[uucdigest] Sunday, January 30 2000 Volume 03 : Number 151 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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: [uuc] re: <e30> lower control removal [uuc] Absolutely incredible [uuc] sorry for the duplicate EPROM [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #147 [uuc] <E34> '92 525i Cyclical Brake Pedal Vibe [uuc] Re: ?'s on M3 engine [uuc] Sharked & Inspection I [uuc] Drag racing BMWs (was: [uucdigest] V3 #147) Re: Fw: [uuc] Re: bad accident - maggots unlimited [uuc] RE: durability of BMW engines Re: [uuc] RE: durability of BMW engines Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible [uuc] RE: M5 Brakes (long-ish) [uuc] bought the F650 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:08:02 -0800 From: "Zaphod & Trillian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: <e30> lower control removal I can not believe how much of a problem this is for some people. I did this last weekend and the complete removal and installation which included replacing the strut and new shock took only three hours from start to finish. The job would have taken less time if I did not try and strip one of the bushing mounting bolts. Place a jack under the oil pan but make sure you have a board between the jack and pan. Remove the top nut holding the rubber motor mount to the engine mount bracket. Lift the motor and remove the rest of the rubber motor mount. With the motor mount out of the way you can get a boxend wrench on the ball joint nut. I managed to get a socket on the nut to tighten it but it required two wobble extensions but I did get it torqued to specs. I have heard or I think I have read that some people will support the motor with a hoist and drop the entire cross member. If any one living in the north Seattle area want to do this drive up and I will help. I do not drink rolling rock but I do drink either Harp or Warstiner. Just bring plenty of either one. Oh, of course call or write to arrange time and date. ********************************************************************* Mark P. '89 325is (BL/SS & ERK, Sharked, K&N) Society Of Free Tinkers '84 318i (in restoration) MtVermon, WA '98 B2500 (wife's toy by choice) ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:31:41 -0500 From: "Michael J. Greto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Absolutely incredible You gotta see this. http://www.johnegerton.co.uk/cmcc/ferrari312.ram Michael Greto BMW CCA Everglades Chapter '98 ///M Roadster Many former Bimmers ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 19:51:26 -0500 From: "tim ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] sorry for the duplicate EPROM Sorry all for the mulitply send of the chip respond, my computer was telling me that the message was not sent so I resend it a few more times. Tim Ng (sned this one only once) >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:38:07 -0500 From: "tim ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] EPROM soldered in! On an '89 325is ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:28:16 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #147 In a message dated 1/29/00 6:59:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << >95 turbom3- 12.013 and 121.04mph in 1/4 mile That's it? No 11s no 10 s? Is this car a daily driver? >> yep,, driven every day,,, work, church, grocery story. as far as the 11's, that is right around the corner. my mph's are there already,, i just have to get the traction. i ran out of time last week, or i would have gotten there. i'll keep you posted. i also look forward to learning autocross soon as well. tommy 95 turbo m3- stock looking , daily driven , fire breathing race car ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 17:17:31 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E34> '92 525i Cyclical Brake Pedal Vibe I have recently noticed a cyclical vibration of my brake pedal on my '92 525i (manual). I notice that sitting at a stop light, engine warm and idling normally, I get a vibration through the brake pedal every 3.5 to 3.8 seconds as timed by the onboard computer timer. I think that the idle slows ever so slightly when this happens. No check engine light. No ABS light, etc. Just curious as to what this is. Ideas? Cheers, Kirk Lachman, Pres. Sin City Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 17:48:54 -0500 From: "jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: ?'s on M3 engine i am looking at buying a used M3, and trying to decide which year. which year did the engine change from 3.0L to 3.2L? is there that much difference in performance and maintenance? any other info would be greatly appreciated thanks jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 23:44:32 -0800 From: "William T. Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Sharked & Inspection I To all, I want to have my '00 528i sharked. I have heard that when I have the Inspection I done, BMW will erase and restore the ECU bake to original settings? Is this true? William Wallace BMW CCA #177841 '00 528i "GOD is good all the time" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:10:57 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Drag racing BMWs (was: [uucdigest] V3 #147) At 4:28 PM -0500 1/30/2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >yep,, driven every day,,, work, church, grocery story. as far as the 11's, >that is right around the corner. my mph's are there already,, i just have to >get the traction. >i ran out of time last week, or i would have gotten there. i'll keep you >posted. i also look forward to learning autocross soon as well. I don't know if I'd enjoy seeing how fast I can go straight, even if I had a 'hot' engine. ;) You have such a good handling car. Ever hear the expression, 'Happiness IS the corner'? I hope you enjoy autocrossing and then later find driving schools. It's a lot more fun when you get to turn the steering wheel. Seems to me you are wasting a perfectly good car. ...steven ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:50:10 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fw: [uuc] Re: bad accident - maggots unlimited No fair, trick question, requires insider trading :) Jim Dean Boucouras wrote: > > Kathy, > > I'll admit that I noticed the Porsche 996 part, but I figured since he was > on such a rant that I better not give him any grieve. I did not want to be > lumped in with the maggots <g> > > Dean > > What was he doing driving a Porsche 996? > > > I just can't believe no one has asked the obvious question: What on > > earth was Brett Anderson doing driving a PORSCHE 996?? I'm amazed he > > admitted to it, and he deserves some serious shit for the transgression. > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:21:03 +1100 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: durability of BMW engines Scott ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > Speaking of great engines, a couple of years ago a gentleman traded > in his 84 533 on a 95 740i at the dealership I work at. At the time of > trade in the car had 414,000 miles!!! It has the original engine, trans, > body, paint, etc... Mild experience (dad's 16x,000 mile-old 735i) shows what wonders regular servicing and a bit of TLC can do. I think that car will probably outlast *me*. Lots of bulbs have blown since 1988, yet the dampers have only just been replaced (having been tested religiously every six months since about 1994). A friend has an M3 with something like 150,000 miles on it - the only non-service item has been a new chain - and in BMWCar I've read of a guy continuing to use his 400,000 mile-old 733i as a tow vehicle because it refuses ever to go wrong. My brother reckons he'll trade his 318is in around 2005, by which time it should be showing 250,000. Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone +61 2 9335 7000 and destroy the original message. Thank you." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:59:02 -0600 From: "Celisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: durability of BMW engines Scott, 414,000 miles on any car, is unheard of. Wow, I wonder what did this person get for this trade in. I have never heard of such. Makes me want to continue to keep my car with out notes. However, there is no doubt in my mind my car would never hold out. I wonder what what his secret:) Celisa ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:43:01 -0500 From: "Henry Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible Incredible. Henry - ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael J. Greto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC DIGEST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:31 PM Subject: [uuc] Absolutely incredible > You gotta see this. > > http://www.johnegerton.co.uk/cmcc/ferrari312.ram > > > Michael Greto > BMW CCA Everglades Chapter > '98 ///M Roadster > Many former Bimmers ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:07:07 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible Isn't me, or can anyone on this side of the ocean view the real audio file? Chester - --- Henry Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Incredible. > Henry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael J. Greto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: UUC DIGEST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:31 PM > Subject: [uuc] Absolutely incredible > > > > You gotta see this. > > > > http://www.johnegerton.co.uk/cmcc/ferrari312.ram > > > > > > Michael Greto > > BMW CCA Everglades Chapter > > '98 ///M Roadster > > Many former Bimmers > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:10:51 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible Doesn't work for me either. And of course the auto-update feature for Real products is as useless as a car enthusiast in the ///M division of BMW. Jim Chester Wong wrote: > > Isn't me, or can anyone on this side of the ocean view the real audio file? > > Chester > > --- Henry Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Incredible. > > Henry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Michael J. Greto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: UUC DIGEST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:31 PM > > Subject: [uuc] Absolutely incredible > > > > > > > You gotta see this. > > > > > > http://www.johnegerton.co.uk/cmcc/ferrari312.ram > > > > > > > > > Michael Greto > > > BMW CCA Everglades Chapter > > > '98 ///M Roadster > > > Many former Bimmers > > > > > > ===== > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 12:38:46 +1100 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: M5 Brakes (long-ish) Greg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > I personally feel that the complaints about the M5's brakes > are well justified, having had seat time in them on both our > slow American roads and the Autobahn. There are some good points in your argument, although I don't necessarily agree with everything... but isn't diversity a wonderful thing? Indeed, such diversity is never healthier than when manifested by crawling along traffic-clogged German autobahns or negotiating the back-markers on the racetrack that doubles as the 405 in Southern California :). Greg I'm genuinely surprised that the M5 you drove could not manage an isolated stop from maximum speed to zero. No road test I've read so far has complained about braking inadequacy (unlike certain Jaguars, for example, whose anchors have been reported as being palpably inadequate even under relatively mild conditions). I agree that any manufacturer should fit brakes capable of slowing the car from its maximum speed to zero without going bang or falling to bits. But BMW builds heavier cars than the M5, all capable of 155 mph, and I've never read of them having inadequate brakes for normal road conditions*. Moreover, many of those cars capable of 155 mph have inferior brakes to the M5, however you qualify "inferior". I would pose the question, then, that perhaps the braking problem you encountered was a function of that particular car, and not something endemic to the whole of production? * normal in Germany only, inasmuch as it's possible to go 155 mph legally, and even then you'd be lucky to find a stretch of road there where you can still go 155 mph. I doubt any 1800 kg saloon of similar ilk would withstand being driven around the 'ring at what approximates to race speed. I can think of no car - save for stripped-out, race-ready 911s of yore - that would stand up to such abuse (abuse as defined by the terms of the factory warranty and owner's manual). Fitting massive brakes a la Mov'it might delay the moment of failure (excessive fade), but the irrelevance of such fitments, considering the expected use of the car, cannot be ignored - assuming that what *is* fitted is adequate for the most taxing road use, of course. Certainly the stoppers on the E55, S8 and any of the supercharged Jaguars are no better. And in Jaguar's case noticeably worse, as admitted by the factory. So what causes this situation? The things I can think of are: 1) Cars are getting heavier because buyers demand more and more equipment - HID, electric seats, servos for the throttle and steering wheel adjustment - more luxury, more airbags, more safety devices, better crash performance, more power, quietness. Weight is a big enemy of brakes, I'm sure everyone will agree. 2) Cars are getting cheaper because because buyers also demand value. So to satisfy (1) above, cost-cutting measures are made. 3) Expectations are being set unrealistically by over-zealous marketing and advertising, or by past experience (this may not apply to all markets). Now, who to blame? Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone +61 2 9335 7000 and destroy the original message. Thank you." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:51:00 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] bought the F650 Several weeks ago I was asking for advice about the BMW F650 as a possible replacement for my 1978 Honda commuter bike. There were several good alternate bikes suggested and I looked at all of them that I could find. But the BMW dealer is very close to me and the bike does meet my needs. So I brought home a '99 F650 today. And its almost Estoril Blue too :) If anyone wants to see the new bike, goto: http://members.home.com/jsp98m3 Jim ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #151 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Curry's Auto Service . http://www.currysauto.com | Eurosport . http://www.eurosport-hp.com | Koala MotorSport . http://www.koalamotorsport.com | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | The Ultimate Garage . http://www.ultimategarage.com | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com | Zionsville Autosport . http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com ����������������������������������������
