The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 96 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: cleaning out garage Lubircate E23 Accel Cable? Accel Hesitation? Fwd: [E36] Bent valves Re: Impact wrench on SCUBA tank??? Oil in air intake, '86 325e Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Re: Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Re: Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) (I am out of the office E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Re: E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Re: [UUC]headlight bulb comparisons/was: E-bay Xenon Bulbs BMW E36 and Z3 parts for sale Re: E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Re: E23 HVAC '85
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:16:18 -0800 From: "Tim Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ""E36M3"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ""UUC main"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: cleaning out garage Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> major garage cleaning time. Everything is used but in great shape. If you are going to be in Senring for Winterfest, I can bring it to you and save on the shipping cost. E30 M3 stuff: Nology wires Hoosier rain tires 225-50-15 on Millin wheels set of 4 Kosei K1 15x8 with Goodyear GSC-R race tires set of 4 Kosei K1 15x8 1 wheel only, can be combined with the other set of 4 to make a fifth spare. Momo Gibli 4 ///M wheel with e30 hub with matching shift knob (this is the MOMO ///M strip wheel and knob set) E30 stuff: 2 sets of Hella H4 hi-low beam lights (4 lights total) Racing Dynamic alum. front strut brace BMP alum. front strut brace e30 hood bra Bimmerworld front brake ducts Front K-macs camber plates Racing Dynamics Front Sway bars set with links 325 4 bolt set of 4: 17x7 Miglia M11 5 spoke wheel with Falken tires, 205-40-17 E36 M3 stuff: Borla 325/328/M3 rear muffler 17x8 E46 M3 replica wheels with Michelin 225-45-17 MXX3 set of 4 this can be used on e30 m3 with spacers, ANY e36, and ANY E46 except e46 M3. 1995 M3 3:15 LSD Diff. misc: 2- BFG-R1 (yes, the original) 245-45-16,3/4 tread left, stored in a basement away from light & heat. EMAIL ME FOR PRICES. I am bring all the wheels and tires to Sebring to sell if you are going to be there. Otherwise, I can ship them too when I get back from Sebring next week. All parts are in Atlanta Tim Ng 95 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow BzznM3 92 E30 325ic White M-technic convertible 91 E30 M3 Diamond Swartz (street car) 88 E30 M3 Red/Yellow (red dragon track car) 88 E30 M3 Diamond Swartz (for sale) 90 E30 325ica (for sale) 03 Chevy Avalanche Z66 (tow vehicle) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:02:49 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lubircate E23 Accel Cable? Accel Hesitation? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This 220,000 car is new to me (an '87 735ia), but it feels like a bigger version of my '87 535is. OK, maybe not quite as sporting, but I like it. Going through trying to fix the things that will make my wife want to keep the car, like fixing non-op heater control valve, repack front wheel bearings, new push strut bushings, and getting rid of balky accelerator pedal action and slight hesitation upon starting. The throttle at the throttle body moves smoothly enough (seems to hang up on cruise control when moved by hand). But, it takes extra pedal pressure to get the accel. moving. Need I remove the cable to properly clean and lubricate it, or can this be done in car? Will look for the hesiation once I fix his. Heater control valve advice, please: where is the "cowl" commonly referred to as requiring removal in order to change heater hoses (where they connect to the core). Thanks to all, Me and my 220,000 grey sled in Oakland Bill McMahon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:06:43 -0800 (PST) From: Dennis and Nancy Meredith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: [E36] Bent valves Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dennis and Nancy Meredith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:55:26 -0800 (PST) From: Dennis and Nancy Meredith Subject: [E36] Bent valves To: digest I lost compression in one cylinder of my 325i (it's a 1992) so I pulled the head off and the exhaust valves were bent and the piston had a couple of nicks out of it. All of the other valves and pistons look fine. Has anyone got any idea what could have caused this. I replaced the head over a year ago and everything seemed to be running fine until a couple of months ago. Could I have done something wrong with getting the timing set that would cause this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dennis ===== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:30:01 -0600 From: "Jon E. Streiff, D.C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Impact wrench on SCUBA tank??? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I assume you mean the low pressure ports on your SCUBA regulator? The tank has only one high pressure outlet to fit the regulator (3,000 psi on a typical tank). Most SCUBA regulators "low" pressure is set around 140 psi. The problem here is not low pressure, it's the relatively low volume (compared to what the impact wrench needs) that the regulator is able to supply. By the way, how did you attatch the air hose to the regulator? The threads on the regulator port are not the same as regular air hose threads. At least not on any I have seen. To get this setup to work, you will need some sort of tank between the SCUBA regulator and the impact wrench, so that it can store up some air volume at 140 psi. Hope this helps. Jon Streiff '72 2002 '84 533i "IIRC, the low pressure port is supposed to be around 200 psi. Is this correct? Or is the cheap impact wrench the problem? Any ideas how to get this to work?" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:55:38 -0500 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Oil in air intake, '86 325e Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I noticed lately a big puff of blue smoke indicating oil when I first start the car but nothing afterwards. While changing out the alternator I noticed a large puddle of oil in the rubber hose connecting the air intake to the throttle body. Anyone have an idea what would cause this and how to fix? Other than startup it doesn't burn oil and oil use is low for a car with 200k + miles. As usual, thanks in advance for all of the advice. Carey Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:16:00 -0600 From: "Dana LeJune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Discount Tire says they won't fix a nail flat on a rear tire on "Helga," my M5, because "inside wear to belts -- all M5's do this because of performance camber settings..." Jeez, these Toyos only have $15,000 miles or so. What gives?! Dana LeJune Houston, TX 77006 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:40:58 -0500 From: "Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dana LeJune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Discount Tire says they won't fix a nail flat on a rear tire on "Helga," my > M5, because "inside wear to belts -- all M5's do this because of performance > camber settings..." Jeez, these Toyos only have $15,000 miles or so. What > gives?! > It sounds like they are saying they have a minimum tread requirement for a tire to be repairable which makes sense. At 15,000 smile miles the tires on my M5 are usually within of 2-3k miles of being at or past the wear bars and ready for replacement. I kept a set on to 20k and was showing cord on the front. Bill Matthews Hockessin DE 00 M Geeze some Volvos other cars ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:40:22 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Quick wear inside rear tires on M5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think 15K miles is pretty good for an M car. I used to go through a set of tires every 12K miles. Bora On 1/20/04 5:16, "Dana LeJune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Discount Tire says they won't fix a nail flat on a rear tire on "Helga," my > M5, because "inside wear to belts -- all M5's do this because of performance > camber settings..." Jeez, these Toyos only have $15,000 miles or so. What > gives?! > > Dana LeJune > Houston, TX 77006 > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 20 Jan 2004 08:55:20 -0500 From: "Mason Child" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) (I am out of the office Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am out of the officeon business until January 22. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Sharon Bromley at 804-965-7570. This message, including any attachments, is intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this communication(s) is expressly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy any and all copies of the original message. Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:53:09 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36476&item=2455322346 Anybody heard of these? Not sure about the "American" quality, but they do have a lifetime warranty, unless I missed the fine print. The ad list them for M3s, but they should fit any e36, correct? Phil ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:21:02 -0800 (PST) From: Timothy Fries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do not know of those specifically, but they certainly appear to be like every or cheap "blue" bulb. All you are guaranteed to get is probably lower light output because of the blue coating. I do not know why the guy has a comparison of HID vs stock since these are not high-intensity bulbs. The bulbs that look most promising if you need replacements are the Philips Silver Star, although I have not seen any independant tests on those (Car and Driver should toss them on a long term car and write up if it is better or just the same) Either way, I strongly recommend against any of those "dipped" bulbs. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36476&item=2455322346 > > Anybody heard of these? Not sure about the > "American" quality, but they do > have a lifetime warranty, unless I missed the fine > print. > > The ad list them for M3s, but they should fit any > e36, correct? > > > Phil > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:50:49 -0800 From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC]headlight bulb comparisons/was: E-bay Xenon Bulbs Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Headlight Bulb Comparison: Last summer I bought a pair if SilverStar German made and a pair of SuperWhite Asian made H1 55w bulbs. Comparing the quality of materials and workmanship, the German bulbs appear better made. Thicker metal, better stampings, etc. I installed one each in the high beam and low beams of E36 ellipsoids. I cleaned the glass with alcohol before installing. The illumination of the bulbs is nearly the same, SuperWhites a bit 'whiter', SilverStar seemed to give less glare and more towards thespectrum of an HID. Before these, I had tried standard style 100w H1 bulbs but they were burning out in a few months and found singed insulation at the bulb connectors in the wiring in the ellipsoid housing. Both the SilverStar and SuperWhite 55w a clear and noticeable step better than the regular H1 100 watt. After half a year one of the SuperWhite's burned out. Two weeks later the other one did. I replaced them with SilverStars. At about a year old now, 12k suburban miles a year with half at night, the first SilverStar low beam I installed is still fine. ymmv, 'jk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Anybody heard of these? Not sure about the "American" quality, but they do >have a lifetime warranty, unless I missed the fine print. > >The ad list them for M3s, but they should fit any e36, correct? > > >Phil > > > ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2004 17:11:18 -0000 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BMW E36 and Z3 parts for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a bunch of odds and ends for sale. All prices are 'or best offer', and are without shipping. I can e-mail photos of anything if you're interested. I also have a bunch more interior and mechanical take-off parts, as well as Blaupunkt speakers, a CD head unit, and a 4-channel amp. E-mail me if there is something specific you're looking for. 4-Piece Black Plush Floormats - $50 This is a complete set of custom floormats, black plush carpet, with the UUC logo embroidered on the front mats. The rears were never used, and the fronts show only slight wear. Black Plush Rear Trunk Mat - $50 Matching black plush carpet trunk mat to fit all E36's. Similar to the factory M3 part, but with deeper pile and no embroidery. Z3 Solutions Leather Armrest - $25 This is a padded black leather armrest that fits into either the cupholder or ashtray portion of the E36 3-series and Z3 console (http://64.225.94.154/ShopSite/page2.html\). Great piece for a track car if you don't want the annoying larger arm rest. E36 Cupholder Console - $30 Also see (http://64.225.94.154/ShopSite/page2.html\). This is the black factory cupholder console for the E36 and Z3. E36 Harmon Kardan Rear Speaker Enclosures w/ Blaupunkt 6x9's - $50 The factory rear speakers on the E36 are 4x6's. These are the 6x9 speaker enclosures from the HK system, with aftermarket Blaupunkt 3-way 6x9's adapted to fit. Great bass and it plugs right into the factory system. Black Leather E36 ///M Rear Seats - $200 These are the fold down seats, in black leather. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:10:37 -0600 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E-bay Xenon Bulbs for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> These are just more of those cheap "blue bulbs" - it looks like. I am betting the stock VS HID picture is not done using these bulbs but with real HID lamps ($500-600 a pair). Most folks have good luck with Sylvania SilverStar lamps. A step up in produced light with a silver/blue tint. In most applications, you can use the XtraVision bulbs to get about as much light for less cost (but no blue tint). http://www.sylvaniaautocatalog.com/sylvania/highperforman.asp AutoZone, Advanced Auto, etc carry these bulbs. Dennis 01 M5 silver/black At 09:53 AM 01/20/2004 -0500, you wrote: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36476&item=2455322346 > >Anybody heard of these? Not sure about the "American" quality, but they do >have a lifetime warranty, unless I missed the fine print. > >The ad list them for M3s, but they should fit any e36, correct? > > >Phil > > > >__________________________________________________________________________ >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, 20 Jan 2004 10:16:43 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E23 HVAC '85 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brett, I have and hold good vacuum. The problem appears to be getting any heat into the cabin. This is the push button control type and when in "Up/Down" or "Auto" mode for eg. the doors open properly and air is re-directed as it should be. Just no heat. I'm going to disconnect the vacuum line to the heater valve and force open the valve and see if coolant comes into the core by gauging the air temp or the temp. of the return line. I'm thinking that maybe this "control unit" is the culprit if it controls the blending or solenoid operations. Otherwise it might be one of the control panels or even one of the temp sensors. -Kevin ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
