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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shaunng" data-source="post: 19769" data-attributes="member: 19598"><p>Hello guys,I've started a thread <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33156" target="_blank">http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33156</a> documenting my restoration of an E36. I would have posted this question there but due to the urgency of the issue, I've decided to start a new thread. Here's the story so far:-Since I got the car 3 weeks ago, there were a few times when I could not start the car. Everytime the car won't start, a simple jumpstart remedy would do the trick. At first I suspected it was because of the old car battery. However, I've discovered tonight, to my horror, that the reason behind the car's battery going flat was because all the backlights of the power window button, hazard light button, air con control dials and the meters will not turn off! I also detected a burning smell. I've tried the following:-1) Starting the engine again and then turning it off - same thing occurs, and there will be a buzz coming from the back of the meters if the key is still in the ignition2) Taking the respective fuses out and putting them back in - same thing occurs3) Using the old-fashioned 'giving the mentioned parts a few whacks with the fist' - same, no changesI suspect that this problem is of an intermittent nature as it explains why sometimes the car would start normally (battery not flat) and sometimes the car won't start at all unless assisted via jumpstart (battery flat).I was thinking of sending the car to a specialist but I just realised that my diagnostic socket or whatever we call it (the socket that has lots of holes near the fusebox) is not working so sending it to a specialist may not yield favorable results.Has anyone experienced this? Is there an alternative to diagnose the problem without the diagnostic socket?</p></blockquote><p></p>

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