every time... but the neighbours wouldnt like it im sure!
 
The M is much more difficult to start then other models. From all BMWs I have had, the M has needed the most turns before it starts.
 
Just taken delivery of an '07 M with 12K miles on it. I noticed that it seemed to take (slightly) longer to turn over than other bimmers I've had and my current 1 series coupe - having said that - it's worth the wait... :D
 
My roadster always seems to start first turn of the key. Just very occasionally it can stutter pulling away if I don't give it a few revs first.
 
Happens to me on a regular basis, more so if I've not started the car for a few days. If I start it now it will turn over a few times and then catch, turn off straight after and try again and it sparks straight back into life! I would take it as a trait for the car and would'nt worry about it.
 
Yeah sounds liek you all know what im on about. Obviously just a heavy turnover.

Sounds damn good at 8k rpm tough im sure you all agree.

And beats the TT-rs at £52k ! Just priced one up - mental.
 
Phoenix said:
also when i change shoes (sounds odd i know) i find it takes a little time to get used to the acceleration needed to get away...

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I always drive mine with no shoes, have always driven with no shoes where possible, but the more powerful the car the more you notice the difference.. Left my heels on tonight (not that you guys will know what it is to drive with 4 inch heels, well maybe some of you may:wink:) and managed to stall it several times and it slows my driving down :x . Without shoes you really can feel the car, anything but a thin sole and it just does not feel the same. Try driving with no shoes and see.
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That's only because we culture a rare and valuable foot cheese up here and it's protected by the Scottish Executive. :oops:
 
Mine varies between almost-instantaneous and 3 seconds.

Doesn't seem to matter whether it's warm, cold, damp, back from a run, or not used for days.
 
drive mine a lot with no shoes too, as im in flipflops all year round if i can get away with it 8) does feel good.. but not great for heel & toe'ing.
 
mmm-five said:
Mine varies between almost-instantaneous and 3 seconds.

Doesn't seem to matter whether it's warm, cold, damp, back from a run, or not used for days.
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I have the same problem, I was going to run it into BMW, don't think i;ll bother now!
 
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