[uucdigest] Monday, July 21 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6582
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: RE: [uuc] E34 Door brake RE: [uuc] M20 head tear down- rocker shafts & cam q's [uuc] <E30> Sparco strut brace [uuc] Re: 540iT vs Suburban [uuc] Headlight washers/wipers RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 Re: [uuc] <E30> Sparco strut brace [uuc] [E30] Fuel injector o-ring kit [uuc] Re: Need Info on 2000 323Ci Convertible Sport [uuc] Re: 540iT vs Suburban RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:48:23 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 Door brake Jonathan, The noise is definitely a sign of failure. You may find that one of the mounting tabs has cracked. If you didn't have that reinforcement plate on, and this is the case, the door would have torn on the second or third operation. I'd suggest replacing the brake ASAP. If you can't get to it soon, pull the pin and close the door. This will retract the brake into the door, and you can then use the door (albeit minus the brake) without fear of damage. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Brush > Pt. is '92 535i. Over the weekend the passenger door > brake started making a loud "popping" sound when the > reaching either the intermediate or full detent. I do > have the nice door brake reinforcement installed > (thanks, Brett) and the attachment bolts are tight. > The brake does hold well and makes no other noise. > I've kept it lubricated with lithium grease. > Seems pretty clear this is a failure mode, but before > I tear off the inner door panel I thought I'd check. I > did replace the driver's side a few years ago after it > seemed stiff, but I never had this noise. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:12:31 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] M20 head tear down- rocker shafts & cam q's Rocker arm shafts. Removing the plugs is not really a good idea. Get a longer dowel and continue as you have been. Even though the factory originally intended for the plugs to be removed from the shaft, and a slide hammer used to remove them, they then came up with a very long dowel to use instead. Reason being, if you fail to reinstall the plugs correctly, you will lose oil pressure. If the rockers are pitted, replace them. Considering the M20's propensity to break rockers, it's good preventative maintenance anyway. Cam regrinds are for the birds. The only true way to do it is to hotweld the lobes, then regrind to original size. Otherwise, in order to retain the duration and lift, you have to reduce the base circle, which causes problems with rocker adjustment. Beside that, by the time you get it reground, you'll have spent as much money as a replacement cam. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beaudette, Roland >> In removing the rocker arm shafts, I've run into a hitch. How does one > remove the end plugs to access the threaded bolts? I've been > using a dowel > and hammer to drive the shafts free, but have run out of dowel > after getting 6 & 5 disassembled. > I'm also looking for comments on determining if the rockers are good. The > four I have examined so far are pitted on 1/2 of the surface, the portion > closest to the shaft journal. Is that normally an area that contacts the > cam? > Does anyone have experience with having a cam reground? There is > some mild > pitting in a few areas. Would a regrind would clean this up? Are new > eccentrics necessary? These questions may be better directed at Ireland > Engineering but email will get me a wider audience. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:17:46 -0400 (EST) From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Sparco strut brace > From: "Simon Leigh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says > I am looking into getting a strut brace for my 04/90 build RHD E30 > 318is. > > The Sparco is listed at evosport and it is claimed to fit all E30s. > > However the Ireland Engineering site says > > "IMPORTANT--The factory book says the distance between the strut > towers is 1002.2mm +-2mm (39.5"). Measured from center to center > (where the shock sticks thru). We have found many cars that measure > about 980mm (38.5"). This leads us to believe BMW made two > slightly different unibodies. > Therefore we now make two versions of our brace" > > I measured my car and it comes in at ~980mm. > I guess I could always modify it to fit. a couple of our local club members have gone through this headache recently - -both the ireland engineering and the sparco bar are very very similar in design (which is a good thing! simple and good) - -we had a fitment problem with a 325i- measured, ordered an IE bar, and it was too short #$%#$ ( i guess we messed up measuring! ) solution: cut the pipe/bracket connection and welded in a small block to make up the space.. easy to do and now it's perfect another member bought a 'one size fits all' bar (RD from bavarian?) and it definitely does not fit.. there *are* different sizes out there. It's not a case of jacking the car up and letting the suspension sag. Not sure about M42 fitment, we were playing with M20s chris pawlowicz '89 325i '74 2002 '99 z3 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:39:36 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: 540iT vs Suburban > We have a > 00 Passat Wagon V6 5spd (MUCH roomier than any > affordable BMW wagon, and > easy to find with a manual, UNLIKE 5er wagons :/) Last fall I traded an A6 wagon on an Odyssey. The wagon had reasonable space, but nothing beats a minivan for capacity and utility. I frequently haul 10 foot lumber in my E36 with fold down seats. It fits with several inches to spare. > Nobody buys more > than 2000 pounds of stuff > from home depot at a time, Home Depot has a truck that you can rent for $19 for the first 75 minutes. That is your best option whenever you have something very large, very heavy or very messy. ===== David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:44:41 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Headlight washers/wipers Anyone here have more information on the headlight washer/wiper systems? I would like to find any info I can about where/how the wiring and/or tubing is run. Actually, I have mine completely installed and working properly on a test basis, but I haven't decided where to run the tubing for the headlight washers or the intensive washing exactly (may just follow the stock windshield tubing for the intensive washing) nor do I know where to run the wiring harness for the headlight motors/washing pumps. This is what I found on running the tubing for the intensive washing (yes, it is Porsche but I am 99% sure BMW did the same thing): http://sis125.berkeley.edu/928/ot-window-washer.html I have all the tubing, check valves, "T" connectors, etc. Any info on running the tubing and the wiring (just for the main harness) would be appreciated. Regards, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:50:36 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 > Turn on headlights !!!!!!!!!! Well, all the other steps make sense to me..... > > Brett Anderson > KMS Lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:54:57 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> Sparco strut brace Chris P. wrote: >another member bought a 'one size fits all' bar (RD from bavarian?) and it >definitely does not fit.. there *are* different sizes out there. I'm not sure I'm convinced that there are different sizes from the factory but is it reasonable to assume that the strut towers sag over time? Especially in tracked cars? Our sample although small is about 5 cars, 4 E30 M3s, and Neil's 325iC. >From E30 M3 to E30 M3 sometimes the same brace won't fit doesn't matter which brand either. I ended up with an Eibach one from Jack's first E30 M3 (wrecked), it fit his fine on mine it had to be forced. Afterwards it fit mine fine, had to be forced on the next recipient E30 M3. The Sparco one fit mine right off the bat, won't fit Jack's current race car. So what can you conclude from that? >Not sure about M42 fitment, we were playing with M20s And we were playing with S14s, since then someone asked me if mine interferes with a stud coming off the back of the plenum (theirs did), mine has about .5" clearance. Weird eh? Or maybe these suckers are so flexy they should've been fitted with braces from the factory. Carlos 91 M3 88 iS <--hoping one fits this car w/o too much trouble ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:14:30 -0500 From: Norman Boehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [E30] Fuel injector o-ring kit Hey, folks. Does anyone have a part number for a kit that has the O-rings/pintles/etc for the fuel injectors for an '85 325e? Thanks, N ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:49:04 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Need Info on 2000 323Ci Convertible Sport Thanks Brad. Some nice person (forget who, that was a whole week ago) pointed out that the info is available on www.cars.com. The only thing that looks goofy is that the curb weight is about 400 lbs more than the equivalent coupe. Also, I still have no idea what is included in the sport suspension. For now, I've assumed that it is the same as the coupe's sport package. Then again, I'm not positive that I had the sport package info for the coupe right either. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:27:19 -0700 >From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [uuc] Need Info on 2000 323Ci Convertible Sport > >Scott: > >After a little Googling, I found this: > >Curb Weight - Manual (lb.) 3560 > >Ratios: 3.67/2.00/1.41/1.00/0.74:1 > >Sport Package ($1,200--includes 17x8-inch alloy wheels, 225/45ZR17 >performance tires, sport suspension, 10-way power/two-way manual front >sport seats); > >Brad Houser ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:10:20 -0700 From: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: 540iT vs Suburban You guys just crack me up! Having serious dialogue about hauling junk and construction supplies with your ($$$) car of choice - or your Volvo cross county with roof rack. C'mon guys - splurge - give Homer Depot $25 to rent his purpose built pickup, or pay to have the stuff delivered, or buy a bit o'beater truck that won't object to your leaning those really long beams on the back corner of the cab for the drive home. The beater will run what? A grand or so for insurance/license/etc. per year? Does it not bother you when the protruding metal on your junk futon gouges a long scratch in the roof of your luxmobuxmobile? I guess you are all just running in a different financial reality than me, but somehow I'm reminded of the comedian who looks at "America, where people have two $35000 cars sitting in the rain in the driveway, a $40000 garage, and $40 of crap filling the garage". Tom (533i w/ DaLan receiver hitch, $100 trailer, and the rear seat bottom temporarily replaced with a pull out drawer rack full of work supplies. No dash cracks, good R12 system, rebuilt seats - sheeeit Jethro - we be stylin!) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:50:50 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 Turning on the headlights bumps the idle. If the idle is too low, you'll underfill the transmission. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robinson, Lee > > Turn on headlights > !!!!!!!!!! > Well, all the other steps make sense to me..... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:10:59 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 To quote from the digest: ************************* Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 03:09:35 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] tranny fluid chage...headlights on?!? DME bumps the idle by approximately 100rpm when you turn the headlights on. This rpm increase is essential in achieving the correct trans fluid level. - - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ************************** Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Robinson, Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] Adding tranny fluid to old tranny E34 > Turn on headlights !!!!!!!!!! Well, all the other steps make sense to me..... > > Brett Anderson > KMS Lee ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6582 *************************** | | 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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