[uucdigest] Sunday, March 12 2000 Volume 03 : Number 422 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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> OBC bulbs [uuc] Celebrity Race RE: [uuc] <E30> what weight oil? [uuc] Any E3, E9s out there? Re: [uuc] Fog Lights Negative - Nebelscheinwerfer [uuc] <wob> F1 Qualifying [uuc] Book Report wanted... [uuc] Re F1 [uuc] Atlanta, Ga. answer, possibly. [uuc] 95 M3 For Sale: $25,500 [uuc] Awesome iX Experience [uuc] AU F1 [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #421 [uuc] F1 results... [uuc] Your foglight post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:35:59 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> OBC bulbs I guess now is not a good time to tell you that it takes 30 seconds and one tiny flat head screwdriver to do this job? The clock (OBC-lite, as you refer to it) comes out the front of the dash. No need to dismount it's housing from the rear. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > Subject: Re: Subject: [uuc] <E30> OBC bulbs > > If you have the OBC-lite (just time/date/outside temp) like my former > '87 325 had, the OBC is held in by four philips screws, from behind the > dash panel. Remove the radio (make sure you have the code) and drop the > glove box. There's a panel to the left of the glove box that comes out, > then you can get access to all the screws. > Hope this helps, > Evan '87 325 (former) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 12:38:40 +1100 (EST) From: Aaron Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Celebrity Race Howdy, I taped the BMW celebrity challenge. Does anyone want to see it, as I can (I think) convert it to RealMedia format for Realplayer. It was quite an entertaining race :-), a few prangs, lots of 'sideways movement' Cheers. Aaron - -- Wanted to be in Celebrity Race - -- Aaron Miles ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - -- Network / System administrator @ Clement Computer Services ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:49:50 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <E30> what weight oil? An oirl question: >Dear Digesters, > >I went to my local NJ dealership for an oil change on my 1991 325ic today. >They used 15-40 oil on my car. In the past, I've either used 10-40 or 20-50 >but never 15-40. Being that my car has 117,700 miles and requires adding a >quart every 3000 miles or so, I asked the parts guy if they carry such oil >but he told me since they buy engine oil in bulk, they don't sell them by the >quart. I went to my local auto parts store and found some Castro 15-40. It >says on my label that this type of oil suits both gasloline engines on cars >and diesel engines for trucks. It also mentions something about for "heavy >duty" cars. It's certainly different from the regular Castro GTX (10-40 or >20-50). Should I be concerned? > >Thanks in advance >Michael >1991 325ic Michael - probably not. What you got at the autoparts store is Castrol RX-Super 15-40. This is oil I've used with great success in all my BMW's (bikes and cars) up until I got the M - which comes with synthetic which BMW changes for free. RX-Super is good stuff. What I would want to know is what brand of bulk oil did the dealer put in? While oils are supposed to be 'compatible', hopefully he'll know what type it is - and then perhaps you can find some in a store.. chances are fairly good that it *IS* RX-Super since this is normally sold in bulk (it's 'fleet oil' - used a lot by bus and truck companies) and it only comes in the 15-40 weight (which most other oils don't come in..) HTH Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.monmouth.com/~deilenberger "You're absolutely right, and I apologize" --Darryl Richman "Silly me... I apologize." --Tim Hall "Sorry..." --Magwa ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:58:47 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Any E3, E9s out there? New to this forum. Checking to see if any e3 or e9 owners here. Paul ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 21:08:29 -0500 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fog Lights Negative - Nebelscheinwerfer Rolf made an excellent post. Many excellent points. I want to make sure that there is no confusion on my stance on the indiscriminate use of fog lights. I have used the fog lights that are on my 3 vehicles a total of about 3 hours in the past 12 months (one long drive in heavy fog). I think that they affect oncoming driver's night vision in a negative way. I felt the need to clarify my position since a post was made chastising me for using my foglights too much (it was in error). Dean ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 18:30:55 -0800 From: Scott D Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <wob> F1 Qualifying This is from this morning's Contra Costa Times, quoting the Times Wire Service: "MELBOURNE, Australia - Mika Hakkinen won the pole for the Australian Grand Prix with a fast lap of 130.991 mph over the 3,295-mile road course." By my calculations, just one lap would take 25.154 hours. Now THAT'S one hell of a road course! Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA #44977 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:04:36 -0000 From: "BMW Bits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Book Report wanted... Anyone got a copy of a book entitled BMW by Schlegelmilch & Lehbrink (Konemann Publishing ) ?/ What's your opinion ? Is it avail in US ? How much ? Sounds as if it might be a 'coffee table ' book ??? Also ...Anyone have experience with Books by Mercian Manuals in UK ? They put out a 'handbook' on BMW 3-series (316/18/20/23i ) but I can find NO content description anywhere.....It's rather 'spendy' if it doesnt have much tech info in it ....Opinions anyone ?? Offline replies pls to save WOB Bill Proud in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:13:24 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kathy Lyle) Subject: [uuc] Re F1 For those of you who want to follow F1 and other series, Snoop is a great source. Here is the latest example: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Covers: F1, HISTORIC, MISC SNOOP - AGP#8 Barrichello And Button Fastest in F1 Warmup � Shannon's SuperSports Start And Finish Just That Fast Sunday morning was warm and sunny around the scenic Albert Park and the Qantas Australian Grand Prix was drawing in crowds in heaps. The forecast calls for fine weather with sunny periods Sunday morning, but with clouds increasing in the afternoon. No likelihood of morning rain, but 5-10% chances exist for the afternoon. RUBENS BARRICHELLO/Ferrari was the fastest in the Formula One Warm Up at 1:31.225/209.171 kph. He said he "felt he had good balance." His teammate MICHAEL SCHUMACHER tested both his primary and backup cars twice, but no announcement yet on which car he will race. Schumacher did say that he felt both chassis felt very evenly matched. He was eighth fastest in the warmup, but it wasn't announced in which car he set the time. The surprise of the morning was JENSON BUTTON/Williams who ran second fastest. He said "I wish this had been yesterday." He had an oil leak in his race car and took a run in his backup car, and then went back to his primary car, setting his runner up fast time at that point. RALF SCHUMACHER/Williams drove off course, damaging his nose wing. After that he suffered too much understeer, JOHNNY HERBERT/Jaguar continues to have a bad hair weekend. He stopped on course, the only one to do so during the thirty-minute session; and for a moment, it looked as though he was going to kick the tires. He brought up the rear of the time sheets. It was said to be having "unspecified preparation problems,' but later PAUL STEWART/Jaguar said that it was gearbox problems again. Stewart would not confirm or deny that the gearbox would be completely replaced. HEINZ-HARALD FRENTZEN/Jordan punctured a tire, cutting into his warmup time. All of the cars which have been checked by Scrutineering for weight, fuel, tyres, electronics have been found to be in conformity. The cars of Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher were given an especially thorough going-over on Friday for more than ten items and all was in conformity with 2000 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations. Also checked were the cockpit exit time and clearance of the F1 driver's knees with no problems under Article 13.1 and 13.3, respectively, of the Technical Rugs. To clarify some confusion among various media folks, Schumacher went into the wall drivers left and it was the left not right side of his car which was damaged, and his wheels stayed on. Coulthard had a wheel come off in his white flag qualifying lap Saturday, but it remained within two meters of the car, tethered as meant. The same can be said for the wheel on Button's car Saturday in the same qualifying session - it came off but remained tethered, close to the car. Shortly after F1 warmup, the Shannon's SuperSports race began and ended just that fast. An accident during the start involved three of the Can-Am cars. The McLaren M8D of NIGEL BARRETT locked up its right front brake caliper, stalling him long enough for CHRIS CHILES/March 717 to rear end Barrett. IAN BARROWMAN/Toj was also caught up, and the ensuing melee caused the stewards to Red Flag and ultimately cancel the race. All drivers are alright. Also good news is that the car damage is surprisingly light, given the circumstances. All will be racing in a few weeks time for their next SuperSports event at Spa. FORMULA ONE WARMUP - QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 1 RUBENS BARRICHELLO/Ferrari 1:31.225 2 JENSON BUTTON/Williams 1:32.798 3 MIKA HAKKINEN/McLaren 1:32.918 4 DAVID COULTHARD/McLaren 1:33.034 5 JOS VERSTAPPEN/Arrows 1:33.189 6 GIANCARLO FISICHELLA/Benetton 1:33.263 7 JEAN ALESI/Prost 1:33.491 8 MICHAEL SCHUMACHER/Ferrari 1:33.557 9 PEDRO de la ROSA/Sauber 1:33.928 10 MIKA SALO/Sauber 1:33.967 11 JARNO TRULLI/Jordan 1:33.981 12 RALF SCHUMACHER/Williams 1:34.031 13 RICARDO ZONTA/BAR 1:34.200 14 JACQUES VILLENEUVE/BAR 1:34.200 15 ALEXANDER WURZ/Benetton 1:34.214 16 PEDRO DINIZ/Sauber 1:34.345 17 MARC GENE/Minardi 1:34.378 18 EDDIE IRVINE/Jaguar 1:34.541 19 HEINZ-HARALD FRENTZEN/Jordan 1:35.092 20 GASTON MAZZACANE/Minardi 1:35.850 21 NICK HEIDFELD/Prost 1:37.022 22 JOHNNY HERBERT/Jaguar 1:48.934 - -- Kathy Lyle Lyle & Associates CPA Financial AccountAbility http://www.lylecpa.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:32:36 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Atlanta, Ga. answer, possibly. I have had experience with both Bavarian Motors, and Bowman Motor Works in Atlanta. I don't know if they have the equipment that you are seeking, but both shops are good for what they do. I hope this helps! Dave, Atlanta, Ga. 3 5's 2 7's 2 K's ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 18:44:32 -0600 From: "Brian Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 95 M3 For Sale: $25,500 1995 M3. Diamond Black with black leather. 2 Dr. 5 speed. 65K miles. Newish Pirelli P 7000 Motorsports (235 40 ZR 17) on factory BMW Motorsport wheels. All service records. Texas car since new (no rust) Immaculate and like new inside and out. Located in Dallas, TX. Brian 214-328-6858 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:57:33 -0600 From: Steve Conner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Awesome iX Experience I don't post to this list unless I have a technical question, but this is different. I live in central Indiana, and last Monday afternoon it was 75 degrees outside when my wife and I saw a beautiful 89 325iX on a used car lot in the Indy area. After studying the car for over an hour and test driving it, we bought it and took it home. We already have two E30 convertibles, but I have always been fascinated by the thought of having an iX. Well, it proceeded to snow about 6 or 8 inches this afternoon! I had to drive 45 miles to a sectional basketball final game tonight (my kids team won), and that car was absolutely awesome! The car happens to have Bridgestone Blizzaks on it, and I had heard lots of mention of them here on this list. The thing really pulls like a tractor in this thick wet snow -- nothing can stop it, except maybe a huge snow drift. Now that I have been able to test the iX, I'm ready to go back to spring like weather! Best regards, Steve Conner ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 12:53:51 +0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] AU F1 This just in ... Ralf brings the BMW Williams to the podium with a third place at Melbourne. Not bad for a first race! Edwin Lapitan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:28:54 -0600 From: "-A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #421 The eldest Schumacher seems to have more of the "Force" within him... Also, Williams-BMW (BMW-Williams?) is being realistic and is not a title contender this year. I think they'll be happy if they can make a podium finish before years end. Last I read, the BMW engine was overweight and less tidy in terms of packaging compared to the Ilmor/M-B, Ferrari and Ford-Cosworth engines. Power output may be down slightly too. 2000 is a developmental year for BMW and even mighty Honda... on 3/11/00 6:52 PM, [uucdigest] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [SNIP] > > BTW, what happened to Ralf Schumacher. I know his car is a mere BMW not an M > Power (though I suspect the engine was hand-built 8^), but I thought those > Schumacher brothers could carry a deficient car. > > Regards, > Peter Sterne > '93 325is > '91 Miata SE ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:44:52 PST From: "dave nln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] F1 results... >This just in ... Ralf brings the BMW Williams to the podium with a third >place at Melbourne. Not bad for a first race! > >Edwin Lapitan > > I'm guessing that this is a result from the Australian GP? If so, I know this is hard, please don't share. Some of us are still waiting 8 hours to see this on the idiot box. Just my opinion- thanks. dave. (waiting impatiently on Sat night for Sun AM GP) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 01:38:43 -0500 From: Jonathan Porath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Your foglight post Congratulations and welcome to the club! I've been given clearance by the powers that be to let you in on a little secret. Please note that this is not to be shared with anyone. There's a little club here that is extremely exclusive and we would be honored if you would join us. You have been carefully screened and selected from thousands of fellow BMW owners by stringently adhering to our sole criterion: you do not use your foglights *except when it's foggy out*! This may seem mundane, but, believe me, it is far less common than you might imagine. Take a look around you and observe how many BMWs do not actually their foglights at night. Alarmingly few, correct? Those few people that you do see that aren't using their lights are, in all likelihood, fellow members of our little club and they too enjoy the rights and privileges that this membership entitles you to. Once you are a member in good standing, you will learn the secret wave (no longer just a single digit) and will have a standing invitation to the gatherings, parties and free track days. You will have complete access to the club house and sky boxes, plus we will provide complimentary passes to the power breakfasts and luncheons. Naturally the %75 club discount is available on all BMW parts and accessories. In addition, you will be flown to any and all F1 races with transportation, lodging and pit passes provided by us. There is but a sole caveat: if you are spotted with your foglights on in anything other than foggy conditions (FOGlights! Repeat with me "FOOOOGlights!") you will have your rights immediately rescinded and will be returned to the somewhat ironic status of "Unenlightened." You will be contacted shortly with instructions on how to complete your membership application. There is no fee associated with any of this, as it is we who are honored by your good grace. Again, congratulations, you truly deserve it. Regards, Porridgehead ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #422 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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