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. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute this message or its contents or enclosures to any other person and any such actions may be unlawful. Ball reserves the right to monitor and review all messages and enclosures sent to or from this email address. 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, 12 Nov 2008 18:08:24 -0800 From: Bob Sutterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 325is - cut-out at 5k rpm Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It yearns to be an eta. -- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:40:35 -0500 From: marshall lytle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Yen, Eugene' [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 325is - cut-out at 5k rpm Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My money is on a bad air flow meter. Seen this symptom many times with the same fix. Pop the cover, clean the contact surface of the pot with an eraser, then test with ohmmeter iaw the bently procedure. If the resistance curve is not smooth...get a new airflow meter. Or just get a new airflow meter now and skip the testing. Marshall -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yen, Eugene Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:12 PM To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: [UUC] E30 325is - cut-out at 5k rpm Hello all, I'm a long-time lurker, first-time poster. I have a 1990 325is track/autocross car with a problem: Under high load (accelerator floored), the engine will occasionally cut-out at around 5000 rpm. The cut-out is abrupt, like turning the ignition off. It lasts less than a second, and then the engine resumes revving to the redline. When the cut-out occurs, the tach needle drops abruptly, and then the needle bounces back when the engine starts again. Also, the Check Engine light flashes when the cut-out occurs, but no fault code is logged. I've replaced the fuel pump relay and the main relay, and I tried swapping in a known good DME. None of these things fixed the problem. Where should I look next? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Eugene This message and any enclosures are intended only for the addressee. Please notify the sender by email if you are not the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute this message or its contents or enclosures to any other person and any such actions may be unlawful. Ball reserves the right to monitor and review all messages and enclosures sent to or from this email address. 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com -- Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:04:12 -0400 From: Bill Bauman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E46 Gauges gone wild Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] About 75 miles into a 350 mile trip on Sunday, my instrument cluster decided it didn't want to show me what was going on. The cruise was set at 80 and I heard a warning chime. I looked down and all the idiot lights were on and the speedo and tach were at zero. Then everything came back on. The seatbelt light was on and I had to unbuckle and re-buckle to get it to go off. The clock was no longer displaying time and the trip odometer reset itself. Anyone ever hear of this happening before? Thanks, Bill Bauman '04 330i ZHP -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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or 5w30. Following this treatment, I will be using a full synthetic 5w40, probably amsoil european car formula. Extreme cold temperatures are not an issue, the car is in FL. The car is driven on average 20 miles per day so doesn't spend long at operating temperature. Based on all of these factors, should I go with 5w30 or 10w40 for this 'auto-rx' process? -- Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:01:25 -0400 From: KMS - Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: aaron b [EMAIL PROTECTED], uuc Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: non-synthetic oil - 10w40 or 5w30 in an M54? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aaron b wrote: (this was all under the previous owner) The car is an e46 330i, M54 engine, and has 40,000 miles on it. it had oil changes at 12k, 28k, and 37k. It went from 12,000 miles to 28,000 miles on the same oil over a period of 18 months. The car is fine. Move to a 7500 mile oil change interval with a quality synthetic oil and you won't have any issues. It's too early for sludge buildup to be more than superficial and what is in there will get removed by regular oil changes. Brett Anderson KMS -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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apologize for needing to revisit last winter's issues based on my laziness... Regards, Paul Craven 1991 M5 - rough but steady idle 1999 528iTm - all over the map Desoto, KS USA 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, 16 Jan 2008 13:30:37 -0600 From: Bill Proud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Uucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Cc: Senior Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Wind deflector F S Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not mine , seems cheap ...fits Z4 http://nashville.craigslist.org/pts/541171988.html Bill P -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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PROTECTED] To: [uucdigest] bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: OT commuter special Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/The-last-Concept-Sky-Commuter-aircraft-in-Existence_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26428QQihZ012QQitemZ220188946461QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW -- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:03:43 -0600 (CST) From: Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E53 interior temp controller Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The temp controller (heat,a/c) in my wife's X5 has been acting up... sometimes completely dark, other times lit but no fan and half the functions do nothing. Just now yanked it from the dash to re-seat the connectors, and now it's lit but no buttons do anyting. It's dead, Jim. Label reads: BMW 64.11 - 6 916 648 HW:65 K:10 SW:63(P) EEI:36 CI:03 Preh90025-103/0002 SER: - NR:01430355 KW 3/2002 Anybody got any thoughts? Anybody know where I can get a re-man unit? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 104K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 70K, bone stock -- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:33:14 -0600 (CST) From: Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36 LR wheel bearing revisited Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recall a few weeks before the Holidays I took my E36 to a (new to me) local guy here in Tampa to replace my LR wheel bearing... and that dude couldn't get it out and instead recommended I replace everything (trailing arm, half-shaft, hub, etc). I had him put everything back together, gave him $250 for his trouble, and got the h3ll out of there. Drove it for another few weeks... ... until this past Thursday, where I gave Rennen Imports (advise from John Sabatini) a try. I'm told it took two hours of heating hammering before they gave up and took the whole assembly to their press... which I understand bent significantly before... BAM!... she released. HA! They had to re-thread the end of the shaft, but other than that no worse for wear. A little closer inspection this morning finds, however, they missed re-attaching the exhaust hangers towards the middle (by the cats). Little crap like that bugs me... but at the end of the day, at least they persevered and got the job done. Many thanks to John for the tip! - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 104K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 70K, bone stock -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Front Bump Stop Replacement (with Koni SA) I'm afraid I already know the answer but... Is there any way to replace the front bump stops without having to remove the strut assembly and then the spring? I really hate to have to do all the same work associated with swapping suspension without actually swapping it. What a buzz kill. I can see this quickly escalating from a $15 part replacement to a wholesale changeover to a coilover setup just because... Thanks, Matt 1994 325is (SCCA DS -- SCCA DSP -- BMWCCA SpecE36 ?) 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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01 740i did that (not limited to winter... anytime on startup after sitting for several hours), and I've heard numerous other V8s do that on cold start up. Like Marco said, I wouldn't worry about it unless it takes a long time to stop ticking. Andy Ex 01 740i 01 525iT -- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:19:38 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (UUC Digest) Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah, I keep forgetting that not everyone takes my snide remarks as intended, without being shown the proper emoticon. FWIW, my 325i has been doing just fine for years with my ITG filter. It was not in the test. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:03:34 -0500 From: Vic Maslanka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (UUC Digest) Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scott, next time add the /sarcasm/ tags. Vic -- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:31:37 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (UUC Digest) Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] De fault with Scott should be obvious by now, dontcha think? Scott Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:27:58 -0800 From: John Coffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'UUC Digest' bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's that the default setting for Scott? ;) -- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:45:34 -0500 From: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN filter myth Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 1/2/08 9:52 PM, Peter Glaskowsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, I read the data to show that the KN filter was very bad at filtering, but very good at passing air when clean, which is a sensible combination. However were that the sole basis, the ideal filter would simply consist of a large hole. Seems to me that the sine qua non of a filter is that, well, it filter. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 05 Mini- Cooper S with LSD -- Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:13:02 -0800 (PST) From: P Kroon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN filter myth Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Neil, Not to get into an internet feud, but to take your arguement to the opposite extreme, if the sole basis of a filter was to filter out ALL particules, then the ideal filter would simply consist of a solid piece of metal with nano-sized openings sized to all O2 atoms through only. Obviously there are trade-offs when designing a filter much like virtually every other part in a car. It is not like the KN filter doesn't filter at all. Where one draws the line is a matter of design choice. Accipe Hoc :) -Paul 02 X5 - Original Message From: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2008 4:45:34 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Here's one for you folks that still cling to the KN filter myth on 1/2/08 9:52 PM, Peter Glaskowsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, I read the data to show that the KN filter was very bad at filtering, but very good at passing air when clean, which is a sensible combination. However were that the sole basis, the ideal filter would simply consist of a large hole. Seems to me that the sine qua non of a filter is that, well, it filter. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 05 Mini- Cooper S with LSD 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 Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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should go ahead and change the ATF rather than wait until 100K as BMW recommends. Is that still the conventional wisdom? Thanks! Bailey -- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:58:41 -0500 From: Gary Derian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: GM Automatic Maintenance Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're 30K late, so get with it grin. The fluid may be expensive, though. I think Brett has claimed you can use any good quality synthetic, but mixing them is another matter, and its impossible to get all the old fluid out. Gary Derian Sorry for the cross-post, but my wife's 2004 X3 has almost 60K on it and we want to keep it for at least five more years. I'm thinking that I should go ahead and change the ATF rather than wait until 100K as BMW recommends. Is that still the conventional wisdom? Thanks! Bailey -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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-- Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:57:50 -0500 From: Dean Havie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Paging Matt! Looking for a car??? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Matt (you asked for it!), one of the list subscribers (Alex) passed me a message from you today regarding you looking for a track car. I have such animal and would like to talk offline. Here are some details to make your mouth water. Here is a maint/mod list off the top of my head. I do have complete maint records going back to about 1993. And as I said before, you know who has maintained the car. 1987 BMW 325is - Bronzit Beige metallic 155k - odo SS brake lines (All 6 - inner and outer) Metal caliper guide sleeves (F/R) Ireland Engineering 25mm front and 19mm rear sway bar Turner Motorsports metal engine and trans mounts Falken Azenis (195-60/14) - new Hawk HT10 front rear pads - new Urethane front and rear shock mounts Ireland Engineering Stage-3 race Springs Tokito (sp?) HD shocks Group 'N' rear subframe mounts Ireland Engineering brake backing plates w/ 3 ducts to the fog lights New OE clutch Sparco shift nob (no short shifter) Front and rear shock tower brace Lincoln locker diff, 3 brake ducts Front and rear strut braces 3 degree racing camber plates Simpson 5-pt 3 competition harness new h2o pump, new radiator upgraded head bolts Stable Energies harness bar PS AC components removed New fuel pump (front) Steering wheel lock delete Power steering delete Probably a few other things that I'm missing. Dean Haverkampf (dean at haverkampf dot com) Grayslake, IL -- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:54:28 -0400 From: Stan Jackson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 Timing Belt Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess we are talking Quantum physics here, because this was an interference engine ... Stan From: Ed MacVaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are talking Newton's laws here, Two items occupying the same space at the same time. If the particular VW engine was of an interference design, where the valves work in the same space in which the piston travels, the engine cannot turn over with no belt without valve damage. An E30 six cylinder engine is clearly an interference engine and the belt cannot break with the engine turning over, whether under its own power or spun by the starter, without damage resulting to one or more valves and/or the piston. Ed Stan Jackson Jr. wrote: Not certain, but pretty sure it was the 16 valve motor. Stan -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.1/1079 - Release Date: 10/19/2007 5:10 AM -- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:02:21 -0400 From: Donald McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Diesels Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett The exhaust emissions process sounds interesting - will we need to ask for a refill of urea when we refuel with diesel or can we just piss in the tank? Don plain text Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:53:37 -0400 From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Diesels Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Was at a BIMRS training seminar last week and BMW NA dropped by with a 335d for us to drool over. http://wardsauto.com/ar/bmw_diesel_us/ FYI -- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:57:37 -0400 From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Donald McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED], UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Diesels Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, pissing in the tank is not an option because you won't be able to get to the filler... they're likely to be refilled from underneath the vehicle. The urea tanks (2 per vehicle) are supposed to last for the same interval as the oil change (18K in BMWs book?). If you ignore the warnings and the urea runs out, you will not be able to start the car. So... if you're stranded with a car that won't start, drink lots of water and climb underneath. Brett Anderson KMS Donald McMahon wrote: Brett The exhaust emissions process sounds interesting - will we need to ask for a refill of urea when we refuel with diesel or can we just piss in the tank? -- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:14:24 -0500 From: Bill Proud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED], Donald McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED], UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Diesels Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] but ONLY if you can piss upwards while drunk !! .. Beepee - Original Message - From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Donald McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Diesels Well, pissing in the tank is not an option because you won't be able to get to the filler... they're likely to be refilled from underneath the vehicle. The urea tanks (2 per vehicle) are supposed to last for the same interval as the oil change (18K in BMWs book?). If you ignore the warnings and the urea runs out, you will not be able to start the car. So... if you're stranded with a car that won't start, drink lots of water and climb underneath. Brett Anderson KMS Donald McMahon wrote: Brett The exhaust emissions process sounds interesting - will we need to ask for a refill of urea when we refuel with diesel or can we just piss in the tank? 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1049 - Release Date: 10/4/2007 8:59 AM 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1049 - Release Date: 10/4/2007 8:59 AM 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 -- BMW CCA Club Racing SCCA NER e36 325is #35 JP/ITE -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1049 - Release Date: 10/4/2007 8:59 AM -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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, 2007 09:23 To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Cc: Senior Digest Subject: Re: [UUC] Kollidge Kar (?? WOB??) Great car for a new driver too. In a 325e [s]he won't be the first to the scene of the accident. 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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with 4-5/32, rears with one RE750 at wear bars and one BFG GForce Sport with very little wear as it was a replacement for a flat. Better tire overall than the RE750. Ask $345. Or will take $750. for all 8 wheels and four tires. pls reply privately, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Barry -- Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 19:32:51 -0400 From: M540 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Mechanic/PPI Recommendation: North Atlanta Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All: I just wanted to pass this along in case it helps anyone now or down the road in an archive search. Last week I had John Anderson of Bavarian Mobile Works (http://www.bavarianmobileworks.com/index.html) perform a pre-purchase inspection for me on an E46 sedan in the Roswell/N. Atlanta area. I found his name highly recommended in other BMW forums and can now add my own praises to his resume. Although he is willing to do PPIs on-site when cars cannot be moved, in this case he worked closely with the selling dealer to get the car to his shop where he charged me a pre-agreed upon two hours labor for a very thorough inspection. He caught little details (ex: very slightly defective audio speakers) that I'd have not caught in person and was enormously helpful, available, and professional throughout. If I lived in that area, John would be my mechanic. I never actually was able to visit his shop, but the dealer said it was packed with BMWs and Porsches and he looked to be staying very busy. No affiliation beyond being a very happy customer... Kevin -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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.. -- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:30:30 -0500 From: Jenny Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fuerst Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 barrel connectors Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris, you can buy a kit of these from BMW. They sell lengths of wire with the connector attached, ready for splicing. I don't have a part number, but I'm sure a good parts dude at the dealer has dealt with them before and can dig up the number in quick order. Jenny Morgan On Apr 20, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Fuerst Chris wrote: Does anyone know where to source the e30/e36 barrel connectors as shown in the photos below? My washer fluid connector is shot and I'd like to put new rubbery connectors on instead of splicing/hacking the old brittle ones that lead to the wire breaking off in the first place. If not I'll strip them down a bit and solder/heatshrink. These look like they could be used in many other areas like the coolant level sensor plug and the fan as shown. http://members.roadfly.org/kowached/e30m3-fan-03.jpg http://members.roadfly.org/kowached/e30m3-fan-04.jpg http://members.roadfly.org/kowached/e30m3-fan-10.jpg http://members.roadfly.org/kowached/e30m3-fan-12.jpg Maybe an inner circle member can help me out. Thanks, Chris 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: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:19:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fuerst Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 barrel connectors Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GREAT! I was about to go search through my site and find the path to those pictures and reply, but alas, you've beat me to it! Awesome! I'm glad my site was of help to someone. :) That gives me motivation to actually finally finish the site and all my writeups. ...especially the one for the infamous sunroof inner cover sliding around and not moving back those few inches when the sunroof is vent-tilted I'm too detail-oriented (read: perfectionist) and it takes me forever to finish this stuff. I'll just have to trim down on the details, I *guess* you guys are smart enough to figure it out. ;) Brian - Original Message From: Fuerst Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:47:29 AM Subject: Re: [UUC] E36 barrel connectors Here: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-43315.html Kowached posted: P/N's for the $8 fix (Crevier BMW pricing): -Repair Leads: 61-13-0-007-441 Cable Socket (x3) $2.40 each -Repair Plug (if you need it): 61-13-1-378-410 Plug Terminal (x1) $0.80 Also: http://www.bmw-m.net/digest/Archive_2006_03_digest_4660-4712/digest4691. htm Brian Ruiz scribes Anyway, that wire with the molded connector is available under 61 13 0 007 441 CABLE SOCKET $3.18 list. The wire on each one is about 1.5feet long. The plastic wire snap thing is 61 13 1 378 402 7-PLUG TERMINAL $1.00 list at my dealer. http://www.brianruiz.net/e36/images/connector.jpg FYI, Thanks guys.. 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:10:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36 PS fluid capacity? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Getting set to flush my power steering (I have a new reservoir, and also hoses to same and a return pipe with cooling coils [existing is badly corroded, while I'm in there WTF]). I can find no place that tells me the capacity of the system. How much replacement fluid do I need? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 100K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 55K, bone stock -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. http://www.uucmotorwerks.com - End Original Message - -- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:52:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: OT Ferman BMW, Palm Harbor Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody got any service experience (good or bad) with Ferman BMW in Palm Harbor, Fl... please write me off-list. - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 99K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 60K, bone stock -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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? $30mm? $3mm? $300k? $30k? $3k? Do you spread it over your anticipated sales over the life of the model? How accurate do you think Aston's sales projections are/were when rolling out the DB9 - projections for the DB9, the Vantage, the DBS, over the next 5-7 years? It could be anything that the AM finance guys wanted. All of which goes to the point that using MANUFACTURING profitability to ascertain OVERALL profitability is a foolish game, Ben. Ben wrote: I get it that gross margin vs fully accounted profits are different know all the things that go into the development cost of something. If that's so, and if you don't know what the overall investment and amortization is for AM's RD (which you don't, because Ford has never disclosed it), then why did you state that AM was making $10k-$20k per vehicle? Ben wrote: if the contribution to the cost of a mass-produced truck or car is $1k (making up a number, tho it's not much higher or lower for a really big program which is high volume, say something which costs $1-$2B in investment to bring to market but sells on the order of 300-500k units/year) then it's possible that something selling 2 orders of magnitude less but requiring at least 1 order less money could cover those costs in a selling price which was 2-3x as much, esp if they were more efficient in their product development programs than giant places like GM or Ford or VW or even Toyota. --- Sure, on paper all of that makes sense. But what's true for a simple back of the envelope math is not necessarily true in the specific case of Aston Martin, Ben. Which is what I've (foolishly) been trying to point out all along. By your math, Jaguar would be profitable. By your math, Lamborghini would be profitable. By your math, Rolls Royce would be profitable. By your math, Maybach would be profitable. By your math, Bugatti would be profitable. By your math, hell, CHRYSLER and FORD would be profitable. Simply demonstrating that RD costs, amortized over the expected lifetime production of a vehicle line, constitutes only a percentage of that vehicle's selling price is both simplistic and misleading. Is it true? Of course it's true. But that leaves out everything else. * Bottom line - is Aston Martin profitable, on a stand-alone basis? I don't know. It could be. It could be significantly profitable. But it's wrong to arrive at that conclusion because you've arbitrarily concluded that each car sold is making profits of $10k-$20k a year. Vty, --Dennis -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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ugly valve near the exhaust manifold and it's connected, intact, and flexible as far as I can reach it. Any collective wisdom on the next thing to check? Is it just time for something like that to fail? Will anything else break if I leave it alone until warmer weather? Did it just freeze up? (car spends its days outside at work, and it's been hella cold lately) thanks for input! -- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:09:15 -0800 From: Peter Loron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: m52 trouble code advice? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At least on the E36 cars, the one-way valve into the exhaust manifold fails, allowing exhaust gas into the air pump. This eventually causes the pump to crap out. The pumps often are noisy (howling, vacuum cleaner, etc) as they progress to failure. The pump provides extra oxygen to the cats when starting up cold, helping to reduce emissions. Aside from whatever importance you place on reducing emissions from your car, if you need to pass an emissions check that pulls OBD-II codes, you'll need to get it fixed before your test. AFAIK, there's no harm past the emissions issues in leaving a dead pump in place. -Pete John Bolhuis wrote: The wife's '98 528i popped up with a P1421 and P1423 code - 2ndary air system bank 1 and 2ndary air system bank 1 flow too low codes as far as I can tell from googling around. I checked the little vacuum line from that big ugly valve near the exhaust manifold and it's connected, intact, and flexible as far as I can reach it. Any collective wisdom on the next thing to check? Is it just time for something like that to fail? Will anything else break if I leave it alone until warmer weather? Did it just freeze up? (car spends its days outside at work, and it's been hella cold lately) thanks for input! 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:44:37 -0600 From: Bill Proud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Uucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, Senior Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED], E9coupes BMW [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Euro Fest 2007 BMW build car Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tax write-off anyone ?? From another digest today .. Beepee Hello Peachtree BMW CCA members, Besides working for the BMW CCA Foundation, I am on the Euro Fest committee. If you are not familiar with Euro Fest, it is an event held every year at the BMW Manufacturing for all European and British cars. Last year, I believe there were around 500 cars of all makes displayed on the lawn outside the factory. Great event to go to if you love to see older cars (and some new cars as well). In 2006, the committee got a 1976 BMW 2002 which the Performance Center crew reworked, gave it a new paint job, new custom interior, etc. The car was raffled off to everyone with the proceeds going to the Red Cross. The group would like to get another car that could be used for the â?oEuro Build Carâ? for 2007. They would like to stick with a BMW since then the Performance Center would donate their time and funding to help restore the car, however, they are not opposed to looking at any European or British car. (This would mean having to find an outside source to restore the car â? possibly also having to find funding to support these costs with an outside source.) They would like to have some sort of a coupe this year, if possible â? a 6 series, 3.0CS, 2800CS, etc. They are hoping someone out there may be willing to donate a car for this project. Your donation would be to the Red Cross and could be a tax write off. They do have a very small budget for the car, which they could buy a car, but then it takes away from the budget to buy parts if BMW wonâ?Tt donate them. Also if possible, preferably a car that has minimal rust â? no gaping holes in the body and such. Some dents, bad paint, bad interior are ok since that would all probably be reworked. Preferably a whole car or very complete and if not running, close to running. So if you are interested and would like to talk to someone about your car to see if they would be interested (any BMW or other European/British cars) let me know. I can then get you in touch with the right people. Michael R. Mitchell Office Manager/Curator BMW Car Club of America Foundation 4001 Pelham Rd Suite 291 Greer, SC 29650 (864) 329-1919 www.bmwccafoundation.org -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. Suggestions? TIA. Chris - End Original Message - -- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:06:59 -0500 From: Dennis Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Dead battery Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Draw of the iPod adapter and radar detector is negligible (especially if they're OFF when the car is parked). As others have said, it's almost certainly a bad battery. Do a search of the archives if you want an OEM-equivalent replacement, or just go to your local Wal-Mart, Sears or auto parts store and buy the best battery that fits (should be less than $120). I'll bet your problems will be solved. Vty, --Dennis -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. I live in MD and we have a treadmill test. I'm trying to track down the problem and need some pointers on where to start. Here are the results. HCState Standards - .9 GPM Inspection Readings - 1.6 GPM Failed COState Standards - 20.00 GPM Inspection Readings - 43.34 GPM Failed As you can see, it failed pretty bad. The car has 132k miles with no drivability issues that I know of (wife drives it daily). I did the stomp test looking for codes and got none. As I understand it, the high HC is an indicator of unburnt fuel. So what is the first thing I should check for? Intake leaks? O2 sensor? Coolant temp sensor? I hoping the cat is OK and it is fairly simple to track down. Thanks for any help. -- Stephen P. Nash Nash Floor Company 5040 Boiling Brook Parkway Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-0004 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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is good ride control, comfort, and durability. So far the car has gotten new front struts, strut mounts, and sway bar links. I'm planning to replace thrust rods and control arms. This raises two questions: 1) control arms: The car has the alu control arms. I notice other E34s had steel. I'm aware of the advantages of aluminum for performance purposes, but for a dedicated street car is the alu worth the extra cost? Are there any changes in geometry that would be relevant? No real advantage to the aluminum arms for the usage you've described. 2) thrust arm bushings: I've read that the E34 M5 parts are the way to go for enthusiast cars. Are they also the smart choice for a street car or is it stock or perhaps the 750i bushings? 750 bushings will work fine. Some like the M5 bushings but they may transmit a bit more noise. If the ball joints on the thrust arms are good, you can pull the arms and have the new bushings pressed in locally. Good way to save some money. You can do the same with the control arms. Lemfoerder parts are preferred for durablity. Also good to check the steering box for lash and check the tie rods, center link and pitman arms. www.bmwe34.net has a good overview of all this. You may also want to inspect the rear control links (aka dogbones) if you haven't already. They are the typical wear item in the rear of the car. Cheers! Jeff 90 535i -- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:49:07 -0800 From: David Dee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Strange starting problem Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Something odd has happened to my '90 535i E34. This is what has happened over the last few days. I'm not sure if these are connected or if they're coincidences, but I'm including it all to be complete incase it makes sense to someone. The car lives outside in the driveway. A few days ago we had an extra cold (for us) overnight temperature of -11 C. (12 F). In the morning the battery was low and the car wouldn't crank over fast enough to start, so gave it a boost with the battery charger and it fired right up. It's an old battery and I just took that as an indication that it was getting time to replace it. Everything was fine for the rest of the day. Overnight was only a couple of degrees below freezing. The next morning the car started fine and everything was AOK all day with several starts and stops. Again, overnight was only a couple of degrees below freezing Third morning the morning the battery was stone dead, almost like something had been left on all night. Charged it, jumped it and the engine would crank over endlessly, but wouldn't fire. Checked everything I could think of. Seemed to be getting fuel (and tank is full), but no spark. Checked the computer for codes, only 1444. Disconnected and reconnected all the connections I could find and no change. Checked the computer well for water (been bitten by that one before) but it's dry. Fuses all OK. Front and back. All the relays seem to work properly. Voltages were 14.5 on charge and 12 on battery. Ohmmeter on position sensors, one at 600 ohms (bellhousing) other (crank) 460 ohms. Replaced the crank sensor with a new one, just in case. Still the same. (Did I mention that It's not fun working on this in the driveway in the snow?) OK, now is where it gets weird... found this by accident. If I crank the engine without the charger or jumpers attached until the point where the lights are barely glowing and and the starter is virtually on its last slow growling chug, the engine will fire! Unfortunately it won't keep running for more than a few seconds since as soon as the alternator kicks in and the voltage rises, (I can see the lights brighten) it immediately stops. This behaviour is completely repeatable. I've heard of electronics that won't work when the voltage is below spec, but not the other way around. This one seems to only be working when the voltage is around 8 (not measured, just guessing) or fewer volts. So, can anyone think of anything that would cause it to react like this? David -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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:10 -0800 (PST) From: Jim Bassett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Source for E36 OEM halfshafts? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, October 31, 2006 5:19 am, Michael Gilbert said: Hi folks, I was wondering if anybody had a good source for halfshafts for an E36 325is (1993). TIA. I've had good luck using Bimmerparts.com They have 'em: http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/zygmunt/wizard.jsp?partner=zygmuntclientid=bimmerparts.combaseurl=http://www.bimmerparts.com/cookieid=1XM0UZQO11XM0UZWMFyear=1993make=BMmodel=325-IS-002category=Kpart=Axle+Assembly or: http://tinyurl.com/yzqfso Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP - not a source for halfshafts :-) -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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/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, 28 Sep 2006 20:35:36 -0400 From: Karl Zemlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Repairing ellipsoid h'lights (E34 525iA) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Except only factory lights fit in an E34, unless you make something yourself. Gary Derian Which has been done. If you're interested and can't find it in the archives, let me know. I know the guy who put E-code Hellas in an E-34. ;-) Karl '94 525 touring Bright Eyes -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/457 - Release Date: 9/26/2006 -- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:03:17 -0400 From: m3 drvr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: e90 330i impressions misc. ramblings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At the end of the day, idrive is the worst of the new cars that have it (i.e. MB, Audi, etc) and even those companies should think of something new. Clyde 98 M3/4 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: [UUC] e90 330i impressions misc. ramblings Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:50:53 -0700 Neil, I only partly agree that iDrive was not necessary. It was not necessary as long as cars continued to have the same controls and functionality that they've had for the last 20+ years. The problem is that BMW feels that their cars need to offer drivers more gizmos and features so that they're better than the competition. There is only so much real estate on the dash, so they need to make fewer controls do more things. But like you said, it's not what you do, it's how you do it. There was a time when BMWs were a model of ergonomic efficiency, so that the driver's attention could remain on the road. The added complication of the controls, iDrive or otherwise, means that the driver's attention is elsewhere, which is not safe. Or maybe they just figure that if they surround the cabin's occupants with every imaginable airbag, it is OK for them to have a few more accidents? Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:57:45 -0400 From: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: e90 330i impressions misc. ramblings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip The Active Steering option, which strikes me as yet another BMW solution to a problem nobody was having - iDrive anyone? - does have an electronic control unit. BTW, I see nothing wrong with electronic assist. It's not what you do, it's how you do it. snip 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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the batteries, resulting in truly zero emissions for the fueling up. Charging it from the electricity grid does not require new power plants and does not cause more blackouts, because almost all charging happens at night when the electricity is abundantly available due to low demand, rates drop to 5c per kWh between midnight and 7 AM due to this, so the efficiency leads to an even lower cost for fuel of approximately 2c/mi. Think of it this way: at today's gas prices you would need a car with 150 MPG to get the same fuel cost per mile as electric. Oh, and if you think that these are sort of golf carts then you are mistaken - I am talking about normal sedans and light trucks, that are allowed to use the Carpool lane and toll bridges for free on the Freeway with one occupant due to being ZEV. One of the things I love about an EV is that I do not feel guilty over making a few short trips, like groceries and picking up or dropping off someone, because the motor does not have a warm-up phase in which it emits far more than when it is warm. Short trips in a petrol car will create a lot of pollution in the first mile of driving. The EV is just as clean in the first mile as in any other: zero tail-pipe emissions. Last important thing to keep in mind - petrol vehicles get dirtier when they get older, due to wear on the emission components. Electric vehicles' source of emissions is the smokestack of the power plant. The few power plants are much easier to clean up than the millions of cars. The restrictions and filtering requirements on power plants are increased about every year. In California only 3% of the power (of PGE) is produced using coal for example, more and more renewable energy is used. This makes the EV pollution go down every year, contrary to the conventional car. BTW - my second Electric Vehicle has 2 wheels and 90% of the time I am pedaling the 20 miles commute. 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/401 - Release Date: 7/26/2006 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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of shiny aluminum PitPal racks and shelves for fuel jugs, oil, chemicals, tie-down hanger, etc..., including fold down table unit on side door. -8' wide countertop at front, with two draw vanity sized cabinet in the center for storage. -Two Craftsman rolling toolboxes (each with worksurface on top) that slide under the countertop on either side of center unit. These lock in place for transport. -Four foot wide side door, (an option) wide enough to load golf-cart or ATV without unloading car. -Carpeted floor with diamondplate tire pads. -Four new/recent tires. -New set of heavy duty tie-downs. Will consider delivery in the Northeast or meet buyer part way. First $6000.00 or closest offer takes it. Wife's medical condition forces a quick sale. (Also have an RX-7 ITS roadrace car for sale too. More on that to follow.) Please respond directly, off list. Thanks Steve O. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Weimer __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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, 28 Jun 2006 19:53:19 -0400 From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: [WOB] Employment opportunity at KMS Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KMS is looking for an experienced technician. BMW experience is preferred, but is not required. Race fabrication skills would be a benefit, but also are not required. Applicants should be able to perform at least basic diagnosis, have an understanding of electronics and be able to perform basic mechanical repairs unsupervised. Applicant will need to be able to talk to our customers and explain repairs to them when required. The ideal applicant will be well motivated and have an interest in all aspects of BMW vehicles. The regular service work at KMS is often punctuated by race car fabrication and custom conversions, to help keep things interesting. To aid the technician, KMS has factory diagnostic equipment along with state of the art aftermarket diagnostic equipment. Our shop has the latest Hunter wheel alignment system, Hunter TC3500 tyre changer and Hunter RoadForce wheel balancer. We also have a full complement of BMW special tools and daily access to the factory repair/technical web site. KMS is a computer age shop with computers available for the technicians to access any and all information they need. Applicants should be familiar with Windows operating systems. Pay scale is commensurate with experience level. Applicants should be in good health and able to relocate to the Cleveland, Ohio area. This position offers a very good chance of advancement as KMS grows. Please pass this email on to anyone that you feel may be interested. Sorry for the WOB Brett Anderson KMS-Koala Motorsport www.bmwdiffs.com (440) 564 7574 9988 Kinsman Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (Near Cleveland) -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. There is a brass extension on the top of the can. Is this the sight glass? If so, I don't see how bubbles will be visible with this approach. Symptoms which illicit the questions are an intermittent operation and occasional noise from the compressor area. -Kevin This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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with LSD additive, and Redline 75w140 seems to work nicely. I have noticed that the Redline stuff gets really dark on tracked cars after 15k on them, though. -- Kazuto Okayasu Administrative Computing Services University of California, Irvine -- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 17:59:43 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E46M3 trans and diff fluid recommendations Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 04.06.2006 19:53:06 Westeuropäische Sommerzeit, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Any high quality synthetic should work fine. For warm weather, MTL may work better than ATF. Gary Derian .. Hi All, I use Redline's ATF-D4 fluid in my 5sp e36 323i. I also heard that MTL might also work. I really did not like how long one has to wait between shifts. Esp cold shifts. Once the car/trans was warm, I had no trouble. But I would stickwith Redline's ATFD4. I have to park my car outside and that first few minutes of driving I must be able to shift. I am curious IF anyone uses Mobil-1s Synthetic ATF??? I think its even more viscous at low temps. Any feedback??? Bye David -- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:55:41 -0400 From: Gary Derian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E46M3 trans and diff fluid recommendations Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ATF has a specific viscosity and it the thinnest oil used on a car. Its pretty much a straight 10W oil. In my E34M5 I use Mobil 1 ATF with some molybdenum disulfide mixed in. It works great. Gary Derian Any high quality synthetic should work fine. For warm weather, MTL may work better than ATF. Gary Derian .. Hi All, I use Redline's ATF-D4 fluid in my 5sp e36 323i. I also heard that MTL might also work. I really did not like how long one has to wait between shifts. Esp cold shifts. Once the car/trans was warm, I had no trouble. But I would stickwith Redline's ATFD4. I have to park my car outside and that first few minutes of driving I must be able to shift. I am curious IF anyone uses Mobil-1s Synthetic ATF??? I think its even more viscous at low temps. Any feedback??? Bye David -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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-- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 18:24:47 -0500 From: Clarence [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jamie Howton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. I know I've got a 32mm wrench somewhere, but couldn't find it and used a 12 adjustable. It was very straight forward. The engine was quieter immediately upon start up. Even after driving it, the engine is much quieter than before. But at the same time the remaining noise is clearly coming from the area of the VANOS. Clarence West Bend, WI Jamie Howton wrote: Bentley seems to indicate the tensioner simply screws out and back in. I'm looking for confirmation of this procedure being that simple or any other insight into this. Bentley is correct, the old one screws out, the new one screws back in. You will need a 32mm wrench and I would recomend that you put some rags underneath the tensioner because some oil will leak out. When you re-install the new tensioner make sure that the slot that is milled in the piston is vertical so that it fits over the timing chain. Also, the first time you start the car it will still have that marbles in a can sound. Thereafter the noise should be gone (assuming that's what was making noise in the first place). I recently did this on a friends car (95 M3) and the difference in spring pressure between the old and new tensioners was dramatic and it completely cured his top end rattle. -- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 18:30:20 -0500 From: Jamie Howton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Clarence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The engine was quieter immediately upon start up. Even after driving it, the engine is much quieter than before. But at the same time the remaining noise is clearly coming from the area of the VANOS. Are you sure? Another source of front end noise is the serpentine belt idler pulleys and tensioner and they are a whole lot cheaper and easier to install than a VANOS unit. I would use a stethoscope to try and isolate the noise exactly before assuming that the VANOS is the culprit. Just my $.02. -- Jamie Howton 2006 M Roadster 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL -- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:11:16 -0400 From: Karl Rentler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC List bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Looking for someone in/near NH to oversee PPI Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking at an E36 M3 in NH. Hoping that someone would go take a look and give me some details especially on known E36 M3 weak points. Car is located just south of Manchester NH. Thanks, -- Karl Rentler #747 KP FS http://www.elephantmotorsports.com -- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:20:48 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Looking for someone in/near NH to oversee PPI Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Mario Langsten at VintageSportsRacing (www.vsr1.com) - he can even do the PPI, and is trustworthy. - Rob - Original Message - From: Karl Rentler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Looking for someone in/near NH to oversee PPI I am looking at an E36 M3 in NH. Hoping that someone would go take a look and give me some details especially on known E36 M3 weak points. Car is located just south of Manchester NH. Thanks, -- Karl Rentler #747 KP FS http://www.elephantmotorsports.com - Rob Levinson UUC Motorwerks * 908-874-9092 * http://www.uucmotorwerks.com -- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 12:10:58 -0400 From: Karl Rentler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Looking for someone in/near NH to oversee PPI Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Rob -- Karl #747 KP http://www.elephantmotorsports.com -- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:42:29 -0400 From: Phil Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E34 M30 Overheating Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There have been many reports of defective brand-new thermostats for these cars (and E28s) from the BMW parts department, some of them quite recent. To be sure, take yours out and boil it in a pot of water with a thermometer in the pot and see where it opens relative to what it's marked. That's the only way I know to be sure. -Phil -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got an HJC CL-5 open face Snell M95 helmet for sale. Interior is excellent, there are a few marks on the exterior. Original box and owners manula included. $50 or BO. The terms: Shipping is additional. I accept payment from your checking account through PayPal; or you can mail me a bank check, money order, or personal check. I don't ship until payment clears. I *might* be able to accept a credit card through PayPal -- depends on how long it takes to set up a new account. You pay the credit card fee (3%?). No reasonable offers refused. Stan Jackson Jr. NH -- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 11:51:13 -0400 From: Stan Jackson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: FS: Used Autocross Tires Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a set of 4 older 225/45-15 Hoosier A3S03 autocross tires with 2-3/32 tread depth in the two grooves. $100 or BO. The terms: Shipping is additional. I accept payment from your checking account through PayPal; or you can mail me a bank check, money order, or personal check. I don't ship until payment clears. I *might* be able to accept a credit card through PayPal -- depends on how long it takes to set up a new account. You pay the credit card fee (3%?). No reasonable offers refused. Stan Jackson Jr. NH -- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 12:08:26 -0400 From: Stan Jackson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: FS: New Tires Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a set of 4 brand new (still with stickers) Kumho Ecsta 711 tires in 205/40-17. I bought them awhile back and they have been in storage. I no longer have a use for them. $175 or BO. The terms: Shipping is additional. I accept payment from your checking account through PayPal; or you can mail me a bank check, money order, or personal check. I don't ship until payment clears. I *might* be able to accept a credit card through PayPal -- depends on how long it takes to set up a new account. You pay the credit card fee (3%?). No reasonable offers refused. Stan Jackson Jr. NH -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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simply find one of the rare X5 3.0i 5-speeds and use any of the available M54 forced induction kits. - Rob -- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:59:18 -0700 From: Kazuto Okayasu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Since the list is so slow... misc. Friday ramblings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 08:01 AM 4/27/2006, Jason Kay wrote: Which leads me to my question... can the drivetrain and suspension from an M3 (E36 or 46) be swapped into the touring body? (easily?) or would it be easier to graft the c-pillars back onto an M3? (how, I'm not sure...) (I can see getting a wrecked M3 chassis and a straight Touring and playing Dr. Frankenstein... *insert evil laugh here* ) Have you seen this? http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=2002WAG The car is now owned by Ralph Warren of SPEED Touring and CCA Club Racing fame. It lives less than a mile from me, and I've gotten rides in it at the track a couple of times, and is easily as capable as any normal M3 out there. The work is probably even easier in a E36 (assuming you can get a E36 touring body into the US), considering all the M3 ti jobbies out there these days. There was an article in Roundel a while back about someone (Terry Sayther?) who took a euro E30 Touring and put E30M3 bits in it, even managing to graft on the rear fender bulges. can the E46 M3 gear be fitted onto the 4wd system of the E46 or are the two really uncompatible? I could see the front diff and associated subframe and suspension changes in the AWD setup to be a challenge to S54 installation, as well as the final result being able to handle the extra power reliably. Cheers! -Jason '86 951 Sparky '70 240Z Dusty '97 Contour Bambi '03 325xi Daisy 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 Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:57:49 -0700 From: Kazuto Okayasu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Since the list is so slow... misc. Friday ramblings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:14 AM 4/27/2006, Rob Levinson wrote: Personally, I think the really intriguing (yet undoubtedly more difficult) transplant would be the M5's S62 V8 into the E46 Touring. - Rob In Europe, I think both Racing Dynamics (R50) and Hartge (H50) will build one for ya... for a price, of course. Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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and will be treated as such... Or you can take them up on their coming-soon offer to pay to deliver email. Funny how those two policies intersect... Brian -- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:25:10 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Maverick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 318ti [EMAIL PROTECTED], UUC bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking at them for my 96ti. They ahve a 36,000 mile warrenty, which seems unusuall in the rotor business. Thanks, David in Richmond, VA -- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:35:49 -0700 From: Bob Sutterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, '318ti' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] drilled = bling -- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:12:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Bob Sutterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: drilled = bling Yup and when it comes to track cars, drilled=dangerous if you're not meticulous about inspecting them. Had a friend total his LTW when one exploded in a braking zone stopping from ~130mph. On street cars there's a lot of build up that develops on those holes and poor kits act as shredders to the brake pads. My E36 came with the same Big Brembos that my friend had and the first thing I did was get rid of the cross drilled rotors. I have slotted ones now instead (not my choice but that's what comes with StopTechs). The cross drilled rotors were lighter than the solid ones with slots but unless you're some kind of pro I don't see that as a big advantage. Carlos. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:49:00 -0700 From: John Bolhuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 rear wheel bearings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 08:46:08PM -0500, Alex Cagann wrote: How hard is it to change out the rear wheel bearings on an E30. I just got an 87 325i coupe 5 speed. Nice little car, but noisy in the rear end. I thought it was the diff, my trusted mechanic said it is only bearings back there. Any recommendations on where to get them other than the local BMW dealer? If you're talking about a high pitched metallic singing that is purely speed dependent, then I think it's just the diff singing to you. As far as I can tell, one of those they all do that e30 things. Low pitched rumbling groaning is probably run-of-the-mill bad wheel bearing noises. My e30 has been singing to me since I got it at 35k, and sounds the same at 80k miles now. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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, 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 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, 15 Mar 2006 08:32:41 -0800 (PST) From: kjk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Mintex Red Box Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Gold wrote: I haven't used Mintex, but I am using EBC Greenstuff up front, and they dust pretty bad. It may be partially related to my ATE Powerdiscs which are slotted. I plan on trying a different brand (I also have heard good things about Akebono) when these wear out. I swear I have never read a good review of EBC's and have heard nothing but good things about Akebono. When I had stock front brakes I ran the red box and they were okay and dusted much less than stock. I have them now on my wife's 323iT and have to say that although they dust a bit less I prefer the feel of stock pads. I actually prefer the Mintex Ctech 1144 for daily driving. Squeak a bit but much better bite. Kevin Kelly '00 323iT '91 M5 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.2/280 - Release Date: 3/13/2006 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: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:29:37 -0800 From: Scott Charlotte Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E46 M3 Competition Package Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone tell me if the E46 M3 Competition Package includes any suspension changes from the standard M3? The BMW NA web site lists these performance upgrades: Bigger brakes Quicker steering ratio 19x8 front wheels 19x9.5 rear wheels 225/40 front tires 255/35 rear tires The site says nothing about the suspension. TIA for any assistance. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA -- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:49:24 -0800 (PST) From: dinty44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Bright Computer lights - e34 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just replaced the three bulbs in my e34 computer and the result is VERY bring computer readout. Probably twice what it was before they burned out. The bulbs shown on this page are the same type that I pulled out of mine. http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/maintenance/electrical/panel_lights.htm The dealer provided me new(er) bulbs that are manufactured from VDO (different manufacturer). Wondering if anyone has experienced this same thing and what they did as a result. Thanks, David Moore 1995 540i (bright computer readout) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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in there. I just checked the realoem.com website It looks like the M5 uses a 110AH battery while the normal 540i uses a 90AH. SO you car DOES require a huge battery! I looks like you could order this battery thru your local BMW dealer. Good Luck David http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=DE93mospid=47592btnr=61_0146h g=61fg=30 M5 110AH, 01BATTERY FA.DOUGLAS (WARRANTY ONLY) 110AH 850A161216901815 $222.92 . 540i battery 90AH 01BATTERY FA.DOUGLAS (WARRANTY ONLY) 90AH 430A161218361827+core, ENDED 01BATTERY FA.DOUGLAS (WARRANTY ONLY) 90AH 720A161218381762 $161.26 -- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:34:37 -0600 From: Jamie Howton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Type 95R Battery Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I bought a 95R at my local Batteries Plus. It was $116 and they had it in stock. The dealer will charge you close to $300 for the same thing. I don't know if the smaller one will fit but why bother, the correct battery should be available in your area. Regards -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL -- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:39:46 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [uucdigest] bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, bmw digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Windshield time Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The small pebble three inches to the right of the driver side pillar, the snapping sound, the w(tf) was that thought in my brain, the crack in the windshield from point of impact to the left edge and growing upward vertically. The need for a new windshield, ugh. Where around the Bay area, peninsula/ south bay preferably, is a good glass place to get and have installed a new windshield for an E36? What's a good OE brand, or does PPG make good replacements? What should the glass plus installation cost? Prefer not to deal with a bodyshop that will add extra markup or sub the job out. Tia, Barry -- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:20:30 -0800 From: Marco Romani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Windshield time Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can wait until Tuesday when I get into the office I can send you the name of the guys that do my windshield. I think it's $280 installed. They come to your house. They've done 3 of mine (race car get's replaced once a year, and it's broken again UGH) and 2 of my employee's too. I've been happy. Marco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 11:40 PM To: [uucdigest]; bmw digest Subject: [UUC] Windshield time The small pebble three inches to the right of the driver side pillar, the snapping sound, the w(tf) was that thought in my brain, the crack in the windshield from point of impact to the left edge and growing upward vertically. The need for a new windshield, ugh. Where around the Bay area, peninsula/ south bay preferably, is a good glass place to get and have installed a new windshield for an E36? What's a good OE brand, or does PPG make good replacements? What should the glass plus installation cost? Prefer not to deal with a bodyshop that will add extra markup or sub the job out. Tia, Barry 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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the oil fill cap. The O2 sensor should read very lean and largely stop wavering, holding at about 0.3V or so. I checked the AFM for good flap movement and it seems solid. I suspect that a problem with the AFM would result in erratic mix issues that would show up as a lack of power, surging, stalling, starting issues, etc and not a consistent rich condition. Can anyone give input or advice? I know that the O2 sensor is a replacement item, I think at 90k mile intervals. I need to get tabs for the car and I can't do that until I pass emissions test. Thanks for any help you guys can give. Well, if it is rich, it is either too much fuel or not enough air. Either the computer is asking for too much fuel (bad O2 sensor, bad coolant temperature sensor, bad AFM) or it is getting more than it asked for (clogged air filter, bad fuel pressure regulator, leaky injector). It is also possible that there is a cylinder that is not igniting reliably, but odds are you would have noticed that. The E30s are picky about their ignition system. Mine would randomly trip the check engine light with the O2 sensor fault. It turned out that a new cap, rotor, wires, and plugs fixed the issue. Although annoying, it was random and the car passed emissions before I fixed it and it wasn't noticeable while driving. I would test the O2 sensor and see what it does. I would suspect: 1) O2 sensor 2) coolant temperature sensor 3) the ignition system 4) AFM, FPR, or an injector 5) air filter Good luck! I know emissions can be maddening, but you can get it figured out. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED]Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:53:59 -0600 From: Paul Garnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Newman, Christopher' [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: 1992 325is: track car/parts car ??? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just bought a car EXACTLY like this one for EXACTLY the same thing. I got lucky and paid $500 but I figure it's easily worth $1k. The vanos issue is minor if converting to a track car. Besides a motor with 200k is probably gonna need refreshing and vanos M50's a getting cheap. E36's are great fun for track cars. Remember the $500 or $1000 is probably one of the smaller investments you are going to make in your new race car! ;-) Have fun, stay safe. Cheers, cya on the track (in my mirrors!) Paul Garnier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Newman, Christopher Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:01 PM To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: [UUC] 1992 325is: track car/parts car ??? Hello. Regarding a 1992 BMW 325is coupe. Black on Black. 5 speed manual. Approximately 200k miles. Engine runs ok but idles rough and stalls on occasion. Paint is decent but is starting to fade. Could probably use new brakes and tires. Heat, AC, sunroof, radio, and passenger window don't work. Door panels are starting to fall off. Headliner is stapled up in places. Drivers leather seat is ripped. How much would you pay for this car ? Would this be a good candidate to convert to track or autocross duty ? The things that don't work would probably be ripped out anyway. Maybe it's more useful as a parts car ? Anyone near Maryland looking for a car like this ? The car isn't mine. I'm asking for someone else who lives there and wants to sell it. Thank you for any comments. 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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325ic M-Tech 00 323iT - Original Message - From: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:22 PM Subject: [UUC] Dealer Feedback Or performance art? http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_035203500.html Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini- Cooper S with LSD! -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:42:43 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Dorffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Dealer Feedback Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] So does this mean he wouldn't give a 5 on every question of the dealer survey? Later, Rich --- Neil Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or performance art? http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_035203500.html -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:42:19 -0500 From: Brian Daley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Dealer Feedback Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Worst part of the story is that the dealership had a Ford GT in the showroom when it was torched. Neil Maller wrote: Or performance art? http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_035203500.html -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:56:58 -0800 (PST) From: Ryan Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Daley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Dealer Feedback Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No the worst part is the consequence. Ryan- Worst part of the story is that the dealership had a Ford GT in the showroom when it was torched. Neil Maller wrote: Or performance art? http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_035203500.html 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: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:14:02 -0600 From: Jamie Howton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Daley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Dealer Feedback Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Worst part of the story is that the dealership had a Ford GT in the showroom when it was torched. That's only if you believe that a human life is worth less than a Ford. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:18:11 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Recent thread on CD player hookups Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From the 7 Digest, with thanks to David. Subject: ETK Happy to hear you got your copy of the ETK up and running. However, there are newer version available via BitTorrent or eDonkey. For instance, I am running version 6/05. The newer version are help for those who want to upgrade their E38 with things like BMW Bluetooth, Sirius radio, the new generation radio modules and more as BMW has started making adapter harnesses which make a lot of these upgrades plug-n-play. David Frame III Project Manager White Construction Company Alabama - Florida - Mississippi - North Carolina - Texas 2705 Bee Cave Road, Suite 250, Austin, Texas 78746 Tel : (512) 302-1177 Fax : (512) 302-3009 www.whiteconst.com -Kevin This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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PROTECTED] Joe, Apparently the E46 M3 stock RSMs are a bit beefier and fit perfectly fine across all 3 series since the E30. Should work better for you. Brian 95 M3 --- Rich Dorffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real question is, do you have one of the big dished washers (concave down) on the underside (on top of the shaft below the RSM)? Later, Rich -Original Message- For the past several days I have been hearing this sound from the back of my car. The best way to describe it is that it sounds like I have a box of guinea pigs in the trunk. While driving I get a chittering squeaking noise. Last night I was able to localize it to the passenger side rear shock mount. Today I looked at it. I either have it together wrong or it is blown. I have (rest snipped) 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:28:07 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (bmw list) Subject: Re: E30 Rear shock mount Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From Rich Dorffer The real question is, do you have one of the big dished washers (concave down) on the underside (on top of the shaft below the RSM)? Later, Rich Why, yes, I do. I had to go check to be sure, but it is there. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED]Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:47:18 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Dorffer) Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (bmw list) Subject: Re: E30 Rear shock mount Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From Richard Dorffer --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From Rich Dorffer The real question is, do you have one of the big dished washers (concave down) on the underside (on top of the shaft below the RSM)? Why, yes, I do. I had to go check to be sure, but it is there. My next questions then would be: - What brand of rear shock mounts did you use the last time? - How many miles had they been in use? - What combination of shocks/springs do you you have? Regards, Rich These were the stock replacement parts I got from Bavarian Auto. I don't recall a particular brand beyond that... They have about 15-20k miles on them. The springs are stock 325i springs and the rear shocks are stock replacement Boge (now Sachs, I guess). I am betting that the great Worcester potholes got this one. The roads here are bad. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED]Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 12:15:40 -0800 From: Adam Lazur [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 Thermostat Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KMS- Brett Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: Then I guess we're a rip off too, at $22/gallon in our shop. More coolant pricing data: I paid $22/gallon (minus 10% bmwcca discount) at BMW of Mountain View this morning. I drank enough of the only use bmw coolant koolaid while researching to be prepared to pay around that price. -- Adam Lazur -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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still have the longer-term problem to resolve. There is the i-Pod vs other brands of MP3 players debate. Then the issue of connectivity to either the factory or aftermarket stereo. I was going to avoid this debate by buying an Alpine AM/FM/CD head unit at Best Buy for $169. It came with free installation. But wait! The sales kid said that it would not be compatible with our amplifier (this may not be true), so they were gonna charge me darn near the cost of the stereo to remove the amp! Finally, my wife (it is her car, remember) said that she refuses to remove the face of a detatchable face stereo, and she does not want the guilt that will come with the stereo being stolen with the faceplate that she does not remove. So far I have not been able to find an aftermarket head unit without a detatchable face. Apparently a few late E36s (mainly Z3s) came with an AM/FM/CD head unit that is plug-and-play in our E34. But used ones are hard to find. So we have a short term solution and a continuing dilema for the eventual permanent solution. Anyway, thanks to everyone for your input, and for the various offers to borrow equipment for our trip. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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has one (costs about $100, she said) that works well. Another option: is there an adaptor thingie to plug an i-pod directly into the factory head unit? I also vote against FM xmitters. Cassette adapters are cheaper and sound better, given the cassette deck works enough for the adapter (even if it can't spool tape, it might work with one of these). I do not know of a changer-AUX/iPod solution that works with pre-96 (Pioneer-style) BMW interfaces. If your factory head happens to be one of the one or two models that have the straight-up Pioneer changer interfaces, a Pioneer MBus aux adapter may work, but we're really starting to get more nuts-and-boltsy than might be practical. :) Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA -- Kazuto Okayasu Administrative Computing Services University of California, Irvine -- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:09:57 -0800 From: Paul M. Moriarty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E34 Seeking Audio Solutions Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. No CD changer 2. According to wife and daughter, the tape deck does not work. A. Replace the head unit with an in-dash AM/FM/CD unit. Can anyone recommend a compatible unit? Bonus points for the lighting matching the BMW orangey color. I'm under the impression that the Clarion DXZ745MP will match closely. It's a fit for the E28, don't know about the E34. - Paul - -- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:35:34 -0500 From: David Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: uuc Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: CARFAX help please! (Thanks) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks to Dave and Tom. I got my carfax. Thank you, David -Original Message- From: David Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:10 AM To: uuc Digest Subject: CARFAX help please! If someone with a current CARFAX account could run one for me. I'm trying to buy a Toyota Tacoma? Vin 5TEWN72N72Z109233 Email me directly @ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks in advance, David '98 M3/4/5 looking for a Tacoma -- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:25:37 -0500 From: Chamberlain, Jesse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Question about replacing windshield Wiper Motor on E36 325i.. Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, On my 93 325i sedan (177K miles), my wiper motor is almost dead and needs to be replaced. What I mean by almost dead is that in the cold weather it barely moves, but in warmer weather, it almost works normal. I just bought a used wiper motor from Zionville (45 dollars vs the 225 for new). My question is, how hard is this to replace? I guess I will find out soon, but I was hoping someone has done this before, and could give me some hints. I am going to go home tonight and read the Bently manual to see if they have anything on it. Thanks for the help. Jesse C. -- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:54:50 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 diff cover bolts - torque? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cart loose, I think I used 42ftlbs on those bolts. -Kevin This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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color as you note, after that, they were black. I thought they were black but perhaps BMW had a thing for gold in '95? Pretty much. :-) --- Marc Plante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The plastic cover itself is black. Everything under that is cast iron, which tends to be silver. (rest snipped) Not exactly, see above. Also, the metal valve cover isn't cast iron, it is some type of alloy but I can't say for certain what the composition is. I know we have discussed it before. Regards, Rich -- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:49:36 -0800 From: Marco Romani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: 1995 M3 valve cover color? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] definitely magnesium alloy. It was a bitch to strip the old coating off and coat with a baked on heat dispersant. Marco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Dorffer Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:18 AM To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] 1995 M3 valve cover color? - Original Message - From: Dave Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] What was the color of the valve cover on a '95 M3? Not the plastic cover, the the paint on the valve cover itself. a crazy gold color and I am just wondering if someone painted it or if that was OE. The '95's were the crazy gold color as you note, after that, they were black. I thought they were black but perhaps BMW had a thing for gold in '95? Pretty much. :-) --- Marc Plante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The plastic cover itself is black. Everything under that is cast iron, which tends to be silver. (rest snipped) Not exactly, see above. Also, the metal valve cover isn't cast iron, it is some type of alloy but I can't say for certain what the composition is. I know we have discussed it before. Regards, Rich 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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, but the ABS wheel on the inside of the hub seems like it is better on the SKF hub than the FAG hub from the dealer. Does anyone have any recommendations either way? If the SKF ones are good or even better than the FAG hubs from the dealer, I'd sure like to save the extra $100 I spent on the dealer hubs. Thanks, Brian __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:42:10 -0800 From: Jim Bassett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 front wheel bearings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 10:52 AM 1/7/2006, Brian Ruiz talked about: I picked up a set of FAG wheel bearings (integrated with the hubs, obviously) from the dealer for the front of my M3 last week, but I was wondering about the SKF bearings. I've not heard of FAG bearings, but I've been using SKF bearings on both cars with good success, no complaints. Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP -- Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:51:12 -0500 From: marshall lytle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Brian Ruiz' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'UUC Digest' bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 front wheel bearings Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have used both brands on race and street e36 and e30's. Can't tell a difference performance or longevity wise. They both work fine. Get them from www.ultimategarage.com. Steve puts a kit together with all the nuts, seals and dust covers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Ruiz Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 1:52 PM To: UUC Digest Subject: [UUC] E36 front wheel bearings I picked up a set of FAG wheel bearings (integrated with the hubs, obviously) from the dealer for the front of my M3 last week, but I was wondering about the SKF bearings. I see them on the Turner site; they are quite a bit cheaper than the FAG ones, but the ABS wheel on the inside of the hub seems like it is better on the SKF hub than the FAG hub from the dealer. Does anyone have any recommendations either way? If the SKF ones are good or even better than the FAG hubs from the dealer, I'd sure like to save the extra $100 I spent on the dealer hubs. Thanks, Brian __ Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. If only it were $175k (well, wait a couple of years, it may). Bottom line, Ken, if you're looking for a modern day 250 SWB equivalent for less than $100k, I'd say go with one of three choices: a used BMW Z8 - a modern classic, with 400 hp and lots of fun to drive, BMW practicality; a used DB7 Vantage, just because it's beautiful and cheap, OR a tuned Porsche 996 turbo - easy enough to get 600 hp, dead solid reliable, beautiful with updated traditional 911 lines, the only downside being relatively commonplace. But in term of bang for the buck, it's tough to beat. That's what I'd do. Just my $.02! Vty, --Dennis -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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the market for cars. It lets you cast a pretty wide geographic net and get a good wkring sens for the market price ranges. You can find find don't wanters that just gre their family, etc that need to get rid of their cars. Defintely check for any signs of water damage if the car's history is sketchy. Marc Plante 1997 E36 M3/4 (Not for sale) 2005 Child (any day now) Vienna, VA -- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:54:25 -0700 From: Bob Sutterfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, BMWCCAtalk [EMAIL PROTECTED], BMWCCA presidents [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HELP: Hurricane Katrina problem Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ricardo Barnes wrote: NADA presented 3 prices for a E30 M3 1988... None of NADA, Edmunds, or KBB are useful here, and that's what the request for help was about. Those standard services (and their equivalents used by the insurance industry) have no way of evaluating an old, unusual car in a narrow, specialty market niche, sold to enthusiasts. All the goodies that make an M3 more valuable in that market are invisible to insurers. To them it's just another eighteen year old import with two doors, three pedals, four cylinders, and high mileage. Might as well be a Tercel. The only data that can persuade the insurance underwriters would be actual recent sale prices of comparable cars. In most states, the comps can be no more than one model year off the car in question - in this case 87 to 89. M3s registered as MY90 or MY91 will be ignored. I suffered through this problem when my pristine E21 was crunched. E21s change hands rarely enough that there's not a lot to sample. I found sparse sale data to support my price claim, and the data were spread across MY77-83, only rarely in 82-83 where it would be useful as comps. Now I wish I had bought a declared value policy, which would have shortcut the entire appraisal process and the months of headaches arguing with the adjusters. -- Bob Sutterfield '86 E30 325e bronzitbeige-met '91 E30 318iS alpinweiß '83 E21 320i opalgrün-met (RIP, parting out) '93 T4 EV MV Weekender Arktisches Weiß BMWCCA #169277 GGC/RMC -- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:00:44 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Carfax report? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone have a Carfax account that would check on an M3 for me? VIN # WBSBG9321VEY75550 TIA Evan -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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a BMW CCA member, nor a DIY-er. You might be better off cringing and paying a pro. alex f -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Robson Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:22 PM To: UUC Digest Subject: [UUC] Dallas area mechanics Anyone have suggestions for DFW area mechanics? My car (01 M3) is coming up on an Inspection and I don't want to get reamed at a dealer, nor do I want to get some hack mechanic working on the car. Would I be better off performing the service myself (with assistance of Bentley manual of course)? The valve adjustment doesn't seem too difficult, and the rest seems fairly easy. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Did I mention that I cringe at the thought of other people working on my car b/c it isn't theirs? Craig Robson 01 M3 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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PROTECTED] To: 2002digest [EMAIL PROTECTED], E21 Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED], E9coupes BMW [EMAIL PROTECTED], Senior Six Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sixer coupe Group [EMAIL PROTECTED], Uucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: WOB . Need help finding MB parts Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apologies for being off-BMW topic, but there is a link (DTM 1980's ) . I just today acquired a somewhat rare Mercedes Benz and need help finding any wrecks (you junk-yard dogs know who you are !!) to try and get used parts for it HELP !! It's a 1987 190 2.3 16 valve -looks somewhat like the BMW E30M3 having been built to compete in the same DTM races . Obviously there are large parts of the car that are just regular MB 190 , just as lots of the M3 are normal E30 , BUT there are differences , mainly in body trim (spoiler, sideskirts , rear wing etc ) as well as the motor -twin-cam 4cyl 4-valve with head designed/made by Cosworth .CLOSE RATIO Getrag 5-speed too (for you M3nies !!) So o your assignment is Keep your eyes/ears open for nubby-looking MBs in wrecking yards and send me off-digest emails of location/contacts etc . Keys to identification include trunklid emblems -or shadows -reading 190 2.3-16 , rear wing on trunklid , front spoiler wrapped around the normal bumper and that glorious looking motor ... What I need most is a chunk of black-painted plastic body-trim in front of drivers door ...unique to that car ! There was a real beauty sold on Ebay over weekend if you want to see what they look like .. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AWESOME-1987-MERCEDES-190E-16-VALVE-LOW-M ILES-RECORDS_W0QQitemZ4566672891QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Will appreciate ALL leads , and I promise NOT to tell your wife you've been in those wrecking yards again !! Bill Proud , 36 yrs messing with BMWs ..but I had an MB 300sl roadster in late 60s !! Heh! -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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can't be serious?!? Check: the motor...cam lobe wear is, evidently, a big problem. best, whit On 8/4/05, BMWBits [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone got a good baseline reference to the M-B 190 2.3-16 ?? It was their 'answer' to the BMW E30 M3 ...didnt answer it very well on the track, but still a nice road-car .Cheaper'n M3s too ..not much but some .. There's one for sale locally that I want to go take a look at/drive in tomorrow so I need some quick points of reference . This one sounds like a 'hardly-driven garage queen ' from his description on the phone so I don't want to miss it if it is good ..but I need to be able to recognise 'good' when its stood in front of me .. 2.3 litre 16 valve , 5-speed , 4-door (2 more than the M3 !!) , aero-effects (airdam, rear spoiler etc ) but it's that hidden stuff I need to know . Does it need 4,000 rpm before it comes alight ? Or 5k ? . Where are the weaknesses -gearbox? Driveline ? Diff? , suspension components ? Were Recaro-style seats stock ? ..yada yada ... So , anyone got a good 'go-to' reference for me to start at ?? Bill Proud 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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cluster. If I had a mechanical clock in my instrument cluster, I'd say that's what it was. But there is nothing mechanical here... is there? Anybody got any thoughts? I'd like to have a better idea of what I'm looking for before I start tearing my interior apart. - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts, gurgle '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock, no gurgle -- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 19:40:26 -0700 From: Marco Romani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 behind-the-dash gurgle? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] disconnect the battery and let us know if it's still gurgling. If it is I'd call an exterminator. Or maybe a priest. Marco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 6:35 PM To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: [UUC] E36 behind-the-dash gurgle? Got this bizzare noise coming from (what sounds like) behind my instrument cluster. Sort of a gurgle. Not periodic, but always there. Car running or not. Car having sat idle for days or not. Hot or cold. Independant of climate control settings of any kind. Not the little fan in the cabin temperature control unit. Really does sound like it's from behind the instrument cluster. If I had a mechanical clock in my instrument cluster, I'd say that's what it was. But there is nothing mechanical here... is there? Anybody got any thoughts? I'd like to have a better idea of what I'm looking for before I start tearing my interior apart. - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual HR/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts, gurgle '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock, no gurgle 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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that some people pay (like they are happy that some people show up for jury duty). In almost a year my friends who travels to Australia and Britain have stopped getting letters asking they to pay the speed camera tickets and have not had a charge from the rental firm show up on their bills. It seems like the speed or red light tickets go with the driver while parking or toll violations go with the car. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA #50039 P.S. I have a friend who travels to NY and NJ on business often and he says that he always sticks a piece of tape over part of his rental car license plate so he can drive through EZ pass toll lanes without paying -- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:20:22 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Red Light and Speed Cameras Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] These friends of yours are really great members of society! Kevin Kelly wrote: In almost a year my friends who travels to Australia and Britain have stopped getting letters asking they to pay the speed camera tickets and have not had a charge from the rental firm show up on their bills. It seems like the speed or red light tickets go with the driver while parking or toll violations go with the car. P.S. I have a friend who travels to NY and NJ on business often and he says that he always sticks a piece of tape over part of his rental car license plate so he can drive through EZ pass toll lanes without paying -- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:02:50 -0400 From: M540 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36/E46 Car Seat? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's a question for the parents in the crowd (off-list replies are fine since this isn't the normal power/suspension upgrade question): Can any of you tell me which car seat(s) you have found to work or not work well in 3-series BMWs? We currently have a 1995 (E36) M3 Coupe and are looking hard at E46 330 sedans. My wife is expecting our first this fall so we're currently picking up baby gear. I understand that not all seats work well in all cars and would be very interested in recommendations or BTDT thoughts. Thank you, Kevin -- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:29:20 -0700 From: Brad Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'wy' [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Is this for real? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No longer there: Date: 2005-07-21, 1:04AM EDT This posting has been removed by Craigslist community. What was the deal for? Brad H -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wy Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:27 PM To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: [UUC] Is this for real? http://newjersey.craigslist.org/car/85876855.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://WWW.geocities.com/JohnKGallagher I have seen this ad in the LA list. Used my junk email a/c to ask for location of the car. But I did not get the question answered and I never bother to followup on it.. Will Quote: If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Get Firefox! Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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S38B38 engine for sale! Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***NEW LOWER PRICE*** I'm selling a Euro S38 B38 motor. This is the most powerful 6 cylinder BMW has ever made, from the 1993-1995 E34 M5: 3.8L 340HP 24 valve inline 'big-six'. This engine has bigger valves, bigger throttles, bigger headers, bigger ports, and hotter cams than the 315HP 3.6L M5 motors (S38B36). Engine has everything from intake air filter housing to full original headers, flywheel, harmonic balancer, air pump (whoopie), all accessories, wiring, engine DME, ignition DME, HFM, etc. Engine is on a pallet, ready to ship to the continental US. Bought from a reputable US BMW tuner w/ 80k miles, imported from Germany about 18 months ago. It has been stored indoors since it hit the US. I was going to put it into my E28 M5, but I have since decided to keep it all original. I am modding my other cars, and I really have no use for this engine at this time. It will fit an E34 without modification to the engine but may need modification to other under-hood items to fit (except other M5s). The headers will not fit in an E28 or E24 (5 and 6 series), and you have to make a custom left side engine mount arm along with other custom mods. It is a LOT of work to fit it into an E36 and probably not worth it. Recommended transmissions are Getrag 260/6, 265/6, 280, and ZF 6-speed. *If you are trying to fit it into any other car, PLEASE don't ask me, I don't know.* Asking $6600 plus shipping. Please, no low-ball offers. I will not sell accessories off the engine. Thanks! James Muskopf [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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? Jenny, Brett, Jack , Carlos? Thanks, Kevin This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. 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: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:15:18 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (KMS- Brett Anderson) Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com (UUC Digest) Subject: Re: E36 325i question - OBD1 O2 sensor MPG needle Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From KMS- Brett Anderson The mpg meter is not directly related to the O2 sensor. The mpg meter is moved by the DME, which is reporting fuel consumption. So, indirectly, the O2 sensor is related to the meter. However, the O2 sensor also has nothing to do with how the engine runs when cold. It takes up to 3 or 4 minutes before the O2 sensor comes on line, so cold rough running is indicitive of another problem, usually an air leak or a bad coolant temp sender. It could also be a defective fuel injector or pressure regulator. During this rough running stage, the DME will be varying fuel input in an attempt to stabilize the idle. As the mpg meter is run from a algorithm of fuel injector duty cycle, known (assumed) fuel pressure and vehicle speed, it will bounce around as the duty cycle is changed by the DME. Wow! This is great information for the problem I am chasing on my E30... My car has all the classic signs of running rich, except that I never get a CE light and it all seems happy once it warms up. The lack of CE light and the exhaust cleaning up once it warms up leads me to suspect something other than the O2 sensor. How does the DME determine when to switch from open loop to closed loop operation? Is this a timer internal to the DME, the thermo-time switch, or something based on the coolant temperature sensor? Is the temperature sensor that talks to the DME also the one that talks to the temperature gauge inside the car? Also, anyone have a good lead on an exhaust for an E30 325i? One of my exhaust tips had an argument with an extra steep driveway I was backing into and punched the back of my muffler open. I now have a distinctly coffee-can sounding exhaust... but I can tell that it is definitely rich on start up. Lot's of unburnt fuel smell. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED]Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet -- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 13:06:59 -0700 From: John Bolhuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 325i question - OBD1 O2 sensor MPG needle Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Jul 10, 2005 at 03:15:18PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does the DME determine when to switch from open loop to closed loop operation? Is this a timer internal to the DME, the thermo-time switch, or something based on the coolant temperature sensor? There may be some internal timer, but it's pretty easy for the DME to just watch the output of the O2 sensor. When it's cold, there is no output. When it heats up enough to work, the sensor output will climb into the rich zone. At that point, the DME can start varying the mixture to keep it homed in on normal. -- It is an honor to be Cookie Monster. -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Suspension Choices Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ahem, well then, since those there Eibachs are getting such a glowing review For sale! A set of Eibach Prokits. $150 + shipping from 48034. They're in excellent shape. Carlos. (more stuff for sale to follow) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bill Gosma confirmed that he ran Eibach springs and Bilstein Sports on his 325iC. The ride height was lowered some, but the ride was more pleasant than my '90 325i on M3 springs with basically the same shocks. Great compromise suspension for a street car. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA __ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail -- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:14:10 -0700 From: Peter B Du Bois [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Redline SL1 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett, Is there any particular reason that you are not using Mobil 1? Peter Brett Anderson wrote; We are trying both Amsoil and Royal Purple. Both are much more realistically priced, have great reputations and great support. Brett Anderson KMS -- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:01:00 -0400 From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Redline SL1 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No-one delivers Mobil 1, but both Amsoil and Royal Purple get delivered with no freight charge. Thanks Brett Anderson KMS -Original Message- Brett, Is there any particular reason that you are not using Mobil 1? Peter Brett Anderson wrote; We are trying both Amsoil and Royal Purple. Both are much more realistically priced, have great reputations and great support. -- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 20:06:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36 For sale E36 325 front rotors, E36 M3 front calipers, E36 M3 radiator Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New E36 325 front rotors (Balo): $75 + shipping Used E36 M3 front calipers (recently rebuilt): $200 + shipping. For an additional $50 I can install a set of bronze bushings. New E36 M3 radiator: $150 + shipping Shipping from 48034 -Carlos. 88 325is 98 M3 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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, the 87 is diluted with some 91 - good for the 87. The 91 is diluted with 87 and 94 - kind of a draw. The 94 is diluted with 91 - oops. The goal is to minimize the amount of transmix, but even so he said that the fuel companies actually buy back the transmix and RE-refine it, whatever that means. Hey, good for the pipeline company, they get paid to transport it, paid to mix it, and paid again for the transmix. I asked him if they ever do a column of gasoline followed by a column of diesel and he said they don't do that because the resulting transmix is useless. He said their 14 main is used for grades of gasoline and the 8 main is used for diesel, commercial jet fuel (Jet-A), and military jet fuel (JP-8). McCarran AFB is right there in Las Vegas. I asked about the old days when we were able to buy leaded and unleaded fuels and he confirmed that those fuels would share the same pipeline. I asked about the leaded fuels leaving a coating on the inside of the pipeline and he also confirmed this. Oh well, can't prove that it was responsible for damaging any cat conv back in the 80s. Sorry for the long post, just relaying some pertinent info. -Original Message- To: 911/993/996 Subject: [911] Re: Gasoline NPC/NFC Gasoline refined by different oil companies is basically the same stuff with a few exceptions, like the percentage of alkylate vs. platformate blends, etc. but they are very similar. The big difference is the additive packages you are getting. You didn't mention that the tanker truck that recieves the load of gasoline either already has the additives in the truck or they are added later but before finally delivery to the station. or the fact that the amount of product transfered is highly monitored and regulated so that with the exception of the very longest pipelines the only mixing is at the start and finish of the shipment. They can track it and control it down to a fraction of a percentage. Oil companies also buy and sell a large pecentage of their products on the wholesale market so if unless the station is near the refinery, it is very possible it was refined by someone else. If company A refines gasoline in texas but needs to deliver to stations in Chicago it sometimes makes more economic sense to sell the product on the wholesale market in Texas and buy product from company B closer to the final destination. It doesn't always happen that way, it is highly influenced on the spot market prices and supply. It costs a lot of money to ship products long distances whether by truck, rail, ship, or pipline. Many companies have thier own pipelines and distribution centers, but they are expensive to build and maintain and operate and limited in scope. The company I work for has several pipelines but we still have to ship via pipes owned by other companies. Why buy an entire railroad when you can just buy a ticket on the train? - Original Message - To: 911/993/996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: [911] Gasoline NPC/NFC This may have been mentioned before, but I was watching a program on History CHannel and they were talking about all the gas piplines used to distribute gasoline. The pipeline might start in Texas and travel to the NorthEast. A oil company, say, Shell, rents the pipeline to ship some of their gas to Boston. In Boston a Shell company tanker truck connects to the pipe and takes X gallons of gas from the pipeline - there's no way the gas that was put in in Tex is the same as that taken out in Boston. They're saying all gas is the same! I though it strange because I always thought my car ran better when I used Texaco (or Mobil, or whatever) - but it must have been a psychological improvement only since all the gas is basically the same! Which I guess also means I may as well buy gas a WaWa (a local discount chain) if it a few pennies cheaper! The only thing they didn;t address - do any gas companies have their own distribution newworks?? You know - their own pipeline, trucks and stations? Something to chew on. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. This is different and louder. Focused at the front of the engine under the grey metal VANOS drive cover. The engine idled normally so I drove it around the block, it ran smoothly and yet I know it is not right. An additional note: I am the 3rd owner, I do have service records from the original owner that show he took the car in for loud valve noises( clattering) when the car was started after sitting over night. The dealer felt everything was normal. Any ideas as to what possibly failed? How hard would the repair be for a do it yourself mechanic with a Bentley Publishing service manual? Any idea as to how much a repair like this would cost at a shop? High/Low Does anyone in the Columbus Ohio area know the reputation of Best Motor Works run by John Best? I had him over for a listen. His comment was that he has seen the VANOS drive wear out and need rebuilding. His feelings were something failed, like the chain tensioner but ultimately would not know until he got into the engine. Anyone know of a good independent BMW mechanic in Columbus Ohio? Thank you for any help or advice anyone can offer. Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:19:57 -0400 From: Gary Derian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Andy G. [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M3 VANOS problems? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most likely a water pump or belt tensioner. Pull the belts and check it out. A DIY mechanic would have already done that before sending you an email. I live in Columbus but I know no mechanics here. Gary Derian I am posting for my brother. Note that he has supplied a direct email address for himself at the bottom as he is not currently registered to the digest. - Andy --- Driving home the other night in my 95 M3 (114k mileage, no modifications, manufacture date 05/95) made a very loud squealing noise from the engine compartment. It sounded like a belt squeal but louder. I slowed, the noise lessened then went away in about 10 seconds, before I could stop the car. I drove the remaining 5 minutes to my house and parked the car. The next morning I started the car cautiously. No squeal, however there was allot of clattering noise coming from the engine. I do know that at idle speed there is a lot of fuel injector noise etc. This is different and louder. Focused at the front of the engine under the grey metal VANOS drive cover. The engine idled normally so I drove it around the block, it ran smoothly and yet I know it is not right. An additional note: I am the 3rd owner, I do have service records from the original owner that show he took the car in for loud valve noises( clattering) when the car was started after sitting over night. The dealer felt everything was normal. Any ideas as to what possibly failed? How hard would the repair be for a do it yourself mechanic with a Bentley Publishing service manual? Any idea as to how much a repair like this would cost at a shop? High/Low Does anyone in the Columbus Ohio area know the reputation of Best Motor Works run by John Best? I had him over for a listen. His comment was that he has seen the VANOS drive wear out and need rebuilding. His feelings were something failed, like the chain tensioner but ultimately would not know until he got into the engine. Anyone know of a good independent BMW mechanic in Columbus Ohio? Thank you for any help or advice anyone can offer. Bruce 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. Now back to my techy geeky occupation that helps pay for the gas which has doubled in cost since Shrub took office, and then to bicycle home from work burning none of it. Argh, a good political rant like some of you hate and others of you wish some fool like me would dare venture to post. Barry -Original Message- From: Bruno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 09:49 PM To: 'Gary Derian', 'UUC Digest' Subject: Re: [UUC] car's black box admissible in court So if you can reconstruct the accident (which you can in most cases), why being so upset about revealing your speed and if you were braking or not... What is so secret about it? What is in the black box that you want to hide? The way I look at it, if you want to speed and take risks then you should be ready to pay the price. What kinf of rights do you have in the black box? If they aren't reliable I do agree that they shouldn't be used, but with today's technology I don't see how they wouldn't... Bruno -- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:55:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Brush [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E34 aux fan Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks all for your good advice. Now I have all I need to go forward. Regards, Jon Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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I start to feel like a truly old person. PLus, the parking brake on the Caddy (left side under dash) is actually in the way when you move your foot from the dead pedal to the clutch -- what genius designed that? What's a boy to do?? If I don't settle on anything, I suppose I could just junk the Beamer, thereby making garage space for two or three more motorcycles. Although I know the technology is different, the concept of paddle shifters puts me in mind of my granfather's slant six dodge dart which had push button gears on the dash to the left of the steering column. There is zero chance of my paddling. I drove the 645 today. It can go. But the coupe seems like a bad compromise wherein I pay 10K or so extra as compared to a 545 and for the extra money I lose a real back seat. But did I mention that the power and handling on the 645 were very nice? But the 545 has the identical engine. I have not ruled out porsche but I am attracted to the notion of a used m5. Perhaps old enough to predate nav? If I can't locate an m5 to my liking (and I am going to be picky even on color because I am so sick of grey-silver cars) then I will likely end up with the 545 but I am curious . . . What functions are unavoidably nav-based? I was hoping to just turn it off - right after I rip the beeper out that tells me I'm too close to my own garage door. If this does not work out, I guess I will have to either (a) bite the bullet and buy a new 545, which is hardly a burden, really, or (b) dive into the expensive world of Porsche options, where a cup holder costs $2500 or so --but there are probably three versions from which to choose -- and try out the 911. I am hesitating to actually test drive a 911 because it would probably be unduly prejudicial. Swept away in a moment of ecstasy, I would wake up in a month wondering where my back seat went. [CONTINUED!] -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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. The satisfaction comes from learning and being able to drive home in one piece once the day ends. Drive Safely, Raza On 6/3/05, Tammer Farid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you should say is, Here, let's contact-cement this piece of 2x4 under your throttle pedal. -tammer --1st school in a street car in July; E28 with bone-stock M30 motor. Couldn't hit 165 mph unless it was dropped from a plane. --- Carlos Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- wy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The rumor was that there is no corner workers and chief steward on site. Only the infield track was used and no oval. The CGT driver had to swerve to avoid hitting a f-car exiting the pit. I've done events like those and usually you have to be very selective as to who gets invited. You want experienced folks and even then there's a lot of risks involved, hopefully the track is open enough that you can see way ahead and if you have to go off there's plenty of grass and no armco to hit close by. Different point but obviously Vettes, Vipers, M5s, etc are now going to be in the 500hp and beyond HP range. I feel bad for you guys that are instructors and have to deal with these cars. Ideally people have moved up to those cars and have experience on the track with cars with less HP but I'm sure that's not always going to be the case. IMO everyone should start with an E30 and move up from there. :-) So what do you say to your student that shows up in the 500-600hp car and it's his first time? or maybe not 500hp but they show up in an Elise or a Radical or a Noble? Carlos. __ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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 __ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.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: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 11:47:24 -0700 (PDT) From: kjk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Porsche Fatality Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The photos indicate the passenger compartment was quite intact. Accordingly, I don't know if a cage would have done much to help. I would assume it was the impact that caused the fatalities. Although serious injuries can happen at any speed, I wouldn't track a Viper, Z06 or Carrera GT type of car without a HANS and full safety equipment. The speeds they can reach are far in excess of your average clubracer and beyond the safety envelope designed into street cars. Kevin Kelly '91 M5 P.S. At the risk of making someone angry, my experience at Ferrari club events is that the driving level is rather low and there are some very good advanced drivers in the advanced group with other drivers that have no business being there. Sounds like the F-car guy relied on the steward to re-enter. I rely on my mirrors and have actually waived off the steward. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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:42:35 -0500 From: Roy T. Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: M30 camshaft removal Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well I have another quick question for the group. Does anyone have removal info for the cam on the M30 engine? My Bentley is on its way...still. I am getting anxious to get everything taken apart. It looks like the follower arm just slides out first but I cant seem to get it to go. One a side not I was able to get the big nut of the end of the cam! BMW likes to use large nuts hmm maybe they are saying something. Thanks Roy Collins 1991 535i almost torn down [Attachment of type application/ms-tnef removed.] -- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:02:00 -0700 From: Michael Lapinskas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Peak Oil Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Kevin- Sorry, but your facts here are incorrect around peak oil. Kevin wrote: The peak oil prediction is just that a gross prediction of a future event based on many unknowns and assumptions of assumptions. In other words short the market if you're so sure. The previous prediction of the peak was in the '70's and when that didn't occur it was moved out. (Sounds a bit like an Ehrlich huh?). The peak oil prediction for the '70's was for the US - which absolutely did happen - as predicted in 1956 by M. King Hubbert. Here is a snippet from an article describing the 1970's prediction: There is a phenomenon, well known in the oil industry, but little publicized, that when an oil field has been about 50% depleted, production begins an irreversible decline. In 1956 a petroleum geologist named M. King Hubbert applied this concept to an analysis of the lower 48 states, and predicted a decline of production starting about 1970. He was derided at the time, but lower 48 USA oil production has been in decline since 1970. The phenomenon has been named the Hubbert Peak, and the production growth and decline curve is often referred to as a Hubbert Curve. The current wave of peak oil predictions are being applied to the *global* supply. Here is another snippet which describes some of the challenges of data gathering, but never the less, whether it the peak is in 2010 or 2020, there will be major changes in the way we live after the peak. In 1998, using the best petroleum industry database available, two petroleum engineers (Campbell and Laherrere) applied a Hubbert analysis to the entire world, and predicted a peak between 2000 and 2010. Refined analyses since then focus on 2005 to 2010. In fact, due to economic and political factors, there is more likely to be an irregular plateau, with possibly several small peaks before the decline, but an irreversible decline by 2010 seems inevitable. There is a great deal of real data to support such a view and little but untenable optimism to support alternative views. In God we trust, others please bring data! Thanks for the pointer to Dr. Gold - Indeed a look at the other side of the equation... I'll check it out further. -Mike L (Thinking that running Bio diesel in a 2007 BMW might be the next ride) '93 535 m -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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, right next to your battery; I'd prefer to have the thing melt down outside my car, not in it!!, and (f) another clean method of attaching a battery tender is to go to Radio Shack and buy a cigarette lighter adapter with a 9 foot cord attached. Then wire this into the hard wire connector kit, by removing the o-ring connectors and splicing in the cigarette adapter instead. No having to pop the hood anymore, just remove cigarette lighter and plug in, provided that the cigarette lighter is POWERED when the key is off. Voila! And if you think the rings to the batter post look small, keep in mind that they are designed not to fit over the batter post, but rather over the bolt that secures the wires to the post Hope this helps! vty, --Dennis 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: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:23:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Brush [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E34 540 FS Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:59:00 -0500 From: Paul Craven [EMAIL PROTECTED] SNIP Just as a FYI, there have been several E34 540 six speeds on Ebay as of late. Item 4550358978 appears especially nice. No affiliation, just an apparently nice car I wish I could give a home to. Regards, Paul Craven 1993 325ic 1995 525iT Yeah, but check the engine for Nikasil vs. Alusil before jumping on it. Jon __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 21:22:23 -0700 From: Scott Charlotte Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How bad is it... Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark, as already mentioned, the ABS light staying on means you have no anti-lock braking, but you can still just regular brake, or in an emergency, you can threshold brake. This assumes you're old enough to have learned how to threshold brake back before cars had ABS. Could be a bad sensor. (Double 02 Salvage (Hayward, CA) gave me a pretty good deal on some used ones not long ago. Turns out I mangled one removing a rear halfshaft.) Could be the wiring to the sensors. Could be a bad connection between a sensor and the wiring harness. Could be the ABS computer, but less likely. Finally, if you're lucky, the toothed sensor wheel on one or more corners is all gunked up. Clean them and see if things return to normal. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:26:50 -0700 From: Mark Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: How bad is it... Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] How bad is it to drive with the ABS light on? I was coming home this morning when the ABS light came on on my '91 318ic. When I got home, I checked the brake fluid level and it looked OK and there were no burned out fuses, but I didn't check anything else. Later when I started up the car (did not drive it, just started it up), the light was out. I'm hoping it was Fritz the electrical gremlin playing tricks on me. If it does come back on I have a few questions... 1. What should I be looking for as culprits? 2. Is it safe to drive with the ABS light on? (remember this is an E30, not some newfangled E46 or E90). Sincerely, Mark Gold -- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:05:40 -0500 From: Alex Cagann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW List bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Navigation Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On my 02 M5 I just got, I can't get the screen to simply show the radio station. It always goes back to 'default' to the navigation menu, or one of the other choices in the front menu screen (DSP, trip computer, etc), never the radio station. Is there a way around this? Alex Cagann http://www.autoconsortium.com -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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are these? Which car do they come from? Regards, Wolf '85 M635CSi 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, 12 May 2005 08:09:43 -0500 From: Paul Craven [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E34 1995 525 Touring Questions Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all. I just picked up the above car for my wife and have a couple questions: 1. What is the best source these days for a CD changer for the car? It is pre-wired, seems like plugging one in would be painless compared to a new head unit. 2. Anyone done a transmission fluid flush on one of these lately? It has the GM transmission with no dipstick (what a silly idea) and at 85k, I figure it's due. Any major gotchas? 3. Anyone have any good thoughts on cleaning the mousefur headliner? Mine has dark smudges, presumably from sunroof work. Finally, there was talk last week of renting the glass roof lift shock tool. If Brett A. doesn't rent it, I would be willing to look into buying the tool if a couple other Touring owners were interested in renting it. Of course this assumes I can figure out where to get it. Please email me off list if you are interested. Many thanks, Paul Craven 1993 325ic 1995 525iT 1998 Volvo XC - For Sale! -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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spousal wundermachine, too bad about the mileage -- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:55:22 -0500 From: KMS- Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 Won't go into gear Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If pedal feels right, it's unlikely to be a slave, or master, problem. Try putting it in gear, foot on clutch, crank engine. My bet is your pilot bearing has seized. Brett Anderson KMS -Original Message- The patient is my 1999 323is 5-speed daily driver with about 59k miles. And yes, it's an E36, the coupes didn't change until MY2000. When I drove the car home from work yesterday everything felt normal. Overnight temperatures were around 40F. This morning I hopped in, started it up, but it wouldn't go into any gear. The clutch pedal feels normal, i.e. the pressure seems about right and it didn't stick to the floor. I can easily slide the shifter into gear with the engine off. Luckily the track car is street legal so I could get to work. I didn't have time to do much in the way of diagnostics, though a quick look under the car didn't reveal any unusual-looking wet spots. I didn't check the reservoir level as I was already running late, but it was fine a couple of weeks ago. My first guess (after I confirm the fluid level) is the clutch slave. Is there a way to diagnose this other than by replacement? What else comes to mind? The car is, of course, parked outside (the track car gets the garage); its parking space is, of course, not quite level; it is, of course, raining :( -- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:00:38 +1000 From: Peter Hartshorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E36 Won't go into gear Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Could it be that your clutch is seized? What you could try is to jack the rear of the car (chocking the front), release the emergency brake, start the car in gear (2nd would probably be ok), press the clutch in, slowly apply the emergency brake. Worst thing that can happen is you will stall your engine. If this happens, it is probably more than just seized. Just my $0.02 worth On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:36 am, you wrote: The patient is my 1999 323is 5-speed daily driver with about 59k miles. And yes, it's an E36, the coupes didn't change until MY2000. When I drove the car home from work yesterday everything felt normal. Overnight temperatures were around 40F. This morning I hopped in, started it up, but it wouldn't go into any gear. The clutch pedal feels normal, i.e. the pressure seems about right and it didn't stick to the floor. I can easily slide the shifter into gear with the engine off. Luckily the track car is street legal so I could get to work. I didn't have time to do much in the way of diagnostics, though a quick look under the car didn't reveal any unusual-looking wet spots. I didn't check the reservoir level as I was already running late, but it was fine a couple of weeks ago. My first guess (after I confirm the fluid level) is the clutch slave. Is there a way to diagnose this other than by replacement? What else comes to mind? The car is, of course, parked outside (the track car gets the garage); its parking space is, of course, not quite level; it is, of course, raining :( TIA Steve '91 318is track car, has never let me down '99 323is driveway ornament for the moment '04 330xi spousal wundermachine, too bad about the mileage 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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of a strategic exercise that makes our football interesting. It makes the game much more of a thinking exercise, as opposed to running around chasing a ball like five year old kids. 7. Declaring war on France sounds like a great idea. Perhaps we can work together in an International effort? This would help foster trust and fellowship between our two countries, as well as ridding the world of a nuisance. Honestly, what business does France have on the UN Security Council anyway? (Although it is embarassing enough to almost have your bollocks handed to you by some third-world South American dictatorship, at least you didn't lose a war with those unwashed sandal-wearing Greenpeaceniks). 8. We'd prefer to keep that particular holiday. However, adding Indecisive Day to our list of national holidays would be great fun, to help us learn from our mistake. Maybe while we're at it you could add Dental Hygiene Day or Outdated Monarchy Day? Speaking of being indecisive, how's that whole Ireland thing coming along? 9. Sure. American cars will no longer be sold on your islands, much like how English cars are no longer sold anywhere. I'm not sure why you want it this way. You're right though, German cars are clearly superior. Too bad Germans are so weird otherwise. 10. Funny thing is, we don't actually know who killed Kennedy. We were sort of hoping you could tell us. vty, --Dennis _ -- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:29:34 -0800 From: Mark Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36 318i auto tranny Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] So I was reading through the latest issue of Bimmer and they have a section dedicated to the E36. In it they mention that the 318i models came with an optional GM supplied auto tranny. My questions are the following: 1. what model GM tranny is it? 2. were all 318i models so equipped (including the ti)? 3. Were 325i/328i models equipped with a different auto tranny (like a ZF model)? The article says electronically controlled, but doesn't mention brand. The reason I ask is that I have considered getting an auto equipped E30/E36 as a daily driver (also because my wife can't drive stick). I really love the M42 motor in my cabrio for its simplicity in maintenance and thrift on gas (premium gas, however), but the '91 318i was not available with an auto tranny and many have complained about the reliability of the ZF auto in the E30 and later models of BMW as well. My experience with RWD auto tranny's from GM has been very good, all 3 RWD GM cars (all '80's model sedans) I owned prior to getting my BMW seemed to have had bullet-proof transmissions. Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Chapter BMWCCA 916-852-6533 (home) 916-743-7153 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:06:37 -0500 From: K.C. Boyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Dialect [was: Re: English pronunciation.] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All of this talk of English dialect reminds me of my first summer spent abroad in Germany. My host father could tell where someone was from (region, town, and often which part of town) just by their dialect and accent. Upon my return, my German teacher remanded me for speaking with a Boyerish (Bayerisch - Bavarian) accent. BTW, I'm from the Midwest, and have had to change some of my language to avoid endless ribbing from my southern wife and sisters-in-law. Pop still gets them rolling... Of course, I'm not sure I can make generalizations about southerners from them -- they grew up in Marietta (motto: A haven for Yankees deep in Dixie). KC Boyce E30 Eta Page: http://www.e30eta.com '97 M3/4 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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] Thanks for all the input. Maybe I'm reading too much into the warnings but given that I'm the sole provider for 2 kids, I'd rather be safe than sorry :) Of course, if you put the jackstand in a stupid place, it might fall off. That same is true (and moreso) for a lift though. Presumably concrete is good as opposed to asphalt, mud (shudder!) etc...? Thanks! --Avi. -- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:05:36 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Lift time rental? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Howdy, On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Avi Heroor wrote: Thanks for all the input. Maybe I'm reading too much into the warnings but given that I'm the sole provider for 2 kids, I'd rather be safe than sorry :) :-) Seriously, I've used both a lot. Jackstands are what I'd recommend to someone who's primary concern was safety. Of course, if you put the jackstand in a stupid place, it might fall off. That same is true (and moreso) for a lift though. Presumably concrete is good as opposed to asphalt, mud (shudder!) etc...? Yeah, concrete or asphalt would be fine. You want something stable. If the surface is something like mud or gravel or sand, put a board under the jackstand to distribute the weight. But what I really meant by the above was that you pick an appropriate place on the vehicle. The owners manual should have jack/jackstand points laid out. As I recall you were working on an suv? If its a live axle (not independent suspension) a good place is under the axle towards the sides of the vehicle. If one end (or both) _isn't_ live axle, then look in your manual. You want a place that can handle the weight and won't tend to slide off the jackstand. Note that this applies equally (perhaps moreso) to lifts. Lifts also have the disadvantage that sometimes you can't really get the lift arms where you might otherwise want them. Mark -- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:06:52 -0500 From: Richard Vaughn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Need location color of 02 heater relay on '95 740i Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone help me on this one. The codes show that the 02 sensors are not heating correctly when started. I know where the relays are but don't know which one is the heater relay. Which color? Richard Vaughn BMW CCA #132931 Tarheel Chapter '95 740i w/new engine hers '92 535i 5 speed mine '91 325ia daughters '90 325i 5 speed sons '96 Z71 mine too '05 TrailBlazerEXT hers -- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:59:29 -0500 From: Steven Schlossman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: CCA Elections Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd like to mention again that Rafael Garces, has been nominated by the current National Board Secretary, Barbara Adams, to the position of Secretary. I don't think Barbara would step down unless she thought the position would be in good hands. After working with Raf for several years with the National Capital Chapter, I know he can bring the same positive leadership to the National Board as he has brought to the National Capital Chapter. Good luck Raf! There is a candidacy statement in the next Roundel. It is important that you save your mailing label from your Roundel. Be sure to send in the correct postcard for your region. Associate members have received a voting card in the mail. -- ...steven National Capital Chapter, BMW CCA -- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:37:00 -0600 From: Scott Staewen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: OT: tire recommendation Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry for the OT post, but I thought I'd like to take advantage of the collective tire wisdom on the list. I would like to replace the POS Goodyear Integrity tires on my wife's AWD Lexus RX300. The sidewalls on these tires are so soft they're like riding on marshmallows. Well, okay, the vehicle is kind of like a marshmallow, but anyway, some better tires are in order. Better dry and wet traction and better steering feel is desired. Snow performance is not very important (we live in Houston). Mileage of any tire in the all season category I think will be okay. Very importantly, these need to have a quiet, supple, comfortable ride. My wife is very sensitive to this. She does not push the performance envelope, even on this car, but I'd like higher performance tires than OE for the sake of safety and for the few occasions when I drive the car. The Integrity's are 225/70/16 and the wheels I believe are 6.5 wide. I'm assuming I'll need to stick with 225/70's on this relatively narrow wheel, which excludes a lot of good tires. Perusing tirerack, the Michelin Crossterrains look like a possibility. Any thoughts on these, or any other suggestions? Scott Staewen -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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-- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:35:55 -0500 From: Weimer, Matt J. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Carfax please? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Would someone with a Carfax account be kind enough to run a report on this vin # for me? WBSBF9326SEH03788 Thanks. Matt Weimer Hoosier Chapter -- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:32:49 -0800 From: JKerouac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robinson, Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E30 for SCCA Solo II Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think its important to decide what the objective for all this autocrossing is going to be. If its to have some fun and get your yayas out, build the car ba%%s to the wall and run whatever class they put you in. Otoh if you want to win and be competitive, stay stock in the slower classes. In the stock and slower classes is where the most about driving and car tuning can be learned the quickest, and for the least amount of money. In classes with more mods allowed, it can cost as much as the value of the car itself to get back to the same relative position in your faster class as when you ran stock before. fwiw, Barry Robinson, Lee wrote: Question: -- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:19:12 -0500 From: Michael Gambini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E46 wheels tires: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The 950 is an all season isn't it? The 750 is the summer high performance tire. Might want to switch if you have snows. MikeG - Original Message - From: Tom Kosmalski I have really appreciated the group's response to my tire and wheel query. Based on all the responses, and a little research on the web, I think I will go with the Bridgestone RE950 tires, and stick with the stock 16-inch wheels (leaves a little $$$ to put towards the highly desirable UUC/Corsa exhaust). At least that's the decision for this week. Who knows what next week might bring! Tom K. Hood River, OR E46 325iT -- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:27:45 -0800 From: John Kjos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Custom E21 at Barrett Jackson Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alex, I'm on my way to the Barrett-Jackson Auction this year and know an excellent mechanic (BMW specialist) in the area. I've looked at cars for others in the past. If you want to pay an expert to inspect it (his shop is 2 miles from the auction) then I can help you out by getting you two in contact. I'd be happy to look at the car but that will not be a thorough inspection like this shop could do. Korman Motors used this guy a few years ago for the same purpose. They bought the car. John Kjos '99 540i/6: Dinan S1 (+hi-flow manifold, 18 RK2s) '01 525iTa: w/ 540i wheels Portland, OR - Original Message - From: Alex Cagann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW List bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: [UUC] Custom E21 at Barrett Jackson Hello guys. I am going to Barrett Jackson later this month and saw one particular interesting car there...and wondered if anyone knew anything about it. I'd also like opinions on what you guys think this sucker is worth. It is a one-off 320 with over $75,000 in custom crap. Here is a link. If the link doesn't work, make sure and cut and paste the second line. http://www.barrett-jackson.com/events/scottsdale/vehicles/cardetail_list.asp ?id=179750 Alex Cagann 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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stock 205/55/16s to the 225/50/16s you recommended in a higher performance tire might not be such a good idea after all, due to the width increase on the stock wheels? Or is such a minor width increase OK? I have really appreciated the group's response to my tire and wheel query. Based on all the responses, and a little research on the web, I think I will go with the Bridgestone RE950 tires, and stick with the stock 16-inch wheels (leaves a little $$$ to put towards the highly desirable UUC/Corsa exhaust). At least that's the decision for this week. Who knows what next week might bring! Tom K. Hood River, OR E46 325iT -- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:58:53 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Dorffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tom Kosmalski [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E46 wheels tires: Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Tom Kosmalski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The wider tire on the same rim will have an effect. The sidewalls will be pinched in a bit reducing lateral stability. I've felt this myself going from a 235 to a 245 on an 8 inch rim. Those two sizes are supposed to be nearly identical in diameter but tires built for car manufacturers are sometimes adjusted. Gary Derian So does this mean that going from my stock 205/55/16s to the 225/50/16s you recommended in a higher performance tire might not be such a good idea after all, due to the width increase on the stock wheels? Or is such a minor width increase OK? Depends on the width of the rim. A 235 is quite wide for a 7.5 wheel (like BMW put on E36 M3s) and I don't believe a single tire manufacturer recommends anything less than 8 for a 235 width tire. A 245 is also a tighter squeeze on an 8 wheel like Gary noted above. I don't know the width of your wheels. If they are 7.5, a 225 would be pretty nice but near the limit. Every tire manufacturer has published data for recommended wheel widths for the respective tire sizes. Tire Rack is a also a good source for this information. Regards, Rich -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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-- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:21:18 -0500 From: Steve Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: PN request Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone have a PN for the antenna amp in an 1993 E34 525iT? Thanks, Steve Nash -- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:27:08 -0600 From: Jenny Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED], UUC Digest bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: PN request Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can only find one antenna amp for all e34... the number is: 65 23 8 355 132 Hope this helps Jenny Morgan On Dec 30, 2004, at 9:21 AM, Steve Nash wrote: Anyone have a PN for the antenna amp in an 1993 E34 525iT? Thanks, Steve Nash 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, 30 Dec 2004 11:45:03 -0500 From: Steve Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: PN request Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks. Jenny Morgan wrote: I can only find one antenna amp for all e34... the number is: 65 23 8 355 132 Hope this helps Jenny Morgan On Dec 30, 2004, at 9:21 AM, Steve Nash wrote: Anyone have a PN for the antenna amp in an 1993 E34 525iT? Thanks, Steve Nash 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: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:33:26 -0800 From: Reed Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E36 diversity antenna Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the amplifiers in the diversity antenna of my HK audio system has gone bad, again. If I get a new head unit, will it be using this same antenna system, so that I will still need to replace the antenna amp, or not? If not, I'd rather just replace the head unit than spend a ridiculous amount of money on another crummy antenna amp. Reed/Seattle -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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else, tire technology changes so rapidly it's difficult to make the right choice. Clarence West Bend, WI -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 -- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:06:49 -0800 From: Harvey Chao [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Snow Chains/Cables Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I have a 2000 528i w/stock 225/60 15 all season radials. We are planning a one time trip up to the Sierras in Feb. The rule of thumb is NEVER head up there in the winter w/o chains, even if it looks clear. Having lived in the Bay area since '75, hearing other's experiences every winter, that's a reasonable/rational concept. For a one time trip, buying snow tires is not a financially rational option (living in the SF Bay area and not a frequenter of the Sierras in the winter). So - assuming I can rent chains or cables - what specifically do I need? The owner's manual talks about using only BMW narrow chains or words to that effect. Any of you folks in the MidWest or NorthEast have some reasonable suggestions? Thanks! Harvey The box said Requires Windows 95, or better. So I bought a Macintosh. I live with fear, death, and evil...but I used to be able to turn it off and use a Mac. Author Unknown Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld -- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:29:43 -0800 From: John Bolhuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Snow Chains/Cables Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 12:06:49PM -0800, Harvey Chao wrote: I have a 2000 528i w/stock 225/60 15 all season radials. So - assuming I can rent chains or cables - what specifically do I need? The owner's manual talks about using only BMW narrow chains or words to that effect. Since there isn't a lot of clearance around there, you need tight fitting narrow chains. Others have recommended Z-Chains, and I have fit them on my e39 with 17 sport wheels. (though I have not driven on them yet, except up the driveway as a test) http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm/fa/p/pid/1046/sc/2737 Oh, and don't assume you can rent chains. And everyone who sells chains has a NO RETURNS ON CHAINS sign hanging up somewhere. -- It is an honor to be Cookie Monster. -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro -- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:18:00 -0500 From: Karl Zemlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: E34 M50 No Start - ideas? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] '94 525i touring. Indianapolis - it's been cold here. First day below zero(F) and the car wouldn't start. It would fire on occation - stumble a little - plenty of battery and cranking - just won't run. Dumped a pint or so of isopropyl alcohol in the tank - it's been a few days - car still won't start. I have a new fuel filter to put in - I'll do that today. Temperatures may actually get above freezing so that will likely go in today. I've checked under the hood for air leaks - haven't seen anything. Any other simple things I should be looking at before I start worrying about something bigger -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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etc... Seems to me I remember that all the rims had the same offsets and patterns except for the 7 series... is that correct? Has anyone put together a chart on what rims will fit what cars? -- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:56:16 -0500 From: Dennis Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'BMW List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E38 Oil filter problem resolved! Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Previously, I wrote, regarding a 2001 E38 740: snip Well, my friend went to replace that little black plastic cylinder (the pressure relief valve) in the oil filter housing, after we had to remove it to take out a piece of grit. This cylinder has three thin prongs at the bottom, possibly to retain it in the hole at the bottom of the housing. JUST AS I cautioned him, be careful, those prongs are kinda thin-looking, he mutters, sh*t. Yup. Those three little prongs broke off. And are sitting in the bottom of this little hole in the bottom of the housing. ___ This was followed with a plaintive cry to the list for help. Thanks (as always!) to Brett Anderson of Koala Motorsports, Paul Dzimian, Shop Foreman of Motorwerks BMW, and Mr. Landshark himself, Jim Conforti, for their very helpful advice. We replaced the filter housing entirely, as we broke the pressure relief valve. I was concerned that this would be a difficult job, but Brett gave me a (virtual) slap in the face and pointed out that even a moron like me could do it. Jim kindly sent detailed instructions on how to RR the three hoses and sensor. Amazingly enough, the whole procedure took about 20 minutes (which would have been faster had we not been the most cautious, deliberate DIY mechanics in the world at this point). Buttoned it all up, and not a drop of seepage. So, thanks to the aforementioned as well as this great list! Vty, --Dennis -- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:01:19 -0800 From: Ziv Gillat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Thunderhill event on Thanks Giving weekend Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I just talked to Aaron, from SpeedVentures, and he mentioned that there are plenty of open spaces for the Thunderhill event, on Thanks giving weekend. Check out their site at http://www.speedventures.net/ Take care --- Ziv. -- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:46:37 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FS 525i S3.23 Diff Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The subject diff (medium case) came out of my 91 525i @ 223,xxx miles. It needs a new pinion bearing, but otherwise was fine when pulled. Make me a reasonable offer offline. Buyer pays shipping (75 pounds) from Va. Cheers, Steve -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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the passenger side, but it could give you a clue. HTH, alex f Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:20:20 -0500 From: carl sewell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMWUUCDIGEST \(E-mail\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ITGT Filter Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody know if there is an ITG air filter for an E46 330iPP/ many thanks Carl -- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:24:09 -0800 From: Marco Romani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ITGT Filter Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com/itg_filters.html Marco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of carl sewell Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 11:20 AM To: BMWUUCDIGEST (E-mail) Subject: [UUC] ITGT Filter Anybody know if there is an ITG air filter for an E46 330iPP/ many thanks Carl Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:08:42 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Metal Valve stems Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone know of a good source for the o-ring type metal tire valve's? -Kevin -- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:51:20 -0600 From: Thomas G. Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Metal Valve stems Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Longacre racing has them www.longacreracing.com Tom At 04:08 PM 11/1/2004, you wrote: Anyone know of a good source for the o-ring type metal tire valve's? -Kevin Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:41:03 -0500 From: Dennis Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Changing rear wheel bearing on E38 740iL Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Howdy, all. The left rear wheel bearing on my 1995 740iL (E38), with 133k miles, is starting to go. Noise is definitely getting louder. A couple of questions: 1. Is this a Do-it-yourself procedure (I can change oil, change pads and rotors, and maybe one or two other things, but not much beyond that)? 2. If it's not DYI, how long should it reasonably take for a good BMW shop to complete (and how much)? 3. What would be a reasonable price for this job? Thanks in advance! Vty, --Dennis -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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-- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:54:15 -0400 From: KMS - Brett Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E30 temperature gauge and sender Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You don't say what year. On all years, the sensors for gauge and for DME are different. Later years, it's blue for DME and black for gauge. Thermostat? Brett Anderson KMS -Original Message- I know that the i series engines have two sensors on the thermostat housing. Is the one that drives the gauge the same one the engine uses to adjust the fuel maps, or are they different sensors? I am considering pulling the sensor and checking it with a pan of water on the stove, a thermometer, and a VOM. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.771 / Virus Database: 518 - Release Date: 09/28/2004 -- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:37:40 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bmw list) Subject: Re: E30 temperature gauge and sender Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From KMS - Brett Anderson You don't say what year. Sorry... it is an 87. On all years, the sensors for gauge and for DME are different. Later years, it's blue for DME and black for gauge. Bentley wasn't real clear on this either. It looks like one sensor is a thermisistor and the other is a switch, but I got the impression that both fed signals to the DME. Thermostat? Thermostat is new a year ago, but that doesn't mean it isn't up to no good. It isn't a major problem yet, but I figured I would start thinking on it now to get my brain around it. Winter is on the way and I hate working on things when it is cold enough to stick the wrench to your hand. Last year I did the external fuel pump in 30 degree weather in a puddle. Not doing that again. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED]Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet -- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 05:09:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmw list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E30 temperature gauge and sender Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bentley wasn't real clear on this either. It looks like one sensor is a thermisistor and the other is a switch, but I got the impression that both fed signals to the DME. One is for the gauge (brown probably if your car is an i engine), the other (blue) is for the DME. Heck I would replace both and keep the old ones as spares. Of course do this with the engine cold, it'll minimize how much coolant comes out and of course you won't burn yourself. :-) Carlos. ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com -- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:46:23 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT Winter cars Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those in the soon to be snow belt who may be looking for a winter car this site may be useful: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=9startat=1--woSECTIONSdatarq=9--SECTIONSword=ww look toward the bottom for the Gov. Auction info. These are leased cars being auctioned. -Kevin -- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:53:05 -0500 From: Marc Plante [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FS E36 Snow wheels/tires Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Borbet type T 15x7 with Michelin Arctic Alpin tires. Tires have about 5 mm of tread on them. Wheels in excellent shape. $450 plus shipping Marc Plante E36 M3/4, 56k E36 325i, 220k [Gone] Vienna, VA -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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tires Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:33:01 -0700 - Original Message Follows - I'm sorry to ask this... I'm helping a friend get new tires for her 1991 325iC. She has 15 x 6.5 wheels, so we are looking at 205/50-15 tires, HR or VR rated. Kumho tires look inexpensive and and have good survey results on tirerack.com. I remember seeing comments on this list before about them, but for the life of me, I can't remember what folks have said. I'm looking at the ASX (WR-rated) for $64, 712's (VR) for $59 and 711's (HR) for $45. Dare I ask, does anyone have opinions, comments or war stories about Kumho tires? TIA, -tdc '88 M5 '98 M Roadster Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] t.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: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 10:01:29 -0300 From: rblangille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: rblangille [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Inner tie rod replacement - E36 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Many thanks to Ed MacVaugh, and Rich Dorffer for their guidance, with the benefit of which the job is now done and everything works as it should. Thanks guys. Roger - Original Message - From: rblangille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:53 PM Subject: Inner tie rod replacement - E36 As part of a suspension and front end overhaul, I'm replacing the light and left tie rods - the full meal deal, both the outer and inner. The problem is the inner end. The 'nut' (not really a nut, but the end which screws into the rack, which is intended to be turned with an open end wrench) is hidden away inside a casting. Bentley tells me to 'unlock the inner tie rod end lockpate, using pliers', and then to use a spcial tool to unscrew the inner tie rod end from the steering rack. Yeah, right. I have no idea what the 'tie rod end lockplate' is, nor have I the 'special tool'. Anyone been there and done that? Thanks, Roger Langille '97 328ic -- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 10:07:56 -0300 From: rblangille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: rblangille [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Traling arm bushing Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few weeks ago, I was in the midst of replacing my trailing arm bushings which were determined to stay in place. Jim Ochi came to my rescue via email, and on a Saturday night at that! I thanked Jim privately, and want to again express my gratitude. The UUCDIGEST is truly in a league of its own. Roger -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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From: Marvin Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW UUC Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Battery drain problem E46 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recently I had a problem with the battery going dead on my 2003 330i after it was not driven for 3 days. I put an ammeter in series with the battery and measured a current drain around 1 amp but 50 mA a few days later. I asked a Weatherford BMW service advisor. He put the key into a reader by his computer and could read out the car serial number. He then checked for any recalls, and found that there is a software problem. If, during one operation of the car, the heat, vent and AC controls are adjusted 2 or more times, there will be a current drain of 800 mA when the car is turned off. I will have to bring it in for a software update. Marvin -- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:43:07 -0400 From: Mark D'Sylva [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mark D'Sylva (corrected info) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:15:55 -0400 From: Chris Skene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mark D'Sylva Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone have contact info for chip tuner Mark da Silva? TIA, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA Mark D'Sylva D'Sylva Technology 11 Cavell Ave Toronto, ON M4K 1L5 email - see CONTACTS page of site below (different from this reply-to address) cell: - number available on my voicemail greeting web - http://www.dsylva-tech.ca/ He's a neighbor of mine and offered me a chip for my recently acquired '87 325 with the ETA engine. It already had a Conforti chip in it. He thought that would be fine. My rev. limiter kicks in somewhere in the middle of the MPG gauge on the tach. I won't be going there often. -- Chris Skene For narration and voice-over services, check http://chris.skene.org Hello Chris, I have edited the contact info above as the email address you provided was an old one. Regarding the chip offer, it would be interesing to see how mine compares to the one you have now. Mark --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 07/23/2004 -- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:46:07 -0400 From: Jeff Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E34 540 Sport for sale Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry for the spam but the car bug has bitten again and it is time to sell my 540 The car is a 1995 540 Calypso red/tan leather ,6-speed 68k miles. It is in great shape and has had lot of work done to it. I have always run Mobile 1 in the engine and Redline in the diff and tyranny. It is a stroked and sleeved block (rods and pistons) with schrick cams done by Rick Stormer. The driveline includes a lightened flywheel from Turner and a quaife with lower gears by Blanton. Sachs sport suspension with RD and Ground control. Pretty much everything is new in the car. There is a complete list and photos on the following link www.bewired.com/bmw/ I am asking $22.5 for everything, it is located 45 minutes south of Boston. Thanks Jeff Donnelly 781-826-4499 -- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:06:44 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 540 Sport for sale Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That Alpina gauge kit is just *so* cool! Ed Jeff Donnelly wrote: There is a complete list and photos on the following link www.bewired.com/bmw/ I am asking $22.5 for everything, it is located 45 minutes south of Boston. Thanks Jeff Donnelly 781-826-4499 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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on and I got my grip back) I also got the check engine light coming on (o2 sensor 1221) which I figured was because I was running lean.. so I called it a day. there were was only one other quick E30 like me (faster, full race car) and he was experiencing the same thing.. his was a '90, and he tried upping the fuel pressure but that made no difference not sure if this is a track-specific thing, the other tracks he drives are watkins glen, lime rock, mosport, tremblant.. none of which have the tight corners that shannonville does I'm thinking of trying a new fuel pump.. or maybe adding a second one.. ?? any ideas are appreciated chris pawlowicz '89 325i - all purpose track-rat '99 z3 2.8 -- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:46:10 -0400 From: Rich Dorffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chris Pawlowicz [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E30 fuel starvation - cornering Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris, This is also an issue for the E36 guys. There have been a number of attempts at remedying or mitigating the issue, the best that I have seen is solution and write-up done by Andrew Kalman. Here is his write-up (extremely thorough and professional): http://www.pumpkininc.com/content/doc/guide/ag-8.pdf Anyway, maybe there is some information that might prove useful to you as well. Regards, Rich -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Pawlowicz Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 9:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] E30 fuel starvation - cornering a while ago I asked for help with fuel starvation in my '89 E30 325i rest snipped -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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does not smell like it has a mouse problem, so he may have just moved in. Anyone seen any products that work? OBMWC - The M3 gets a day off when the Pontiac sees duty, and is therefore also a potential mouse risk... Thanks, Paul Craven 97 M3/4 and a Pontiac Mousetransporter -- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:00:50 -0500 From: Malcolm Reitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E36 roof rack Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What options do I have for putting a roof rack (for carrying a windsurfer or a bike) on my 328i sedan? Any good recommendations on where to get said roof rack? Thanks, Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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is very distressing. What if the warning is dire? I just *cannot* enjoy driving my car until I know the cause and it's fixed. Is it just me? Are any codes short of triggering limp-mode unimportant as far as engine health is concerned? Scott Staewen Here's the follow-up question, I guess. It sounds like the OBD-II system primarily benefits dealers that charge to service the system. So what's the downside of just pulling the plug (or using a piece of electrical tape) on the check-engine-light? If the car is running otherwise fine, what's the penalty? Just curious vty, --Dennis - _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 -- Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 12:04:13 -0700 From: JKerouac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [uucdigest] [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmw digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Umoron level BMW website designers Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Guess what happens when trying to enter the http://www.bmwtechinfo.com/ website using either Mozilla or its Firefox browser? We're sorry, but the BMW TIS website was designed for Internet Explorer 5.0+ and Netscape 6.0+ Web-Browsers running on the Microsoft Windows operating system. Currently, you are using Netscape 0 which must be upgraded to view this site. You may upgrade your browser version by clicking on the respective link below. I run a nearly IE free server and prefer to avoid like the plague that hack me, oh hack me baby, a patch a day still won't keep the hackers away MS browser, and the current Nyetscape that is based on the problematic early Mozilla releases. Anyone know a contact person at BMW to get this umoron level of programming corrected or a quick regedit that will fake out the website? tia, Barry -- Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 14:22:48 -0500 From: Clarence [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UUC Digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Indy 500 and safety Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OBMWC is that we, as a group on this list, seem quite concerned w/safety. Not having fancy cable or satellite I'm excited when something other than NASCAR is televised. Anyway, due to the rain delay, there was an awful lot of talk about all the safety features introduced over the years. Things are always being improved. Good. BUT, why wasn't Morgan Freeman or his passenger, in the pace car, wearing a seat belt Maybe he used a lap belt (hard to believe) but there was absolutely nothing running across his shoulder. Didn't pace car drivers used to wear a helmut, too? Anybody else notice this? Clarence West Bend, WI -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com -- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:37:50 -0400 From: Steve Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Shocks Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with Gary and Marco. Replace them. You may think they are fine, and would most likely be wrong. I just did my wifes car with 110,000 miles and it made a huge difference. -Steve Nash rblangille wrote: My '97 328ic has about 90K miles on it - the front and rear shocks are original, do not leak and show no obvious signs of being tired - no bouncing etc. Is there any good reason to replace the shocks, or can I wait for signs of shock failure, and in the meantime apply my $ to those other repairs that invariably arise? Thanks. Roger Langille '97 328ic PEI Canada -- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:23:46 -0400 From: Steve Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Conti or Yok's? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just finished installing the Sach's suspension on my '95 525i and love the feel. Now I need to do an alignment and order some new tires. The two I am considering are the Continental ContiExtremeContact and the Yoko AVS dB S2, both in 225 60 R15. Anyone have anything good or bad to say about either of the two? How about another good choice that I missed? Thanks, Steve Nash -- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:57:52 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Conti or Yok's? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 10:23:46AM -0400, Steve Nash wrote: I just finished installing the Sach's suspension on my '95 525i and love the feel. Now I need to do an alignment and order some new tires. The two I am considering are the Continental ContiExtremeContact and the Yoko AVS dB S2, both in 225 60 R15. Anyone have anything good or bad to say about either of the two? How about another good choice that I missed? I drove a friend's 320i (almost identical to mine) with 225/50R16s shod with Conti Sport Contact rubber. The car understeered like a pig, I almost crashed it in a traffic circle - it just wouldn't turn! After that I took him for a spin in my car with 205/60R15 Yokohama AVS dB. Day and night difference. It could be that his suspension was shot but to me it seemed like it was the rubber. The guy also said himself, that his original 15s shod with Pirelli P7000 were better - and those were also 205 width. After that experience I'd stay away from Continental - they last forever but there's a downside. Test drive a car with the rubber you intend to buy... P -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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injectors, + one bank of VANOS replaced. She was fine for a couple weeks, but now she jerks, hiccups, and just suddenly loses power then lurches forward both early after startup, AND even after warm following a sudden change in terrain (like coming out of a parking lot ramp) AND sudden direction change (quick S motion when going around a pokey car). Does she need more injectors replaced, the other VANOS bank replaced, or something else? Dana LeJune -- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:04:06 -0700 From: Bora Akyol (BMW) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 2000 M5 hiccup Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Are there any loose wires in the engine bay? You may try reading the fault codes to figure out what is happening. Bora On Saturday, Apr 10, 2004, at 12:49 US/Pacific, Dana LeJune wrote: Helga has just had 2 injectors, + one bank of VANOS replaced. She was fine for a couple weeks, but now she jerks, hiccups, and just suddenly loses power then lurches forward both early after startup, AND even after warm following a sudden change in terrain (like coming out of a parking lot ramp) AND sudden direction change (quick S motion when going around a pokey car). Does she need more injectors replaced, the other VANOS bank replaced, or something else? Dana LeJune -- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 21:03:28 -0400 From: richard conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Wegweiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: BMWBits [EMAIL PROTECTED], Angus Winskill Proud [EMAIL PROTECTED], Patzer, Dan Q [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Steve Dunnavant' [EMAIL PROTECTED], E9coupes BMW [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sixer coupe Group [EMAIL PROTECTED], Uucdigest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [BMWCSRegistry] FW: T-shirts Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hear that an SAV X7 is in the works to compete with the Chevy Suburban and Hummer to cater to this much neglected class of folks. get outta here! RC A Wegweiser wrote: Thanks for the pass on. Some rather nice looking shirts here. I wonder what the quality is. And available in Size XXXL! But what BMW can accommodate a Sumo wrestler? I hear that an SAV X7 is in the works to compete with the Chevy Suburban and Hummer to cater to this much neglected class of folks. Art -- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 23:25:59 -0500 From: Ken Marje [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: alle46Any tricks for getting the stock seatbelts REALLY tight? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] First DE this coming weekend (Road America) in the new car. I'll be taking it real easy--5th time at this track but I'm sure it will feel really different: '95 318i to '04 M3/SMG! Yes, I'll probably get another set of Schroth's but haven't decided yet. And yes I upgraded the pads and fluid first--I'm more worried about upgrading my brain :-). Ken Koch -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Derian Anyway, living in California, I have no intention of ever using any of these devices, You shouldn't let that deter you. With proper electronic tuning a modified vehicle can be made to run cleaner and with better driveability than stock. -- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:19:41 -0800 (PST) From: Paul T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Changing brake hose E36 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just carious, can someone tell me what size(es) wrench I'd need for removal of stock 95 E36 (non-m3) brake lines. thanks, Paul __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:33:07 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OBD-I Codes - How Long do they Stay in Memory? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My car is an E30 1990 325i. Yesterday, returning home from the GGC autocross, I got an intermittant Check Engine light. At first I was tempted to pull over, open the hood and check to see if the engine was still there, but then I realized that I could hear it and see the tach needle moving in response to my right foot, so of course it was still there! But seriously. For the first hour of my trip, the light would come on under acceleration or cruising with the throttle open. But, whenever I allowed the throttle to close, the light would go out. I decided to do the Stomp Test when I got home. Unfortunately, by the time I got home (about 90+ minutes after leaving the autocross site), the light was no longer lighting. Also, I was so tired that I just wanted to grab a bite and go to bed. Checking flash codes did not seem remotely interesting at that point. So my question is, how long will the reason(s) for the check engine light remain in memory? Will I still be able to retrieve the codes when I get home from work tonight? And if they're no longer stored, should I even care? TIA, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA -- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:13:13 -0500 From: Chris Pawlowicz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OBD-I Codes - How Long do they Stay in Memory? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] scott says My car is an E30 1990 325i. Yesterday, returning home from the GGC autocross, I got an intermittant Check Engine light. At first I was So my question is, how long will the reason(s) for the check engine light remain in memory? Will I still be able to retrieve the codes when I get home from work tonight? And if they're no longer stored, should I even care? I'm pretty sure the codes only get reset after a few restarts.. time / mileage makes no difference.. it's starting the car that does it. Codes should still be there if all you did was drive to work. Stomp test is easy, might as well check. Mine did the same thing in the winter because the AFM was frozen and stuck ;) but that's probably not your problem chris pawlowicz -- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:43:22 -0500 From: Jack - Elephant Motorsports [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BMW UUC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FS 1989 325iX 5spd Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello all, The time has come to sell the iX. It's been a wonderful car and I hate to sell it but I'm seeking a new toy and the wife says something has to go! Some details: 1989 325iX, 4 door, red/tan, 5spd, comes with factory steel wheels with Hakka snows Mileage is just over 191k, I bought it from the original owner with 113k on it in October of 1998 Maintenance is current, car runs very well, still a major blast to drive, especially in winter! Price is $5600 OBO, I'm located in Brighton, MI, about 60mins west of Detroit I have created a webpage for it so please check it out, email if you have questions. Thanks! http://www.skumwerks.net/forsale/89_325iX.htm Also on this site are a couple pages about some of the upgrades and maintenance procedures I've done on the car. Thanks! Jack Money '89 325iX For Sale!! '95 M3 #86 CM several former BMW's -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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ended up driving one session in the hot sun breathing gas fumes :( this summer I'm probably going to go with stiffer sway bars and track rubber, so I'm sure this problem will be even worse any suggestions? are there baffles in the tank that can help? chris pawlowicz '89 325i, '99 Z3 2.8 -- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:41:15 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E28 Eta : Hot weather stumbling problem Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UUCers, I bought my '87 528e 5-speed this past September. Even in Louisiana, the temperatures haven't been higher than about 70 or 75 between then and now. . . until just lately. Just yesterday afternoon in about 80 - 90 degree weather, while going from idle to 20 MPH for about 20 minutes, the car started stumbling, idling high (at 1,000 RPM), and losing power when I dug into anything more than 50% throttle. BTW, the somewhat-related items that have been replaced (as in, brand new part installed) in the past year or so include: reference sensor barometric pressure sensor O2 sensor spark plugs air filter I'm not sure about the fuel filter, but I'm doing that in another week anyway. Below is my original post from yesterday that I made to the MyE28.com board. Can anyone offer any insight to this? Here's the link to the post, too, so you can see any replies that have been made: http://forums.mye28.com/e28/messages/100951.html Thanks in advance, Brad Shifty Couvillon Let's start from the beginning. My old 528e. It never ran properly above 3,000 RPM, and it had a lot of trouble doing that in the heat. I eventually got an air/fuel ratio gauge, and it determined that, almost exactly at 3,000 RPM, I was leaning out. It was like there was a switch that set the car to lean at 3,000 RPM. In the summer, when the car would get very hot (idling for a while, driving hard, etc), the car would start to stumble and lose power. Sometimes, after idling for a while, then sitting, then getting started back, it wouldn't even be able to rev past about 2,000 or 2500 RPM. It would stumble horribly. I talked to Luvs about a similar problem he was having on his E30 eta, and he had checked a lot of things. He tested the fuel pump, and it was out of spec, electrically, so I think he replaced it. I never had a chance to even test my fuel pump before I nailed the Town Car and parted the car out. Fast forward to today. It's the first very hot day that I've driven the car for an extremely long period of time. Very hot means about 85+, probably closer to the low 90s. I drove on the interstate at about 90 for an hour (just under 3,000 RPM) with the AC blowing at full cold on the I blower setting. Then, I got on a four-lane highway and cruised between 55 and 80 with the AC on the same setting. Once I got to town, I had to slow down to about 20 MPH most of the way, hitting stop lights every block. It was at this point that the coolant temp gauge got just past 12:00 (which is weird for this car since it's got new coolant, a good radiator, and one of those loudass cool-down pulleys). Around that time, the car started stumbling and driving rough. If I gave it anything more than about half-throttle, it stumbled very noticeably. When I was a minute or two from my destination, I decided that it was probably a leaking fuel line (I did the fuel lines last night), maybe a hose clamp I hadn't tightened up very well. I parked the car when I got to my destination, popped the hood, and checked every hose clamp I had touched last night. No dice. No leaks; they were all tightened up properly. BTW, while I was in town in the heat with the car idling, the car was idling at an indicated 1,000 RPM, as opposed to its normal 750 - 850 RPM. So, someone tell me what the problem is. Is this another fuel pump problem? I guess I can do the Bentley's electrical tests for the fuel pump tomorrow when I adjust the valves. I hope the pump is out of spec, because at least I will have found the problem. Any other suggestions? I have new vacuum hoses, new fuel lines, and I've checked a lot of things for looseness, leaks, etc. I haven't done any electrical tests, air/fuel ratio tests, or fuel pressure tests, so maybe this is something I can do tomorrow, too. So, what do y'all think? Fuel pump? * __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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the kind used in a BB gun and took a good bit of searching to find). After disassembling, regreasing, etc., I got it to work again. Passenger side lock - It didn't operate the central locks initially and was not impacted at all by the other locks (basically, you could lock and unlock from the inside, that is it). The cylinder didn't operate. I removed the lock from the door. The lever was fine as was the cylinder (I noted that this lever is much more robust than the driver's side which is just a bad design, too weak). I disassembled, cleaned and regreased anyway and the cylinder itself was fine. My attention turned to the inside of the door to the microswitch, catch and the central locking unit. Turns out after much testing of the electronics, that the central locking unit was unplugged (huh?), not what I had figured. Also, not easy to find until I reached around inside the door to find the wiring only to find it in the bottom of the door unplugged. I plugged it in and everything worked with the exception of the microswitch. Turns out, the switch is fine, but the bracket holding it in place was ! bent and the cylinder lever didn't make contact with the switch. The bracket appears to be made out of extremely soft metal and efforts to bend it into place resulted in it cracking. SO, I just need to replace this bracket and my locks will all be working 100%. Now, I just need to figure out how to fix the interior light delay next (along with a whole host of minor other issues). Hope this helps someone. Later, Rich - knows working on central locking issues isn't easy in an unheated garage in Ohio...average temps have been well below freezing. -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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well translated (from Italian), not especially comprehensive, and contains several minor technical errors plus one big one: the gas flow setting value shown in l/min is low by more than an order of magnitude. On the plus side, my email to Clarke USA's tech support resulted in a helpful return phone call to me later that day. Spare parts seem to be readily available. Shipping weight for the whole package was 99 lbs (in 3 cartons) so the right choice of vendor is also a function of shipping distance. My Clarke came from weldingdepot.com in NW Indiana near Chicago, not too far from me. http://www.Eastwood.com in NJ also sells them. Other useful online vendors I found were http://cyberweld.com (Hobart and Miller, free shipping), and http://www.toolking.com (Hobart, free shipping). Toolking is especially interesting because they often have reconditioned Hobart units with full warranty at substantial savings. Neil 96 M3 -- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:49:33 -0800 From: BMWBits [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Uucdigest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ellipsoid Wanted Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just got a 1989 750il this last weekend . Currently looks like a pirate as one 'eye' is closed ...outer 5 3/4 ellipsoid headlamp was busted when I got it . So I am looking for a replacement with all the usual descriptors ..used,working, cheap ,readily available etc etc .I doubt I can get just the lens cover from Hella ..right ? I am told with authority that a standard H4 reflector wont fit ..so cant 'go there' even though it'd be my choice. So ..has anywun gotwun ?? Otherwise I am off to the wreckin yard when it quits peeing down (maybe March sometime ?) Bill Shirley Proud Seattle Summers , Tennessee Winters . Long Commute between , -- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 19:36:11 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ellipsoid Wanted Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have passenger side, which side do you need? Ed BMWBits wrote: So ..has anywun gotwun ?? Otherwise I am off to the wreckin yard when it quits peeing down (maybe March sometime ?) -- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:29:00 -0500 From: Michael Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Weird Dyno chart ( WAS s50 intake manifold loses ...) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: the graphs show very similar values for torque and hp at 5250, but since the scales are different, the graphs do not cross there. Nor should they, since the scales are different! Regards, Mike Metzler Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:59:28 -0600 From: Jon Siccardi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], Zack Steinkamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Weird Dyno chart ( WAS s50 intake manifold loses ...) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's scary. It's a dyno sheet from the master himself. Boneville = Jim C. Right? - Original Message - From: Zack Steinkamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: E36M3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:00 PM Subject: [E36M3] RE: s50 intake manifold loses low end? I don't think so Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:45:40 -0800 (PST) From: Zack Steinkamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: s50 intake manifold loses low end? I don't think so --- Burgess, Kim L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris - The scales are a bit different so it is difficult to compare. But you are correct, the low end losses don't seem as significant as have been alluded. http://eurosporthighperformance.com/images/dyno/sb52cams.gif the above dyno chart was shifted up 500 rpms for some strange reason. torque and hp curves MUST ALWAYS cross at 5252 rpm. this deceptive chart has them crossing at ~5750. -zs (always on the lookout for dyno foolery... remember last year: http://nobot.2y.net/m3/dyno_orig.jpg http://nobot.2y.net/m3/dyno_shifted.jpg ) -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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- Original Message - From: Rob Levinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Remote Start for winter Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] There's another issue with modern BMWs... your car has EWS, the anti-theft system that looks for a coded chip in your key. This helps prevent a thief from jimmying your ignition lock. The work-around that some shops use is to hide a key up in the dashboard under the steering wheel... disables your EWS, and if anyone figured out that's how you worked your remote-start, they could break in and dig the key out of the dash. I'm not saying don't do it - in fact, in this cold weather, I'm really jealous of people that have remote start! - Rob Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UUC] Remote Start for winter Has anybody tried to remote start a 96 328is or any other 3series that has a manual tranny? This thing would be nice to have in the winter. I tried to go to a local audio shop, but they will not install a remote start unit on a manual transmission because they can be held liable by your insurance if you leave it in gear and the car hits someone or something. If I really want it that bad I either have to do it myself or find someone that will do it on the side, so any info appreciated. __ 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
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Additive Malfunction on Bank 1 2. Anyone have any ideas on what some of the common causes of this one could be? -- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 07:30:23 -0800 From: Marco Romani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - lame garage door remotes Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I read the subject and Gary's reply and thought Gary was smoking crack. Then I read farther down. whew. Marco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] OT - lame garage door remotes Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] I would start by monitoring the EGO sensor output to see what is going on. The sensor(s) may be bad, or some other fault is causing the adaptation to reach its limit without correcting the oxygen level in the exhaust. Note I said oxygen level, not fuel mixture, because that is what the sensor senses. Vacuum leak, bad injector, bad sensor, fuel pressure, misfire, etc. Gary Derian Mandatory BMW Content: Anyone have any idea what could cause OBD Codes P1174/P1175 on an 1997 E39 540i? I'm trying to help a digest member out with this problem, and I'm not sure where to start tracking this one down. The actual error is Fuel Trim Adaptation Additive Malfunction on Bank 1 2. Anyone have any ideas on what some of the common causes of this one could be? __ 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, 15 Jan 2004 08:54:46 -0600 From: Malcolm Reitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - lame garage door remotes Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike, You might try adjusting the antenna of the opener, especially if it is a loose wire like mine has. Make sure it isn't bundled up in a knot at the back of the opener. Try changing its orientation as well. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] OT - lame garage door remotes Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Not long ago, I used to rent a garage whose remote would open the door from literally three blocks away. My current garage came with two pitiful little remotes which sometimes fail to open the door when I'm sitting in the car inside the garage! I've replaced the batteries, which had no effect, but I think that the batteries--the type of batteries, that is--are the problem. Each of these remotes uses a battery that looks like it belongs in a watch, while the old, kick-ass one used a 9-volt. I talked to a guy who installs garage doors, and he said that they don't make remotes like they used to, and that it can't be helped. Could this possibly be true? And, if so, would simply rigging a more powerful battery to one of these remotes be likely to help or would it be more likely to just fry it? Sorry to clutter the Digest with this non-BMW content (although these lame openers do work noticeably better when they only have to send a signal through my 325iC's canvas top, as opposed to the Blazer's roof) but I'm no electronics expert and this sucks. TIA, Mike Kozitka __ 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 -- End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **
