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Question: Why when car sits for 12+ hours in damp/humid conditions it won't easily start ?

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bmwalex, Fort Myers, FL, July 18, 2011, 07:30
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Two weeks ago, after I sprayed the radiator with pressurized water from my garden hose, it FOR THE FIRST TIME started having a hard time starting. Mechanics looked for sensors the computer told them are acting up in the morning when it typically would have a problem - and they narrowed it down to 'Eccentric Camshaft Sensor [on the right side]" which they found wet. I found a strategy of avoiding start-up problems. They said that the sensor is not working fully. I found my own semi-solution: I simply turn the car on at shorter intervals (I turn the engine on at night before sleep - and I have no problem in the morning starting the car!). Could the Eccentric Camshaft Sensor be the real cause of my problem ?

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    Alvi July 18, 2011, 21:56
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    Sounds to me like you got some dampness in ignition assemblies. I have had moister get in the distributor cap on older models, and or a crack in the cap so it would short out on damp days. Get your wife's hair dryer and see if you can dry out some of those things which got damp. Might even need a new distributor cap--if that is he problem. Good luck & God bless.

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    bmwalex, July 19, 2011, 07:02
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    Thanks Alvi !

    Could you tell me if the distributor cap on 2006 BMW 325i is just as normal/standard in its design as that of the ones for earlier generation BMW's ?

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