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I've experienced your problem as well. Other issues were also present, like in your situation (ignition module). The other issues tricked me into thinking the stalling problem was related, but the ignition switch was worn out, and a new switch fixed the problem. Good luck.

News: the car starts! Cleaned the battery terminals and charged for a couple days before trying. The starter fired up fine now, and with a little coaxing the car idled by itself.

It was a nice 35 degrees outside today, so exhaust leaks were visible. Good amount of exhaust in the engine bay ...

Thanks for the input, everyone. I spent the fall finishing a degree and might have a chance to check out the car finally.

Known conditions that have been mentioned as possible causes are:
- Battery and alternator connections are OK.
- Battery state of charge is very good. Also tried to start with ...

I've got an immobilized 528i in my driveway I'm hoping someone can help diagnose.

I picked up a nice looking 528i a few months back, clean body, clean interior, engine sounded perfect. It was a swap, so mileage is unknown. Needed an alternator, so I put a new one in and changed the belts. I moved ...