[uucdigest] Monday, March 17 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6223
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket [uuc] E34 525iA radiator q [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 23:35:07 -0500 From: Thomas Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket My father (not a terribly car-savvy guy) wants to start changing the oil in his 540. I've sent him one of those slick vacuum oil extractors and some oil filters (sourced from Steve D. at the Ultimate Garage) but apparently he doesn't have a socket big enough to get the oil filter canister cover off. He says he tried to use an adjustable wrench but can't get enough clearance around it (?) to use the tool. He measured the cap to have a 1-1/2" (38mm?) bolt head. Is that the tool I need to find him, or is there something better? Thanks for the expert advice -- I want to make the process as painless as possible for him (positive reinforcement and all that) . Thanks for the confirmation. tom ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 23:53:00 -0500 From: "Woody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket My '96 E36 takes a 36mm socket. I guess he's not in Arlington too? Woody - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:35 PM Subject: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket > My father (not a terribly car-savvy guy) wants to start changing the > oil in his 540. I've sent him one of those slick vacuum oil extractors > and some oil filters (sourced from Steve D. at the Ultimate Garage) but > apparently he doesn't have a socket big enough to get the oil filter > canister cover off. He says he tried to use an adjustable wrench but > can't get enough clearance around it (?) to use the tool. He measured > the cap to have a 1-1/2" (38mm?) bolt head. Is that the tool I need to > find him, or is there something better? > > Thanks for the expert advice -- I want to make the process as painless > as possible for him (positive reinforcement and all that) . Thanks for > the confirmation. > > tom > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:34:58 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket 36mm - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My father (not a terribly car-savvy guy) wants to start changing the > oil in his 540. I've sent him one of those slick vacuum oil extractors > and some oil filters (sourced from Steve D. at the Ultimate Garage) but > apparently he doesn't have a socket big enough to get the oil filter > canister cover off. He says he tried to use an adjustable wrench but > can't get enough clearance around it (?) to use the tool. He measured > the cap to have a 1-1/2" (38mm?) bolt head. Is that the tool I need to > find him, or is there something better? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:37:40 -0500 From: "Beaudette, Roland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 525iA radiator q Well, the latest entry to the 5er saga is related to the cooling system. While sitting at idle last week, the radiator spontaneously purged its contents. Trying to top off the radiator revealed a large leak in the area of the expansion tank. Removed said tank and discovered a 6-8" split right along the plastic weld. Is this likely due to something other than age of the plastic? It would be nice to escape this little adventure with a $30 expansion tank replacement. Cheers, Roland- won't even bother you with how the stereo install didn't work...yet. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 06:44:08 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Check this out! Interesting if the County Attorney wins this one.... 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 > http://www.thebostonchannel.com/automotive/2029412/detail.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:55:31 -0500 From: Thomas Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket Nope, they're down in sunny Florida or I'd be fulfilling my responsibility as first-born son to maintain all their automobiles and computers. <g/> Thanks for the reply, Woody. tom On Sunday, Mar 16, 2003, at 23:53 US/Eastern, Woody wrote: > My '96 E36 takes a 36mm socket. I guess he's not in Arlington too? > Woody > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:35 PM > Subject: [uuc] <E34> 540 oil filter canister socket > > >> My father (not a terribly car-savvy guy) wants to start changing the >> oil in his 540. I've sent him one of those slick vacuum oil >> extractors >> and some oil filters (sourced from Steve D. at the Ultimate Garage) >> but >> apparently he doesn't have a socket big enough to get the oil filter >> canister cover off. He says he tried to use an adjustable wrench but >> can't get enough clearance around it (?) to use the tool. He measured >> the cap to have a 1-1/2" (38mm?) bolt head. Is that the tool I need >> to >> find him, or is there something better? >> >> Thanks for the expert advice -- I want to make the process as painless >> as possible for him (positive reinforcement and all that) . Thanks >> for >> the confirmation. >> >> tom >> > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:11:59 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag I do this all the time. Works great, but the crash reconstruction is the main evidence. They need a better reconstructionist. Gary Derian > Check this out! Interesting if the County Attorney wins this one.... > > 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 > > > http://www.thebostonchannel.com/automotive/2029412/detail.html > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:36:27 -0500 From: Steve Tymoszuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag I know GM has been doing the black boxes for a while. Do all the manufacturers now include the black boxes on new cars? - -Steve Gary Derian wrote: >I do this all the time. Works great, but the crash reconstruction is the >main evidence. They need a better reconstructionist. >Gary Derian > > > > > >>Check this out! Interesting if the County Attorney wins this one.... >> >>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 >> >> >> >>>http://www.thebostonchannel.com/automotive/2029412/detail.html >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:53:23 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Its part of the airbag module. Most are proprietary. GM protocol is known and cars back to 1995 can be read. Ford just became available. Gary Derian > > I know GM has been doing the black boxes for a while. Do all the > manufacturers now include the black boxes on new cars? > > -Steve > > Gary Derian wrote: > > >I do this all the time. Works great, but the crash reconstruction is the > >main evidence. They need a better reconstructionist. > >Gary Derian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:53:32 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Woody says the hex on the plastic lid to the oil filter is 36 mm. Snap-On doesn't make one and the TIS doesn't have one on the list of special tools. Where do you folks get that big a socket? I really want a six point, so I don't bugger up the lid. tia, Ed ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:57:27 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag >From what I understand, all airbag equipped cars have this system built into the airbag control module. 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 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Tymoszuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I know GM has been doing the black boxes for a while. Do all the > manufacturers now include the black boxes on new cars? > > -Steve > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:18:37 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Actually Snap-On does have a 36mm 6pt socket. Do a part # search for IMM360. I actually use a big honkin sears adjustable wrench. My filter cover is not shredded, but it's also definetly not mint. Mike - --- Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Woody says the hex on the plastic lid to the oil > filter is 36 mm. > Snap-On doesn't make one and the TIS doesn't have > one on the list of > special tools. > > Where do you folks get that big a socket? > > I really want a six point, so I don't bugger up the > lid. > > tia, > > Ed > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:24:54 -0500 From: "Dean Boucouras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size Steve D'G at The Ultimate Garage probably has one http://www.ultimategarage.com/ or 201 262-0412 Dean ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:17:39 -0500 From: Steve Tymoszuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Fw: Big Brother might be in your car if you drive with an airbag Gary, Wasn't it in 99 that GM added the capability to record pre-crash vehicle speed, RPM, throttle position and such? Do all manufacturers now record this data as well? - -Steve Gary Derian wrote: >Its part of the airbag module. Most are proprietary. GM protocol is known >and cars back to 1995 can be read. Ford just became available. >Gary Derian > > > >>I know GM has been doing the black boxes for a while. Do all the >>manufacturers now include the black boxes on new cars? >> >>-Steve >> >>Gary Derian wrote: >> >> >> >>>I do this all the time. Works great, but the crash reconstruction is the >>>main evidence. They need a better reconstructionist. >>>Gary Derian >>> >>> > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:44:05 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Late model E36 Oil Change Wrench Size I bought one (36mm, 6pt, 1/2" drive) from the local import parts store. They called it an "Axle Nut" socket, but it fit my 95 VW oil filter cap just fine. - - N. Jay '87 VW Golf GL -- outgoing daily driver '95 VW GTI VR6 -- incoming daily driver '93 325is -- fun (and OBMWC) > Actually Snap-On does have a 36mm 6pt socket. Do a > part # search for IMM360. I actually use a big honkin > sears adjustable wrench. My filter cover is not > shredded, but it's also definetly not mint. > > Mike > > --- Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Woody says the hex on the plastic lid to the oil > > filter is 36 mm. > > Snap-On doesn't make one and the TIS doesn't have > > one on the list of > > special tools. > > > > Where do you folks get that big a socket? > > > > I really want a six point, so I don't bugger up the > > lid. > > > > tia, > > > > Ed > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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