[uucdigest] Saturday, January 18 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6035
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[uuc] E30 convertible weight ballest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:29:56 -0800 From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [bimmerheads] LS Differential noise ? Sorry, car is '87 325i convertible, automatic, LS diff. harvey Harvey Chao wrote: > Just got back from first trip involving a stretch of freeway speeds >followed by a few miles of city streets. As I got home, I did a left >turn in the neighborhood and thought I heard a "growl/whine" from the >differential. A short block later, at a "T" I did an experimental fairly >tight "360" to the left, and sure enough heard the noise. Completing the >turn, I went a few hundred feet and turned right into the drive and >heard it briefly again. > >I have never had a LS differential - is this normal, normal for the wear >(191K miles), a sign of low gear oil ???? > >Any inputs? > >Thanks >Harvey > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:41:44 -0800 From: Jason Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene In Illinois it passed the IM-240 put-the-car-on-a-dyno-and-run-it-for-several-minutes twice in 3 years with flying colors I might add. :-) The visual thing in California may prove to be mroe difficult. :-) Jason 92 332i >Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:37:49 -0800 >From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene > >Have you got that thing smogged yet? > >I can't believe it will pass. > >Marco > >Jason Leung wrote: > > I use commerical grade Toluene with pump gas to boost > > the octane of the fuel that my car ingests. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:44:59 -0800 From: Jason Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #6034 Thank you Gary, for the advice. I think I will increase the H20 nozzle size on the pair of nozzles and see what effect that has on the water/alcohol injection in an attempt to "raise" the octane of pumpgas without the benefits of Toluene. Jason >Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:14:17 -0500 >From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene > >Perhaps the MSDS sheet has some purity information on it. I wouldn't worry >about it. Perhaps with increased water injection, you won't need the >toluene. >Gary Derian ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 15:31:18 -0500 From: James Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Aftermarket EFI systems Something inexpensive if you don't want to assemble it yourself: http://www.sdsefi.com/ More capable than above and a less expensive alternative to Motec, etc.: http://www.dtafast.co.uk/index.htm Jim Moran '88 M6 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A while back there was quite a flurry of words relative to the > merits/demerits of various aftermarket Electronic Fuel Inj systems and > there seemed to be lots of positive things said about one called > Megasquirt that was a real DIY kit of parts to be assembled etc . > Did anyone here ever build one to full completion ? Successfully ? ..or > hear of one being succesful ? ..or see one go by on a pedalbike ? Etc.. > > How about the latest Holley, Haltec etc systems ...?? > > Any hexpurts out there care to update us all relative to this yrs > favourite ?? > > Bill & Shirley Proud, > Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers > Long commute in between . > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:34:16 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E36> Euro Headlights WITH Xenon Upgrade? Tom, Forgive me for not having any real world experience with Xenons and still giving my opinion, BUT. . . Judging by the different ads I see for e36 Euro lights and e36 HIDs, the HIDs tend to be about twice the price of the "standard" Euros. I haven't heard people running around and talking about how perfect HIDs are, so this would lead me to believe that the HIDs aren't twice as good as Euro lights. That said, my opinion is that you should stick with Euro lights until the HIDs get (a lot) less expensive. Brad Couvillon '87 528e <-- Euro lights and lovin' 'em www.fatdaddybmw.com - --- Tom Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I was looking into remedies for the rather poor > performance of the lighting > on my E36 M3 and came across two items: 1) The Euro > lights (glass lenses, > projector style) and, 2) various "home-cooked" Xenon > upgrades. > > Anyway, with my US Spec plastic lenses so > sandblasted and dull already (only > 75,000 North East miles), I am nearing the point > where I might have to > consider replacements. So my question is this, has > anyone combined a Euro > light upgrade with a Xenon upgrade? Better yet, has > anyone tried a bi-Xenon > upgrade (both low and high beams like on the current > crop of bimmers) within > the Euro spec E36 lights? > > Any info, experiences, would be appreciated. > > Tom Newton > NY BMWCCA#111050 > '98 M3 & '89 325i __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:55:49 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene Are the IL standards the same? If they are I'm impressed. Marco Jason Leung wrote: > In Illinois it passed the IM-240 > put-the-car-on-a-dyno-and-run-it-for-several-minutes twice in 3 years > with flying colors I might add. :-) The visual thing in California may > prove to be mroe difficult. > > :-) > > Jason > 92 332i > >> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:37:49 -0800 >> From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene >> >> Have you got that thing smogged yet? >> >> I can't believe it will pass. >> >> Marco >> >> Jason Leung wrote: >> > I use commerical grade Toluene with pump gas to boost >> > the octane of the fuel that my car ingests. > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:17:04 -0700 From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> "Disc Error" / CD Changer repair? The factory Alpine CD changer in my '93 325is stopped working the other day. It has always performed flawlessly, but when I went to switch from one CD to another it stopped playing and displayed "Disc Error" on the screen. I removed the CD cartridge and moved the CDs around, unplugged the power, etc but it just won't work. Has anyone successfully repaired one of these old Alpine 6 disc players? I was thinking of opening it up and cleaning it. Any advice? Thanks, Rob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:26:20 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [bimmerheads] LS Differential noise ? Harvey, FWIW, while limited slip diffs can make a little noise, other things can cause noises like that too. Front wheel bearings - I always thought they rumbled when bad, but when driving, they can howl like bad snow tires, only with a more metallic sound. This will be worse when turning away from the bad side, and better when turning towards the bad side. And just ask Bill Gosma just how hard it is to hear whether it is coming from the front or the back. But, this will make noise all the time, not just when turning. Rear wheel bearings - again, worse/better when turning applies. Haven't had this happen to me yet (knocking on simulated wood grain product). But it also could be the diff. Good time to try some Redline. They make diff lubes for both limited slip and open diffs - the one for open diffs has an "NS" suffix. For your LSD, use the one without the "NS". It is possible that whoever put the lube in your diff didn't know this difference. Key piece of advice for changing diff fluid: Open the FILLER plug first. If you can't open the filler plug, DON'T open the drain plug! HTH, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i - ----- Original Message ----- From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bay Area Bimmerheads <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; bmwuucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: [bimmerheads] LS Differential noise ? > Just got back from first trip involving a stretch of freeway speeds > followed by a few miles of city streets. As I got home, I did a left > turn in the neighborhood and thought I heard a "growl/whine" from the > differential. A short block later, at a "T" I did an experimental fairly > tight "360" to the left, and sure enough heard the noise. Completing the > turn, I went a few hundred feet and turned right into the drive and > heard it briefly again. > > I have never had a LS differential - is this normal, normal for the wear > (191K miles), a sign of low gear oil ???? > > Any inputs? > > Thanks > Harvey > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 18:39:12 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E36> "Disc Error" / CD Changer repair? On 1/18/03 4:17 PM, "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The factory Alpine CD changer in my '93 325is stopped working the other > day. It has always performed flawlessly, but when I went to switch from one > CD to another it stopped playing and displayed "Disc Error" on the screen. I > removed the CD cartridge and moved the CDs around, unplugged the power, etc > but it just won't work. Has anyone successfully repaired one of these old > Alpine 6 disc players? I was thinking of opening it up and cleaning it. Any > advice? > > Thanks, > Rob > > Put an empty cartridge in, reconnect power and turn on the ignition, see if it spits a CD out ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:11:22 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 convertible weight ballest Tim, et al: The addition of mass is a standard vibrations trick for a limp chassis. I have spec'd as much as 70 lb (a free hitch in one case!) on some truck chassis for the same reason. In the hitch case, an 8 Hz chassis bending (porpoising) mode. As an amusing note, I tested that particular chassis on I-96W in Detroit between Greenfield and Levan roads and travelled the same roads today to go to the auto show and even recalled what lanes and bumps I used! Some of the big bumps are still there it seems. Older convertibles had a bunch of such mass at the corners, but now this is quite unacceptble. I once heard someone mention that the old 911 needed two batteries (weak batteries then and high compression engine or something) and they stuck these in the rear wing extrema to provide a similar damping action. For various reasons, the rear of cars is pretty floppy. I recall several measurements where I found the rear frame rails going off into resonance way before any other sub-parts. Of course, first torsional or first bending of the whole frame is _always_ the lowest. Neil Deshpande P.S. Tim, you must introduce me to these BMW reps that you meet that actually know something. Either I run into the wrong ones or my appearance is one of such extreme stupidity that they refuse to give me any information. *** "Tim Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Harvey and all, do NOT remove that lead weight in your battery tray area. I removed mine a few years back thinking I can lighten the car some by oding that. The first time I drove the car after the removal, teh car felt like a limp noodle. The body had so much more flex and shakes. Then I talked to a BMW regional rep. here in Atlanta and he told me that even teh e36 and e46 convertibles ahve a lead weight placed in the trunk to balance and counter act the natural shake frequenceis of the body. This lead weight offsets the cowl shakes and body flex. So I re-installed and re BOLTED it back intmy trunk and thecar rode much smoother again. Try it if you like and fell teh differnece it makes. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6035 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . 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