[uucdigest] Thursday, January 16 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6028
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Brake caliper rebuild help + Q's (E36) [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint [uuc] Rumbling under acceleration RE: [uuc] Oracle/BMW race Re: [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint Re: [uuc] Rumbling under acceleration [uuc] <E34> engine question Re: [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint Re: [uuc] <E34> engine question [uuc] <E30> lazy clutch pedal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:53:26 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brake caliper rebuild help + Q's (E36) - --0-412051757-1042725206=:88794 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Group, I'd like to rebuild my 1994 325is' brake calipers this spring before the track season, but the Bentley manual doesn't contain any information on this procedure. Does anyone know where I can find this information? I'd like to tidy them up a bit too to remove some of the surface corrosion, perhaps paint them flat black. What are the no-no's for sanding these things down? Anywhere to be particularly careful? Also, this will be my first time removing the caliper entirely, and the Bentley says to just unscrew the caliper from the brake hose. Will that cause complete brake fluid drainage out of the hose? Is it advisable to completely bleed the system dry, and is that necessary to change the master cylinder? How difficult a job is a master cylinder change? Thanks in advance, Neil - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now - --0-412051757-1042725206=:88794 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Group, <P>I'd like to rebuild my 1994 325is' brake calipers this spring before the track season, but the Bentley manual doesn't contain any information on this procedure. Does anyone know where I can find this information? <P>I'd like to tidy them up a bit too to remove some of the surface corrosion, perhaps paint them flat black. What are the no-no's for sanding these things down? Anywhere to be particularly careful? <P>Also, this will be my first time removing the caliper entirely, and the Bentley says to just unscrew the caliper from the brake hose. Will that cause complete brake fluid drainage out of the hose? <P>Is it advisable to completely bleed the system dry, and is that necessary to change the master cylinder? How difficult a job is a master cylinder change? <P>Thanks in advance, <P>Neil</P><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Yahoo! Mail Plus</a> - Powerful. Affordable. <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Sign up now</a> - --0-412051757-1042725206=:88794-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:57:44 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint - --0-2133417054-1042725464=:11756 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Anyone successfully repainted their gray (and probably fading) E36 rocker panels? My car is black, so I'm not terribly concerned with color matching, but a lot of the jobs I've seen are chipping and flaking away. What would the best type of paint be for this - spray lacquer or enamel? Should I apply a clearcoat as well? I'm not looking for a perfect result, but it should look passable at 5 feet. Thanks for the help, Neil, 1994 325is - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now - --0-2133417054-1042725464=:11756 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Anyone successfully repainted their gray (and probably fading) E36 rocker panels? My car is black, so I'm not terribly concerned with color matching, but a lot of the jobs I've seen are chipping and flaking away. What would the best type of paint be for this - spray lacquer or enamel? Should I apply a clearcoat as well? I'm not looking for a perfect result, but it should look passable at 5 feet. <P>Thanks for the help, <P>Neil, 1994 325is</P><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Yahoo! Mail Plus</a> - Powerful. Affordable. <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com";>Sign up now</a> - --0-2133417054-1042725464=:11756-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:47:04 -0500 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Rumbling under acceleration Morning everyone (afternoon for those across the pond), Car is an 88 M3. I have a problem with the car making a noise. There is a rumbling that occurs between 4000-5000 rpms under acceleration. This only occurs in 1st gear & only at full or near full throttle. Sounds like 3-5 quick, low pitched bangs that can be physically felt thought the car. I can't get this to last for any period of time to figure it out because as soon as I get off throttle or get over abour 5000 rpm, it goes away. There is a breif history for this. Before I left for Thailand, there was a much more violent rumble under acceleration in the lower gears. I left the car with Tim Ng, & he helped facilitate the installation of a new driveshaft. One of the ones from Portland (I think) with greasable U-joints. There was no noise for a while. This was in October. In December, the rumbling at 4-5k in 1st only started. We drove the car around & came to the conclusion that the center support bearing had failed. I took the car to the shop that did the work, & they concluded the same thing. Since the DS went in less than 1100 miles ago, the center support was replaced free. I picked the car up last night. I didn't run the car hard because it was sooooo cold, so I didn't notice until I got home that the problem wasn't corrected. Where should I look now? Like I said, this only occurs very breifly between 4000-5000 rpms (around the torque peak, I guess)under heavy throttle. I'm assuming that I probably shouldn't drive the car too much either.... Any help would, as always, be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lee ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:31:58 -0600 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Oracle/BMW race I've been watching when I can. The first two races made it look like a cakewalk for Alinghi, but the last two suggest Oracle/BMW might have a chance. The popular opinion seems to be, though, that no matter who wins the LV Cup, they won't have a chance against the Kiwis and their double-hulled boat. It has also been funny reading the ridiculously premature speculation as to, if Alinghi actually wins the America's Cup, where the next Cup races will be held. It couldn't be held in Alinghi's home country since Switzerland is landlocked. Of course, most of the Alinghi's crew are Kiwis, so you could almost consider New Zealand to be their "second home country." Malcolm - -----Original Message----- From: Steve Albrecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:50 PM Subject: [uuc] Oracle/BMW race Is anyone else but me watching the Louis Vuitton Cup race? I am really enjoying this series. The Oracle/BMW boat lost last night by one second, and that was because they had to execute a penalty 360 turn at the finish line. It was some of the best racing I have seen in a long time, and comparable to some of the saloon races last year. They were penalized because they crashed into the rear end of the Alinghi boat on an earlier leg. Tonight they won by 2 minutes and 13 seconds. Great race also. The best of nine race series is now 3 to 1 favoring the Alinghi boat. Cheers Steve Albrecht ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:35:00 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint Forever Black works great!!! > > Anyone successfully repainted their gray (and probably fading) E36 rocker panels? >My car is black, so I'm not terribly concerned with color matching, but a lot of the >jobs I've seen are chipping and flaking away. What would the best type of paint be >for this - spray lacquer or enamel? Should I apply a clearcoat as well? I'm not looking for a perfect result, but it should look passable at 5 feet. > Thanks for the help, > Neil, 1994 325is > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:34:02 -0500 From: Tom Byrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Rumbling under acceleration Is the flex disc new? Can you tell where these bangs are coming from? (front, rear, etc.) Is there any accel. loss when these bangs occur? Could it be a combustion problem? Could it be the torsion of the engine is clacking broken motor mounts ? These are just shots in the dark, obviously. There is so little to go on... Tom B "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (01/16/2003 08:47) >Morning everyone (afternoon for those across the pond), > >Car is an 88 M3. I have a problem with the car making a noise. There is a >rumbling that occurs between 4000-5000 rpms under acceleration. This only >occurs in 1st gear & only at full or near full throttle. Sounds like 3-5 >quick, low pitched bangs that can be physically felt thought the car. I >can't get this to last for any period of time to figure it out because as >soon as I get off throttle or get over abour 5000 rpm, it goes away. > >There is a breif history for this. Before I left for Thailand, there was a >much more violent rumble under acceleration in the lower gears. I left the >car with Tim Ng, & he helped facilitate the installation of a new >driveshaft. One of the ones from Portland (I think) with greasable >U-joints. There was no noise for a while. This was in October. In >December, the rumbling at 4-5k in 1st only started. We drove the car around >& came to the conclusion that the center support bearing had failed. I took >the car to the shop that did the work, & they concluded the same thing. >Since the DS went in less than 1100 miles ago, the center support was >replaced free. I picked the car up last night. I didn't run the car hard >because it was sooooo cold, so I didn't notice until I got home that the >problem wasn't corrected. > >Where should I look now? Like I said, this only occurs very breifly between >4000-5000 rpms (around the torque peak, I guess)under heavy throttle. I'm >assuming that I probably shouldn't drive the car too much either.... > >Any help would, as always, be greatly appreciated. >Thanks, >Lee ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:41:03 -0600 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E34> engine question Just acquired a high mileage '93 w/the M50 engine. Very smooth and quiet except on a cold start after sitting overnight. Engine clatters like all the lifters are w/o oil in them. Which brings me to my first question (haven't had the chance to pick up Bentley yet). Do these engines have hydraulic lifters? Is this common or sign of a needed repair? TIA Clarence West Bend, WI ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:50:52 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36 gray rocker panel repaint Griot's Garage sells a kit that is better than the factory and is incredibly easy to apply. Personally, I would have the rockers painted to match the car, to update the look of the car a few years... Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 888-522-0271 toll free ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:52:04 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E34> engine question This engine does have hydraulic lifters, and those lifters have been updated 4 times since this car was produced. Lifter bleed down is common on the older cars, you can try using thinner, or thicker, oil to see if the problem goes away, or you might want to think about rebuilding the cylinder head at your "high mileage" and replacing the lifters. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just acquired a high mileage '93 w/the M50 engine. Very smooth and quiet except > on a cold start after sitting overnight. Engine clatters like all the lifters are w/o oil in > them. Which brings me to my first question (haven't had the chance to pick up > Bentley yet). Do these engines have hydraulic lifters? Is this common or sign of a > needed repair? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:59:09 -0600 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> lazy clutch pedal Earlier this week I described a lazy clutch pedal (needing help getting off the floor). Thanks to all who responded. As much as I wanted to do it myself, reality (hi temps in the low 20's, no space in the garage, work schedule) forced me to take it to the shop. They found a wet master and seepage on the slave. Both units will be replaced. Clarence West Bend, WI ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6028 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. 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