[uucdigest] Tuesday, January 25 2000 Volume 03 : Number 113 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Visit http://www.bubbaclub.com | www.bimmers.com - "serving enthusiasts on the 'net" | Visit http://www.bimmer.org - ultimate BMW bulletin boards! | Subscribe to the Zionsville Autosport Parts Digest: | http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/majordomo.htm ����������������������������������������� In this BMW UUC Digest: Re: [uuc] Caddy Escalade [uuc] Re: <m30> motor randomly cuts out [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News RE: [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News Re: [uuc] RE: Making a newer BMW handle/feel like a 'classic' BMW [uuc] Re: E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? WOB Rant [uuc] ABS Switch [uuc] Sold it! [uuc] F1 Re: [uuc] Sold it! RE: [uuc] [UCC] E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? WOB Rant [uuc] Extra Bottlecap, somebody take it Re: [uuc] ABS Switch [uuc] Re: E36 M3 Check Engine Light [uuc] Advice needed: E36 M3/4 Brake Upgrade and Spare Parts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:20:47 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Caddy Escalade Fine print: EAST German technology - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Cagann, Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Cadillac Escalade represents > a new generation of luxury > automobile created from German > engineering and Cadillac's > styling legacy. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:29:28 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <m30> motor randomly cuts out Thanks to Mario Langsten, Andrew Taylor, Curt Kiser, and "euro wrench" Richard for suggestions on random engine cutout behaviour. Thus far, we have replaced main, fuel pump relays. All new fuses in the fuse box (contacts are clean). Tightened ground points to chassis at 2 locations. Checked connectors to thermo switches, speed & reference sensors, AFM, all clean. Have also just taken out the speed & reference sensors, cleaned significant gunk off the ends, and swapped them (they're the same parts). Initial impression after driving around for a short while after cleaning & swapping the sensors was that the problem has gone away. We'll have to continue driving it to see if the problem is really gone. Also will definitely check the other ground connections as mentioned at the intake. Thanks for the suggestions, and keep 'em coming if you have any new thoughts on the matter! - -- John Bolhuis | "In America it is not considered to be mentally ill bolhuijo | when a woman advances on her prey in a discotheque @bolhuijo.com | setting with hardy cocktails present." | -Madonna ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:53:05 -0800 From: "Scott D Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News Sunday I reported here that Zanardi was off the Williams F1 team, to be replaced by either Jenson Button or Bruno Junqueira. In today's newspapers, it was reported that Jenson Button has been chosen, and given a one year contract. Says he is the fifth youngest driver in F1 history (age 20). Since Button doesn't have much experience, I'd imagine 1) he's making a lot less than the $5.5 million that Zanardi was going to make (or perhaps he even brought some sponsorship money with him?), and/or 2) he has connections with BMW. I wonder if Jason's friends call him "Cute-as-a" Button? Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA #44977 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:17:40 -0700 From: "Halton, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News She is getting 380,000 pounds for the year, > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott D Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News > > > > > Sunday I reported here that Zanardi was off the Williams F1 > team, to be > replaced by either Jenson Button or Bruno Junqueira. In today's > newspapers, it was reported that Jenson Button has been > chosen, and given a > one year contract. Says he is the fifth youngest driver in > F1 history (age > 20). Since Button doesn't have much experience, I'd imagine > 1) he's making > a lot less than the $5.5 million that Zanardi was going to > make (or perhaps > he even brought some sponsorship money with him?), and/or 2) he has > connections with BMW. > > I wonder if Jason's friends call him "Cute-as-a" Button? > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA #44977 > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:15:29 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Making a newer BMW handle/feel like a 'classic' BMW Alex F. wrote >Miss the good old body roll? Downgrade your shocks/springs. Install >a wimpy roll bars. 14" wheels with wimpy tires are a must (good tires are >not available in that size). Bust the engine/transmission mounts/guibo => >plenty of vibrations to "enhance" your driving experience. >Not enough? Put another 100K miles on the car. Now everything that >was made of rubber is starting to fall apart. Everything made of metal is >beginning to fatigue/wear out. >Now you will have as much fan as we, E30 owners, do chasing E36/46 >cars ;-) Good one Alex, except you forgot my favorite, remove the wheel weights on the front wheels to get the ole shimmy back! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:29:20 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? WOB Rant Excellent rant, John - let it out. on the other hand, think about the things that the E46 will have over the E36 : (all speculation of course) 100hp more - lots of people pay $5k for super/turbo chargers to get this or slightly more power, plus it's still under warranty. 6-speed trans standard 18" wheels & tires standard DSC - like it or not, it's got a real cost to the vehicle more unique body panels than E36 (hood & fenders on E36 were common with non-M, right ?) - costs tooling I think that a lot of people are preapred to pay $5k for just the 100hp & the 6-speed transmission. additionally, it seems likely that there will be fewer options on the E46 vs. the E36. recall that there are hardly any major options on the M coupe/roadster & the M5 (these might not necessarily be good comparison, but oh well.) just my very miminal contribution. agree that the bimmer.org message boards are a good source of (mis)information. Trust "Bruce" in Texas - he has a very good source for future model stuff. Ben Keyes '99 M coupe '88 M5 John F Stoj wrote: > You know, every other day there seems to be a report on TV or an article > in the newspaper about how inflation is the lowest it's ever been and > it's been that way for ages. Well, I don't know about you, but I think > that's bunk! I could list off a dozen things that have increased > significantly in price - well outpacing the inflation numbers. > > Items this digest might care about include gasoline - which historically > drops in price in the US during the winter. The exact opposite has been > happening this year. Now let's look at the new M3. (I know it's a > luxury good and with the economy in high gear (don't get me started on > that) those goods are most susceptible to price fluctuations.) First > off, I'll admit that I'm one of the crazy people who've put a deposit > down on the E46 M3. When I hear people speaking about the possible > price of the new M3 in the fifties, I start thinking, "heck, I may as > well just buy a 911 and be done with it." Then I remember that a 911 is > $75-80k for a NA version now. What's going on with the world? I know > the stock market has been good to some people, but my broad-based > portfolio hasn't mirrored the NASDAQ's gains and my employer hasn't seen > fit to raise my salary to the levels seemingly dictated by this > "booming" economy. > > Whew. Sorry for the rant if you read this far. > > - John > > '97 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:33:46 -0500 From: "rd444" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] ABS Switch It is possible to wire up a switch to turn the ABS off and on. I know a number of drivers in NCC who have done it. Those with E30 2doors punch out the area of the console that is not needed for the 4door window switches and use that area to mount the switch. Wiring the switch is easy. Most drivers who have done it will not share the wiring diagrams because of liability concerns. They don't want to be sued by your estate when you do something stupid. This feature is primarily used for track days when both feet in is a great deal more predictable then ABS and for Northeasters like today in DC. Four snow tires and 100lbs of sand and no problem driving around the neighborhood in 8inches of snow. Streets unplowed. Dave Apker NCC ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:41:20 -0800 From: Chris Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Sold it! Well folks, I sold her... I said goddbye to my 320is this morning for CDN$5250. I kept my german licence plate though :-) The hunt is really on now for my next bimmer. 5 series, here I come! BTW, check out the link below. Located in BC. Man, if I didn't have the 2 boys, I would be driving this right now. What an upgrade this would be from an E21!!! http://www.canadatrader.com/trader/search/result/trdshow.v3?GuideT=&Se archId=4000&sid=24JNHVO7810894&Affich=NPRIX&pg=1&pn=1 Chris '81 320is (the real 2.0L thing) SOLD!!! '8? 5?? (soon I hope) Barvarian Auto Club of Vancouver Island member #2137 http://members.home.net/iphoto/home.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:44:31 -0600 From: "Mendez, Andrew D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] F1 Someone asked when the tickets were going to be assigned so I'll pass this on. I called the Indy people today & they said they just started processing ticket orders yesterday, and that the entire process could take until the end of April. They will send out notices once a week to those whose tickets were assigned the previous week. It is unclear why they waited since October 1 to start processing the orders, but universities are even worse in processing NCAA tourny orders (pay in advance, wait a year to find out if you got tickets; if not, you made interest free loan to them). At least the Indy people won't charge you unless & until your seats are assigned. OBMWC: the BMW f1 car has possibly the most bland, unimaginative "paint" scheme in F1 history. And that includes the monochromatic cars of the 50s-60s. Lame, lame, lame. It would look better if it were just white and someone stuck a bunch of m3 LTW decals on it in random places and painted a big roundel on the nose and rear wing. No M colors or logo whatsoever. It will probably look even lamer with the sponsor stickers. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:50:16 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Sold it! !?! That's still over 3500 USD! For an E21? Damn. You guys do get newer cars like Yugos up there don't you? :) Jim Chris Chong wrote: > > Well folks, I sold her... I said goddbye to my 320is this morning for > CDN$5250. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:01:57 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] [UCC] E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? WOB Rant John Stoj has a WOB rant, so I'll add some WOB to it: >You know, every other day there seems to be a report on TV or an article >in the newspaper about how inflation is the lowest it's ever been and >it's been that way for ages. Well, I don't know about you, but I think >that's bunk! I could list off a dozen things that have increased >significantly in price - well outpacing the inflation numbers. And I could easily name 100 things which have remained the same price or gotten better and cheaper - think about your computer, TV set, etc.. >Items this digest might care about include gasoline - which historically >drops in price in the US during the winter. The exact opposite has been >happening this year. Take a bit longer term view.. 35 years ago when I started driving, gas cost $0.29/gallon. I drove an 8 year old $300 VW beatle.. during the mid '70's - we had a 'fuel-crisis' and gas went up and up and up.. to $0.85/gallon, then to - gasp! $1.19/gallon (all NJ prices) - they had to make new gas pumps to take care of the over $.99 price. I was driving a new Volvo P1800E - cost was $4600.. (and a new BMW - about the same or less $$$) Now - 2000 - fuel in NJ - premium - ranges from $1.24 to $1.44/gallon. I drive a $42,000 M-Coupe. Fuel in the USA is not overpriced by any means. I make something like 20x what I made back in 1964 - and fuel costs 5x? I make 10x what I made in the mid 70's - and fuel costs - not much more? >Now let's look at the new M3. (I know it's a >luxury good and with the economy in high gear (don't get me started on >that) those goods are most susceptible to price fluctuations.) First >off, I'll admit that I'm one of the crazy people who've put a deposit >down on the E46 M3. When I hear people speaking about the possible >price of the new M3 in the fifties, I start thinking, "heck, I may as >well just buy a 911 and be done with it." Then I remember that a 911 is >$75-80k for a NA version now. What's going on with the world? I know >the stock market has been good to some people, but my broad-based >portfolio hasn't mirrored the NASDAQ's gains A simple 500 fund would.. >and my employer hasn't seen >fit to raise my salary to the levels seemingly dictated by this >"booming" economy. Compare it to 10 years ago, 20 years ago. No - we all certainly aren't bond brokers making $1 million bonuses - but I suspect there are very few people on this list who are actually hurting.. and if you can afford a $50k car - I certainly wouldn't cry over it. >Whew. Sorry for the rant if you read this far. > >- - John Hopefully - you feel better. =============================================== Don Eilenberger JMP#1 Spring Lk Hts, NJ, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================== "Don't wrestle with pigs in the mud.. the pig enjoys it and you just get dirty.." =============================================== You're absolutely right, and I apologize --Darryl Richman NJ Shore BMW Riders Web Page: http://www.monmouth.com/~deilenberger =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:06:11 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Extra Bottlecap, somebody take it I've got this beautiful mint condition never ever seen a road 14" stock Bottlecap from an E30 sitting here in my bedroom just waiting for someone who wants it. Mounted with a Pirelli P6 in 195/65/14. Absolutely no marks anywhere, I need to start cleaning out all this stuff I'll never use. Shipping will be high 'cause it weighs, well, what a wheel usually weighs but you'll be glad you paid it when you see the shine. First email gets it - - how's $50 sound? I'm not firm, just wanna get some space in my place. Steve '87 325iS need a new engine so I might as well clean house ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:08:24 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] ABS Switch At 2:33 PM -0500 1/25/2000, rd444 wrote: >It is possible to wire up a switch to turn the ABS off and on. What would happen if you simply pulled out the ABS relay. Would you get a fault that would need to be cleared at the dealer or by a resetting tool? I'd like to have a switch that keeps my ASC-T OFF. I usually forget to turn off my ASC-T at the track. I sometimes leave myself a post it on the steering wheel. ..steven ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:14:20 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: E36 M3 Check Engine Light <<The light is on again. (Jeez, don't tell me its another oxygen sensor (third time in two months?)!!!) Anyway, I printed the flashcodes page from JC's website, followed the instructions and tried to figure out the error, but it won't talk to me. Any advice?>> Christopher, Is this by any chance a '95 or post '96 M3? If you have a post '96 M3 (DME MS41.2), which seems to be the case, the only way to pull the codes out is to buy some sort of code extractor like from Peake Research. You can also buy an OBD2 program that goes into your laptop. Hopefully it's not the oxygen sensor but if it's still under warrenty, bring it to the dealer. There can be other cases like a low fuel EVAP leak, injector problems, incorrect voltage signals etc. Have them print out a diagnostic sheet so you can see what code(s) come up. There's a Service Bulletin (12 10 97) on this matter. Good Luck! Jon Caldito - BMW STEP Orlando Campus class #8 '98 M3/2 Techno Violet ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:21:58 -0500 From: "Heckendorf, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Advice needed: E36 M3/4 Brake Upgrade and Spare Parts I'm trying to upgrade the brakes would like advice (and part number verification) for the following 1) Fischer Stainless-Steel Brake Lines 2) European floating front rotors PN 34-11-2-227-738 34-11-2-227-737 3) Set of OEM (Jurid or ??Pagid??) pads for the street 4) Set of PF90 pads for the track 5) ATE Super Blue (2 liters should be sufficient for a full flush with some to spare on an E36 M3/4, right?) 6) Spare Parts (let me know of any other common ones I may have missed) Brake caliper clips front 34-11-2-227-670 (2) Brake caliper clips rear 34-11-2-227-671 (2) ***Could PN# be 34-_2_1-2-227-671 ??*** Hex guide bolts on calipers (same front and rear) 34-11-1-157-041 (4) Plastic hex bolt covers (same front and rear) 34-11-1-154-979 (2) Brake wear sensor front 34-35-2-227-985 (1) ***Could PN# be 34-35-2-227-_3_85 ??*** Brake wear sensor rear 34-35-1-181-344 (1) Caliper bracket bolts ??? (2) Rotor retaining screw ??? (4) ***Anything missing or incorrect PN#s??*** I've already ordered all of the above from Steve D' today (except the Euro Floating Rotors and PF90s as Steve D' doesn't carry them) . Have I missed anything important??? I don't want to get half-way into the change out and find I'm missing something... TIA, Dave ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #113 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. 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