[uucdigest] Monday, February 7 2000 Volume 03 : Number 213 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] FUEL PUMP-HELP! re: [uuc] how to use multimeter RE: [uuc] 97 E36 M3 [uuc] Removing wax on black trim pieces. [uuc] Re: <ot> Attorney needed for unfair termination [uuc] Re: <ot> Attorney needed for unfair termination [uuc] RE:X5s and SUVs [uuc] FS-E30 M3 in Canada [uuc] V1 False Laser Alarms Follow-up [uuc] Bosch Universal O2 Sensor Question again [uuc] Speaker Question [uuc] <E28> Door Panel Removal Re: [uuc] I'm liking Chester more and more.. RE: [uuc] O2 Sensor Installation **URGENT** [uuc] Re: 1995 M3 e36 Exhaust for Sale [uuc] Taxes and Weight ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:59:01 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Troiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FUEL PUMP-HELP! Hey everyone, well my 91' 318is wont start. We have tested the fuses and the relays for the fuel pump and they check out good. Also replaced the fuel pressure regulator and it still wont start. Disconnected the fuel line into the fuel rail and no squirts. Need a little help here! 1. Does anyone know where I can get a factory fuel pump at a good price 2. Should I use a different model fuel pump for better performance or longer life? 3. Does anyone make a high performance fuel pump. Any help would be great! Thanks again. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:01:48 -0500 From: Jeff Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] how to use multimeter It was written: A company by the name of "Fluke" makes a good multimeter. That's akin to saying "A company by the name of 'BMW' makes a good car." Fluke is the SnapOn of multimeters. In addition to their "regular" models they make meters specifically for automotive work if you're willing to pay the extra $$$--and think you need the added features. Get all the details at <http://www.fluke.com>. A basic Fluke meter sells for about $100. Last time I checked the least expensive auto model was around $300--but it looks like they've changed that line a bit and added at least one "basic" model. Basic Fluke meters can be purchased at Sears these days. Auto meters can only be sourced from special dealers in that product line. (How 'bout Steve D'G?) You'll want to consider extra test leads--I like BIG 'gator clips to maintain ground. Also an insulation-piercing lead is also nice to have. Using a meter is almost self-explanatory. (Save for some of the esoteric features.) As has already been stated, the trick is learning *what* to test for. A little electronics theory goes a long way. jab == Jeffrey A. Berg Purple Shark Media Rowayton, CT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ovlr.org/jberg/ BMW CCA #162528 Empire Rover Owners Society #000002 '95 318is "The Shark" (sharked) '67 Series IIa 88" "FINSUP" "Looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt." --J. Buffett ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:04:34 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] 97 E36 M3 <<I have tried to read the check engine codes on my M3 by pumping the gas 5 x, but this does not seem to work with my model... Does any one happen to know how to do this on a 97? Also I have seen posts about the secrets of the OBC, ie. how to get it to show instant RPM, Oil temp.. etc.. Does anyone have this for my car as well...>> Lee: The gas stomp test will not work on post '96 M3's or DME versions MS 41.2. heck they won't even work for any OBD2 BMW. You would need to get a scanner or a scan tool to check your fault codes. I sent out the posting on the instrument cluster testing and it will work on your '97 M3. The OBC or any display doesnt show you oil temperature readings. You'll have to buy a gauge and sensor for that. Your instrument cluster however can show you engine speed. Good luck. Jon Caldito BMW STEP - Orlando Class #8 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 18:05:55 -0500 From: Eric Carnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Removing wax on black trim pieces. Peanut butter! I had problems with Griot's Garage Best of Show Wax not coming off of my black door trim pieces on my M3 (cheap plastic IMO--since my E34 trim never collects wax). I called Griot's to see what they recommended to remove the stuff. They sell a wax stripper but said to try peanut butter first. It worked well. I usually apply a good quality vinyl preservative to the black trim before waxing the car and that helps prevent wax from getting into the pores. Also avoid the one-step cleaner wax or petroleum based liquid waxes as they stick to vinyl more. I don't usually have problems with Zymol showing up on the trim pieces. I like Griot's vinyl product. I also like Black Again. Forever Black is a good product but only for re-dying faded black trim. Don't use it to cover up wax or dirt. Use it only after the trim is faded and thoroughly cleaned. - --Eric Carnell National Capital Chapter '99 M3 (cheap black trim) '91 M5 (trim still like new) '95 540iA (like new, for sale) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:19:48 -0800 From: "Scott D Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <ot> Attorney needed for unfair termination When Chester said: >Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 10:10:01 -0800 (PST) >From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] <ot> Attorney needed for unfair termination > >No...not for me. I need an attorney for my mom in the NYC region. Basically >what it boils down to is my mother is being asked to retire from her company. >She has worked there for 20+ years under different management. So when they >offered her a "package", they wanted to short change her <snip> > >Any referrals would be greatly appreciated. > >TIA, >Chester What Chester failed to note is that both his mother and the attorney that she has not hired yet all drive BMWs (OBMWC), which is why he posted this here. Scott Miller ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:29:00 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <ot> Attorney needed for unfair termination =) Well, actually, my father drives a '98 E38 740i and I drive a '99 E36 M3/2 and neither one of us will let my mom drive either car ;) Actually, I won't let anyone drive my car....only a few special people have ever planted their butt in the pilot seat. =) I posted here to gain from the vast knowledge out there... Thanks, Chester - --- Scott D Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip > > What Chester failed to note is that both his mother and the attorney that > she has not hired yet all drive BMWs (OBMWC), which is why he posted this > here. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 15:08:28 -0800 From: Ken Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE:X5s and SUVs Kevin wrote <A small number of Jeep GC and Land Rover owners may buy them as a fashion statement, but I have a hard time believing that anyone would buy a 3.5 tom monster wagon like the Excursion just to use as a fashionable commuter car.> You haven't been to Los Angeles have you? - -- The past is over, learn from it. The future is coming, prepare for it. The present is here, enjoy it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:47:34 -0700 From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS-E30 M3 in Canada FOR SALE: 1989 E30 M3 - White/black ,61k miles,100% stock,never winter driven,original and very nice. The car is in western Canada but was originally a US car so can be sold back to the US with ease. Asking $14,500 US or $20,250 Cdn. Posting for a friend. thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:48:58 -0500 From: "Henry Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] V1 False Laser Alarms Follow-up First, thanks to all who responded to my V1 false alarms post. The majority of responses said it was likely the dry cleaners neon sign causing my laser alarm to activate. The V1 laser alarm will get your attention. Sure enough its the neon sign, as confirmed by Valentine Research. When the cleaners was closed this past weekend, I drove right up to it and got no alarm. The neon sign was off. Today, the alarm goes wild when driven up to the entrance. I'm now convinced no police behind the cleaners door. Henry '92 325i w/ V1 now at ease ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 19:00:05 EST From: "Shawn Crews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Bosch Universal O2 Sensor Question again On my old harness, I have a gray wire at north, black at east, and white at south and west. On the new plug, I have the two whites opposite each other. Does it matter which white gets spliced to which white? If so, how do I tell which goes to which? Thanks, Shawn ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:10:50 -0500 From: "Henry Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Speaker Question Keith writes: <<I am upgrading my stereo system in my '91 M5 - I have a four channel McIntosh amp on the way (sub will be later in phase II). For front speakers, I would like recommendations on MB Quarts, Boston Acoustics, DynAudio, and Diamond Audio speakers.>> Before upgrading my speakers I listened to MB Quarts, Boston Acoustic and Diamond. I bought the Diamond speakers as I felt they sounded better. The tweeters were smoother and more extended. The mid-range is wonderful. I have Magnaplanar speakers at home so good sound in the car is important. Adding a sub will give you the bass impact needed for good sound. Consider JL Audio subs and mini-subs. I have 1 8" mini-sub in the trunk that's works very well without the boominess of overdoing the bass. Henry '92 325i sounded good parked and on the road. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 17:17:29 -0700 From: "Richard F. Viehdorfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> Door Panel Removal Good day to all... I have decided to inspect and attempt to rectify the cause of the sloooow operation of my power windows in the 535i. I was in someone's new car and was amazed at how speedy things work when they aren't 14 years old! I have searched all of the 'net, my collection of digest posts for the last 3+ years, the FAQs, etc., and I simply can't find anything on the process and pitfalls of correctly removing a door panel from an E28. I want to make sure I do this right because when I have done this is the past I have always managed to screw it up, break something, or total a clip or two so the panel doesn't go back on right. I DON'T want that to happen! I am assuming that there is a tool that would be helpful with this process, and perhaps someone has been down this road before me. I realize that Bentleys discusses it, but the detail is a little meager. Can someone point me in the right direction? Once I get the door panel off, I am assuming I inspect, clean, and re-lube or re-grease the motor and track. Are there any specific points I need to look for, and what kind of lube or grease, spray, etc. is recommended? I will post the collective wisdom on the bimmer.org website as I complete the project so others will know. It would be nice to have windows that work like they are supposed to again! (even the power windows in the E12 are faster at this point...). TYIA! Rick Viehdorfer BMW CCA #148771 Rocky Mountain Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:36:32 -0500 From: Chaz Yoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] I'm liking Chester more and more.. That's not always true. I don't tailgate and I try to leave at least three seconds ahead of me, preferrably five. But in dense traffic moving at at least 65 mph on New England roads, which are heavily salted and sanded, problems happen EVEN IF you maintain the proper distance. The worst problems occur when someone takes advantage of the five second gap ahead of you and turns it into a two second one, sending all the salt and sand that has accumulated in between the lanes flying in a visible cloud. Everyone's experienced the occasional cracked windshield and the pocked front bumper. Some of it has to do with tailgating, but hey, shit happens. Chaz On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 04:44:12PM -0500, Don Eilenberger wrote: > EXACTLY. I frequently hear about 'BMW paint chips soooo easy" or > "BMW uses soft windshields".. > > Horsepucky. If you got those kinda problems - you're tailgating.. > > Can you count to 3? Let the car in front of you pass a stationary > object - count 1-1000, 2-1000, 3-1000.. if *you* got to the stationary > object before the 3-1000 - you're tailgating. You deserve all the > stone dings and windshield chips the habit gives'ya. > > I *hate* tailgaters - especially when I'm on the real-BMW (two > wheeled one).. where their lack of attention (usually tailgating > is combined with coffee drinking, cell-phone-talking - your usual > self-centered SOB's of both sexes) could spoil my day in a big > way. > > BACK OFF DAMMIT! > > /mondayrantmodeoff > > I feel better now. > > dje/slh/nj/k100rt/mcoupe (short UUC sig) > - -- Chaz Yoon http://christabel.mit.edu/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 19:48:18 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] O2 Sensor Installation **URGENT** Shawn asks: >HELP!!!!!!!! I got a generic 4-wire O2 sensor from Steve D'G. I cut the >old and new to splice the old connector with the new sensor, but the wires >are different. In the old, #1 is gray, #2 black, #3 and #4 white. In the >new, #1 is black, #2 and #3 are white, and #4 is gray. Do I connect #1 with >#1 or black with black? I'm assuming that black is ground and I'd want to >connect the colors. Can someone tell me for sure ASAP, since my car is up >on jackstands now and I need to get to work tomorrow morning? Shawn - not sure what you mean by #1,2,3,4 - do you mean the pins on the connectors?? If so - ignore the numbers and connect the colors. White is the heater, black is the signal and gray is the ground for the signal. >Also, is there a way to change diff fluid without a 14mm hex bit or hex >wrench? This advice can wait, but please give me some O2 advice!!! Prolly not.. and make SURE you remove the fill plug FIRST, nothing like getting the drain plug out and finding out that the fill plug is frozen in place (aside from turning the car over to fill it - you're screwed..) >Thanks, >Shawn Best, dje.slh.nj.mcoupe (short sig from home for UUC use) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 16:48:21 -0800 From: James Dye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: 1995 M3 e36 Exhaust for Sale For Sale: Exhaust from my 1995 M3, perfect condition. Boxed, ready to ship. $200.00 Jim Dye 925-736-1650 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:44:16 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Taxes and Weight Jonathan Reiser wrote: :Lux tax is based on price, not weight and applies to all :vehicles exceeding somewhere around 32k.... it is a percentage :of the amount above that number. Therefore, if your car costs :50k, you pay a percentage of the difference between 32 and 50. :If there is an additional tax on SUVs based on their :weight it, it isn't the lux tax. Heavy vehicles are in fact exempt from the Gas Guzzler tax and Luxury tax (at least they were a year ago when I researched the information below for a Land Rover Buyers guide). I know you can still depreciate big SUVs quite a bit faster than cars since last week someone on the Land Rover list posted a summary of a Land Rover Scotsdale ad that detailed how if you use your Land Rover for Business it will cost a lot less to drive than a BMW. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA and Northern CA Rover Club Some people may find there are tax advantages of buying a newer Land Rover. The IRS allows the owners of vehicles used for business purposes with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of over 6,000 lbs. depreciate a larger portion of the vehicle+IBk-s value annually than can owners of vehicles with a GVW under 6,000 lbs. For years the IRS has given big trucks, (that usually cost much more than cars, and often wear out faster) favorable depreciation treatment. In the 80+IBk-s the government picked the 6,000 pound GVW as the cut off between cars, light trucks and heavy commercial trucks for deprecation purposes. The GVW of the 1987-1991 Range Rover was 5997 but it went up to 6019 in 1992. All Land Rovers sold in the United States after 1992 (D90, D110, Discovery, Range Rover Classic, Discovery, Range Rover MkII, and Discovery SII) have a GVW over 6,000 lbs. The main reason that Land Rover raised the GVW of all the models to over 6,000 lbs. was to avoid the Gas Guzzler tax and Luxury taxes on new vehicles. Heavy trucks are exempt from both the Gas Guzzler and Luxury Tax. All used vehicles sold in the United States are exempt from both the Luxury tax and Gas Guzzler tax. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #213 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
