HPFP failure? Video included

HitBoostTwinTurbo · 12-23-2011, 01:50 PM

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Whenever I cold start my car, it usually, not always, does this. Works on the second time though. I'm taking it to the BMW dealership on Jan 8th to get it repaired and store it in my garage for the winter.

Any ideas if this is actually the HPFP or something more serious? and could this be covered under warranty?

idrift4wd · 12-23-2011, 03:20 PM

defiantly not hpfp. get your starter checked out.

hpfp would have a long start, your car started pretty quickly.

sammy_0559 · 12-23-2011, 03:33 PM

+1 on the starter... that sound hurt.... how many miles you got on it?

xe90x · 12-23-2011, 03:36 PM

If the hpfp went bad wouldn't it sound like it was going to stall after the start?

jmsent · 12-23-2011, 04:28 PM

Agree with others here. Sounds like something's wrong with the starter. HPFP problem would cause long cranks, not grinding sound.

John 070 · 12-23-2011, 04:34 PM

I think it's the wrong foot warning system. OP is pressing the clutch with his right foot. BMW doesn't want you to do that and it's a safety feature.

justinco · 12-23-2011, 05:28 PM

How long has it been doing this? My HPFP just failed a couple days ago and you won't be driving the car long once it starts dying. I had a bad cold start in the morning (plus engine malfunction warning) but after 2nd start it was fine. It gradually got worse as I drove too/from work and I didn't make it home, car would go into limp mode or completely die.

HitBoostTwinTurbo · 12-24-2011, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sammy_0559

+1 on the starter... that sound hurt.... how many miles you got on it?

35000 KM around 22k miles,
2008 convertible.

HitBoostTwinTurbo · 12-24-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by justinco

How long has it been doing this? My HPFP just failed a couple days ago and you won't be driving the car long once it starts dying. I had a bad cold start in the morning (plus engine malfunction warning) but after 2nd start it was fine. It gradually got worse as I drove too/from work and I didn't make it home, car would go into limp mode or completely die.

Started around 3 weeks from today, going to bmw in 2 weeks though, hopefully they ll take care of it

GMWNashville · 12-24-2011, 11:40 AM

nope...seems like either a starter or electrical issue as the noise you first hear isnt the car actually cranking over...it sounds like the starter spinning without engauging..

12-23-2011, 01:50 PM	#1
HitBoostTwinTurbo Enlisted Member 13 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2008 335I convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Thornhill iTrader: (1)	HPFP failure? Video included - Help!! Video: Description: Whenever I cold start my car, it usually, not always, does this. Works on the second time though. I'm taking it to the BMW dealership on Jan 8th to get it repaired and store it in my garage for the winter. Any ideas if this is actually the HPFP or something more serious? and could this be covered under warranty?
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12-23-2011, 03:20 PM	#2
idrift4wd Brigadier General 149 Rep 3,552 Posts Drives: Three Hundred and Thirty Five Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yonkers NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW [7.00]	defiantly not hpfp. get your starter checked out. hpfp would have a long start, your car started pretty quickly.
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12-23-2011, 03:33 PM	#3
sammy_0559 Lieutenant Colonel 202 Rep 1,950 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: FortWorth, Texas iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 E93 335i [3.66]	+1 on the starter... that sound hurt.... how many miles you got on it?
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xe90x Lieutenant 27 Rep 566 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	If the hpfp went bad wouldn't it sound like it was going to stall after the start?
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12-23-2011, 04:28 PM	#5
jmsent First Lieutenant 12 Rep 301 Posts Drives: VW GTI Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Agree with others here. Sounds like something's wrong with the starter. HPFP problem would cause long cranks, not grinding sound.
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12-23-2011, 04:34 PM	#6
John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	I think it's the wrong foot warning system. OP is pressing the clutch with his right foot. BMW doesn't want you to do that and it's a safety feature.
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12-23-2011, 05:28 PM	#7
justinco btr.life 51 Rep 353 Posts Drives: e36 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado iTrader: (3) Garage List 1994 BMW 325is [0.00] 2009 BMW 335xi [10.00] 2005 BMW 330i ZHP [0.00]	How long has it been doing this? My HPFP just failed a couple days ago and you won't be driving the car long once it starts dying. I had a bad cold start in the morning (plus engine malfunction warning) but after 2nd start it was fine. It gradually got worse as I drove too/from work and I didn't make it home, car would go into limp mode or completely die. __________________ 1994 BMW 325is - Project 325 HPDE/TT \| 2013 Scion FRS - Project FRS STX \| 2017 Subaru BRZ - Project BRZ STX
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12-24-2011, 11:40 AM	#10
GMWNashville Colonel 172 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: 19 G05, 16 F80, 10 E70x5D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (2)	nope...seems like either a starter or electrical issue as the noise you first hear isnt the car actually cranking over...it sounds like the starter spinning without engauging..
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