[uucdigest] Monday, April 10 2000 Volume 03 : Number 583 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] <E28> Trunk will not open [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda RE: [uuc] Bay Area Shop for springs & shocks [uuc] <E36> X-Brace Re: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #582 [uuc] RE: Removing Oil Filters [uuc] Re: Removing Oil Filters Re: [uuc] <wob> Finding parts locally [uuc] Attn. Engineers: Garage Exhaust Fan [uuc] RE: Buying an M3 in Italy Re: [uuc] swaybar settings/carrying front wheel [uuc] 525 vacuum assist noise [uuc] <all> UUC SS installer Re: [uuc] <all> UUC SS installer [uuc] <all> UUC EVO SS installer Re: [uuc] My BABY !!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:57:17 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E28> Trunk will not open Hi everyone, I was hoping that all of the E28 gurus could help me with this one. There was a variation on this a couple days ago but this is a little different. I got home from New Orleans on Friday and went to put my suitcase in the trunk. I had double-locked the doors, so I unlocked the car (1988 E28 535is - black on black with very cold air, thank you very much : ) ) from the driver's door. Walked back to the car and hit the button and nothing. I inserted the key in the trunk lock, and went to turn it to the right, and it would not budge from verical. If I turn the key to the left, in the horizontal position, the doors lock. I turn it back to the right, and vertical, and the doors unlock, but the trunk is still locked. I did not want to force it too hard for fear of breaking the key off the lock. Last time I got a key made, they charged me $25 and I didn't want to pay for that as well as a locksmith. Not to mention having to take a cab home. Perplexed, I threw the suitcase in the back seat and went home. I messed with it over the weekend but was afraid of burning up the motors. Anybody seen this before? It appears that the power locks are working fine, but the trunk lock is stuck in the lock position mechanically. I'd appreciate your help now, even though the car is again sitting in the garage at the Charlotte airport until I get home Thursday night. Shane Kleinpeter Tarheel Chapter '96 M3 <-- sleeping in the garage while the 5 does airport duty '88 535is <-- feelings hurt by Don's insinuation that it's AC is anything but wonderful ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:47:35 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda I am currently driving a E46 323ci. that the dealer let me borrow until my car is fixed. i feel this car is a beautiful car that handles well but the car has more wind noise than the E36 and feels like a marshmallow the steering is very dead and just does not make me feel very spirited at all. in fact it made me want to take a nap. after this drive I am not sure what I will do when my cars come off lease this year. Brian Jacobs 98 318ti 99 Z3 coupe Everglades CCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:07:09 -0400 From: "VincentMathew Malfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Bay Area Shop for springs & shocks As you can all guess, I was too quick with the "reply to all" button... my apologies. - -Matt ____________________________ VincentMathew C. Malfa http://www.wpi.edu/~vmcmalfa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:27:48 -0400 From: "Henry Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> X-Brace >Any opinions/reactions, especially from people that have installed them on >an older E36? Colin The x-brace is a relatively inexpensive upgrade that does what it is suppose to do. It reduces body flex and stiffens the chassis. It also protects the oil pan going over speed bumps ect. It was the last suspension upgrade I did after shocks, springs and sway bars. My '92 325i feel more solid, and no more body roll or flex in corners. It will not eliminate the squeaks and rattles. However, in the E36 325i you should be able to more rock and less roll in the corners. Henry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:29:55 -0500 From: Michael Weishaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda Buy one of them buzzy, noisy, E30 M3s. You won't be able to hear any wind noise over the engine and the shifter. But you won't care, either. :) Michael 88 M3 <-- kinda biased. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am currently driving a E46 323ci. that the dealer let me borrow until my > car is fixed. i feel this car is a beautiful car that handles well but the > car has more wind noise than the E36 and feels like a marshmallow the > steering is very dead and just does not make me feel very spirited at all. > in fact it made me want to take a nap. after this drive I am not sure what I > will do when my cars come off lease this year. > > Brian Jacobs > 98 318ti > 99 Z3 coupe > Everglades CCA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:36:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Kevin Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #582 > > 86' 325 with a spin on filter > > Curt, but now you HAVE to tell me how in the world you are getting TWO hands > on an M20 oil filter inside an E30... That's easy: the '86 (eta motor) filter isn't at the screwed up parallel to the block angle that it is in the i motor. It's a lot easier to get off. But I manage to get 2 hands on the i filter--just wait for the exhaust to cool, then 1 hand through the split in the manifold, and one under the front manifold. - -Kevin '86 325--RIP '90 325i =============================================================================== Kevin Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Level 8 Systems (703) 318-1238 A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:37:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Kevin Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Removing Oil Filters Sorry...brain fart. That last message should have had this subject... It's late - -Kevin =============================================================================== Kevin Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Level 8 Systems (703) 318-1238 A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a work station... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:34:45 -0400 From: "Curt Kiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Removing Oil Filters Alex F writes: **Curt, but now you HAVE to tell me how in the world you are getting TWO hands **on an M20 oil filter inside an E30... Uh Oh! You caught me in a lie. Since I'm built like Arnold I only need to use one hand! Most mortals will need to use two. ;-o Just kidding about the Arnold but one hand always gets it. I know what your talking about though because once it tightened up on me and wouldn't come off single handed. I used a piece of bicycle inner tube for a hand grip. Bingo, off in a flash. The best filter setup I've had was on a 89' GMC Jimmy. It was remote and easily accessible. I would cut a 2 liter Coke bottle in half and place it under the upright filter. Spin it off and drop it into the plastic bottle to save any cleanup. It was sweet. Moral of the story: stop twisting the filters on so tight. Curt Kiser I do have a great grip. It comes from competition water-skiing!!! > Why are you folks putting them on so darn tight that you need > tools to remove them? I stopped doing that years ago and > haven't used a filter wrench since 1985. One hand to tighten > and two hands to remove. It works and I've never had a leak > > Curt Kiser > BMW CCA Tidewater Virginia Chapter > 88' M5 Sharked > 86' 325 with a spin on filter ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:55:12 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <wob> Finding parts locally All EGO sensors work the same. The Mustang sensor is no different than any other. The universal ones are a bit cheaper but require splicing. The S14 cap and rotor are probably used on other 4 cyl BMW's. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I called a local import parts store to purchase a universal 3-wire 02 > sensor. I knew they carried Bosch parts and they had one in stock. I > seem to remember threads in the past that this is a Mustang 02 sensor? > Nothing unusual. > > Anyhoo just for kicks I asked them if they had a cap & rotor for an E30 > M3, well holy cow! They had it in stock! Mind you the dealerships > around here don't even carry these parts. Weird or what? I can count > in one hand the number of E30 M3's I've seen driving in the Detroit > area. > > Carlos > 91 M3 > Motor City Chapter (where S14 motors are definitely a minority) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Curtis A. Ingraham) Subject: [uuc] Attn. Engineers: Garage Exhaust Fan In BMW UUC Digest v03.n576 Mike Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to permanent mount a shutter-type exhaust fan through the > wall of my new garage, for ventilation of fumes from small painting > jobs and other noxious stuff. The building is 24'x26' with 8' > ceilings. Building codes are not a concern in this area. It's not > a business, so OSHA is not a concern either. > > I have a catalog of a zillion different kinds of fans. Can anyone > tell me what CFM of air delivery the fan should be rated at for a > building of this size? I know, the more the better, but what is > the minimum acceptable CFM rating? The Grainger catalog has a lot of useful info like that. I'm looking at page 3634 of Catalog No. 389, and it suggests 5-10 air changes per minute for garages and similar workspaces. Using that guideline, you would need to move 24 x 26 x 8 x (5 to 10) = 25 to 50 thousand cubic feet of air per minute. Grainger is a great source of industrial and commercial supplies and equipment. It has many local branches, including 22 in Pennsylvania. To request a catalog, point your browser at: http://www.grainger.com/cgi-bin/cat_req.html Curt "not an HVAC engineer" Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, California ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 09:42:32 +1000 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Buying an M3 in Italy Christopher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes about buying a "Euro" M3 in Italy: > PS All transactions will be in Lira or Euro Dollars, but, > I think you knew that anyway. The transaction will not necessarily be in euro (no "dollar"). It isn't a retail currency yet; if you pay cash, it will be in lire - irrevocably fixed, exchange-rate-wise, to the euro. Perhaps one of the European residents can clarify the position on paying by cheque, banker's draft or similar? The purchase price, new or used, will be higher than you are used to. Italy has - until recently, don't know if it's been relaxed lately - swingeing taxes on cars with engines over 2 litres. (Ferrari used to make 2.0 litre V8 turbos for this market, until not long ago.) Assuming you're after the E36 version here, with the extra cost of the Italian-market motor, and the fact that the car will probably need bodywork repairs (sorry guys :)), I wouldn't bother. What I would bother with, though, is trying to find a 320iS. Just to piss Duane off. OK, this is an E30-bodied, Italian-market only, miniature M3-a-like with a high-revving two-litre motor kicking out 192 bhp or thereabouts. Rare as hen's teeth, all told, and you'll not find one elsewhere. Again, the reason for this car's existence was the tax on cars with bigger engines. BMWCar has a feature on it this month - haven't read it yet, but happy to post/email facts and figures when I do. While you are trying to find one, rent a Fiat Punto 1.2 with the six-speed gearbox. 75 bhp, light as a feather, and the best antidote to road rage I've driven. Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone +61 2 9335 7000 and destroy the original message. Thank you." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:22:53 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] swaybar settings/carrying front wheel In a message dated 4/9/00 9:31:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The main reason for picking up the front wheel is because the rear springs are soft and these cars have twice the wheel travel in the rear as in the front. Most of the typical aftermarket spring kits seem to maintain the rear spring softness bias. >> ////////////////////////////// Thanks to those who offered suggestions...one thing is for sure, the rear sway bar was set on the loose position. Hopefully a simple adjustment "might" cure the wheel lift. If not, then possibly going with a higher spring rate sounds like the next step. Thanks again for the insight. Ken Arutunian '95 M3/2...just weeks away from One Lap of America! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:12:39 -0700 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 525 vacuum assist noise My 1994 525 is making a rather annoying sound when the brake pedal is depressed. I've isolated it and it's coming from the vacuum assist can. It sounds like a rubber boot rubbing against an actuator, and happens when the motor is running or not. The brakes perform perfectly--no squishiness or unusual travel. Has anyone had a similar noise or guess what's wrong? I am, of course, hoping the unit does not need replacement as I'm guessing that would be major dollars. TIA. I hope to someday give back as much as I've received from this list. At least I'll be posting some pictures soon on my web site. Kip Peterson San Diego 98 M3/4 94 525iT BMWCCA #156195 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:22:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Jay Guillermo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <all> UUC SS installer Hi all, This post is for my lady friend who bought a UUC EVO __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:40:47 -0400 From: "James Sheridan-Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <all> UUC SS installer > This post is for my lady friend who bought a UUC EVO That's sweet that you dedicated a post to her, Jay, but she'll probably be more moved by a more substantial post, don't ya think? <g> - -- James Sheridan-Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Capital Chapter '98 323is '85 SCCA Spec RX-7 #00 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:25:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Jay Guillermo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <all> UUC EVO SS installer Hi all, Sorry about the previous post on the subject, accidentally hit the enter key. As I was saying, this lady friend of mine bought this EVO SS for her '96 318i. She needs a shop to install it for her. Any recommendations? She would prefer a shop around northern NJ. She's also looking for a recommendation for wheel allignment, again around northern NJ. TIA, ===== Jay '93 325i BMW CCA NJ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:01:14 -0700 From: "Jim Ochi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] My BABY !!!! At 02:44 PM 4/9/00 -0700, Carlos Lopez wrote: >Duane Collie wrote: >>AArrrrghhhhhhh!!!! .... HURT ME !!! >>P.S. Rollbar is still grey. heh > >I hear a re-paint is upcoming. ;-) > Rumor has it that Ben was seen coming out of Home Depot carrying a case of Krylon...and no two cans were the same color... Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #583 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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