BMW no start

[carebear12]

I have a BMW523i which will not start. I have tried jump starting to no avail. All I get is a click from somewhere at the bottom of the engine. The battery is fairly new. Has anyone out there got any ideas?

[kujawski]

a knackered, or stuck starter motor?

[M-A-T-R-I-X]

agreed, starter motor

[monkeyeyes]

Get a 'Brummie adjuster' and give your starter motor a whack............

[R1Geezer]

yes stuck starter motor , this can sometimes be cured on manual cars by putting it in gear and rocking back and forth.

[PhilLew]

I agree with the others the starter sounds like the most obvious...
..but it could also be a duff battery or earth, when you're jump starting it make suer you put the neg lead onto a metal part of the engine (not the battery lead) and make sure you're getting a good contact (check the lights are brighter or the wipers move faster to confirm more juice is getting through).

Good luck.

[david1702198]

or even try and bump start it, this will confirm whether it is a knackered battery or starter motor