[uucdigest] Tuesday, March 28 2000 Volume 03 : Number 524 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Removing oil filter bolt [uuc] Re: [uucdigest]E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? [uuc] Seek 95 M3 Advice RE: [uuc] <E36 M3> Bav Auto-B&B HP claims [uuc] RE: Speeding, Valentine & Arrogance [uuc] <E36>Bad shudder on freeway Re: [uuc] BMW/Williams or Williams/BMW?? [uuc] <E28> filler neck leaks [uuc] 1995 540i "M" info wanted Re: [uuc] testing wheel trueness [uuc] 2000 M5 FS Re: [uuc] 1995 540i "M" info wanted Re: [uuc] Euro Headlamps answer and question ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 28 Mar 2000 10:03:22 -0600 From: Mike Schaublin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Removing oil filter bolt Manuel wrote: <I broke the long bolt that goes through the oil filter cap through and into the oil housing and most of the threaded portion of the bolt is stuck inside the housing. How can I get it out??> It shouldn't take much torque to remove the bolt, as there is no longer any tension on the bolt to lock the threads together. That said, getting any torque on a broken bolt end is a real pain. There are a few techniques I have used in the past. That bolt is pretty thin, but you may be able to get it out using an EZ-out. We used this a lot to remove broken bolts back when I worked in maintenance in a GM manufacturing plant. You drill a hole in the broken screw and run a reverse thread tap into the hole. As you turn the tap (counterclockwise) it will unscrew the remaining bit of the original bolt. You should be able to buy a small tap at any tool or auto store for a couple of bucks. The hardest part will be drlling the original hole in the broken bolt end. Another option is to drill a small hole in the broken end and try to use a pick to rotate the old piece out. Worst case, drill out the entire end to the inside diameter of the threads and pick out the remaining metal from the threads. Of course, all these options involve making lots of metal chips inside your filter housing. You will need to cover everything you can with rags and clean the filter housing very thoroughly. I believe the oil flows through the filter from the outside in, so any chips you miss should be captured by the oil filter before trashing the rest of the engine. HTH, Mike ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:10:40 -0500 From: "Joseph C. Volpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest]E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? Based on what is getting done and the car it is getting done too, I think it all sounds very fair. The guy doing the work has to put money out upfront for the parts. His own money unless the owner is giving him money upfront which was not stated. So, I have no problem with that. It doesn't sound like he is a regular customer to this shop, not with the condition of the car. The labor for the work being done sounds fair to me too. Maybe you can do $100-200 better, but do you trust the guy. If you get it done for less will you trust that guy? The guy doing the work does have to eat and this is what he does for a living. Joe BMW CCA Member > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([uucdigest]) > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:23:39 -0500 (EST) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uucdigest] V3 #522 > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:59:03 -0500 > From: "Cagann, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? > > OK, my friend has an 88M5 with 175 grand on it. It is beaten up pretty > nicely. The other day, a coolant hose broke, the engine overheated a bit, > and it went in to the shop. Apparently the engine is ok, but while in the > shop the mechanic found the following list of items that need work. This is > the list from the mechanic with his part prices and labor. Please let me > know your collective thoughts on 1)part prices 2)labor costs 3)alternatives > to the listed items 4)the mechanics statement that he will not do the work > unless he gets the parts at his mark up. He is a bit weary of spending a > bunch of mulah on this car because it is in such bad shape. It is a > shame....really....this M5 has shot interior, dented up panels, etc. > > This is the email from my friend: > > Dear Alex: > > Thanks for your help. > > <beep> said as follows: > > Part Part Price Labor Price > Idler Arm $47.85 $42 > Front Shocks: > Bilsteins $160 ea. $168 pair > Support Arms (2) $119.90 ea. > Bushings $41.8 $218.30 > Right Rear Subframe Mount (2) $38.78 ea. $224 pair > Rear Brake Pads $60.23 $42 > > Total $787.24 $694.30 > > <beep> says he has markup in parts and can't do job without markup. > Thoughts? > > I appreciate your help. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:21:42 +0100 From: Don Trieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Seek 95 M3 Advice Im considering purchasing a 95 M3 production date 6/95 with 62K. What should common maintenance and upcoming problems with this car? I recall there were some differences in the engine. What were some of the differences and beginning when? Is the 3.2L motor more realible? TIA Don ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:26:51 -0700 From: "vanderHeide, Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <E36 M3> Bav Auto-B&B HP claims > From: albert jenab [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:35 AM > > > I just got the new Bavarian Autosport catalog in the mail > today. Page 9, > there is a graph showing HP increase over stock for a B&B > cat-back exhaust > on a 95 M3. Ahem, it apprears to be something like 40 HP. I > kid you not. > Do these people have no shame? They're selling nitrous kits too. I think you have your answer. > -Al > 95 M3 B&B without 40 extra HP, and a bunch of other stuff > - - Alain 95 M3 Stock exhaust, getting ready for a turbo. "Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil spirit." - - Rev. Jim Peasboro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:31:11 -0800 From: Dragos Avadanei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Speeding, Valentine & Arrogance > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 01:01:58 -0500 > From: "Scottie Sharpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] RE: Speeding, Valentine & Arrogance > dragos said: > speeding 110 on a 60 (just couldn't do 120, damn it) road <snip> Scottie says : > Actually... > > A similar situation happened to me in south central PA. I consider that <snip> (btw, nice but sad story, Scottie..) My story was quite a mind job (...) so i thought i would share.. I was in the western WA near Port Angeles, making a trip to the ocean. We left home pretty late in the afternoon so you can imagine i was quite in a hurry :-). At some point on 101, there is this blue eclipse in front of me and another vehicle in front of him. I'm hard on the eclipse's tail and when i show my signal he launches his pass. I am again right on his tail (i know, you don't do that but what the <beep>). He makes his pass and i continue in my quest to pass him. And guess what - the <beep> <beep> keeps accelerating and doesn't let me pass. I keep flooring it and finally i manage to build enough speed to pass him - i think i was doing 90+ at the moment. In the distance, there was a car showing up - quite far away. End of story. when i get home - nice surprise, there's a message from a trooper in the area, describing my car, telling me the license plate number and describing my appearance ! i thought this is going to end up badly and i start recollecting whom of the <beep> mo<beep> in their <beep> wagons did i upset or cut in front of that day.. difficult task, i tell you, so many of them.. and finally i get this guy (the cop) on the phone and he tells me what i did : apparently i was recklessly driving when i passed an innocent vehicle in a no-visibility area, with another car on collision course and i outrageously played chicken with the angel driver of an endangered (by me, mind you) vehicle on a public road. Misdemeanor etc and all that crap. he described me, he described my wife, the local time and the tire tread left on my wheels. and he advises me to be careful next time, because people started carrying cell phones these days.. the cop was a good guy (not that he could do much about it) but he said there will be no warning/written stuff on my record for this. what he forgot to mention was (probably) the eclipse driver was the local star driver and probably in that area the eclipse has the status of a ferrari (ok, sorry, i didn't mean to offend anyone). so - fellow motorists - beware of the moronic driver you are passing. sancta simplicitas.. at the time i was driving a silver 99 cougar - quite a flashy car but a bit underpowered. freude am fahren, dragos 93 535i blk, counting days until the 101 road trip ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:34:07 -0800 From: "Boyd, David (Neighbour Boy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36>Bad shudder on freeway Howdy, First, thanks to everyone for advice on buying an E36. My wife and I picked up our '92 325i 4dr 5speed last night. As luck would have it, the car started exhibiting symptoms that it didn't do on the test drive. While driving along the freeway, as the road curved to the left, the car would shudder very bad, not just a small jiggle, but a pretty heafty shake. If we were going straight, or to the right everything was smooth. What was weird, was that it did it about 4 or 5 times (for about the first 5 miles or so) and then stopped. We made it all the way home without any problems after the first 5 miles (about 30 more miles). I'm going to try and take a look at it tomorrow. If anybody has any ideas as to what to look for I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks - --David Boyd '84 325e '84 318i '92 325i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:35:33 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW/Williams or Williams/BMW?? Michael Weishaar wrote: >I was looking in the paper yesterday, and they showed the race results >of the Brazillian F1 race, and I noticed that there was no mention of >BMW. They were listed as Williams. I thought BMW paid big bucks for >the team to be called BMW-Williams, instead of Williams-BMW. Just in case anyone cares, the hats that BMW Mobile Tradition donated as door prizes at Gateway Tech say: BMW.WilliamsF1 Team. On the adjustment band it says: www.bmw.williamsf1.com FYI, the part number with the hats was: 80 30 0 020 973 One size fits all, white w/blue trim, nicely made (in China) and can possibly be ordered from your local dealer, though I doubt they'll have the number on file. - -Phil Marx BMW CCA #6021 (can't win door prizes) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:42:24 -0800 (PST) From: Captain Brakefade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> filler neck leaks I found out last week that my gas tank is leaking badly around the filler neck. I know that E28 tanks tend to rust around there preventing the gasket from sealing properly to the filler neck. I'll probably take the tank from my 528e parts car, clean it up and install it in my car with a new gaskets and fuel lines. I'm thinking about using the POR15 fuel tank sealer kit to clean up the inside and some POR15 and Chassiscote Black to prevent the outside from rusting. Any opinions? Is there anything else I should be prepared for when I drop the tank? Does anyone have a good estimate for the amount and size of fuel line needed if I want to replumb the entire car? Ed P.S. It is really embarrassing to be singled out from a group of about 100 drivers at a drivers meeting as the person whose car is spewing gas on the left hander in the Esses at Lime Rock Park - ------------------ Ed Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~teamdfl ___________________________________________________ GO Network Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:55:09 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Jones) Subject: [uuc] 1995 540i "M" info wanted Hi, I'm trying to get some information on the special "M" package version of the '95 540i. As I understand it, they made 200 of these cars (160 MT, 40 AT). Could somebody tell me *exactly* what was different from the normal 540i 6-speed? Or was the 6-speed transmission one of the changes? Any info and/or links to a web page would be greatly appreciated. thanks, eric ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:46:10 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] testing wheel trueness Bolt them up to the front and use a dial indicator on the beat seating surfaces. If you can't do that, a tire shop can mount them to a spin balancer to measure runout. Once you know the low spot on the rim, mount the high spot of the tire (dot on sidewall) at that spot. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does a tire shop need a special machine to test the trueness of a > wheel, or can they just use a balancing machine. I have a set of '95 > M3 wheels that I want to check before I spend the money on tires. By > the way, is a 235/40/17tire a good size for these rims or should I > stick with the 225/45/17 size that was stock? Not for racing, mind > you, but I though the larger size might protect the rims better from > any inadvertent curb taps. TIA for you input. > > Chris > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:53:10 -0600 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 2000 M5 FS This is from the Kansas City paper in case anyone is looking: M5--2000, silverstone w/grey, 5.5K, purchased new, waiting list over 2 years. Serious inquiries only. $77,500. Eves 913-851-0090, wkdys 913-345-9300 Contact the seller if interested, you now know as much as I do. Paul Craven Software Quality Assurance Engineer Informix Software, Inc. Lenexa, Kansas, USA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:24:26 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 1995 540i "M" info wanted See http://www.bubbaclub.com/rob/Chen/Default.htm - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 1995 540i "M" info wanted > I'm trying to get some information on the special "M" package > version of the '95 540i. As I understand it, they made 200 of > these cars (160 MT, 40 AT). Could somebody tell me *exactly* > what was different from the normal 540i 6-speed? Or was the > 6-speed transmission one of the changes? > Any info and/or links to a web page would be greatly appreciated. > eric ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:54:40 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hart) Subject: Re: [uuc] Euro Headlamps answer and question It aint the bulbs, its the reflectors. This is the bottom line that any "upgrade" should consider. In terms of the euro headlights, as soon as you get anyone authorized to sell them, you might consider them more decorative in the quality of their aesthetic appeal than any tremendous shakes in intensity, etc...I say this after talking to the owner of one set. In short, they are cute with their little mirror on the low and they use H bulbs, which bpd is quidk to deadpan "you can dial in the wattage"...not without a relay, and even then, limitations in the beam cutoff are a matter of taste. If you are satisfied with the beam pattern from your E36 lights, then consider adding driving ights under the spoiler. This way you can use H1 or H4, depending on what you want, without showing the limitations of your existing lights. IN GENERAL, AS ONE WHO INSTALLED AND THEN RETURNED THEM, Turner's Xenon kit contains korean knock offs of the Hella ballasts, among the cheapest available (questionable reliability/longivity). Moreover, they show any limitations in your reflector oh so much more vividly..in my case, the check points at the top of the beam were misaligned probably indicating bad fit..they looked like upside down xenon horseshoes cavorting twenty feet in front of my car..blinding oncoming drivers. BPD just came out with a similar kit from an unnamed supplier (also for US 5 type plug ins), but at $1200 (phone quote), one will have to be very happy with the dark spots, stray marks etc, that are the hallmark of the US E36 reflectors. My advice would be to look at Bekkers and elsewhere for a slightly less expensive set of Euro light assemblies, but then consider sending them off to Pheonix Micro Lite for xenon element installs. They are charging $600 plus ship back. Again, remember these Euro lights are very stark in their vertical cut-off points, a matter of taste, in my opinion, but the US E36 lights are all over the place whether xenon or high watt lights are your "improvement". In my humble opinion in closing, stay away from the PIAA superwhites, which have shown a 15% reduction in off center light area and coverage combined. Ooops, I have them on my car, because I can't justify such expense as sending headlights on that California trip. I am therefore a hypocrite, actually.. but one day xenon will rule! Argon? Your're right, I am..good luck! John 96 328ic ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #524 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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