[uucdigest] Friday, July 20 2001 Volume 03 : Number 4039 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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] <E30 speedo> [Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] New ///Movies Online ["Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] New ///Movies Online (again) ["Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] Boston Chapter Autocross Video [Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] jack stands [Mike Matison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Stupid Question/E36 Stuff FS [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] jack stands [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] <E30> Shifter Question ["Steve & Barb Conner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] "Finding Forrester" ["SEAWOLF 97" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] RE: [uuc] Re: all your base ["jedinite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] stupid E39 question [John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Peculiar speedo behavior [[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Goldste] Re: [uuc] <E30> Shifter Question [Dog-n-Hog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Peculiar speedo behavior ["Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re: <E28> 535i Surging During constant cruise (was Acceleration) ["] Re: [uuc] Re: <E28> 535i Surging During constant cruise (was Acceleration) [nJay <bsa@voyager.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 17:04:56 -0700 From: Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30 speedo> At 09:02 PM 7/19/2001 +1000, Ian & Kim Solomon wrote: >While driving the speedo needle will suddenly drop off the correct reading, >and sort of waver at about half the correct speed. If I tap the speedo face >with my finger, sometimes it fixes it, sometimes not. >While this is happening, the odometer doesn't register any miles, which >throws my fuel consumption calc off. This was happening to my E36 M3 - the speedo would drop off the correct reading, waver at some point, drop to zero, come back, etc. On the advice of a bunch of UUC'ers, I was just about to change the sensor in the diff, when the diff just died. Explanation was that as the diff goes bad, metal particles stick to the speed sensor. So, you may want to check your diff fluid to see if there are any pieces of metal floating around.... Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:13:23 -0400 From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] New ///Movies Online http://firefly.ibk.se/~linus/film/bmw/ Brought to you by the webmaster at BMWM5.com who asks that I encourage everyone to watch the movies, share the movies (in unedited form), and to even host them so that others can see them. Just don't change them. Steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:19:29 -0400 From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] New ///Movies Online (again) A US mirror site has been started at <http://www.taner.net/~bobafett/gustav/> Enjoy... Steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:32:25 -1000 From: Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Boston Chapter Autocross Video hey steve...that was a cool video...the wheel lifts were awesome!!! if i had your last name, i'd turn on my "hazard" lights whenever i make a run ;D ...just a thought... Steve Hazard wrote: > For anyone who enjoys Autocrossing this is an excellent Video... > http://www.ziplink.net/~ctroiane/ax.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 18:40:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Matison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] jack stands All this talk about jack stands and where to place your jack reminds me of a story. I was over at my mothers house a little over a year ago when I looked out the window to see the neighbor across the street using the scissor jack from the trunk to lower his car down onto - get this - Milk Crates! to do some engine work from underneath. This guy has 3 kids but no brain (apparently)as he was about to leave them without a father. I ran over there an stopped him, then brought over a hydraulic jack and jack stands to hold the car off his head. My mom made me help him with the rest of the repair because she didn't want to see him go away in an ambulance for any reason. Who knows what he could have done with a wrench. Mike Matison '96 M3 '83 320is ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:44:21 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Stupid Question/E36 Stuff FS Tim said: >what if you used a 2 or >3 foot piece of 2X4 between the car and the jack, >would the pressure of the jack then be dispersed from >an area that is 5" X 5" to an area that is 4" X 72". I think you would have to use something extremly stiff to effectively spread the load. A wood member will just deflect and the vast majority of the load would still be in the small area of the jack pad. I have always jacked up cars by the front or rear, not by the sides (assuming I am using a floor jack). For the front, I position the jack pad under the subframe, and at the rear under the diff. If you are trying to get the car up onto jackstands, w/ working room under, the induced angles you put the car into are less because the wheelbase is longer than the track. Of course, many cars are too low in front to get a floorjack under, so I have some little homemade 4" high ramps I drive the car onto to gain clearance. O.K. - now my questions are 1) Is this method of jacking OK? and 2) Once the car (E36) is up, what are the preferred points to place the jackstands? On another subject - I still have the following E36 stuff for sale. All prices are as listed or best offer. Complete suspension - Fully assembled front strut units, F & R sway bars, Rear shocks, Rear springs - All for $100 Cat - back exhaust system - $100 Alloy wheels (bottle cap type) with brand new Dunlop Sport 5000 205/60/15 tires, mounted & balanced - $250. The tires alone are more than this from Tire Rack. AM/FM/Cassette unit - Working fine when removed - $50 Shift Lever - For DIY short shift? - $10 Cheers, Stephen Garstang '73 2002 '92 325i Blue Ridge Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:01:34 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] jack stands >From a musty, dusty corner of Mike Matison's mind came... > > >All this talk about jack stands and where to place >your jack reminds me of a story. > >I was over at my mothers house a little over a year >ago when I looked out the window to see the neighbor >across the street using the scissor jack from the >trunk to lower his car down onto - get this - Milk >Crates! to do some engine work from underneath. I did that before! Then again, it was a VW beetle, so that really doesn't count. If it fell on me I would have just bench pressed it off of me ;) - -- Joe - -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:31:36 -0500 From: "Steve & Barb Conner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Shifter Question Wehave an 88 325iC with a 5 speed and 115k miles. The shifter is getting rather sloppy and I am looking for advice on exactly how to fix it up. Should I just rebuild it with OE parts or use a kit of some kind. The car is used mostly for casual driving, ie. no real need for 'high' performance. Comments welcome. Regards, Steve Conner Kokomo, IN ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 20:18:01 -0700 From: "SEAWOLF 97" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] "Finding Forrester" Watched the DVD of "Finding Forrester" last night. The scene of the 16 yr. old and the yup lessee of the E46 was worth the price all by itself !! BMW 540i ... "der bayerische Marschflugk�rper" !! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:45:00 -0500 From: "jedinite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: all your base Replying to the list b/c I'm sure there are more than a few wondering what's up. This is a transcript from an old video game called Zero Wing. This little bit has had much more than it's 15 minutes of fame, but continues to circulate. More info at http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/index.shtml You can see the video clip the transcript is from at: http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/AYB2.swf Eric Foster aka jedinite http://bmw.jedinite.com (e46 M3 still for sale, price lowered) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:45:56 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] stupid E39 question > OK - on a 528i/E39 (not the 540i) - there is a rubber > pad on the bottom of one of the aluminum cross-members > in the front. It is specifically referred to on the > parts CD as "jacking pad".. I have heard of E39 owners > lifting the front of the car using this jack point and > a good floor jack. I'd still suggest a piece of 3/4" > plywood on top of your jack saddle if it isn't flat or > padded (mine is cupped) On the V8 cars look for a serrated-dome-shaped protrusion (projecting downward) stamped into the front crossmember behind the engine sump, it should be visible aft of the belly pan (the M5 belly pan extends all the way to the transmission tailshaft housing, but has a hole in it allowing the jacking point to stick through...) A short 2x4 in the saddle of the jack does just fine for me. John. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 07:47:23 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Goldstein) Subject: [uuc] Peculiar speedo behavior My GF has an Infiniti I30 (her next car will be a BMW) with an interesting intermittent speedo problem. Maybe someone here can point me in the right direction. For several months the speedo would occasionally stick at 0 until the speed exceeded 40mph. It would then suddenly jump to the correct reading and would continue working normally as long as the car was being driven. It didn't happen 100% of the time, but I did observe it myself once or twice. Recently the threshold speed has increased to ~60, and the frequency of this weirdness has also increased. Needless to say, it's now becoming pretty useless for city driving. Ideas, anyone? steve '91 318is '85 325e ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 07:14:21 -0500 From: Dog-n-Hog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Shifter Question Rebuilding will certainly be less expensive than a short-shift kit. Just a few small items from the dealer. Norm Steve & Barb Conner wrote: > > Wehave an 88 325iC with a 5 speed and 115k miles. The shifter is > getting rather sloppy and I am looking for advice on exactly how to fix > it up. Should I just rebuild it with OE parts or use a kit of some > kind. The car is used mostly for casual driving, ie. no real need for > 'high' performance. Comments welcome. > > Regards, > Steve Conner > Kokomo, IN ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:23:08 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Peculiar speedo behavior That can't possibly happen, everyone knows Japanese cars are more reliable than German ones :-). All cars have electronic speedometers these days. There must be a problem with the sensor, wires, or some processing that happens. Look for the sensor and follow the wires. Check the output. Maybe an experienced Infiniti mechanic know a particular weak point. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My GF has an Infiniti I30 (her next car will be a BMW) with an > interesting intermittent speedo problem. Maybe someone here > can point me in the right direction. > > For several months the speedo would occasionally stick at 0 until > the speed exceeded 40mph. It would then suddenly jump to the > correct reading and would continue working normally as long as the > car was being driven. It didn't happen 100% of the time, but I > did observe it myself once or twice. > > Recently the threshold speed has increased to ~60, and the frequency > of this weirdness has also increased. Needless to say, it's now > becoming pretty useless for city driving. > > Ideas, anyone? > > steve > > '91 318is > '85 325e > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:15:31 -0400 From: "Weimer, Matt J. .(SE_ENG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E28> 535i Surging During constant cruise (was Acceleration) List, My 535i lightly pulses at constant speed. I have done everything listed below and more, including plugs, wires, cap , rotor, vapor purge diaphragm, *all* vacuum lines and fuel lines. These all were worn out and needed refreshed but I still have the surge...it drives me nuts!! It is even worse right after cold start...feels like I am on and off the gas pedal slightly. Could this be a sign of leaky fuel injector o-rings? or maybe a funny fuel pressure regulator? This big six should be smooth!! (except at idle of course) Matt Weimer '86 535i 126k '89 M3 83k - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:51:37 -0700 (PDT) From: James Muskopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E28> 535i Surging During Acceleration I KNOW, I KNOW!! <snip> He immediately said, "lean surge." He also suggested I change the O2 sensor. What? I thought a bad O2 sensor made the car run rich. <snip> Voila! Instant fix. Better acceration, smoother everything. <snip> Just for kicks change the fuel filter, and run some Techron, Red Line, or BMW fuel injector cleaner through, too. Change your oil afterwards. Also check for vacuum leaks and missing/popped off vacuum hoses, esp underneath the plenum. James [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 10:59:26 -0400 From: nJay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: <E28> 535i Surging During constant cruise (was Acceleration) Matt, (Hopefully this post will be more useful to the list than "all your base," which I heard about from the uuc list in April and was sending to *Ulrik*... but apparently misfired on the mouse-click.) Is it any any particular speed, RPM, or throttle position? If it's constant or specific throttle... I had an '89 Taurus that pulsed at constant speed/RPM/*throttle* (65mph/2000rpm/moderate throttle) when cruising on the highway. Replacing the worn throttle position sensor fixed it. My '93 325is exhibited similarly odd behavior at around 1000 rpm/light load. I found this was due to someone, for whatever reason, leaving the TPS unplugged entirely. Throttle position sensor for a Ford Taurus: $60. Plugging in a perfectly good E36 3-er TPS: $0. Cars that don't pulse or surge: priceless. Good luck with your gremlins. Jay "Weimer, Matt J. .(SE_ENG)" wrote: > List, > My 535i lightly pulses at constant speed. > I have done everything listed below and more, including plugs, wires, cap , > rotor, vapor purge diaphragm, *all* vacuum lines and fuel lines. These all > were worn out and needed refreshed but I still have the surge...it drives me > nuts!! It is even worse right after cold start...feels like I am on and off > the gas pedal slightly. Could this be a sign of leaky fuel injector > o-rings? or maybe a funny fuel pressure regulator? > > This big six should be smooth!! (except at idle of course) > > Matt Weimer > '86 535i 126k > '89 M3 83k ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #4039 *************************** ________________________________________ | 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. "Chicago's Premier Automotive Appearance | Center" . http://www.detailwerkschicago.com |==================================================== | Koala MotorSport . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com |==================================================== | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com |__________________________________________
