[uucdigest] Tuesday, July 3 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3965 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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] BMW X5...3.0 or 4.4? [John Stoj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Coolant smell ["Gordo, Ping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] FS: Schroth 3-pt ["Evan Arnerich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Alpina V8 engine FS ["James Clay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Gorgeous 1998 M3 for sale! ["Ahmad Hamzawi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] RE: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe ["Karl Zemlin" <zemlin@hom] [uuc] Re: Water Pump Impellar -is a 6/96 production M3 plastic? ["Brett A] [uuc] 87 535is auto flush ["Joseph Volpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re:<ADMIN> If you stopped receiving the UUC Digest... [Gadfly2002@a] RE: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe ["Berney, Butch" <butch.be] [uuc] re: M3 vs. Z06 vs. Boxster S ["Michael J. Greto" <Michael@bocatech.] [uuc] '86 325 Steering Problem ["Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] E30 problems ["Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] 320is fr spoiler FS ["BMW Bits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] <E30> Half shaft separation ["K.C. Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:37:30 -0700 (PDT) From: John Stoj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] BMW X5...3.0 or 4.4? Chris asked: Can someone give me a reason (beyond the 282hp vs 225 hp) why the 4.4 X5 is worth about $10,000 more? I don't know whether I can do that, but I can give you five great reasons why the 3.0 is a great choice: it's called a BMW manual transmission. - - John S. _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:55:14 -0700 From: "Gordo, Ping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Coolant smell Gruppe, After some spirited driving this morning on the way to work (read - this MB was riding my tail) I smell the distinct odor of coolant coming from somewhere. I opened the hood and checked if there are any tell tale leaks and everything looked good in there. But in the passenger compartment you can definitely smell it. In my previous cars, this usually would tell me that there is a leak in the heater core hoses. Any ideas? TIA Pingger ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 20:06:18 -0000 From: "Evan Arnerich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: Schroth 3-pt Like new, used for two autox seasons. $80, includes shipping anywhere in 48 states. Evan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:15:24 -0400 From: "James Clay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Alpina V8 engine FS We don't get these very often at all, killer deal for anyone interested: Alpina turbocharged 4.0 V8 engine, complete with harness, computer, accessories, only about 20k miles, $7,300 delivered. Please call or email privately if interested. James - ----------------------------------------------------------- James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance BMWCCA/SCCA Racecar Rental Genuine OEM and Used BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 - ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:12:53 -0700 From: "Ahmad Hamzawi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Gorgeous 1998 M3 for sale! Gorgeous 1998 BMW M3 for sale. This is a bay area one of a kind, with about $10,000 in extra performance/cosmetic accessories! Here are the details: o 5 speed, silver, 49K miles o 18" AC Schnitzer Type II Rims (5 spoke 8.5 X 18)...beautiful o New rotors and RPG brake pads o New 18" 255.45.18 front tires (goodyear ultra high performance) o New 18" 225.45.18 rear tires (goodyear ultra high performance) o Rear wing o Keyless entry with alarm o 6 CD changer in trunk o clear corners which include front signals, sidemarkers and rear signals o AC Schnitzer short shifter o AC Schnitzer carbon fiber front strut brace o AC Schnitzer rear strut brace o AC Schnitzer sway bar o ITG Performance air filter o Titanium tinted windows o Rear AC Schnitzer emblem o Jim Conforti Performance Chip (removes speed/rev limiter, enhances performance giving approx 15 more horsepower)horsepower). o Dealer serviced, all records o This car has been babied and pampered. Never seen a car wash, always hand washed and detailed in and out. Asking $35K. Picture is located at www.hamzawi.com/m3.jpg Regards Ahmad Hamzawi [EMAIL PROTECTED] 408 592 6932 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 15:23:45 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe I haven't worked on an M3, but if you are willing to do some work on your car, a radiator is a pretty minor task. I did my radiator, hoses, belts, thermostat, and water pump in an afternoon last spring. As far as thermostat and belts - yes, I'd replace them As long as you have things apart, I don't see much point in putting the old parts back on. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe All: Just got an ugly call from my wife. The radiator on our (new to us) 1995 M3 just broke it's top neck off, spewing antifreeze everywhere. Luckily she was a few hundred yards from work so she pulled in and parked the car. I am assuming that the plastic water pump gave up (no records of it being replaced) and this the weakest link (apparently the top radiator neck in this case) to fail. Does this sound right? Now the big question: what all do I need to replace? Can the radiator be repaired or is this a terminal event? I'm assuming new water pump, hoses, and repair/replace radiator. How about thermostat? Should I do the belts while I am in there? Anything else? Finally, is there any reason I cannot or would not want to do these repairs myself? I get one free tow and figured I'd have the car dragged home. I'd hate to have to pay to take it to a mechanic later... On a related note, the BMW dealer/mechanic records I got with the car are pretty useless. It states "Inspection II" and lists a charge, but does not tell me what has been done. The car has 72k miles and all service is up to date. Can I assume the belts were replaced or is this not a regular service interval item? Thank you all for your help. I'm going to try and order parts before everyone heads out for beer, BBQ, and fireworks. Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:09:11 -0400 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Water Pump Impellar -is a 6/96 production M3 plastic? 6/96 is steel. 4/96 was the last month to use plastic. - --------------------------- Now offering BMW special tool rental and pay per incident tech help. - --------------------------- Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Water Pump Impellar -is a 6/96 production M3 plastic? > > Group, > > I was hoping that someone could tell me the date that BMW switched > over from the plastic impellar water pump to the metal variety. My > new to me M3 (6/96 production date) does not show any record of having > the pump replaced and I was considering it as a preventative measure, > if I do in fact have the plastic impellar. > > Thanks > > Mike Matison > '96 M3 Estoril, '83 320is Hennarot ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:38:19 -0400 From: "Joseph Volpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 87 535is auto flush I wanna flush my transmission (1987 535is automatic) with synthetic so it's all synthetic in it. How many qts do I need to do it? Joe ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 17:52:31 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re:<ADMIN> If you stopped receiving the UUC Digest... In a message dated 7/3/01 11:25:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << AOL users' subscriptions in place, but not receiving the UUC Digest. This is caused by AOL. How? AOL has recently started rejecting some of the mail from lists that sort by domain name. They have declared this an "anti-spam' measure, but spam doesn't work like a mailing list and this won't help one bit. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason as to who gets the mail and who doesn't. Mike Donohue, the UUC Digest Administrator, is working on a way to "fool" AOL into receiving mail that it damn well should receive. >> Well, guess what?Yahoo does the same thing but they call it "Spamguard". I stopped receiving the Digest too. So, I un*scribed and s*bscribed again. I didn't have to fool AOL. I had to fool the UUC Server and it wasn't very hard to do so. Michel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 15:57:52 -0700 From: "Berney, Butch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe Do it all. Both of these components are known failure items and one probably does not cause the other to fail, but I suppose it is possible. In my case the water pump went (violently), and then a year later the radiator neck broke. If you have the original pump, it will fail, it's just a matter of when. You know that a something has a high failure rate when you call the dealer parts guy and he chuckles as he tells you he has *lots* of that $375 radiator in stock...sigh When you have the water pump out, replace the accessory belts, thermostat, and thermostat housing. You should be ok for another 5 or 6 years :-) Good luck! Butch 94 325is with M suspension (mostly) - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:34:19 -0400 From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> 1995 M3 Water Pump Catastrophe All: Just got an ugly call from my wife. The radiator on our (new to us) 1995 M3 just broke it's top neck off... - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:14:42 -0400 From: "Michael J. Greto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: M3 vs. Z06 vs. Boxster S As someone who loves BMW's (and has owned the following: E28, E24, 2 E36 M3's and an MZ3 as well as an E46 2.5, I can say that neither the new M3 nor the Z06 'vette could take my Boxster S from me despite the results of the objective tests. In the subjective tests, I was skeptical before turning to the dark side, but from a purist point of view IMHO nothing compares to the Porsche. I am somewhat whimsical, but if I decide to keep this car past its warranty, I will drop the new 3.6 320HP engine from an '02 911 in the car and that will surely make a car one could truly fall in love with. Michael Greto BMW CCA Everglades Chapter '01 Boxster S '01 325i (wife's) '01 Frontier Crew Cab Many previous Bimmers ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:57:33 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] '86 325 Steering Problem Sorry if this is a repeat, but I never received a copy from the list. I jam having w/ my '86 325e. When i turn the steering wheel, it feels as if the power steering is not functioning correctly and when i release the wheel to let it return to the center, it returns only partially on it's own and the last 1/2 turn has to be done physically. It hasn't done that before and just showed up in the last day or so. I checked the power steering fluid and it's full. Any thoughts on what it could be? Thanks Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 19:59:50 -0400 From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 problems The car: '87 328iS (custom 2.8i M20 - ETA block, 325i head, Motronic 1.3). The symptoms: Random rough-running and stalling accompanied by the temperature gauge bouncing around and pegging itself on the hot side. Items checked/replaced: Coolant temperature sensor; plugs (checked), ignition wires (replaced); fuel delivery system. I'm 4 hours away and cannot get to the car to look at it myself. I've witnessed it do this and there is no pattern to the symptoms. Any help is appreciated - we're stumped. Steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 11:22:08 -0000 From: "BMW Bits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 320is fr spoiler FS >From a 1981 320is ...described as 'ok shape' (I havent seen it yet ) . Anyone interested ?$100 FOB Seattle Also FS -diff person .. 1980 320i ..All of body , most of interior .Some mechanical $250 . Bob Hunt 425-235-4947 e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Usual disclaimers ....havent seen , dont know , dont call me (e-mail on the spoiler ) Bill Proud , 30yrs Messing with BMWs in Seattle , Ph 206-824-8242 eves 5-9 PM My time ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 20:30:26 -0400 From: "K.C. Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Half shaft separation All, A curious thing happened to me last night. Driving down the road, I heard a loud "clunk", followed by the sound of something dragging underneath my car. I pulled off to the side of the road, but didn't initially find anything dragging. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the driver's side half shaft had completely separated from the differential output flange. All of the bolts appeared to be there (and they were, as I discovered today). Now, the weird thing is that everything was in good condition. The bolts hadn't sheared at all, nor did anything look amiss. I bolted it all up today, and it seems to be in good working order. Does anyone have any theories as to why this happened? I replaced my diff. about a year ago, but I torqued all the bolts to spec (Geoff Patterson can back me up on this, right, Geoff?). Additionally, the passenger side half shaft is as snug as ever. The closest I can come to figuring it, there was some sort of strange vibration that caused all the bolts to slowly back out. But whence came this vibration? I'll entertain any theories y'all might have, realistic or otherwise... :-) KC Boyce '85 325e E30 Eta Page: http://www.e30eta.com ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #3965 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Detailwerks Chicago Inc. 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