The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 129 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: List detonated? Re: List detonated? <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Re: <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Re: <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Smokin E30
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:55:00 -0700 From: Brian Ghidinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: uucdigest <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: List detonated? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's been about 5 days with no posts... did I miss the news about the bomb going off? Brian ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:27:37 -0400 From: "DUNLAP, LARRY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: List detonated? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, no kidding. I was beginning to wonder myself. I even sent an email to the Admin asking if the list was down, or if I had a problem! Glad to see that the list is still working... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Ghidinelli Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:55 AM To: uucdigest Subject: [UUC] List detonated? It's been about 5 days with no posts... did I miss the news about the bomb going off? Brian 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: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:41:02 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, As my commute here in KC has grown more congested, I find myself just sitting in the car more and more. I love driving my E30 ragtop, but just sitting in traffic is getting old. I find my mind wandering back to my traveling salesman days when I lived in a couple of 735's. I think I may be ready to return to the 7 series and have grown very fond of the E38 740 Sports. They are only made in 99 and later, I think, so the nikasil issue is not one. Any particular issues with these cars? I will likely look for one around the 100kmile mark (because I am a cheap bahstahd). I assume the transmission would be the achilles heel. Anyone done a 6 speed conversion besides our illustrious list owner? Seems like the V8 shouldn't be as tough as the V12... Regards, Paul Craven 1993 325ic 1999 528iT Future mobile living room with sport package? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:58:10 -0400 From: "Andy Messer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Paul Craven'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul, I bought a 2001 740i Sport about a year ago with just under 80k miles. The usual E38 maladies were already replaced; radiator, front suspension components, etc. I also got lucky in that it was CPO so when the pixels in the gauge cluster went tango uniform, I got it replaced for $50 (along with an 02 sensor and a thermostat). At about 99k miles, I had Brett replace the trans fluid with liquid gold. I also did the final drive fluid at that time, against BMW's recommendations. While I would love to have a 6 speed, dropping $10 large for a swap is not appealing. You also lose cruise control in the process. The only recommendation on parts to change is to replace the coolant expansion tank at the same time as the radiator since mine shot craps without any of the fancy low coolant warnings. Good thing I still pay attention to the parking spot under the car before and after when I park... For a 4200lb car, it not only gets out of its own way, but it can also stop and turn remarkably well. Granted it's no M3, but you can't haul 4 bicycles and all the necessary gear PLUS 4 dudes 1200 miles in comfort in an M3. All while getting 25 mpg. Andy 01 740iS Paul wrote: ...E38 740 Sports. They are only made in 99 and later, I think, so the nikasil issue is not one. Any particular issues with these cars? I will likely look for one around the 100kmile mark (because I am a cheap bahstahd). I assume the transmission would be the achilles heel. Anyone done a 6 speed conversion besides our illustrious list owner? Seems like the V8 shouldn't be as tough as the V12... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:15:49 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: <E38> 740i Sport Speculation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rich sez: You can't say you are a "cheap bahstahd" in one sentence and them mention the E38 six speed conversion as a possibility in the next sentence. :-) I think the starting price for the conversion is around $10k and I am sure you can spend more. Brett at KMS has done a few I believe. Maybe I should have said "depreciation averse"? PEC ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:33:48 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ryan Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Smokin E30 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey guys, 87 325e 220,000k Well for about a month, I have had a heavy vibration at 2500 rpms in second gear, coming from about the middle to the rear of the car. Upon investigation, the middle exhaust mount, I guess the one near or by the gas tank is hanging by a thread so I figure that is the problem. But also this vibration seems to, very slightly, effect acceleration and it has gotten worse over the last few days to the point where when I accelerate hard, the car sounds like a lawn mower but very very faint. Now to me this would seem like an exhaust leak, but here is the other part. When I started it up this afternoon a little bit of smoke came out of the tail pipe, and then when I gave it gas more smoke came out. Taking all of the issues I have mentioned and the fact that they all have started in the last month, are there any ideas that can be attributed to them. The vibration is the hanger, the ticking like sound perhaps an exhaust leak, but the smoke? The motor is very clean and it has always run smooth. I add oil, but because of a leak at the pan that developed recently. Before that it burned very little. I have replaced the o2 sensor recently. The exhaust is stainless steal, but has many many miles, like over a 100,000. The cat has many many miles too. So with that, any ideas? Thanks in advance, Ryan- ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(6 messages) **********
