[uucdigest] Monday, February 3 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6083
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Brake Fluids Clarified Re: [uuc] '00 M Roadster Question Re: [uuc] More [uuc] Re:<E36>SRS light on for two minutes--belt buckle code Re: [uuc] '00 M Roadster Question [uuc] Re: DOT 5 Braking Fluid Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations RE:[uuc] ETK brake parts lookup Re: [uuc] More [uuc] re: M roadster questions [uuc] Re: '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations Re: [uuc] More ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 18:02:27 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brake Fluids Clarified I must appologize for any confusion I may have caused. I was not previously aware that there was a DoT5.1 fluid and assumed that we were still talking about DoT5. The site Vic mentioned explains the differences very well. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 08:10:23 -0800 (PST) >From: Vic Maslanka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: ] DOT 5 Braking Fluid > >For brake fluid defintions, see: > >http://www.tccoa.com/brake-fluid/ > >Vic Maslanka > >- --- "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Scott >> >> I thought DOT5.1 fluid was alcohol based just like DOT4 fluid whereas >> DOT5 >> was silicone based. Now very confused. >> >> Bora ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:51:20 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] '00 M Roadster Question They fixed it. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Did they finally figured out the cause of these failures and fix it, or you > think the warranty is just a band-aid for resale values of these (think > lease returns that BMW Bank needs to deal with) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:03:20 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] More - --0-943727329-1044241400=:814 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii True, however, there is a multitude of web sites that refer to them as zeus fasteners. Perhaps this is a generic equivalent of a name-brand product? Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:"Dzus". Thank you. ;-) - ---- Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA Lyle & Associates CPA www.lylecpa.com Creating Business Value - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now - --0-943727329-1044241400=:814 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>True, however, there is a multitude of web sites that refer to them as zeus fasteners. Perhaps this is a generic equivalent of a name-brand product? <P> <B><I>Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">"Dzus".<BR><BR>Thank you.<BR><BR>;-)<BR>----<BR>Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA<BR>Lyle & Associates CPA<BR>www.lylecpa.com<BR>Creating Business Value<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><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> - --0-943727329-1044241400=:814-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 22:03:13 -0500 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re:<E36>SRS light on for two minutes--belt buckle code I got the same error code on my brand new Club Sport back in November 1995-three days after taking delivery. The dealer reset the SRS light and the problem has nor recurred in over seven years and 78000 miles of use. Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1997 528iA 1993 Pathfinder SE "Gojira" 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 22:09:34 -0500 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] '00 M Roadster Question Brett, Do you know what the fix was? Jeremy Lucas 95 M3 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > They fixed it. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:29:54 -0800 From: Herman Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: DOT 5 Braking Fluid More than you ever wanted to know about brake fluid (and other topics) can be found at: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/49cfr571_02.html> specifically: <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571 &SECTION=116&YEAR=2002&TYPE=TEXT> or in PDF form: <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571 &SECTION=116&YEAR=2002&TYPE=PDF> Herman PS- A kind request to people who post to the list (particularly Yahoo mail users): please turn off HTML formatting when you post. Aside from making the digests harder to read (and less likely to be read, if you care about reaching the largest audience), such mail is filtered out by many spam traps. some excellent suggestions: <http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=05386> <http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=05397> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 22:51:29 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations Jay Quinn wrote: > You say so much faster as though the E46 can pass it like it's painted on the > road. Surely it's not that more proverally faster. I would think that > HP/Torque improvements alone could make it an even match in a straight line... the E46 M3 runs 0-60 in 4.8ish. the best I recall the US car magazines ever getting out of the E36 M3 was 5.5ish, but I may be wrong. the E36 had 3.23 (3.0l) or 3.15 (most 3.2l but I'm not an E36 expert) rear ends. the E46 has a 3.64 diff, plus it is a very specialized sort of diff with features which I believe specifically improve acceleration & overall traction. that's not the real topic of discussion here (I don't think) as the original question was about M roadsters wasn't it ? the 240hp roadsters & coupes (as noted, no significant differences between them over their life other than the addition of ASC for the '99 & '00 cars) had a 3.23 diff. these cars ran 0-60 in 5.0 flat in several tests & were for a while (until the E39 M5 came out I believe) the "fastest BMW ever". the very limited number of '01 & '02 roadsters & coupes (the coupes are likely among the rarest of all BMW's ever produced) w/ the 315hp S54 motor are rated at less power due to "restrictions in the exhaust system due to the different packaging of the Z3 platform" officially, but likely due to the lower rev limit vs the M3 application. they were given a 3.15 diff (same as the euro S50B32 315hp motors from '98-'00 in Europe & the rest of the world) which reduces their potential for M3-beating acceleration with ~300 lbs less weight & the same power. several people on the M coupe message board put in 3.46 diffs and reported massively improved acceleration (duh). the S54 coupes did not get the trick diff from the M3 either. there are tons of mods for the S52 car & I suspect that with cams, intake & JimC programming you can get the motor to ~290hp & with a shorter diff & bigger rear tires you might end up with E46 M3-baiting acceleration, but it's an incredibly fun car stock. if you go crazy for power, the Dinan or other forced induction options would likely work fine. but unless you're tracking the car heavily, all the power is wasted on the street anyway. if you want a unique, rare car with a very cool motor, get the S54. if you want to save a huge pile of money (I bet it's still $10k if not more) & get a car which will have lower running costs (simpler engine, esp the valvetrain) & suffer massively less depreciation, get an S52 car. I loved my M coupe for the 39 months the lease lasted, but it was too expensive (even at the reduced residual I ended up with - around $25k) to make into a track car & not quite practical either. given that you should be able to get a '99 or '00 for right at $20k, they're a whole lot of car for that kind of money. I figure I'll end up getting one again someday, perhaps when they've become a $15k proposistion. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 21:13:56 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations proverally? Marco likes to learn one new word a day Jay Quinn wrote: > You say so much faster as though the E46 can pass it like it's painted on the > road. Surely it's not that more proverally faster. I would think that > HP/Torque improvements alone could make it an even match in a straight line... > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:09:12 -0800 From: "Brant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE:[uuc] ETK brake parts lookup Tammer - Check your brake fluid level. Many systems will cause the brake lining warning light to come on dim when the brake fluid is low. Brant From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] ETK brake parts lookup . . . . Brake lining warning light started flickering during a 250-mile trip this weekend. Should it flicker or just "come on" and stay on? I thought that once the wire was tripped, that's that and the dummy light stays on. . . . . . tammer farid ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 21:17:00 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] More A lot of websites are written by illiterates or for illiterates. It's "dzus" and always will be. Zeus is a greek god. Marco Neil N. wrote: > True, however, there is a multitude of web sites that refer to them as > zeus fasteners. Perhaps this is a generic equivalent of a name-brand > product? > > Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Dzus". > > Thank you. > > ;-) > ---- > Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA > Lyle & Associates CPA > www.lylecpa.com > Creating Business Value > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus > <http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com> - > Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > <http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 00:15:07 -0500 From: Mike Greto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: M roadster questions Jay, Let me first preface this by saying that I owned a '98 M Roadster, 2 E36 M3's and several other BMWs prior to those. I dumped my M roadster in favor of a new '01 Boxster S 2 years ago for several reasons. I am not here to bash BMW, in fact a recent family addition will soon bring me back to BMW. However, with the exception of straight line acceleration, the Boxster S is greatly superior to the M. Used '00 Boxster S's can now be had for as little as the mid to upper 30's, it is something you should consider. Drive one if that is within your price range and decide for yourself. That being said....Short of forced induction you will not get 'significant' HP/Torque boosts on the pre-'01 M engines in the aftermarket. Feel free to e-mail me privately if you would like me to elaborate on my opinion and the reasons I switched from an MZ3 to a P-car. Of course, I may just be a raging baboon.... Michael J Greto BMW CCA #129344 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:15:53 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations on 2/2/03 8:51 PM, Jay Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You say so much faster as though the E46 can pass it like it's painted on the > road. Surely it's not that more proverally faster. I would think that > HP/Torque improvements alone could make it an even match in a straight line... The E46 M3 really does accelerate impressively fast above 60 mph. (For 0-60 times, launch technique and traction count for a lot.) My student's E46 was absolutely leaving E36 M3s for dead on the back straight at Mid Ohio last fall. On the other hand for a real acceleration rush, nothing beat the track-prepped Viper of my A group "student" - there wasn't much I could teach him. Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 21:20:47 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] '00 240HP vs '01 315HP Engines - Mod's and Limitations 3.0L had the 3.15. 3.2 had the 3.23. Marco 3.0L with a 3.73 ;-) ben keyes wrote: > > > the E36 had 3.23 (3.0l) or 3.15 (most 3.2l but I'm not an E36 expert) rear ends. > > the E46 has a 3.64 diff, plus it is a very specialized sort of diff with features > which I believe specifically improve acceleration & overall traction. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 01:12:45 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] More And William Dzus is a fastener god. <http://www.dzus.co.uk/about_history.htm> Ed marco wrote: > A lot of websites are written by illiterates or for illiterates. It's > "dzus" and always will be. > > Zeus is a greek god. > > Marco > > Neil N. wrote: > >> True, however, there is a multitude of web sites that refer to them >> as zeus fasteners. Perhaps this is a generic equivalent of a >> name-brand product? >> >> Kathy Lyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> "Dzus". >> >> Thank you. >> >> ;-) >> ---- >> Kathryn M. Lyle, CPA, CVA >> Lyle & Associates CPA >> www.lylecpa.com >> Creating Business Value >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Mail Plus >> <http://rd.yahoo.com/mail/mailsig/*http://mailplus.yahoo.com> - >> Powerful. Affordable. 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