[uucdigest] Monday, April 3 2000 Volume 03 : Number 565 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Whadja find in dere? [uuc] Re: E28M5 tranny noise [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster [uuc] Re: Microfilter [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster Re: [uuc] Re: E28M5 tranny noise [uuc] Re: Removing Oil Filters [uuc] Noisey Tranny Re: [uuc] 325/328 vs M3 [uuc] Broken Plastic Ring for E36 Mid Range Speaker [uuc] chip installation instructions for 528e [uuc] For Sale - 1992 E36 with only 68K miles in NJ [uuc] Front Stress Bars [uuc] He keeps going and going and going... Re: [uuc] 325/328 vs M3 [uuc] FS: Misc E36/E46 Parts and wheels ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 20:06:45 -0400 From: Jacob Steijn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Whadja find in dere? At 06:51 PM 4/3/2000 , you wrote: >Good point KC...is there a way that you can ask the police to unleash a dog >on your newly purchased (or pre-purchased) used car to make sure it's clean? > Seems like that would clear up the drug issue. > I'm sure you could attract their attention somehow... It's a beautiful day, let's play two! -- Ernie Banks _____________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:22:05 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E28M5 tranny noise A ticking noise would tend to indicate gear damage, like a chipped tooth. However, first thing in trans diagnosis is remove the Redline and fill with specified, non synthetic ATF. (or gear oil for those with older cars) If noise continues, do as you wish with lubricants, if noise goes away, don't put Redline back in it. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > Subject: [uuc] E28M5 tranny noise > > Another question....what is that friggin noise that seems to come from the > tranny in my M5? It only happens when the car is in gear and moving. If I > am moving at speed, and put the clutch in, the sound dissappears. The sound > is like a mild clicking...repititious...clicks increase with speed, of > course. The sound seems to eminate from below the stick shifter. I can't > really describe the sound that well. I'm confused and surprised that this > M5 would have wear in the tranny considering it's babied past (have full > service records showing inspections completed and red line tranny > fluid...even window sticker) and low mileage at 67,000. I just had > inspection II done a couple months ago. > > Alex Cagann > 88///M5 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:23:47 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster > Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Removing the instrument cluster > > Steve, > For the E30 style dash, you do not need to remove the steering wheel to > remove the instrument cluster. Oh no? > > Also remember that this applies to an 1984 325e '84's don't have air bags. 'nuf said? Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:25:02 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster > Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Removing the instrument cluster > > Steve, the cluster should come right out. I have had a few e30's With air bags, right? >I have been able to get everyone > out without removing the steering wheel. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:27:18 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Microfilter > From: "Ken Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: Microfilter > > I replace my filter this weekend and didn't have to break the filter. It > somehow fit in well without having to break the tabs. > > Ken Ross Assuming we are talking about an E36 here. It is possible to install the microfilter (the long way) without breaking it. If you remove the glove box and drop the electrical box, you can get it in without breaking it. If you do it the way BMW intended for it to be done, you break it. ;-) Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:32:53 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> Removing the instrument cluster >From memory, it is possible to remove the cluster without removing the wheel, although it's extremely risky, to the face of the cluster. It basically requires you to force the cluster out and past the turn signal switch, while turning the steering wheel, so that the cluster stays in the larger of the openings in the wheel. Rather daunting, as you are waiting to hear the crack as either the cluster lense or the turn signal switch breaks. You are better off removing the air bag and wheel. Once you've done this, you'll see two Phillips screws at the top of the column, right where the switches are, holding the upper and lower column halves together. There are two more screws in a slot about 8 inches down the lower column, facing up. Remove the four screws and both covers should come off. Be warned. Once you fix the cluster, you'll want to plug it in and turn on the ignition to test it all. DON'T ! If you turn on the ignition with the air bag disconnected, you'll set an SRS fault that you CAN'T clear yourself. You will need to go to the dealer, or a good independent, where, more than likely, they will need to dig into your dash, to the SRS control unit, because it doesn't have a diagnostic link to the diagnostic connector in the engine bay. $$$$ Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] <E30> Removing the instrument cluster > > The patient is a 1991 318is. >I guess I have to pull the airbag > and the wheel. I'm familiar with the procedure for this and > My question is - will removal of the steering wheel shroud be > obvious once I've got the wheel off? Are there any *other* > gotchas I need to be aware of? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 20:36:49 -0400 From: Dave Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E28M5 tranny noise Brett Anderson wrote: >A ticking noise would tend to indicate gear damage, >like a chipped tooth. > >However, first thing in trans diagnosis is remove the >Redline and fill with specified, non synthetic ATF. >(or gear oil for those with older cars) > >If noise continues, do as you wish with lubricants, >if noise goes away, don't put Redline back in it. So, is Redline fluid _bad_ for transmissions ??? (assuming one uses the correct Redline fluid for one's transmission). Dave Meyer 99 328is Sport 5speed (considering Redline D4 ATF at 24K) 94 K75RT Lorton VA ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:41:21 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Removing Oil Filters On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Duane Collie wrote: > They gave me the wrong bore size at the auto parts store. And it > was Sunday. And they were closed. And there was no place to get > one. Guess who didn't go to work on Monday morning 'cause he > mutilated his old oil filter? <g> speaking of wrong size... I noticed while perusing an oil filter cross-reference chart that my BMW filter has "standard" threads, while the filter that fits a buddy's Chebby has metric threads. Go figure. - -- John Bolhuis | "In America it is not considered to be mentally ill bolhuijo | when a woman advances on her prey in a discotheque @bolhuijo.com | setting with hardy cocktails present." | -Madonna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:49:18 -0700 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Noisey Tranny I used to have a 318 that displayed the same tendency. Many moons ago, someone on the old Welty Digest explained the noise. If I recall it had something to do with the layout of the idler (lay?) shaft and gear? It's nothing to get alarmed about, it's just a consequence of the design. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 21:00:31 -0400 From: "Rafael Garces" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 325/328 vs M3 Listen up boys and girls. Mark knows what he's talking about. Can you guess what kind of vehicle he currently autocrosses? We need to get that Z3 2.8 Coupe out of the 3 Series 6 Cylinder autox class for O'Fest. It doesn't belong with the "regular" 3 Series cars. Particularly when being driven by Mark. ;-) Rafael Driving a stock 328i - no competition for that Z3 2.8 Coupe. >Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:51:45 EDT >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [uuc] 325/328 vs M3 >First, you'll pay a lot of extra money making a 325/328 perform like an >M3. >The you'll get the double whammy at resell time. If you want an M3 killer >go buy a dirt cheap Z3 2.8 coupe with good shocks, brake pads, and 17" >wheels/tires; the M3's are now toast in SCCA A-Stock autox competition. >M Sipe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:55:39 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Broken Plastic Ring for E36 Mid Range Speaker My mid range speaker ring has been cracked for a few weeks now on the passenger side. And finally yesterday it gave out and fell down the door. It broke in two spots, hence there are two pieces. I called the dealer for just the screen and ring for the speaker, but naturally they will only sell the whole speaker for a mere $70 plus installation. I was thinking of maybe getting some special glue (no idea which) and putting it back together, but that would look horrible. I know this is one of those top ten tings that go wrong in the E36 so any ideas would be great. TIA. Milo 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 21:18:22 -0400 From: "Joseph C. Volpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] chip installation instructions for 528e If any one can send me instructions for the chip installation of a e28 528e, I would be greatly appreciative! Joe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 21:10:40 -0400 From: "Ken Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] For Sale - 1992 E36 with only 68K miles in NJ Due to the purchase of a new car, I must sell my BMW. Information on the car is below. For Sale 1992 325i (E36) 4 door sedan. This car has a very striking and conservative color combination of Calypso Red (burgundy) and a tan interior. Standard features on the car include A/C, power windows, central locking, anti-theft 10-speaker radio, ABS, driver's airbag, and a 6 cylinder 189 hp engine. Options include leather interior, heated seats, factory CD player, limited slip, power sunroof, and automatic transmission. This car has been garage stored and is in excellent condition with only 68,100 miles. Car is located in NJ and is price at $14,500.00. Please feel free to email me for more details. Ken Ross ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 22:15:18 -0400 From: "Duane Collie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Front Stress Bars >Has anyone else seen the front stress bar in the new Bavarian catalog? I >know the UUC and JTD bars are both excellent, but the picture in the >catalog shows two aluminum tubes with various compound bends that are >WELDED directly to to the circular strut tower mounting flanges. It's not >the prettiest looking thing, but looks effective (no hinges, simple as it >gets), and is relatively inexpensive - like $179 for an E36. >I don't see any down side to this (I don't give cosmetic appearance much >priority) One of my personal pet peeves is front stress bars. They rate right up there with poorly designed EPROMS, cheap brake rotors with fancy cuts in them, and adjustable fuel pressure regulators as "Performance Items". Most the time you ARE buying these for the looks. Until you go the full blown suspension retrofit with stiff shocks and springs, R-Compound Tires (or slicks) and wide footprints, you are not putting enough stress on your shock towers to make a difference. So its mostly cosmetic. Now, ya wanna tell if your towers are flexing before you spring for the money for the bar? Take a length of thin monofilament fishing line and run it tightly under the bolts of your strut towers. Cinch it down good and tight, with tension on the line and run it so there is a clean run on the line from one end to the other with no obtrusions. Now go out and play on your favorite road. Make the car work hard in the turns. Come back home, pop the hood and if the fishing line is not broken in two, your towers are not flexing. IF the line is broken, install an underbody X-Brace off the Cabs (if E36) then go out and do the test again. Break the line, then install a strut bar. You can also look at the welded area where the strut tower is joined to the inner fender. If your car is flexing, the paint will be cracked at the seam. And if you ARE buying it for looks, then go for the big kahuna of stress bars and get the StrutBarabarian as it has the most Fabio look of the bunch. - - Duane Collie The Sled. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 19:19:23 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Walrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] He keeps going and going and going... Just checked my email from the last week - you laddiebucks are prolific typists! My '83 533i made it from Independence Oregon down to San Francisco in good form - my kludge shimming of the transmission console gave the car a functional fifth gear. Lots of BMWs to be seen in the big city - many wearing the scars of city traffic. We parked ours and did the oriental rug show for five days. Decided to roll down to 29 palms on Sunday afternoon and had a long drive - exacerbated by nonfunctional air conditioning. Dubious entertainment: checking the OBC to read the temperature while sitting in 102 degree heat. It claimed 114 while sitting in the mass of fuming cars. Waugh! 80mph helped cool things down later. We are going to see about getting the air working tomorrow and then maybe going home via Arizona on Thursday. We are the shiny Black '83 533i wearing 16" MOMO wheels and clothes hanging in the driver's side rear window. Give us a blip if you see us! Tom and Sally _____________________________________________________________ Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] email Today! Visit http://newwow.wowmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 22:20:24 -0400 From: Ron Katona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 325/328 vs M3 Mark Sipe wrote: If you want an M3 killer go > buy a dirt cheap Z3 2.8 coupe with good shocks, brake pads, and 17" > wheels/tires; the M3's are now toast in SCCA A-Stock autox competition. True. And they were giving these things away not too long ago. You could get big discounts plus the CCA loyalty rebate and just steal one of these. I probably should have bought one. Probably a good used bargain too, although I haven't priced any. However, the M3s have the ESP sandbox to play in now - BWAHAHAHA! - -- Ron "I'll take on the Camaros, thank you very much" Katona ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 22:18:57 -0400 From: "Will Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: Misc E36/E46 Parts and wheels I have the following parts for sale: E46 Supersprint Exhaust- (used) Price is $485 shipped. If you live in the MD/DC/VA/PA area this price includes installation at a BMW dealership. The dealership is outside of Baltimore. E36 B&B Triflo Exhaust- (used) Price is $450 shipped. This was on the car for (1) year. It has dual round 3" tips (straight not DTM)It is laser etched on the top of the pipes with "B&B Tri-Flo". Includes new hardware (bolts) . Check enclosed picture to see what it looks like. E36 M3 wheels- Price is $500 shipped for all three. I have (3) 17x7.5 wheels off a 1998 M3. These are the split spoke style. One was the spare and never saw the road. The two others were on the car and have very minimal abrasions. These are the same wheels off the 1996+ M3's Michelin tires- Price is $120 per tire shipped. I have 2 Michelin Pilot Sports (directional) 225/45/17. They have 5000 miles on them and are in good shape. Plenty of wear left until the wear indicators. Thanks Will ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #565 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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