[uucdigest] Saturday, July 5 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6543
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[uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) Re: [uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) RE: [uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) RE: [uuc] E34 525 it is the CHECK ENGINE light ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 08:35:16 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 6 Speed Dave Nichols wrote: > a 1991 535i with 235k miles, 5 speed and drive over 100 > miles on the daily commute. I like the car but want better > mileage. Not wanting to change the rear diff ratio, is it feasible > to put in a later model 6 speed manual? Then Bret wrote: > The only 6 spd that will bolt up is from the 6/94 and later > E34 M5. New is ~$4800 plus you'll need up to $1500 > worth of additional parts to make it work in your car. It looks like it will take ~$8K investment (parts and labor) to convert an E34 535i to a 6 speed. Assuming gas at $2 a gallon, an optimistic 5mpg improvement with the 6 speed on Dave's 100 mile commute it will take about 15 years for the gas savings to pay for the tranny (right about the time the car turns over 500,000 miles). For half the cost of putting a 6 speed in the 535i you can buy a an early M20 powered 525i and get even better mileage. If I had a 535i with over 200K I would sell it as fast as I could since car values drop like a rock the closer you get to 300K (ask me how I know). The car that it sounds like you will be happy with is a M50 powered 525i. There are tons of nice ones out there and they are almost at fast as the 535i (19 less hp,but they weigh a little less). My best friends wife has a 1994 525i and is gets at least 5mpg better than my old E34 535i. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 P.S. If you had the cash sitting around it sure would be cool to have Brett make a 6 speed E34 535i... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:35:54 -0400 From: Dave Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> Squeaky Steering Wheel? When I turn my steering wheel, it sometimes squeaks - sort of a metal on metal sound. Anyone know how to fix this? Thank you. Dave Meyer 99 328is, 64K miles Stafford VA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 18:52:38 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <OT> How Do I Use This Sound Level Meter? Groups, I have borrowed a sound level meter from GGCer Jim Ochi (thanks Jim). It is the fancy schmancy Radio Shack digital one ($50 at Radio Shack, not sure what Jim's rental fee is gonna be, guess I should have figured that out before he dropped it off here). (Actually, the cost to buy this one is less than the daily rental on a real live professional meter.) It did not come with instructions. If you can tell me how to operate this thing, please contact me PRIVATELY and let me know. While this could be used to measure BMW sound levels (OBMWC), I've borrowed it to measure the noise my daughter's swim team makes. I thought it would be nice to counter the neighbor complaints with real live measurements. Power is turned on and off with the "range" knob. There are 7 settings, 60 thru 120 in increments of 10. I only get a numerical sound level reading when it is set to 60. In all other settings, it just says "LO". I can toggle it between the db "a" scale and the "c" scale. I've never seen anything but the "a" scale used, so I assume that's what I want. I can also toggle between fast and slow response. I'll probably use slow. The other buttons are DH, Reset, Min and Max. If you can help me understand how to use these 4 buttons, I'd appreciate the help. TIA, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA Swim Team Dad ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 21:40:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <OT> How Do I Use This Sound Level Meter? Scott, Easy on the parentheses there, pal! :-) Maybe what you should do is just a few 4,000 RPM clutch drops right in front of the neighbor's house. That way, the swim team won't seem so bad. Or does a 325i have enough torque to spin the tires at 4,000? Maybe you should try 6200? Brad "Shifty" Couvillon '87 528e <-- more like a 500e; either way, could NEVER spin the tires at even 4 grand! '85 535i <-- wheelspin on demand, even at 2000 with the TRXes! www.fatdaddybmw.com - --- Scott & Charlotte Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Groups, I have borrowed a sound level meter from > GGCer Jim Ochi (thanks > Jim). It is the fancy schmancy Radio Shack digital > one ($50 at Radio Shack, > not sure what Jim's rental fee is gonna be, guess I > should have figured that > out before he dropped it off here). (Actually, the > cost to buy this one is > less than the daily rental on a real live > professional meter.) It did not > come with instructions. If you can tell me how to > operate this thing, > please contact me PRIVATELY and let me know. > > While this could be used to measure BMW sound levels > (OBMWC), I've borrowed > it to measure the noise my daughter's swim team > makes. I thought it would > be nice to counter the neighbor complaints with real > live measurements. > > Power is turned on and off with the "range" knob. > There are 7 settings, 60 > thru 120 in increments of 10. I only get a > numerical sound level reading > when it is set to 60. In all other settings, it > just says "LO". > > I can toggle it between the db "a" scale and the "c" > scale. I've never seen > anything but the "a" scale used, so I assume that's > what I want. I can also > toggle between fast and slow response. I'll > probably use slow. > > The other buttons are DH, Reset, Min and Max. If > you can help me understand > how to use these 4 buttons, I'd appreciate the help. > > TIA, > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > Swim Team Dad > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:37:10 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) I'm trying to firm up a deal on a car that is about 2 hours away - I haven't been to see it yet. The car's "SERVICE ENGINE" light is on. The dealer (not BMW) has made two offers. Price X - take the car as-is and assume all risk associated with the light - I can get the car today. Price X + $500 - They will take the car to a BMW dealer and have the Service Engine light taken care of - they will hold the car until my next chance to get it, 7/14. Another digest member familiar with E34s has seen and driven the car and given a very positive assessment. How much risk am I taking that the Service Engine light will cost me more than $500? Thanks folks ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:44:20 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) If the dealer does a complete Inspection II that would be about $500. If you do your own work, a quick oil change may be all you need to get it home. You may not even need that. I assume you are referring to the service indicator, not the check engine light. You can do the 5 pump code readout and check faults on the check engine side of things. Gary Derian > I'm trying to firm up a deal on a car that is about 2 hours away - I haven't > been to see it yet. > > The car's "SERVICE ENGINE" light is on. The dealer (not BMW) has made two > offers. > > Price X - take the car as-is and assume all risk associated with the light - > I can get the car today. > Price X + $500 - They will take the car to a BMW dealer and have the Service > Engine light taken care of - they will hold the car until my next chance to > get it, 7/14. > > Another digest member familiar with E34s has seen and driven the car and > given a very positive assessment. > > How much risk am I taking that the Service Engine light will cost me more > than $500? > > Thanks folks > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:32:29 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 525 "Service Engine" Risk Assessment (URGENT) The E34 does not have a "Service Engine" light. If the "Check Engine" light is on, then you have the risk of it being an expensive fix. If the "Oil Service" or "Inspection" light is on, then that is simply a timed notification that the car is due for routine service, and you shouldn't be concerned about it. In fact, if it's either of these two, then the trip to the dealer will be simply to turn off the lights, without performing any of the maintenance, and you'll be out $500. Confirm which light is on and deal with it accordingly. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Karl Zemlin > I'm trying to firm up a deal on a car that is about 2 hours away > - I haven't > been to see it yet. > > The car's "SERVICE ENGINE" light is on. The dealer (not BMW) has made two > offers. > > Price X - take the car as-is and assume all risk associated with > the light - > I can get the car today. > Price X + $500 - They will take the car to a BMW dealer and have > the Service > Engine light taken care of - they will hold the car until my next > chance to > get it, 7/14. > > Another digest member familiar with E34s has seen and driven the car and > given a very positive assessment. > > How much risk am I taking that the Service Engine light will cost me more > than $500? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:00:03 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 525 it is the CHECK ENGINE light I had the dealer go out and confirm the light. He says "Check Engine light on the left side of the dash". I found a list of the codes, so I can see what the computer thinks the problem is anyway. 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