Deffed 10 Report post Posted June 18, 2021 Ok fellow bmw people,electrical!. Washing the car,smell hot wireing, thought it was water blaster, went to start car,zero!.no lights nothing,oops pop the boot batteries warm. Had a nose round burnt earth wire in break light. Would this cause a complete electrical shut,that is my quistion. Cheers for any info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted June 18, 2021 If it was a fault that was earthing out the battery then it would flatten it pretty quick. My suggestion would be to remove the damaged earth connection, then stick a charger on the battery and try again once it’s got some juice back in it. Somethings not quite right though, an earth fault should cause the fuse to blow, as it’s pulling too much current. It sounds to me like that hasn’t happened, so check your fuse box as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites