[uucdigest] Monday, September 1 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6717
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Re: [uuc] Cooper S autocross impressions [uuc] Almost 30 days till Ofest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 20:07:37 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] On eBay '85 535i 5 speed 219,000 miles in Indy + F1 tickets Come to Indy to pick up the car and I'll give you a pair of tickets for = the F1 race on 9/28. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6008&item= 2430534447 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 20:52:50 -0500 From: "Larry T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #6716 The first time I took my M3 into the shop, they told me my PS line was leaking. It apparantly was not leaking very much, but starting to. This was at 41k miles. The part replaced was a small hose, with a banjo bolt on one end, and I think an open end on the other, I can't remember. It was the lower hose, for sure. The part isn't that expensive, if you order it from somewhere like bimmerparts.com. I had Curry's replace it while it was on the lift, and it didn't take the tech very long at all. I've heard about what you were referring to, I think, about making your own hose. Just take the old one to any autozone or something, they should be able to find you the right parts, with a hose crimper, etc. Hope that helps. Larry > >Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:14:35 -0700 >From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Its //M3 Power Steering Hose Clamp Time > >Thanks to these lists I've learned there is a congenital defect in the >power steering hose clamps on the E36 which begins at ~75k miles. >At 88k miles, yesterday I heard the whine of a dry ps pump. A matching >drip stain on the garage floor. If you wonder why I didn't catch this >drip sooner, its been a while since I got to see the garage floor under >where the car goes since the car is always parked there. :-) > Where exactly are the clamps I need to replace? How many are there >total? > Do I cut the hoses, effectively making them shorter, and reclamp >them at the new end? > Or can I remove the crimped on factory clamps and clamp over the >exisitng hose material? > What size are the clamps I need? Just to be sure, these are >standard hose clamps, right? > >Please email directly as well as posting to the digest. Jack won't be >allowed back On The Road until he's all mended. >TIA, > >'jk > >----------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:08:01 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #6716 I had the problem on my wife's 328i. Replaced it with the upgraded factory part (this was the one with the trombone cooler line built into it. Whole job including factory crimped on hose clamps was under a $100. Ed Larry T wrote: > The first time I took my M3 into the shop, they told me my PS line was > leaking. It apparantly was not leaking very much, but starting to. > This was at 41k miles. The part replaced was a small hose, with a > banjo bolt on one end, and I think an open end on the other, I can't > remember. It was the lower hose, for sure. The part isn't that > expensive, if you order it from somewhere like bimmerparts.com. I had > Curry's replace it while it was on the lift, and it didn't take the > tech very long at all. > > I've heard about what you were referring to, I think, about making > your own hose. Just take the old one to any autozone or something, > they should be able to find you the right parts, with a hose crimper, > etc. Hope that helps. > > Larry > >> >> Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:14:35 -0700 >> From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [uuc] Its //M3 Power Steering Hose Clamp Time >> >> Thanks to these lists I've learned there is a congenital defect in the >> power steering hose clamps on the E36 which begins at ~75k miles. >> At 88k miles, yesterday I heard the whine of a dry ps pump. A matching >> drip stain on the garage floor. If you wonder why I didn't catch this >> drip sooner, its been a while since I got to see the garage floor under >> where the car goes since the car is always parked there. :-) >> Where exactly are the clamps I need to replace? How many are there >> total? >> Do I cut the hoses, effectively making them shorter, and reclamp >> them at the new end? >> Or can I remove the crimped on factory clamps and clamp over the >> exisitng hose material? >> What size are the clamps I need? Just to be sure, these are >> standard hose clamps, right? >> >> Please email directly as well as posting to the digest. Jack won't be >> allowed back On The Road until he's all mended. >> TIA, >> >> 'jk >> >> ----------------------------- > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental > controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:29:53 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? Does this work for the touring as well? http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/headrest.htm I realize I'd need to pull them out to put the seats down - not a big deal IMHO. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:34:11 -0500 From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Power Steering Hose Clamps I just repaired my leaking power steering hoses this summer. At the beginning of the track season, I had a leaking pump, which I replaced. I cleaned up the bottom of the car, thinking my leaks were over. That was a wrong assumption. I was ready to replace the low pressure hoses that connect to the reservoir, when I read the post in the UUC digest that said the crimped factory hoses leaked. I cut these off and put standard clamps on them. I used small clamps, maximum hose diameter for the clamp was about 1". I did not cut any of the hose off, but clamped where the old ones were clamped. They don't leak any more. I cleaned up the bottom of the car, only to have an oil pan leak at the point where the dipstick goes into the pan at the last track event. Fixed that and cleaned up the bottom of the car again. Everything is dry now. Dave 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:58:24 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? I don't see how this would work for the Touring. From the instructions, these headrests seem to be like the E36 ones in that they actually mount in the parcel shelf behind the rear seat, not on the seatbacks themselves. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Karl Zemlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? Does this work for the touring as well? http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/headrest.htm I realize I'd need to pull them out to put the seats down - not a big deal IMHO. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:07:32 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? The instructions talk about cutting holes in leather - doesn't sound like a shelf-mount to me. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malcolm Reitz Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? I don't see how this would work for the Touring. From the instructions, these headrests seem to be like the E36 ones in that they actually mount in the parcel shelf behind the rear seat, not on the seatbacks themselves. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Karl Zemlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? Does this work for the touring as well? http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/headrest.htm I realize I'd need to pull them out to put the seats down - not a big deal IMHO. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:30:59 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? You could be right - I haven't seen the headrests in person. I picked up on this line, "This bracket is installed to the flat metal panel that is part of the car by 3 metal screws.", as referring to something attached to the car body behind the seats. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Karl Zemlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Malcolm Reitz Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? The instructions talk about cutting holes in leather - doesn't sound like a shelf-mount to me. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malcolm Reitz Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? I don't see how this would work for the Touring. From the instructions, these headrests seem to be like the E36 ones in that they actually mount in the parcel shelf behind the rear seat, not on the seatbacks themselves. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Karl Zemlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E34 touring rear headrests? Does this work for the touring as well? http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/upgrade/headrest.htm I realize I'd need to pull them out to put the seats down - not a big deal IMHO. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:07:50 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] Cooper S autocross impressions > 2) Having an open diff is terrible in this car, the body leans, the > inside tire unloads and you have absolutely no power. I drove the > entire course on at most 3/4 throttle. The course was well designed > but it had only one straight section and all high speed sweepers > mixed with nice tight stuff. Welcome to front-wheel drive. > 3) Could use bigger bars front and rear. Not without a Quaife. Stiffer front bar means more weight transfer off the inside wheel, means less grip. With an open diff, get your roll stiffness with springs, not bars. The real answer, of course, is the Quaife. John. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:09:18 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] Is it normal for a 2000M5 with 32k miles... > to use 1qt of that horridly expensive synthetic oil every 2000 miles?? Yeah, 1 qt/2000mi isn't far off the mark. I get more like 4000. But how 'horridly expensive' is it? I don't recall what I pay, but it's not that bad. John. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 09:16:26 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Cooper S autocross impressions Stiffer front springs will also transfer more weight. Stiffer rear springs, or a stiffer rear anti-roll bar will reduce weight transfer at the front. But this is a loosing battle, a FWD car needs limited slip more than a RWD car does. In general, FWD cars have about a 50/50 roll stiffness distribution. RWD cars are closer to 80/20. Much more weight transferrs off the inside drive wheel in a FWD car than in a RWD car. Gary Derian > > 2) Having an open diff is terrible in this car, the body leans, the > > inside tire unloads and you have absolutely no power. I drove the > > entire course on at most 3/4 throttle. The course was well designed > > but it had only one straight section and all high speed sweepers > > mixed with nice tight stuff. > > Welcome to front-wheel drive. > > > 3) Could use bigger bars front and rear. > > Not without a Quaife. Stiffer front bar means more weight transfer off the > inside wheel, means less grip. With an open diff, get your roll stiffness > with springs, not bars. > > The real answer, of course, is the Quaife. > > John. > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:25:30 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Almost 30 days till Ofest Anyone going? Maybe this is the year I will win some door prizes. In any event, I started a message board for folks looking to caravan. http://www.happytogether.com/unofficialofest/ We have one small group from the DC area. Someone is looking to form a caravan from Denver. Another group is looking to form a drive from Ohio. Also, M3 raffle tickets requests received later than Sept 26 will not be honored. - -- ...steven 1996 328ti 2003 MCS ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6717 *************************** | | 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 . 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