my e28 is experiencing startup issues. In clip 1, my car started but it made a clear and rough grinding sound. After a few days of starting up my car like this, one day upon startup it began to just whir (clip 2). Am I correct to assume that this is a starter issue?
Hi everyone, I’m a second year college student who owns an ‘88 eta. It currently doesn’t run due to flywheel issues, but for the most part it’s decently sorted but far from finished. I’m working this summer and I hope to have saved up around $4-5k in a couple months. My question is, would it be smart to use that to fix up my e28 and drive it to school and for school (which is from LA to SF), or buy a beater to drive during the school year. It seems to me like e28s are money pits and it wouldn’t seem comfortable driving daily a 40 year car, but I’d like your input on this topic.
Edit: these are the parts I have replaced
✅Timing belt
✅ Timing belt tensioner
✅ Valve cover gasket
✅ Oil pan gasket
✅ Radiator
✅ Cooling hoses
✅ Coolant service
✅ Fuel pumps + relay
✅ Battery
✅ Starter
✅ Guibo
✅ Control arms
✅ Pads + rotors
✅ New wheels/tires
✅ Alignment