[uucdigest] Sunday, March 2 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6163
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Re: [uuc] re: wheel alignment Re: [uuc] Re: Custom Chip Programming Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops Re: [uuc] Jack is Down , Engines are Stable [uuc] E46 accessory drive belt Re: [uuc] [UUC] re: '99 M coupe Rear shock tube noise ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:06:38 -0500 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Jack is Down , Engines are Stable Today's Harbor Freight catalog (they come weekly !) shows an aluminum 3,000lb capacity floor jack -wt 37.4 lbs -for $179 . Catalog item # 47246 .NOTE >>"ONLY AVAILABLE IN THEIR RETAIL STORES " << Usual non-affiliation statements apply .Call your attorney or your folks if you have questions ... There have been previous comments regarding the necessity to load/use these things properly ,they WONT take the beating that #400 steel dude your dad gave you 24 yrs ago does ....caveat emptor !! While on this 'tool' theme ...local Big Lots had an engine stand rated for #1,000 (BIG CHEBBY motah size !!) for $29.99 . Should keep your alum V12 off the floor ...lets you sweep underneath it to make the S O smile. We do not consider the above advice to constitute either a recommendation to buy or sell -you've lost enuf in your 401K already - -yo. Investments in jacks is subject to extremes of supply and demand ...your market may vary (YMMV ). Bill & Shirley Proud, Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers Long commute in between . ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 16:35:14 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [UUC] re: '99 M coupe Rear shock tube noise The suspension is completely stock, and yeah I think it's the dust cover that I'm talking about. Where is this bump stop you guys are talking about? Is it at the bottom of the "tube" or at the top? If it were this bumpstop that is bad, will the shock need to be removed to fix it? I guess I'll take off the wheel and actually try to find what you guys are talking about, but first I have to go get my torque wrench back from my bro (so I can properly torque the wheel back on, after looking in there for a minute while scratching my head in confusion). ;) If, worse case scenario, it turns out to be the shock mount how much would it cost to get a place to replace them. Thanks. Mike - --- Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I remember correctly, and my '94 325i applies, > the tube is attached > to the foam bump stop. My foam bump stop was > sufficiently deteriorated > that it would slip right over the washer that is > designed to keep it > held in place on the shock rod (not sure about the > terminology here) and > allow it to sit on top of the shock body, thereby > not protecting what it > was supposed to from dust. > > Chris B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:52 AM > Subject: Re: [uuc] [UUC] re: '99 M coupe Rear shock > tube noise > > > > Isn't the dust cover, i.e. "tube" attached to the > upper bump stop on > the M Coupe? It is on the M3's. > > That thing is not supposed to be just sliding > around. Have you got > aftermarket shocks, trimmed > > bumpstops, etc.? > > > > Dave Kelley > > 98 M3/4 > > > > > Actually, I'm hoping it's not the RSM. My > reasoning > > > for it not being the RSM is that I can reproduce > the > > > sound by grabbing that tube thing and lifting it > up to > > > knock against the RSM. So could that eliminate > the > > > possibility of it being a bad RSM? The noise is > not a > > > clunking or thumping noise, it's just a tapping > noise. > > > I'm pretty sure if I were to remove that tube > it > > > would get rid of the noise. But I'm pretty sure > it's > > > important in keeping the dirt out of the shock. > > > > > > Mike > > > "in rear shock mount denial" __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:29:33 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 Ix question Tim, I can't exactly answer your question, but I can point you in the right direction. Both the cruise control and the fuel economy gauge require a vehicle speed input. A .5mm blue/yellow wire provides the speed input from the speedometer to the cruise control unit. Also, the fuel economy gauge gets its vehicle speed input from the speedometer through the service interval indicator printed circuit board. Is your service inteval indicator board working properly? Usually, when the SI Board batteries die, the gas gauge stops working. This could be a case of having to re-flow the solder on some of the circuit board connections. Good luck, HTH. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:15:50 -0700 >From: "Tim Pfister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] E30 Ix question > >I just aquired a 1990 325iX w/109k that has a nonfunctional "mpg"gauge. All >the rest of the cluster works. Under load the gauge is at zero and >occaisionally when lifting off the gas the gauge will swing to infinity but >back to zero instantly with the application of the gas pedal. Any ideas? >The cruise is non-functional also. Thanks >Tim Pfister ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:40:36 -0700 From: "Ike Moolla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Instructions on the brake light switch at the pedal assembly???? Hi Joe, Try this URL: http://www.logun.org/brake.htm Note; it is easier to replace the new switch with the car idling - this will pressurize the pedal and move it away from the switch location giving you enough room to press it in its bracket. My wife's 93 E36 used part number 61 31 8 360 420 (from the old invoice) Also note that the old one is generally broken off by dealer mechanics in order to get it out. The first time I did this task - I spent an entire afternoon slowly attempting to get it out without breaking. (Its largely made out of plastic) I know better now after having done it three times - wife's and son's cars -subsequently. Hope this helps. Ike You wrote >Does anyone know where I can find the instructions on replacing the brake >light switch? Also, what is the specific part that I need to replace? >NOTE: I have the Bentley Shop Manual but could not locate this information. >Thanks in advance. >Joe >1996 E36 328i ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:25:21 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] re: wheel alignment The alignment won't change, but those different tires may perform better with different alignment settings. Gary Derian > Does that mean that if I get an alignment done on my car while w 16x7 wheels > w snows and spacers it will be off once I put my 17x8 and 17x9 wheels w > summer tires and no spacers back on? > > If so would it be off significantly or will it not be noticeable? > > Stefano > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:03:03 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Custom Chip Programming That was Mike Valentine, co founder of Cincinnati Microwave, and the present purveyor of the Valentine 1 radar detector. He was not reprogramming the chip but working with the coolant temperature sensor. Gary Derian > Way back in the early '80s, before I was into BMWs, I remember reading in > Car & Track - or was it Road & Driver? - about a guy who imported a gray > market E23 745i. The shop that was doing the EPA/DoT conversion could not > get it to pass the smog testing needed to get EPA certification. The owner > was an electronics engineer, so he retrieved the car, and rigged up test > gear (I think it was a scope, plus I don't know what else) inside the car > where he could watch it as he drove. > > He then tried to determine which inputs caused what outputs from the ECU, > and under which conditions. Once he thought he knew, as he drove around, > he would apply a different voltage to one input or another to see what > would happen. More than once he nearly killed the engine when he manually > gave a range of inputs that was off the map, literally. Eventually, he > figured out how to progam a re-mapped EPROM that would let the car pass the > smog testing. > > I don't remember the name of the engineer in the article. I wonder if it > was anyone we know? > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > > >Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 20:56:25 -0800 (PST) > >From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [uuc] Re: Custom Chip Programming > > > >On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Chris Baker wrote: > > > >> I don't think "hacker" and "hack" equate quite the way you imply. > > <snip> > > > Indeed. A hacker (in technology anyway) is one who enjoys exploring > >the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their > >capabilities. (courtesy of the New Hacker's Dictionary) > > In our case here, a hacker learns by poking, prodding, guessing, and > >reverse engineering when the manuals are hard to come by or > >nonexistent. The engineer is the same guy with all the manuals, > >design specs, and circuit diagrams. :) > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:06:52 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Mystery part - Oops That's easy, its a telephone pole mold. Gary Derian > > 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: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:18:08 -0500 From: "mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Jack is Down , Engines are Stable I was told that Sams wholesale club now has the aluminum 3000lb jacks for 160 or 170. Just an FYI Mike - ----- Original Message ----- From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "2002digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "E21 Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "E9coupes BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Senior Six Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sixer coupe Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Uucdigest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: [uuc] Jack is Down , Engines are Stable > Today's Harbor Freight catalog (they come weekly !) shows an aluminum > 3,000lb capacity floor jack -wt 37.4 lbs -for $179 . Catalog item # > 47246 .NOTE >>"ONLY AVAILABLE IN THEIR RETAIL STORES " << > Usual non-affiliation statements apply .Call your attorney or your folks > if you have questions ... > There have been previous comments regarding the necessity to load/use > these things properly ,they WONT take the beating that #400 steel dude > your dad gave you 24 yrs ago does ....caveat emptor !! > While on this 'tool' theme ...local Big Lots had an engine stand rated > for #1,000 (BIG CHEBBY motah size !!) for $29.99 . Should keep your alum > V12 off the floor ...lets you sweep underneath it to make the S O smile. > > We do not consider the above advice to constitute either a > recommendation to buy or sell -you've lost enuf in your 401K already > -yo. Investments in jacks is subject to extremes of supply and demand > ...your market may vary (YMMV ). > > Bill & Shirley Proud, > Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers > Long commute in between . > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 09:35:22 +0000 From: "Evan A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E46 accessory drive belt On my E46 '99 323i I've got what sounds like a squealing and/or slipping accessory belt, the one that drives the ps/alt/water pump. In trying to remove it, I can't quite figure out how to release the tensioner to get the belt off. Bentley says to rotate the hex bolt clockwise to relieve tension, but the only hex bolt I can find is behind a plastic cap, just above and left (facing the engine) from the tensioner. When I try to turn it clockwise, it seems like it's just holding a bracket on. Turning clockwise just tightens the bolt and doesn't relieve the tensioner. Removing the AC belt was a piece of cake, but visual access on the other belt just isn't good enough to see how to relieve the tensioner. Before I start taking stuff off unnecessarily (or worse, break something), does anyone have a clue on how to do this? Thanks, Evan _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 10:00:42 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [UUC] re: '99 M coupe Rear shock tube noise The bump stop is on the top and the dust cover fits over a ridge on the bottom of the bump stop. The bump stop just slides over the shaft once all the hardware is removed. Take a look at it and see what you've got. > The suspension is completely stock, and yeah I think > it's the dust cover that I'm talking about. Where is > this bump stop you guys are talking about? Is it at > the bottom of the "tube" or at the top? If it were > this bumpstop that is bad, will the shock need to be > removed to fix it? I guess I'll take off the wheel > and actually try to find what you guys are talking > about, but first I have to go get my torque wrench > back from my bro (so I can properly torque the wheel > back on, after looking in there for a minute while > scratching my head in confusion). ;) > > If, worse case scenario, it turns out to be the shock > mount how much would it cost to get a place to replace > them. > > Thanks. > > Mike > > --- Chris Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I remember correctly, and my '94 325i applies, > > the tube is attached > > to the foam bump stop. My foam bump stop was > > sufficiently deteriorated > > that it would slip right over the washer that is > > designed to keep it > > held in place on the shock rod (not sure about the > > terminology here) and > > allow it to sit on top of the shock body, thereby > > not protecting what it > > was supposed to from dust. > > > > Chris B. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:52 AM > > Subject: Re: [uuc] [UUC] re: '99 M coupe Rear shock > > tube noise > > > > > > > Isn't the dust cover, i.e. "tube" attached to the > > upper bump stop on > > the M Coupe? It is on the M3's. > > > That thing is not supposed to be just sliding > > around. Have you got > > aftermarket shocks, trimmed > > > bumpstops, etc.? > > > > > > Dave Kelley > > > 98 M3/4 > > > > > > > Actually, I'm hoping it's not the RSM. My > > reasoning > > > > for it not being the RSM is that I can reproduce > > the > > > > sound by grabbing that tube thing and lifting it > > up to > > > > knock against the RSM. So could that eliminate > > the > > > > possibility of it being a bad RSM? The noise is > > not a > > > > clunking or thumping noise, it's just a tapping > > noise. > > > > I'm pretty sure if I were to remove that tube > > it > > > > would get rid of the noise. But I'm pretty sure > > it's > > > > important in keeping the dirt out of the shock. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > "in rear shock mount denial" > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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