Beamers playing up

Yep if it is’nt one thing its another, on the way to work today my engine cut out on me, luckily I had enough speed built up to allow me to cruise to the curb, where I attempted to start the engine again, but alas nothing happend the starter motor turned, but the engine just would’nt fire up, something similar happened on Friday, which I’d put down to the engine being flooded, but with it happening a 2nd time, thought it best to give the AA a call.

After waiting about 20 mins the nice man from the AA turned up and got me to try and start the car again and yep it started first time, so after feeling like a complete tit for a few minutes I enquired if he had any idea’s, which thankfully he did, but before divulging his knowledge he attached a handy little wireless device to my car’s computer and ran a system diagnostics on his laptop.   After running a couple of tests and finding no faults he consulted what I can only call his online encyclopedia of car makes and their faults to confirm what he thought was the problem . .  I waited with baited breath while he gave his answer . . .

Its your crankshaft sensor he explained, apparently this is common amongst BMW’s as well as a few other car makes, so after following me to work to make sure that I got there safely he got me to fill in his paper work and suggested I contact my local BMW garage, which I have done and they’ve got me booked in for next Monday morning, when they’ll hopefully be able to fix it for me, though at a cost of course, at the moment its looking like £85 for the sensor and then 2 hrs labour at a cost of £55 an hr, so £200 of my wages are taken already . . .  just what I need when I have a vets bills amongst other things to pay for, not what I needed this month to be honest.

Am now sat here wondering what the 3rd thing this month to go wrong will be, cause as you know these things never happen in two’s . .

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