[uucdigest] Thursday, June 28 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3942 _________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.gis.nsw.gov.au/staff/rnott/bmw/bmw.html | | 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. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: RE: [uuc] bolt grades? wheel studs proper install? ["Fuerst, Robert C. (C] [uuc] where to get BBS wheels? ["KC Braunschweig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] <E28> Aftermarket drivers seat options? ["Weimer, Matt J. .(SE_EN] [uuc] Brake Light obc [Kyle Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re: Rise in Oil Consumption with Miles on Change ["Brant M. Miller"] [uuc] re: E30 oil change interval ["Bill Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] bolt grades? ***CORRECTION*** [James Muskopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] RE: [uuc] Brake Light obc ["Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] yellow m3 that was for sale ["Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobo] Re: [uuc] Brake Light obc [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] <WOB> BMWFilms "Star" ["Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] <WOB> BMWFilms "Star" [Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:17:12 -0400 From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] bolt grades? wheel studs proper install? hereyago, http://www.americanfastener.com/techref/grade.htm http://www.camcar.textron.com/NewHTML/grades.html http://www.americanfastener.com/techref/capscrew.htm http://www.federalbolt.com/fb/tech.htm - Torque and How to Use it Correctly http://www.tentec.co.uk/boltgauge3.htm - cool... http://www.fandisc.com/tti.htm - suggested torque values. 1st > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Shaw [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] bolt grades? wheel studs proper install? > > Can someone please explain the different grades of > bolts out there and their applications. ie. wheel > studs, what grade would be best.? I think BMW wheel > bolts are grade 10? Tips on wheel stud installation? > > Thanks for any info on this -Matt ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:36:21 -0500 From: "KC Braunschweig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] where to get BBS wheels? Asking a question for a friend who isn't on the digest. Please respond off the list and I'll let him know. He's in the market for wheels and is looking at the BBS RK but tire rack has them backordered for 3-4 weeks and our local (relatively) car toy shop who is a large BBS distributor doesn't have any either. He'd like to get them a sooner than 3 weeks before the upcoming track event at Heartland Park. Anyone know places that have reasonable prices on BBS wheels and might have RKs in stock? They're for a '98 M3, btw. Thanks KC Braunschweig '94 325is - doing fine on M3 wheels for now http://www.babelnetwork.com/kc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:30:47 -0400 From: "Weimer, Matt J. .(SE_ENG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> Aftermarket drivers seat options? I am looking to replace the "power couch" drivers seat in my 1986 535i with an aftermarket sport seat. I prefer cloth with manual adjustability, similar to the E30 sport seats (which I did try to fit...too narrow). Have any of you E28 guys ever tackled this project? If so any recommendations as far as brand, style, etc? Thanks, Matt Weimer Hoosier Chapter '86 535i, '89 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:48:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Kyle Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brake Light obc Just last night I got in my car and started her up and the check light started to blink like it allways does intill you tap the brake. But the check light kept on blinking after I pressed the brakes. I checked to see if my brake lights came on and they did. So what do I look for to rid this problem. The check light is on on the overhead unit as well. any help would be great. Kyle Sanchez CCA 175883 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:44:02 -0700 From: "Brant M. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Rise in Oil Consumption with Miles on Change Gary - My Porsche used to consume more oil when it had 1500 miles on a change (all oil was good for back in the '60s) than when it had fresh oil. I attributed the effect to viscosity stabilizer shear-down, the chewing up of the long-chain viscosity stabilizer molecules used to create multigrade oils from non-synthetic base oils. I felt that the high cylinder wall temperatures associated with the air cooled engine were a contributor. Do you have a theory as to why you experience the same increase in consumption with mileage effect with a synthetic, which presumably relies on inherent base oil viscosity properties and does not use viscosity stabilizers?? I change my Chevron Delo 15W-40 at 3500 miles. My consumption at 91,000 miles is near-zero. I change the oil to freshen the additives package, not because of base oil or viscosity stabilizer deterioration. Brant <<<<<From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Oil Change Interval? I change my Mobil 1 at 7500 miles. When I tried to stretch to 10,000 miles, the oil consumption would rise in the last 2500 miles. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>>>> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:52:56 -0700 From: "Bill Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: E30 oil change interval I use synthetic in my 540 and my wife's 740, dino juice in the two 325's. From all I've gleaned from 30+ years in the oil business I've come to the conclusion that regular oil changes are good, synthetic only adds life to the engine because of the wear present at start-up, and a good quality dino-based oil is sufficient for most needs, if you change regularly. Why do I use synthetics at all? Because I sell them, and I guess on the newer cars I want the little extra protection they "may" provide. I have started extending the change interval on the v-8 cars but still change more frequently than the service indicator would recommend. Oil is cheap, even the synthetic, compared to the alternative, so get a good oil, change it often, and go worry about something else. Bill-banger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:09:19 -0700 (PDT) From: James Muskopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] bolt grades? ***CORRECTION*** I incorrectly stated that the bolt grades are in kN/mm^2. This is wrong. It should be in hN/mm^2 = 100 N/mm^2, not 1000 N/mm^2. Now I'm not sure if ANYTHING I wrote is right. This converts to > Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:40:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Matthew Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] bolt grades? wheel studs proper install? > > Can someone please explain the different grades of > bolts out there and their applications. ie. wheel > studs, what grade would be best.? I think BMW wheel > bolts are grade 10? Tips on wheel stud installation? > > Thanks for any info on this -Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:47:58 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Brake Light obc Mine does this every now & then. Start up the car stab the brakes & the light doesn't go out. More commonly, stabbing the brakes after the first time will cause it. Brake lights work fine. Only way to reset is to restart the car (very Microsft isn't it???). I've tried cleaning up the contacts, but it still happens now and then, just not enough to be bothersome. My theory is that some stabs at the pedal are so quick that the check circuit sees the switch on the pedal engaged, but doesn't get enough current back from one of the lights to acknowledge the check circuit, hence it thinks there's a problem. Wild speculation happening here, Lee 88 M3 > -----Original Message----- > From: Kyle Sanchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 1:49 PM > To: E30 digest; UUC BMW LIST > Subject: [uuc] Brake Light obc > > > Just last night I got in my car and started her up and > the check light started to blink like it allways does > intill you tap the brake. But the check light kept on > blinking after I pressed the brakes. I checked to see > if my brake lights came on and they did. So what do I > look for to rid this problem. The check light is on on > the overhead unit as well. any help would be great. > > Kyle Sanchez > CCA 175883 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:53:31 -0700 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] yellow m3 that was for sale does anyone have the information on this car - the 95 that was 17k asking? thanks Brad ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:59:38 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake Light obc >From a musty, dusty corner of Robinson, Lee's mind came... > >Mine does this every now & then. Start up the car stab the brakes & the >light doesn't go out. More commonly, stabbing the brakes after the first >time will cause it. Brake lights work fine. Only way to reset is to >restart the car (very Microsft isn't it???). I've tried cleaning up the >contacts, but it still happens now and then, just not enough to be >bothersome. My theory is that some stabs at the pedal are so quick that the >check circuit sees the switch on the pedal engaged, but doesn't get enough >current back from one of the lights to acknowledge the check circuit, hence >it thinks there's a problem. >Wild speculation happening here, >Lee >88 M3 > Sounds like a good theory. There is a relay back there. As near as I can tell, the check panel gets a signal from the break wiring after the switch, and looks for a ground on a wire that goes to the check relay. The coils of this relay are in series with the break lights. If one is burned out, coil never gets power and the contacts never ground the check panel. Thus raising a fault condition. A fast stab at the breaks could cause the "brakes applied" signal to get to the check panel, but not allow the "brakes ok" relay to close. Result: Brakes applied, but no associated brakes ok signal. Fault. Slow down and you should be ok. Now, explain why puting your foot on the brakes and then starting the car results in the same fault. I can't. BTW, this relay is the main reason that I haven't doubled up my brake bulbs yet. I have the contacts in the bottoms of the sockets, but when I realised the stresses on the check relay I decided to not install the bulbs until I could get some relays and a seperate fused supply back there. The side effect is that I can get doubled brake bulbs (94W total back there!) and a rear fog too. When I get done I will post my modifications. I am planning on using all BMW parts too. - -- Joe - -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:25:53 -0400 From: "Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <WOB> BMWFilms "Star" Actually I think Das Ring Der Nebulungen is the name for the four opera "series" each of which is 4-6 hours long.(Das Rheingold, Die Walk�re, Siegfried, & G�tterd�mmerung). Ride of the Valkyries is from the second one, Die Walk�re, I believe. Always a fovorite tune for dramatic effect, remember the helicopter scene from Apocalypse Now? Bill Matthews-Not an Opera fan but sat thru every excruciating minute of Das Ring when it was broadcast on PBS (with subtitles) about 12 years ago. My then 9 year old son took an interest because of the special effects and costumes. I watched it all with him and neither one of us has ever watched or listened to another opera since thank God. 00 M Geeze - (Brunhilde-She was a babe in Die Walk�re) some Volvos - All relating to other Nordic Gods AARRRGGGH talk about cars - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] <WOB> BMWFilms "Star" > That music is "Ride of the Valkyries" from Wagner's Ring of the Neibelung. > A nice and cozy 6 hour opera. > > Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Has anyone noticed that the music in the jump scene is from the "Blues > > Brothers"? I think the same music played when the "Illinois Nazi's" Hit a > > ramp and fly to a couple thousand feet of altitude. I immediately thought > > this was the directors way of pointing out the ridiculous-ness of the > scene. > > IMHO of course. > > > > Paul Craven, P.E. > > Engineering Manager > > Kansas City Deaerator Company > > Overland Park, Kansas, USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.kansascitydeaerator.com > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:53:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <WOB> BMWFilms "Star" Gary: Had no idea you were into opera! Never liked the stuff myself though my Mom listens to it a lot. In fact, until I realized it by accident a few years ago, I thought "Der Gotterdammerung" was the whole opera! I heard of that first when Sir Peter Medawar was defending, in a recorded BBC interview, the mad rush to publish that scientists had compared to writers who did things in a much more dignified manner by saying that Wagner wasn't exactly worrying that someone would run out and patent "Der Gotterdammerung" before him. When I mentioned it to my Mom, she laughed and pointed to the multiple-CD set on her shelf and said, "If all there was on it was Der Gotterdammerung for 16 hours no one would ever have heard of Wagner. What junk!" I guess the other parts must have been better! One of these days I'll listen to it and see for myself though I suppose suites are available for 'quickie' listens. Neil Deshpande - need to unpack my CDs! http://www.neilwerke.com *** "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That music is "Ride of the Valkyries" from Wagner's Ring of the Neibelung. A nice and cozy 6 hour opera. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! 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