My dad's car tried to kill me today.

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart) 11/15/2014 at 22:10 • Filed to: Bimmer

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Driving around the area this evening to check if the winter tires I installed earlier are all good and fine, I stopped at a non-signaled train crossing to check for trains, and once I started moving, the car stalled on the train tracks. FFFFFUUUUU.

Photo from December 2013, there's no snow yet.

from an earlier test with my scantool, one of four O2 sensors is flatlined, which I'm assuming is what is making the car run crappy at idle, and sometimes even makes it stall as a result.

Given that this is an auto with push-to-start, I couldn't start without being in park. So I quickly put it in park, hoped a train wasn't coming while the engine was cranking up, and huzzah! I was off, and floored it outta there, the engine bellowing at full throttle was a sound to be reckoned with.

jkm7680 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:11

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Jeez, Son I am disappoint. C'mon BMW.

thebigbossyboss > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:15

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I am going to your neighbourhood now.

CB > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:18

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Wow. That sucks knobs. Is the moral of the story to avoid train tracks from here on out?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:21

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Pro Tip: Most systems allow for you to attempt a start in neutral as well. Does this not do that, or have you tried?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > CB 11/15/2014 at 22:22

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Actually, more like "Don't rely on an 8 year-old BMW with idling issues."

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/15/2014 at 22:23

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haven't tried that, at least in this case, the adrenaline rush instinctively put it in park.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:26

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It'd be useful to know if you have the car die while still rolling, definitely. If it's mostly an idle thing, less critical, but you never know.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > thebigbossyboss 11/15/2014 at 22:26

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But why?!

thebigbossyboss > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 22:27

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Because race car.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/15/2014 at 23:44

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Should be able to start with it in neutral. That way you don't have to stop if you aren't already

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 11/15/2014 at 23:45

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The car stopped by the time I realized it died, as it was a slight incline.

Cé hé sin > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/16/2014 at 05:29

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I'm guessing that this kind of level crossing is still legal in America?? Why?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/16/2014 at 08:11

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if you had a manual , there would be no problem

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Cé hé sin 11/16/2014 at 10:31

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Technically, Canada. This crossing is in the outskirts of town.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > pip bip - choose Corrour 11/16/2014 at 11:58

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hence why I don't want to own an automatic.

thebigbossyboss > Cé hé sin 11/17/2014 at 09:44

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Because. Upgrading all our crossings would cost a LOT.

Here is our program to upgrade our level crossings.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/railsafety…