[uucdigest] Sunday, June 22 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6494
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[uuc] Wearing falsies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:43:58 -0700 From: "James Dye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: For Sale, E34 M5 Brakes, Complete For Sale: Perfect upgrade to your 525, 530, 535, etc. Complete set of front and rear brakes for a 1991 e34 M5 including brackets, calipers, hoses. Select your own pads and rotors. Make offer. Jim Dye 925-735-2550 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:21:14 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] more gauges Well, I struck out in the salvage yard. None of the M20 powered BMWs there had the oil cooler option, so no cheap hollow bolts for me. I took a look at the bolt on mine. It doesn't seem very large. I am guessing that it can't be tapped for much of anything larger than an M10 (so not M12x1.5 or 1/8-27 NPT) Can someone measure one of these and get me the ID and OD of the bolt and what size wrench it takes? As for other options, there is always the oil pan (kinda kludgy), and I have seen some people stick the temperature sender on the oil distribution block for the pressure sender. Is that any worse than the hollow bolt or would that be about the same? - -- Joe, decisions, decisions... - -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:05:23 -0700 From: Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Tires I'll cast my vote for the new Yokohama ES-100 tires. I replaced my worn AVS Sports with the ES-100 and I can't tell the difference on the street. However my wallet sure knows the difference. The Sports were about $250 each, and the ES-100 are about $125. I have verified their lack of aquaplaning at 100 mph. I seriously doubt if they would work very well in the snow however. I am truly impressed with the price/performance ratio of these tires. The Sports lasted 17K miles, so if the ES-100 last that long, I have a double win scenario. I also agree with Gary's tire pressures, I have 245/40x17 front tires I run at 38-39 lbs, and 255/40x17 rear tires I run at 36-38 lbs. Pressures in the high 20 to low 30 region just don't feel good to me. Cheers Steve Albrecht ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:48:58 -0400 From: "Mike Gambini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] knock sensor location on E36? Anybody replace their knock sensor(s) on E36's? I have a 93--325i with a JC chip, and it exhibits ping when the weather warms up. About 117K miles. Been through all the troubleshooting, including several emails with Jim C. No vacuum leaks, new plugs, several carbon cleaning treatments, etc. I'm wondering whether to replace my knock sensors. Diagnostics show them OK so no hard failure, but I wonder if they get less sensitive with age. Where are they, and how hard to replace, relative something like the gas filter? MikeG ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:44:03 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] more gauges You need to have oil flowing past the temp sensor. Placing it in the block for the gauge will put it out of the stream. Another possibility is to drill and tap the oil filter adaptor somewhere. Gary Derian > Well, I struck out in the salvage yard. None of the M20 powered BMWs there > had the oil cooler option, so no cheap hollow bolts for me. > > I took a look at the bolt on mine. It doesn't seem very large. I am guessing > that it can't be tapped for much of anything larger than an M10 (so not > M12x1.5 or 1/8-27 NPT) > > Can someone measure one of these and get me the ID and OD of the bolt and > what size wrench it takes? > > As for other options, there is always the oil pan (kinda kludgy), and I have > seen some people stick the temperature sender on the oil distribution block > for the pressure sender. Is that any worse than the hollow bolt or would > that be about the same? > > -- Joe, decisions, decisions... > > -- > Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 19:56:18 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] more gauges >From Gary Derian > >You need to have oil flowing past the temp sensor. Placing it in the block >for the gauge will put it out of the stream. > >Another possibility is to drill and tap the oil filter adaptor somewhere. > >Gary Derian > That is what I thought. As I haven't actually seen the magical hollow bolt that seems the ideal place for a temperature sender in an E30, how far removed from the oil stream is a sensor in the end of that? If the oil enters the hollow bolt out near the end, then it should work great, but if the oil enters the bot 2 inches from the bolt head, isn't that just about like putting it on the end of a stub with no flow? At that point the drain plug is starting to look better... I think that I am putting this project on hold for a week so I don't do something stupid and mess up my car. I have to drive about 750 mi next weekend. Best not to rush. - -- Joe - -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 17:01:59 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <wob> Re: Time to re-tire. Sorry, I'm apparently geographically challenged. Michigan, Canada, what's the difference? It's all east of the Rockies and north of San Francisco. Scott "Dumbass" Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:03:49 -0400 >From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Time to re-tire. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> John, you didn't mention how much snow you get (yes, I know you're in >> Canada) > >he's not in Canada, he's in Grand Rapids MICHIGAN. where do you guys get >Canada out of that :-P > >he does get lots of lake-effect snow tho so I'm sure he has snows for the winter > >months. > >I like the S-03's on my wife's Mini, but that's not exactly the same situation >as a ~4k lbs E34. the SP5000's are quite nice as well, Amy ran them on her >VR6 GTI & my stepmother has liked them on her Passat... > >Ben ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:35:16 -0700 From: Donn Vickrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e36><m3> Need baseline for Victoracer tire pressures Next weekend I plan to take the T2/IS car out for the first time next weekend. I'm running Victoracers, 225/45/17 all around. Can someone give me a baseline pressure (cold and hot, if possible) to begin with? Also, what is the recommended wheel torque spec for the e36 M3? Any help is sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance, Donn Vickrey Scottsdale, AZ 98 IS/T2 M3 race car 02 996TT daily driver 03 Navigator tow vehicle and tot hauler ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:40:27 -0700 From: Donn Vickrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e36><m3> Track Pads Acck. I always forget at least one question. I'd also like to get some opinions on track pads. I'm currently running Hawk Blues. I've run them for years on other racecars but am not completely crazy about them as they are pretty hard on rotors. Unfortunately, they were the only thing that worked consistently on Spec RX7s. What other pads have M3 racers had good luck with. The tracks around here are pretty easy on brakes. So, I probably can go with a slightly milder compound than the Blues. Thanks in advance. Donn Vickrey Scottsdale, AZ 98 IS/T2 M3 race car 02 996TT daily driver 03 Navigator tow vehicle and tot hauler ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:39:09 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] knock sensor location on E36? At 02:48 PM 6/21/03, Mike Gambini wrote: >Anybody replace their knock sensor(s) on E36's? Yes. >I have a 93--325i with a JC chip, and it exhibits ping when the weather >warms up. You wouldn't be in California, would you? Our crappy CA gas will cause pinging when it gets warm. Only solution is either to take it easy (yeah right :-)) or add some higher octane gas to bring the octane up to where the JimC chip was designed. (Apparently more and more Union 76 stations are carrying 100 octane.) >Where are they, and how hard to replace, relative >something like the gas filter? They are in the head, under the intake manifold. Major PITA to get to. You need to remove the intake manifold, and access is still tight. I watched my mechanic change them on the race car - I was glad he was doing the job and not me :-) Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - JimC SW, pings sometimes on CA gas 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 - JimC chip, gets a mix of 91 & 100 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:39:18 -0400 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Wearing falsies Went to look at a supposed ALPINA version of a 1979 323i locally this AM .Priced at $1300 with a supposed 'killer' stereo , it was like learning that your favourite movie starlet wears falsies . As we pulled into the parking area my wife , who, bless her heart knows less about cars than I know about French cooking said "Uh Oh !!" ..with which I heartily agreed . Dented rusted front fender and hood , rust along bottom of side-windows , rust on lip of trunklid ,cracked dashboard, false Alpina-style rims (with genuwine Alpina stickers on them !) all spotted BEFORE I opened door of my truck .NO Alpina plaque on dash Corduroy blue seats-NON-Sport- (Yurrupeons call it 'velour ' ) all shredded . Rust everywhere in rockers . Owner shows up and with great flourish produces ,inserts and turns ign key ....Instant 'death-rattle' in the motor , with some unidentified hissing sounds coming from rear of manifold and a 'galunka-galunka' noise from front pulley area .NO airconditioning, 4-speed trans , STIFF suspension with LARGE front bar ...bet that puppy handles well if you ever dare get it up to speed ('dare' is the operative word here ) . Supposedly recent exhaust system ...so is that a patch I see on one muffler or the BMW ersatsteile label? . Diff is dry on outside ,but it doesn�t have the big finned diff-cover Alpina used on their 323s . Doesn�t have the Motorsport full front spoiler , only the euro bumpers ..front centre-piece of which is cracked from Big Momma backing up in her SUV . ONLY Genuine Alpina part on the car was the 4-spoke steering wheel !! Now I get to drive this beast ! (didn�t dare try to adj drivers seat ) . Pedals are REAL close ...perfect for heel & toe , but useless for a wide 10 1/2 'Mericun shoe. Gearbox is like stirring porridge ...floppy and sticky at same time ...the shifter arm must be hanging by a thread !! . Push down on accelerator ...kind-a like on a big ocean going ship where you 'send a signal to the engine-room' and wait for things to happen..and wait , and wait ..with much roaring and clattering ongoing . Owner directs me carefully into a 30MPH housing area ..lots of trees , parked cars and kids ..so I can REALLY open this poor puppy up...to 25 maybe . NO sign of the famous Alpina power-band...maybe they're all playing away from home?. Finally we emerge onto an urban 'main road' and get up to a nerve-shattering 45 muffs ...and here comes the infamous E21 shimmy ....ENUF !! . We head for the barn without even turning on the supposed $3,000 stereo 'til we get back.....It's a single CD Sony head , feeding into a large plate amp in trunk sitting on a squarish boom-box . If someone paid 3-large for that , they got seriously taken ...Wonder what the old Halda Tripmaster on dash is worth to Rally-collectors these days ?? I know he'll keep the Valentine 1 that was velcroed to top of it . So , the offer I left him with after he said "Well the stereo is worth $1,000' is that he can remove the stereo and I'll give him $300 for the rest of it for parts. So.o.ooooo Anyone for parts ? "Gentle and Ladies-men , what we have 'ere is a pile of ersatz Alpina-stuff wot is werry werry waluable to the right suc...er person. So start your biddin now ...$500 to the lady on the right with the big feather boa ..." Bill & Shirley Proud, Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers Long commute in between . ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6494 *************************** | | 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 . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com | |==================================================== | | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | |==================================================== | Turner Motorsport Inc . 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