35D wont start - Glow Plug pre-heat issue?

[jfoj]

Originally Posted by josiahg52

I agree. I wanted an E53 originally because I own an E39 but the E70 grew on me. It's not a bad vehicle but I think I like the E53 better because of my experience with the E39. What's the first cousin?

Maybe the E53 is actually the E39's first cousin in theory, there are a lot of similarities, but also a number of differences so with the differences, other than the obvious, I kind of look at the E53 as 2nd cousin to the E39.

I have not spend much time in the E53, but I am starting to like my E70 although there is a lot to get used to on the E70, it is like a VERY distant cousin twice removed from the E46/E39/E53, however, I think I like the E70. A bit much on the technology, but as long as it all works and does not break, life is good!

[Ozer]

Here is the post that had the same issue as mine and he states it was on drivers side.
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-no-crank.html
Either case.. i should be ok with leaving this 4 gauge ground wire and it should be ok yes?

Update for anyone who has this issue in the future:

As stated before, the ground was the issue so adding a chassis ground solved the no crank issue. Turns out the battery was pretty drained out so i charged it overnight and got it load tested, it tested good so nothing is wrong with the battery.
The AutoZone employee also tested the alternator and said one part passed but other part didn't. I'm not sure what those parts mean but basically i was told the alternator wasn't charging the battery like it should be. No issues since all that and it starts right up. Maybe i will need to get the alternator rebuilt at some point if this happens again.
Next step is to replace the original ground wire when i have some time.