[uucdigest] Tuesday, August 26 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6700
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[uuc] Independent BMW Mechanic in Chicago Needed RE: [uuc] e30 325iC diff ratio [uuc] E34 alarm RE: [uuc] Independent BMW Mechanic in Chicago Needed [uuc] e36 oil Re: [uuc] E34 alarm [uuc] Re: Someone hit my BMW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:01:20 -0700 From: Matt Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E28 DEC Cats > It is interesting that apparently DEC issues a double cat set-up for the > M5. It might be interesting for you to talk to Steve D. and/or DEC to > see if it would work to use the M5 set up. Could be even better flow. I have the DEC E28 M5 cat on my... E28 M5 :) The unit is two individual 2" in, 2" out single pipe cats. There is an x-pipe in the center that has the O2 sensor mount. The X-pipe area minorly concerns me w.r.t. back pressure but I have had other exhaust problems historically and right now I'm waiting on a downpipe so I can't go dyno the car That said, the price on the DEC units is good and the fit isn't bad, although i had to buy a bench grinder (darn) to get the sleeve fittings on the cat output to be accepted by the factory resonator inputs.. apparently this is not normal and the latest dec units have thinner interfacing... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:06:00 -0400 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS 89' 325i 2dr Auto White/Tan 208K A client of mine if trying to sell his car. The body is great, and the interior is clean, but the r/r wheel bearing is noisy, the front brake rotors are warped, the tires are worn, the shocks weak, no OBC, standard interior clean no tears, lower control arms are bad (ball joints). Any ideas as to what this car should be worth? Manual sunroof, power windows, locks. The car has a couple of small dents in the hood that could easily be done by the dent wizard. 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:51:34 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Big Six Oil? I would use 15W-40 diesel oil such as Shell Rotella or Mobil Delvac. Diesel oil has more ZDDP anti wear additive. Gary Derian > Recently purchased an '89 535i and now it's time for an erl change. No > idea what the PO used (purchased at a local used car dealer). Owner's > manual says 15w50 for most climates. Some E34 web sites recommend 10w30 > synthetic. Given the motor has 150,000 on it and I don't know if it's > ever had synthetic, would it be a better choice to just go to a quality > 15w50 non-synthetic? The car runs great and shows no sign of excessive > oil use or leakage right now. Thoughts? > > Please Cc my e-mail address as I'm on digest mode and was hoping to go > shopping for oil this morning - thanks! > -- > Ron Katona > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:17:08 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Someone hit my BMW! Advice sought... I guess you are right. But, I see insurance as a way to fix your car back the way it was - or replace it. If $200 would make it right, then collecting $1255 for it just does not seem right to me. But, I would take mine to best place I could and get it done right - and to heck with pocketing any extra money. I was thinking most companies would not do the cash out thing any more. They prefer to work directly with the body shops and pay them directly. It could be that asking for a cash payment sent up a red flag and caused the extra inspection (and the low cash offer). The last time I was given a check was when we had the big tornado here and TONS of hail damaged cars. There was no way they could handle everything like normal, so they issued checks based on their estimates. But the waiver you had to sign said that if it cost more to fix then they would pay the body shop the extra - they just needed to get through the huge backlog of claims. Dennis 330i silver/black/manual/sp/pp/xenon/cd (for now) At 09:47 AM 08/26/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I see your point that asking for a cash payout changes the dynamic in >negotiating with the insurance company, but I don't think it has much >bearing on what's "fair." >Whether or not the car is actually repaired does not change the extent of >damage, does it? > >I also pay much more than I would prefer to for insurance of many types -- >auto, homeowners, malpractice, etc. Insurance fraud no doubt plays a huge >role in driving up rates, but I hardly see how this case qualifies... > >rss > >>Second - I don't blame them for making you come in and getting a low-ball >>offer before getting a CASH PAYOUT. You just admitted that you were not >>going to spend the $1255 to get your car fixed. You were going to let it >>go or fix it for $200 or so. In that light, their offer of $683 is more >>than fair. >> >>I think if you had told the insurance company who you wanted to fix your >>car they could have confirmed the estimate with your shop and worked with >>them directly to shave off some of the cost. You would have had your car >>fixed correctly and by a good shop. >> >>It is like "full replacement" home owner's insurance, you don't get the >>full value until you replace the item. In the "old days" everyone used to >>do this - get 3 quotes from the highest price places in town and collect >>on the lowest one. Then get it fixed someplace else and pocket the >>difference. >>It is a lot different now, the companies are tired of being ripped off. >> >>Frankly, I pay a lot to insure my cars and motorcycles and I don't much care >>for any practices that drive up my rates. This includes collecting for >>repair work not performed. >> >>As others have said, file a claim with your insurance and get your car fixed >>right. They will take care of collecting from the at fault party for you. I >>would doubt they will help you put cash in your pocket, however. >> >>Dennis >>330i silver/black/manual/sp/pp/xenon/cd (for now) >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:21:39 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] FS 89' 325i 2dr Auto White/Tan 208K In Baltimore, with no rust, that car would fetch $2500. I would give him that. Ed Eurowerks wrote: >A client of mine if trying to sell his car. The body is great, and the >interior is clean, but the r/r wheel bearing is noisy, the front brake >rotors are warped, the tires are worn, the shocks weak, no OBC, standard >interior clean no tears, lower control arms are bad (ball joints). Any >ideas as to what this car should be worth? >Manual sunroof, power windows, locks. The car has a couple of small dents in >the hood that could easily be done by the dent wizard. > >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 > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:43:13 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Big Six Oil? Either weight is a good choice, although the lighter weight may see easier starting in the really cold winter. I would stick with regular oil at 3K mile changing intervals. The M30 engine, especially with some miles, may cause the oil to get a little dirty quicker than the M50 engines you are used to. With that in mind, frequent oil changes are more important than having synthetic in the system. Also, with the older engines, you may run into the issue where changing to synthetic causes minor leaks to become more apparent. This is a "try it and see" situation. If there is more leakage, switch back to natural oil and they should abate. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Katona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Big Six Oil? > Recently purchased an '89 535i and now it's time for an erl change. No > idea what the PO used (purchased at a local used car dealer). Owner's > manual says 15w50 for most climates. Some E34 web sites recommend 10w30 > synthetic. Given the motor has 150,000 on it and I don't know if it's > ever had synthetic, would it be a better choice to just go to a quality > 15w50 non-synthetic? The car runs great and shows no sign of excessive > oil use or leakage right now. Thoughts? > -- > Ron Katona ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:04:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Donn York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Independent BMW Mechanic in Chicago Needed Does anyone have a suggestion for a good, honest, reasonable (OK, 2 out of 3 would suffice) mechanic in the western suburbs of Chicago? I need lower control arm bushings replaced on the 540 and an "Evaporation Control System Leak Detected (small leak)" Check Engine code diagnosed on the 328. Thanks, Donn '98 540/6 '97 328iA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:13:20 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] e30 325iC diff ratio Depends if its a early (3.73) or late (4.10) production vehicle. Vince Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Quick question... did the 88 325iC automatic use the 4.10 or 3.73 diff? > >Vince > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:24:41 -0700 From: "Steve Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 alarm I finally got the factory alarm/keyless entry working on my '95 525i but it has the saddest sounding OBC horn sound and not the high chirping sound I was expecting. I checked the manual and discovered that I could just change the DIP switch to get a different sound. I pulled everything back apart flipped the switch and still have the horn and not the chirp. Was this an extra option to have the siren added? Any thoughts? - -Steve Nash ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:24:32 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Independent BMW Mechanic in Chicago Needed Hi Donn, I realise that you are probably asking about non-dealer mechanics, but I use Motorwerks in Barrington for everything that I can't or don't want to do myself. They have always been very fair and will quote fixed prices up front for most jobs. If you decide to go with them call Bob Poduch at 847-277-8672. I have no affilliation with them except as a satisfied customer, but they really do seem to go out of their way to do an excellent job and be fair on price. Regards Jamie Howton 2002 330i 5 Spd Steel Blue Metallic SP 1995 M3 5 Spd Arctic Silver ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:35:58 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mark J. Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] e36 oil Howdy, Since there are some oil questions... For a '93 325is, the book recommends 15w-40. I couldn't seem to find that weight in anything other than some truck oil (Mobil Delvac or something like that?), so I ended up going with Mobil-1 15w50. What's the right answer here? I dunno what the PO ran, but the oil pressure (aftermarket guage) certainly seems to be a bit higher with the 15w50 mobil-1... I think the winter oil recommendation was fine. 5w30? 10w30? Both are available... Mark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:54:00 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E34 alarm Do you have the alarm horn? The choice is the car horn or the alarm horn. To work, the alarm horn must be wired up. Ed Steve Nash wrote: >I finally got the factory alarm/keyless entry working on my '95 525i but it >has the saddest sounding OBC horn sound and not the high chirping sound I >was expecting. I checked the manual and discovered that I could just change >the DIP switch to get a different sound. I pulled everything back apart >flipped the switch and still have the horn and not the chirp. Was this an >extra option to have the siren added? Any thoughts? > >-Steve Nash > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:54:25 -0700 From: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Someone hit my BMW Just BTW - Dennis is correct regarding full replacement coverage on homeowner's insurance: >It is like "full replacement" home owner's insurance, you don't get the >full value until you replace the item. In the "old days" everyone used to >do this - get 3 quotes from the highest price places in town and collect >on the lowest one. Then get it fixed someplace else and pocket the >difference. >It is a lot different now, the companies are tired of being ripped off. > . . . > >As others have said, file a claim with your insurance and get your car >fixed >right. They will take care of collecting from the at fault party for you. I >would doubt they will help you put cash in your pocket, however. > >Dennis I went round and round with my insurance agent on house insurance - I am required by them to carry full replacement value insurance at a higher premium, at their estimated value, not what I believe a sane person would pay for the property. If I fail to do so and the house burns to the ground they will pay up to the amount insured for to rebuild, but will reduce a cash payout by the percentage amount they feel I underinsured for. Silly me - I thought that if I paid a premium for a given amount of insurance that that's the amount of value replacement benefit I would receive. Quite counterintuitive. I really dislike the amount we pay in premiums each year, but imagine being on either side of a claim if insurance were not involved. 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