Hi all,

I bought a 1979 240d a few months ago. The starter was going so I bought a reman Bosch unit and installed it last weekend.

It started up and was working fine. The starter was working great and the car was running fine. Until yesterday!

After I put in the new starter, something drained the battery completely dead. At first I thought the alternator went so I bought a new battery just to drive it home. Put a brand new battery in and: NO START. The light's are coming on and the glow plugs kick in, but absolutely nothing from my new piece of crap starter.

Is there a chance the new starter died and then drained the battery? I double-checked all the wires and I'll do a voltage check tomorrow to see if I can pin-point what's killing my battery.

Has anyone ever had something like this happen? Any advice????

Thanks, all!!

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Alex
1984 300CD - Silver/Blue - 326,000 miles (sold)
1979 240D - Canary/Brown - 221,222 miles (I love this car)