[uucdigest] Wednesday, February 2 2000 Volume 03 : Number 174 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] <E30> Frozen Locks. [uuc] RE: <E30> Frozen Locks. Re: [uuc] Toyo SUV's Re: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. [uuc] H&R Springs for Sale [uuc] Is there a hillbilly among us? WOT Re: [uuc] Is there a hillbilly among us? WOT Re: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. Re: [uuc] RE> Car to car radios [uuc] MORE instrument Cluster tests (LONG) [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #172 Re: [uuc] Bye bye M3 - what next? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:13:32 -0500 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. Neil, I have had good luck with a lock deicer that comes in a small canister. It is designed to fit easily in a pocket. It injects a fluid into the lock. A hair dryer could help, but if the car is in covered parking, I doubt that you have access to a electric plug nearby. Have you tried heating up your key a bit? Dean ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:20:59 -0500 From: "Money, Jack (J.J.)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: <E30> Frozen Locks. Neil, In the past when this has happened to me I heat the key up nice and hot (very bad for it) and then put it in the lock. This will usually work to get you in. Once you can get it into a warm climate for complete thawing a simple squirt or 2 of WD-40 will solve it. You can also use that lock deicer although I've never tried it. If you decide to heat up the key make sure you have a spare first as they deteriorate quickly after that. Good luck! Regards, Jack - -----Original Message----- From: Neil Deshpande [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 1:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <E30> Frozen Locks. I had a free evening yesterday and decided I would wash the 88 325 iS. I did take pains to cover the keyholes with some, admittedly flimsy, scotch tape, but water seems to have got in and frozen the locks. Any and all help is appreciated. I had to get a ride in to work today morning. Managed to get the rear truck lock undone at lunch, but the doors are stuck fast. To top it off the car is in covered parking and not getting the sun. It does look clean though! What exactly is frozen? Is it just the cylinder (in which case I could heat it with something) or the linkages along which water might have dripped? Thanks in advance. Neil Deshpande 1988 325 iS - rests with doors closed 1989 325 iC - rests while GF recovers from foot surgery ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:21:57 -0800 From: Rex Tener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Toyo SUV's At 12:53 PM 2/2/00 -0500, Duane Collie wrote: >I've heard the Toyota Land Cruiser is going to be discontinued as a U.S. >Model to avoid competition with the Sequoia. Seems the TLC will be only >available as the Lexus LX 470 soon. Hellva vehicle though.....if you ignore >the cheesy pot-metal bumpers and can get past the price, its the only SUV >I've ever driven that leaves you as refreshed at the end of a 1,000 mile >drive as the 740i does. It's basically a LS400 with a station wagon body >and 4WD. It can tow my future ITS car, once I can find one worth buying. I >asked my wife if she wanted a E39 540 Wagon to replace it, and she said "no >way". Hi Duane, I would be real careful towing a full size car with a Lexus LX 470. One of the guys that does the SCCA national autox scene from the West Coast is the service manager for a large Lexus dealership in the SF Bay Area. He got a Lexus LX 470 to tow his MR2 Solo II car. He has blown out several differentials and had the rear air suspension raise itself to the full extended position while towing. He is not a happy camper... They maybe great for cruising, but after his experience I would want to know a little bit more about their capability to tow. Rex Tener [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1995 BMW M3, SCCA SFR Solo II A-Stock #139 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 11:21:20 -0800 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. My locks have frozen a couple of times recently. Last year I warmed up a key with matches, and it did the trick, leading me to belive that only the pins are frozen. This year I (amazingly) had the forethought to leave a small bottle of lock de-icer under my windshield wiper at the ski slopes... and I needed it! You squirt the stuff in the keyhole, and it thaws the ice. Also leads me to belive its just the pins. Last year, after freeze No. 1, a dose of WD-40 in the locks seemed to displace enough water for the rest of the winter to remain freeze-free. Perhaps this should be done after every wash in the wintertime. At 01:57 PM 02/02/00 -0500, Neil Deshpande wrote: >I had a free evening yesterday and decided I would wash the 88 325 iS. I >did take pains to cover the keyholes with some, admittedly flimsy, scotch >tape, but water seems to have got in and frozen the locks. > >Any and all help is appreciated. I had to get a ride in to work today >morning. > >Managed to get the rear truck lock undone at lunch, but the doors are >stuck fast. To top it off the car is in covered parking and not getting >the sun. It does look clean though! > >What exactly is frozen? Is it just the cylinder (in which case I could >heat it with something) or the linkages along which water might have dripped? > >Thanks in advance. > >Neil Deshpande >1988 325 iS - rests with doors closed >1989 325 iC - rests while GF recovers from foot surgery ------------------------------ Date: 2 Feb 00 12:27:54 MST From: Jason Briedis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] H&R Springs for Sale Set of HR Sport Springs 29910.. came of a 95 m3. only 6 months old. $150obo. - -Jason ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 15:02:15 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Is there a hillbilly among us? WOT "The Tundra isn't a truck - albeit a very nice imitation, it's more like a tall sedan " Matthew, please tell me you don't have a confederate flag on your ford. Toyota has built the best trucks since the 50's. Brian ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:18:16 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Is there a hillbilly among us? WOT Toyota makes great trucks provided you don't want to tow anything heavy uphill. My Ford doesn't have a confederate flag, that's reserved for my racecar, the General Li. PS - American by birth, Southern by the grace of God - --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > please tell me you don't have a confederate flag on your ford. > Toyota has built the best trucks since the 50's. ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 15:46:11 -0500 From: Jeff Schnellinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. >From my experience, the only part of the system that usually freezes is the cylinders in the locks. warming the key in your hand can sometimes help to insert the key, and get the lock to turn. A simple spray with a penetrant ( WD-40 ) will usually free them up. Next time the car is dry and the locks are dry, get some graphite lubricant for locks. This should displace any previous lubricant and is much better in the winter than WD-40 type stuff. Regards, Jeff BMWCCA 77366 - -- Jeff Schnellinger | "Explain to me the scientific BMW +JC +Alpine +RF +BA | nature of 'the whammi' ? mvnsnd at usa dot net | Agent Scully Neil Deshpande wrote: > > I had a free evening yesterday and decided I would wash the 88 325 iS. I did take >pains to cover the keyholes with some, admittedly flimsy, scotch tape, but water >seems to have got in and frozen the locks. > > Any and all help is appreciated. I had to get a ride in to work today morning. > > Managed to get the rear truck lock undone at lunch, but the doors are stuck fast. >To top it off the car is in covered parking and not getting the sun. It does look >clean though! > > What exactly is frozen? Is it just the cylinder (in which case I could heat it with >something) or the linkages along which water might have dripped? > > Thanks in advance. > > Neil Deshpande > 1988 325 iS - rests with doors closed > 1989 325 iC - rests while GF recovers from foot surgery - -- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:53:11 -0600 From: Scott Blazey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE> Car to car radios We used the Motorola Talkabouts to coordinate two cars last year on a trip through France and Germany. The range was sufficient that even at autobahn speeds (with one car pulling away while the other was stuck behind a truck), communication was clear and reliable. Both cars were 1999 BMWs (a 520i and a 320d) and we experienced no problems with either the radios or the cars. We did have to change batteries a couple of times over the course of nine days. The nice thing about the FRS radios, as opposed to CBs, is that they're small and light enough to also use outside the car, like at spectator events or in a big store. Our chapter purchased a number of these radios to use at our driving schools instead of renting the larger and heavier rechargeable Motorolas from the track or SCCA. We've saved a ton of money and the corner workers like them a lot better because of their weight and size, and reception is just as good. - --Scott Blazey - --------------------- >Newer vehicles may have problems with the RF from the transmitter inside the >car and interference with the car's electronics. I notice stickers to that >effect on my E39 - anyone on the list have experience with that ? > >Harvey ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 15:55:43 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] MORE instrument Cluster tests (LONG) chris pawlowicz said <<geez! you guys take the hard way.. to see the tach hit 8000rpm just shift from 5th to 2nd while doing 100mph.. oh wait, you M3 guys already know *that* trick :)>> Too bad your cluster doesn't come with this feature....more; If you have a post '97 E36 4 door/coupe/convertible/M3, '95-present 318ti, '96 -present Z3, you can do tests including a digital tachometer and yes it can be used while driving although I DON'T RECOMMEND IT! NOTE: *Test functions 1-4 are unlocked tests and can be called up at any time for display. *Test functions 5-14 are locked and require unclocking the test mode before they can be displayed. *Test functions 2-14 can be selected at any time when the cluster is unlocked, even when vehicle is moving. *Test function 15 is the lock/unlock function. Step 1: Press and hold the mileage reset button. Step 2: Put key into ignition switch and turn to KLR (Ignition switch position #1) Your LCD display will show something like this "tESt 01" Step 3: You will need to unlock the test function first so when the LCD Display shows "tESt 01", press the reset button till you get to "tESt 15". Once you're on test 15 press, and hold the reset buton for a few seconds until it displays "off". Now you can cycle through the test features. Here they are as they follow: Test 1: Instrument self test Test 2: Engine Data - This display is an "engine factor" value that is stored in the coding plug. The instrument cluster processor uses this factor in addition to the "TD" signal from the DME control module to process and display tachometer RPM based on the engine installed. For EXAMPLE: *ENGINE FACTOR 2 = 4 CYLINDER *ENGINE FACTOR 3 = 6 CYLINDER *ENGINE FACTOR 4 = 8 CYLINDER Test 3: SI elapsed distance - the total mileage in kilometer since the last reset. Which service is due at the next inspection (OIL SERVICE or INSPECTION) Test 4: SI elapsed days - no value for US vehicles. Relates to Euro annual inspections. Test 5: SI evaluation factor - for engine speed and temp. thresholds being passed. Display: n = 0 or 1. engine speed (over-rev) t = 0 or 1. engine temp. Test 6: Fuel Level and coolent temp. - Display of hexadecimal codes in relation to gauge position. Fuel gauge Hex value A (empty)---------> 0d End of reserve---> 37 B-------------------> 54 C-------------------> 90 D------------------> c4 E (full)-----------> f0 Engine temp. Hex Value A-------------------> ce B-------------------> 6d C-------------------> 5c D (center)--------> 4f-23 E-------------------> 1e F-------------------> 18 Test 7: Engine speed - display of current engine speed Test 8: Road speed - display of current road speed in km/h Test 9 Distance reading - this allows the total stored mileage to be updated if one of the storage components has to be replaced. This test step will be used if the manipulation dot is illuminated in the cluster display. Ths display will show the component with the lower mileage. For example: Display of 012654 l indicates that the mileage in the internal EEPROM is lower than the milage stored in the coding plug. Display of 000325 E indicates that the mileage in external coding plug is lower then the total mileage stored in the internal EEPROM. Pressing the reset button for 4 seconds will over write the lower mileage with the higher mileage and cancel the manipulation dot. The SI data will also be transferred at the same time. Test 10: Status bits (input signals) - the status of digital inputs to the cluster are displayed as 0 or 1. Display: 0 = input low, 1 = input high. _ _ _ _ _ _ <--- Mileage display...6 digits left to right 1st - belt contact, seat belt fastened = 0 2nd - ignition lock contact, key inserted = 0 3rd - door contact, door open = 0 4th - clock button pressed = 0 5th - SI reset = 0, for reset = 0 6th - EGS transmission failure = 0 Test 11: Status Bits (output signals) - the status of digital outputs is displayed. Display: 0 = output inactive, 1 = output active _ _ _ _ _ _ <--- Mileage display...6 digits left to right 1st - Gond output 2nd - Brake warning lamp 3rd - Low fuel warning lamp 4th - EGA lamp 5th - seat belt lamp 6th - manipulation dot Test 12: not used Test 13: Country code of cluster - the display indicates the country version of the cluster. This cannot be changed in the workshop. Display: USA 02 Test 14: Software Reset - The reset muct be carried out if any faults are present that are not plausible before any components are replaced. After the reset, the system will exit the TEST mode and the lock will be reactived. Test 15: lock/unlock NOTE: KLR means ignition switch position #1 (accessory) KL-15 is ignition switch position #2 (on), and KL-50 is igition postion #3 (start) "TD" is engine speed signal. Try not to use the engine speed and road speed while driving. The display is too low and you have to read instead of glancing which takes too much time taking away your eyes off the road. Hope this test brings some fun and interest to you all. Jon Caldito BMW STEP - Orlando Class #8 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:15:28 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #172 In DC inches become feet when no one plows forever, then it melts in the day, then freezes at night. Hard as a rock and slippery as ice. - -Jonathan ------------------------------ Date: 2 Feb 00 13:23:04 PST From: Tom Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Bye bye M3 - what next? Erick: That's an excellent plan...in fact, that's been my plan "A" all along. But I'm getting signals that there may be a great deal of difficulty getting her OUT of the E30 and IN to the 323. Turns out despite the fact she prefers sticks and its an slushbox(not for long, shhhh!), she still loves the damn thing! In fact, I worry that she'll never want to let it go! Leaving me to drive around in bright red 323i sedan with no clear end date in sight! Sure she likes the idea of having it (the 323) be red, but its all more of an insurance policy if her E30 really bites the biscuit. Yep, I may need to activate plan B....POISON the E30 next summer!! Tom Newton http://members.xoom.com/thnewton/m3/ PS. This Saturday's NY Chapter Beach Party with Jim C is at Euromeccanica... see this link for details. http://www.nybmwcca.org/latest_news.shtml >>>ERICK'S MESSAGE --- Tom, Your UUC answer is clear although the reward may be a year off. 1. Turn in the E36 M3 and get the Bright Red 323i. 2. Here's the tough part: Make the new car HER car and drive her '89 325i for awhile. Just tell her that you're concerned about her safety and want her in the newer,safer, & (supposedly) less breakdown-prone car. 3. Next year(or on the occasion of the first 5 figure repair on the E30) it will be easy to justify to the SO that the E30 needs to be replaced. This is when you go and spec out that sweet E46 M3 which will have all the bugs worked out by then. She'll go along with this since YOU have dealt with her old car for the past year while she had the benefit of a new vehicle, which, of course, was your brilliant idea to make HER car. 4. Convert the E30 to your full time track car. If you're smart, you've been doing UUC upgrades all along. You justify the conversion by reasoning that track-prepping the M3 will cost more than what you'd get out of selling the E30. Besides, you can't bear the thought of all the stone chips track time is famous for on YOUR brand new car. And if you're leasing, you don't want to have to take all that stuff off when the lease is up. This isn't to say a few UUC upgrades won't slip onto the M3. Erick Baumeister Can I be an official UUC Consultant? <<<<<<<< - ------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #174 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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