The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 453 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Painting My E30 Blue, Continued Re: [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? Re: [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? Re: [E36] How much torque for RSM? (was: Clanking got worse ...) Re: Adding Ipod to X3 with Nav (no subject) Re: Re: Carfax Help
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:04:55 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Painting My E30 Blue, Continued Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/8/04 1:20 AM, "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I found the color. My first car was a 1970 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. > With some web searching, I've discovered that it was: > > Fiat #426 Francia (French) Blue > 1970, 1971, 1972 US and European 124 Sport Coupes and Spyders > http://www.fiatspider.de/c_BS.htm > http://www.fiatspider.de/124BS10033362.jpg That's French Racing Blue, the traditional national colour in the days before race cars became sponsor coloured, cf. British Racing Green etc. The French V12 Matra F1 cars of the late sixties wore this colour. (They also sounded like Gabriel's own trumpet.) You'll also see it on vintage racing Bugattis. IIRC American cars were white, German silver, Italian red (of course). > Perfect for my '90 325i 2 door, eh? Hey it's essentially the same as Laguna Seca Blue, and if it's good enough for an E46 M3... Neil 96 M3 - Arctic Silver, thank you very much ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:12:49 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the replies everyone! Much appreciated. I drove past some exhaust place today and decided to pop in. They put the car on a lift and found that the left rubber mount had worked itself loose and they tightened it down. Now there's far less play in the exhaust but I can still hear something... grr. Must be a matter of adjustment though, this definitely helped, I think it just needs a bit more work. I'll have a closer look myself on the weekend. Best regards, Pavel On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:47:37 -0500, Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A common rattle is the heat shield around the top of the 'y' pipe where the > O2 sensor is located. You can just remove this part with no issues. > > Chris B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pavel Tcholakov > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? > > I think it's the exhaust hitting against something - thanks for > pointing that out, didn't even cross my mind. (Doh!) The car is > lowered approx 1.5" at the rear, either that has changed the spacing > or I hit the exhaust on something and some of the rubber supports have > displaced/torn. If I shake the exhaust tip left-to-right by hand, I > hear something very similar to what I hear inside the car. > > Otherwise I'm confident it's not the jack or stuff in the boot, though > point taken about perceived location of sound - could be deceiving. > It's not pads either, the current set has been there for almost a year > now. > > Cheers, > Pavel > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 15:23:16 GMT From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is typically a problem on lowered cars. -----Original Message----- From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:12:49 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? Thanks for the replies everyone! Much appreciated. I drove past some exhaust place today and decided to pop in. They put the car on a lift and found that the left rubber mount had worked itself loose and they tightened it down. Now there's far less play in the exhaust but I can still hear something... grr. Must be a matter of adjustment though, this definitely helped, I think it just needs a bit more work. I'll have a closer look myself on the weekend. Best regards, Pavel On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:47:37 -0500, Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A common rattle is the heat shield around the top of the 'y' pipe where the > O2 sensor is located. You can just remove this part with no issues. > > Chris B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pavel Tcholakov > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? > > I think it's the exhaust hitting against something - thanks for > pointing that out, didn't even cross my mind. (Doh!) The car is > lowered approx 1.5" at the rear, either that has changed the spacing > or I hit the exhaust on something and some of the rubber supports have > displaced/torn. If I shake the exhaust tip left-to-right by hand, I > hear something very similar to what I hear inside the car. > > Otherwise I'm confident it's not the jack or stuff in the boot, though > point taken about perceived location of sound - could be deceiving. > It's not pads either, the current set has been there for almost a year > now. > > Cheers, > Pavel > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:38:04 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [E36] How much torque for RSM? (was: Clanking got worse ...) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On a related note, what is the correct torque for the rear shock mounts? Any hints on how to grip the shock rod if it is round all the way would be very useful too! Hopefully it's all sorted out now. I went back today as the noise was still there, and they found the sump protection plate had bent and was hitting against the gearbox. Straightened out. Still a small plasticky rattle from the rear, but that could be anything. Cheers, Pavel - now with a (somewhat) quieter car. On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 15:23:16 GMT, Marc Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is typically a problem on lowered cars. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:12:49 +0200 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? > > Thanks for the replies everyone! Much appreciated. > > I drove past some exhaust place today and decided to pop in. They put > the car on a lift and found that the left rubber mount had worked > itself loose and they tightened it down. Now there's far less play in > the exhaust but I can still hear something... grr. Must be a matter of > adjustment though, this definitely helped, I think it just needs a bit > more work. I'll have a closer look myself on the weekend. > > Best regards, > Pavel > > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:47:37 -0500, Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A common rattle is the heat shield around the top of the 'y' pipe where the > > O2 sensor is located. You can just remove this part with no issues. > > > > Chris B. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pavel Tcholakov > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:24 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Clanking got worse after new rear shock mounts? > > > > I think it's the exhaust hitting against something - thanks for > > pointing that out, didn't even cross my mind. (Doh!) The car is > > lowered approx 1.5" at the rear, either that has changed the spacing > > or I hit the exhaust on something and some of the rubber supports have > > displaced/torn. If I shake the exhaust tip left-to-right by hand, I > > hear something very similar to what I hear inside the car. > > > > Otherwise I'm confident it's not the jack or stuff in the boot, though > > point taken about perceived location of sound - could be deceiving. > > It's not pads either, the current set has been there for almost a year > > now. > > > > Cheers, > > Pavel > > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:49:12 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Cordone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Adding Ipod to X3 with Nav Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marc- I'll give the Dension Icelink a general plug anyday - it's an excellent product. I'm not sure if they've provided a workaround for your Nav issue, but if they have it's probably the best iPod/OEM audio integration available. There are third party CD players available that plug into the OEM connector and provide an extra audio AUX port. You'd need install a switch in the cabin to select between the sources, and the factory head unit wouldn't be able to control the iPod playback. --SC --- Marc Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Anyone come up with a way to set up an extra Aux > port? Any positive experiences with the leading > third party products from Soundgate/Denison? > > Marc Plante > E36M3/4 60k > Vienna, VA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:11:38 -0800 (PST) From: John G Schwegmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a '94 E36 325is with about 102.8K miles on it. I've been experiencing some electrical issues that I can't quite pin down. First, the chimes have all but stopped working... no big deal there, but other "dashboard" related issues are creeping up. The airbag light is on (fault code checked and it needs a "module" replaced @ ~$230 + labor.) I've also noticed a sound coming from the dash or firewall area that sounds a lot like an electrical short... a clicking on, off, on, off sort of sound. In the engine bay it sounds like it might be coming from near the brake fluid reservoir. I hear this noise while the car is parked, not running, but the key in the “accessory” position. No fan running, radio is off…. Very strange. The car runs fine and was just in the local indie BMW shop for an oil change (and that stupid airbag idiot light.) The mechanics didn’t notice any electrical issues, but I might want to have them inspect things when I get that module replaced for the airbag(s). Anyone have an idea what’s going on and/or how bad a problem this might be? Thanks.... Jay Schwegmann 94 325is 95 318i 74 914 2.0 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:01:41 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> there are a bunch of relays in the fuse box that are probably the source of your clicking. Check the voltage on the battery, if it's less than 13v with the car on then your battery is going (should be close to 14), could be the alternator too. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John G Schwegmann Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] I have a '94 E36 325is with about 102.8K miles on it. I've been experiencing some electrical issues that I can't quite pin down. First, the chimes have all but stopped working... no big deal there, but other "dashboard" related issues are creeping up. The airbag light is on (fault code checked and it needs a "module" replaced @ ~$230 + labor.) I've also noticed a sound coming from the dash or firewall area that sounds a lot like an electrical short... a clicking on, off, on, off sort of sound. In the engine bay it sounds like it might be coming from near the brake fluid reservoir. I hear this noise while the car is parked, not running, but the key in the accessory position. No fan running, radio is off. Very strange. The car runs fine and was just in the local indie BMW shop for an oil change (and that stupid airbag idiot light.) The mechanics didnt notice any electrical issues, but I might want to have them inspect things when I get that module replaced for the airbag(s). Anyone have an idea whats going on and/or how bad a problem this might be? Thanks.... Jay Schwegmann 94 325is 95 318i 74 914 2.0 Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:33:34 -0600 From: "Dewig, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I had a rash of odd electrical issues (intermittant idiot lights, sensors, brake lights burning out swiftly etc.) it turned out to be the alternator. I switched that out, and had perfect electrical performance again. A low voltage may cause an intermittant relay, but the battery may be the culprit in this case. Just a thought. Mike DeWig -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John G Schwegmann Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] I have a '94 E36 325is with about 102.8K miles on it. I've been experiencing some electrical issues that I can't quite pin down. First, the chimes have all but stopped working... no big deal there, but other "dashboard" related issues are creeping up. The airbag light is on (fault code checked and it needs a "module" replaced @ ~$230 + labor.) I've also noticed a sound coming from the dash or firewall area that sounds a lot like an electrical short... a clicking on, off, on, off sort of sound. In the engine bay it sounds like it might be coming from near the brake fluid reservoir. I hear this noise while the car is parked, not running, but the key in the "accessory" position. No fan running, radio is off.... Very strange. The car runs fine and was just in the local indie BMW shop for an oil change (and that stupid airbag idiot light.) The mechanics didn't notice any electrical issues, but I might want to have them inspect things when I get that module replaced for the airbag(s). Anyone have an idea what's going on and/or how bad a problem this might be? Thanks.... Jay Schwegmann 94 325is 95 318i 74 914 2.0 Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:20:45 -0500 From: "Donald McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Carfax Help Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Would anyone with Carfax be willing to check this VIN: WBADN5345XGC92650 TIA, Don McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) **********
