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      04-13-2022, 02:28 PM   #4
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Drives: E92 M3 DCT
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Originally Posted by drwankel View Post
These cars throw lots of electrical gremlins related to battery voltage long before you ever notice cranking issues. Same is true for most Euro cars. Very different vs most Japanese or American cars, where a slow crank is indicative of a failing battery.
Started to notice it last year. If I start it right off the trickle charger it goes no problem. If I don't trickle charge and leave it for a few days.. long crank. Only put 400 miles on in the last 12 months and wasn't always hooked to charger. Keep in mind the battery is nearly 12 years old lol
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