 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,575 Views | |  |  |  | |  04-01-2008, 04:19 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |  Ti wont turn off, HELP!
ok my Ti wont turn off. My bro took it out and when he came back home he tired to turn it off but the key just popped out. The car is still on and so are the lights. i took out the power cable from the battery and it's still running. Do any of you guys know how to turn it off or what could be wrong? I have an auto Ti if that helps.
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My bro managed to turn it off by taking a fuse out. So any ideas of what went wrong with the Ti, should i take it to the dealer? |  |  | | 04-01-2008, 04:42 AM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
does the key spin in the cylinder now? i remember reading a number of posts where the key cylinder gets messed up (typically causing a condition where it can't be started from what i recall). http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...ght=lock+spins http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...ght=lock+spins __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 04-01-2008, 04:50 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |
well right now its dark so i can do nothing about it now. but it would just spin in the cylinder i drove the car around to see if my bro did something but nah the key just pops out. Yea i read one of those post i guess i might have to take it to the dealer or get a mechanic to check it out or something. This sucks because i start school tomorrow and now i don't know what im gonna do. | | | | | 04-01-2008, 04:59 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
oh man!
if the cylinder spins and will not work correctly...you could be screwed.
i have never seen a steering column cylinder spin in that direction...usually it will spin freely when trying to start the vehicle...not when turning it off.
you may need a new ignition cylinder.
this sucks!
let me know if you want to go to the dealership on this one Dave...i'll call my Service advisor. __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 04-01-2008, 05:12 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |
yea i know about it spinning when turning it on. But I have never had this issue and i have been reading the links eric put up and it isn't good news. by the looks of it i won't be able to turn it on tomorrow. So i can't take it to the dealer. I'm going to see if my dad can get a mechanic to check it out. Now i wont hear the end of it from my dad about how trucks are better than cars. F*ck this hasn't been my day, my orientation was crap, i feel like im getting a cold, the Ti is dead, and by the looks of it i might have to take the bus tomorrow which means i gotta wake up earlier to go to school, not my day at all  I gonna take a shot of tequila to calm down talk to you guys tomorrow. | | | | | 04-01-2008, 05:25 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 |
**** dave, good luck man. I can't say that I've ever seen this in person so I can't really help | | | | | 04-01-2008, 05:25 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
damn __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 04-01-2008, 05:48 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 |
Damn, That is one ****ty day...
Best of luck though. | | | | | 04-01-2008, 05:54 AM | #9 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
am i the only one thing, "mmmmmmmmmmm ... tequila"?
sorry to hear of your woes dave. you'll get through it! hopefully it won't be too painful. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 04-01-2008, 06:13 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
tequila makes me ill.
i'll drink some Jack tho! __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 04-01-2008, 06:21 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Quote: Originally Posted by teetime4one  tequila makes me ill.
i'll drink some Jack tho! | I'd have a Jack too, but none in the house (the smell alone makes the other half ill...). I guess it's martini time! Dave, that really bites... No cheap fix for this, either. I searched bf.c for a temp fix, but no luck... Sorry __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 04-01-2008, 07:03 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 |
if you havent turned it off yank the fuse for the fuel pump or just cut off the air flow. im assuming you have allready turned it off so ill just stop typing lol __________________ 1995 318ti Cosmos Black
Bilsteins w/ H&R Sport, Depos w/ angeleyes and HID 5K, 50% short throw kit, Custom fogged intake, AC schnitzer pedels w/ deadpedels, leather stickshift knob, vitesse tuning Ebreak boot w/ shift boot, X-Brace, 325/328 brake upgrade, Gray millpoint leather and cloth interior, custom computer multimedia system, and Style 5 BBS 17" rims, M3 Mirrors, CF Hood
 | | | | | 04-01-2008, 12:32 PM | #13 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
Quote: Originally Posted by teetime4one i'll drink some Jack tho! | Single Barrel Jack FTW! (I went to High School in Lynchburg, TN, where Jack Daniels is made.) __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR
Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler
From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | 04-01-2008, 01:08 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 |
its like that commercial...
your car is just unhappy with its car insurance. __________________ 11/97 Base  328Ti
| | | | | 04-01-2008, 02:10 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
Quote: Originally Posted by rwd_king its like that commercial...
your car is just unhappy with its car insurance. | hahaha but on a better note.... try another key. you key may just be really worn out. this does suck though, best of luck __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
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