[uucdigest] Thursday, February 27 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6152
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Re: [uuc] E34 M5 Engine Diagnostic (Long) [uuc] Car Humor [uuc] E34 M5 Engine Diagnostic [uuc] RE: [E30Group] Custom Chip Programming [uuc] RE: [E30Group] Custom Chip Programming [uuc] Mystery part [uuc] RE: [Bubbas] Mystery part [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops RE: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:58:33 -0800 From: "Brant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Re: Typo? Was <E28> Ongoing Idle Scott - I first personally changed my fuel filter at 86K. My dealer performed an Inspection II at 42K that should have included a fuel filter change, but I'm far from certain that it did. Frustration at never really knowing what the dealer did and did not do (plus the ending of the warranty period) was what ended my visits there. I was curious, so I cut open my filter and flattened out the filter paper. It was uniformly covered with a thin layer of what looked like Mississippi mud. Probably sludge from the bottom of many service station tanks. So I've decided to shorten my filter change interval somewhat. For no particular reason, I've settled on about 25K. I plan to cut the filter next time (in about 5K) too. If it isn't clean, I'll continue the practice. For whatever it may be worth, Japanese cars have relatively small fuel filters and they seem to claim that they never need replacing. When the factory installs them, they over tighten them, which distorts the threads. They are a real bitch to change. Brant <<<<<<Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 20:17:54 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Typo? Was <E28> Ongoing Idle I change my fuel filter at every Inspection I and II. . . . .>>>>>> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:58:33 -0800 From: "Brant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Oil Loss in S50 Chris - Oil has only a few paths out of the engine: Past a seal, such as a cam cover or oil pan seal; past the rings; past the valve seals and guides; and through the PCV system. If you have no visible leaks and the increase was sudden and without an event that could have affected the rings or valve seals, have a close look at the PCV system. Brant <<<<<<Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 22:16:33 -0500 From: "Chris Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Oil Loss in S50 My car seems to be burning way to much oil lately, 1+ quart every 1k. I am unable to find any leaks, I found a tiny bit of oil on the head behind the t-stat housing, but it appeared to be minute. The Valve cover gasket seems to be good. Under the car looks good. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks Chris>>>>>> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:04:13 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re:1995 BMW 540i 6-speed pre-purchase info? I feel that the 6 speed is the only way to go (if you like to row gears) and that the auto takes some of the fun out of the car. I'm not impressed with the longevity of the clutch (20-30K) and I'm looking into aftermarket alternates. I would get a pro to do a leakdown test before purchase. Dennis Jeong Howard Poe wrote: > >I'm looking at the possible purchase of a '95 540i with 6 speed >transmission. Car has 130k miles, and original nikasil engine block, but >has been exclusively on the west coast, so probably hasn't been exposed >to sulfurous fuel. > >I'm thinking about the advantages of the 6 speed over the automatic... >any thoughts? > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:34:27 -0500 From: "Chris Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Oil Loss in S50 I would think I would see smoke if I it was getting into the combustion chamber? I don't see how the PCV system could mess up, the hoses are not leaking, and that is all that there is to it? Still trying to figure this out. Chris - -----Original Message----- From: Brant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] Oil Loss in S50 Chris - Oil has only a few paths out of the engine: Past a seal, such as a cam cover or oil pan seal; past the rings; past the valve seals and guides; and through the PCV system. If you have no visible leaks and the increase was sudden and without an event that could have affected the rings or valve seals, have a close look at the PCV system. Brant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:14:10 -0500 From: "Perry Shang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> Several E36M3 parts for sale. Hi, all - I just sold my E36M3. I have several parts left for sale. Hope I can find a good home for these parts. Stock 97 M3 cam. It has 45000 miles before I changed to Schrick cam. I am asking $500 plus shipping. 5 point belt with harness bar. These are 3 inch width Sabelt with 5 point cam lock on it. I have it modified so it clips on to stock safty belt ancher. There is no drilling required and it takes 5 minutes to install and remove both side with ease. I would like to have $400 plus shipping. White Euro Tail Light. I have these 2 clear blinker tail light from my M3. First guy offer me $100 takes it. AP Racing Big Brake Kit. The caliper model number is CP5200. It is a 4 piston aluminum racing caliper. I will include 3 set of pads (Hawk Blue, PF90 and PF97). The brake disk dimension is 330mmx28mm. It is very good and awesome for the race track. If you want light caliper. This is it. It weight so much less the stock and any Brembo you buy for street application. It is for all E36 (include M3, 325 and 328). $1000 plus shipping. Forge Line Wheel with R1 tires. I have 4 of these bad ass. The size is 17x8. It runs on 235/40/17 R1 and 245/40/17 R1. These are not the prettiest on the block, but they are 17 lb. each. Very light and strong. It is made out of forge alloy (all forge line wheels are forged). I will let it go for $1000 plus shipping. Stock Alpine-5 CD Changer. The changer are from 95 E36 for Alpine-5 stock radio. $100 plus shipping. Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. All the photos are on http://www.itekgroup.com/perry/m3parts/index.htm Thanks for the bandwidth. Perry. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:25:05 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E34 M5 Engine Diagnostic (Long) Kevin wrote: >It seems to be an ignition, fuel or timing issue. I would've pulled the plugs before anything. What are you using out of curiosity? NGK? Bosch? Sounds like a misfire I'd chase the ignition stuff, look at cap/rotor/test the coil, etc... After all that maybe I'd give up and take it to a shop. Carlos 91 M3 <--chased a few misfires 88 iS <--trying to make it stop leaking oil & coolant :-) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:02:59 -0500 From: Mike Greto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Car Humor Check this URL: http://www.boxstoberfest.com/images/HamletFe.mpe ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:36:19 -0500 From: "Wayne Rubain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 M5 Engine Diagnostic I would check your ignition wire set. I had the same problem with my M5 when I had the cylinder head rebuilt at 250,000 miles. My car would hesitate until it reached 4500 rpm. When I removed the wire set there were 2 problems with the set. One of the screws holding down the wire cover nicked the wires covering exposing wire. The second problem had to do with the sensor around the 1st wire plug. The sensor was hanging on by a thread. I replace the set of wires and the car like brand new. Wayne '91 M5 > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:46:11 -0800 (PST) > From: kjk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] E34 M5 Engine Diagnostic (Long) > > I have a problem with my M5 that just suddenly > appeared. The week before the problem, which I will > get to, I did notice some slight hesitation or surging > on acceleration at part throttle. It only happened > once or twice. > ...... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:15:13 +0000 From: "Evan A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: [E30Group] Custom Chip Programming Brad, If you want to learn more cool stuff while doing your project, check out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510539109&category=1504 >From the description, it'll do the EPROM burning and emulation you need. Added bonus: it's about the same vintage as your car. Evan _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:20:39 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: [E30Group] Custom Chip Programming $227!! Youch!! I've found a site on the web that shows me how to build my own EPROM programmer for $30 in parts. I've found a few other sites that show me how to do an emulator for a similar cash outlay. So, about $100 for parts. Subtract how much I'll learn by building it myself, converted to a dollar amount, and building my own is looking like it's almost free! : -) When I get back from my quarter break around birthday time in March, I'll go ahead and start hitting up some places for parts. Brad Couvillon - --- Evan A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brad, > > If you want to learn more cool stuff while doing > your project, check out: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510539109&category=1504 > > From the description, it'll do the EPROM burning and > emulation you need. > Added bonus: it's about the same vintage as your > car. > > Evan > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:14:30 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Mystery part Anyone care to identify this part? http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:22:05 -0500 From: "Michael Wendell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: [Bubbas] Mystery part 404 - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KMS - Brett Anderson Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:15 AM To: UUC Digest; bubbas Subject: [Bubbas] Mystery part Anyone care to identify this part? http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member _______________________________________________ Bubbas mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bubbas ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:42:36 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Sorry, that should have been http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:52:54 -0600 From: "John Van Houten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops > Sorry, that should have been > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg ah, the very common "door wrapped around telephone pole" jvh ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:55:23 -0500 From: "Michael Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops My guess: It (was) a 3-series passenger door, before something very strong and very thin had its way with it in a side impact? Holy cow. I can't even think of anything that would make that impact, unless the car was sliding sideways at 60 miles per hour into a telephone pole.... - -Mike - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KMS - Brett Anderson Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:43 AM To: UUC Digest; bubbas Subject: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Sorry, that should have been http://www.koalamotorsport.com/misc/850/mysterypart.jpg - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6152 *************************** | | 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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