[uucdigest] Wednesday, September 3 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6721
_________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.bmwdatabase.com | | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: RE: [uuc] [E36M3] Trouble with spark plugs [uuc] BMW gas fill location [uuc] Re: E30 Oil Pressure Sender Adapter? [uuc] ASC & ABS Lights on Re: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question [uuc] RE: 735i maintenance HOGS! [uuc] Re: ECU wiring diagram for 92 E36 RE: [uuc] Re: E30 Oil Pressure Sender Adapter? [uuc] thinking of buying a e39 Re: [uuc] ASC & ABS Lights on [uuc] Next GGC Autocross September 13 RE: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question [uuc] e21 M20 conversion, longer coil wire? [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:52:18 -0400 From: "Andrew E. Skopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] [E36M3] Trouble with spark plugs The 3.2 does have the rear (and front) ground strap, and I believe I put them both back correctly. The leads from the coils appear okay, although in two of the coils, the ends of the rubber coverings had very small loose pieces which came off when I removed them from the cylinder. The still seem to seat well and cover the plug well. I am fairly certain nothing fell into the piston chamber. Andrew E. Skopp - -----Original Message----- From: marco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are the leads from the coil to the plug in good shape? Also, on the 3.0L motor there is a ground strap near the rear of the motor. Not sure if the 3.2 has one. If so make sure you put it back correctly when you removed the coil assembly. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:00:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Brush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] BMW gas fill location From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Didja Know? Outboard Motor two SNIP "many European gas stations are just big pull-offs on the shoulder of the highway. Pull up to the pump, fill up, pay, back on the road, no parking lot or Krispy Kremes to slow you down." IIRC, I've also read that the Left Rear Fender location for gas fill is more likely to be impacted in an accident than the Right Rear. So, the RR location was touted as a safety feature. All according to statistical analysis of course, so truth may lie elsewhere. Whatever the reason for the fill location, I appreciate that the RR gas fill allows me to pull into open pump bays where the pump is on the right of the car, while there's a line at the other side of the pump. Yet another reason for owning a beemer. Jon<--had a TR4 with center gas fill right behind the cockpit, 3 feet from the driver, and a VW bug with gas fill under the "hood" about 3 feet above the driver's knees. Not so safe, but back then, who knew? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:01:17 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 Oil Pressure Sender Adapter? On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm looking for one that will allow the factory sensor to be > retained while also allowing me to add SPA oil pressure and > temperature senders. The oil pressure sender is pretty heavy, so > the adapter should be strong. VDO makes an adapter that screws into the stock location to turn the flat-faced metric threads into standard 1/8 pipe threads. Once there, you can screw in any of the VDO gage/light/temp adapters you want. It replaces the stock sender, but most units you buy will duplicate that functionality. It's made out of a block of steel. Very sturdy. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:54:30 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] ASC & ABS Lights on This happened on a '99 M3. Anyone experience this one? My ASC and ABS light came on last night. One time it came on after only a few feet of driving and then one other time it waited 5 miles before it came on. Please tell me it's a sensor and not the ABS pump. Evan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 12:31:41 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question I've heard that the plastic light guides delaminate from the back of the instruments and leave a dark spot. Gary Derian > At 07:42 PM 9/2/2003 -0700, Clan Hood-Douda wrote: > >FWIW, the tach on our '95 is dimmer in the same spot. IIRC it's been that > >way since February 19, 1995 (Date of Acquisition). > > My wife's then, now mine, 1996 M3 was also delivered new with a dim spot at > the center of the instrument cluster. > > >Steven wrote: > >My tach is dim behind the 4. > >Taking out the cluster I only saw the warning indicator bulbs, turn > >signal, odo and maybe 3 that I assume are the back light bulbs. Are > >there more bulbs that I'm not seeing from the rear? > > Those three bulbs are the back light bulbs. It sounds like the center one > is burned out, which is the same one that was burned out in our car. Here > is a picture from Ron Stygar's image directory: > > <http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/lampsinstrumcluster-1.jpg> > > It is item #3 that you need to replace. > > -- > Rex Tener > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:24:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Randall Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: 735i maintenance HOGS! Whoa, Dave! I'm not sure your car is typical of the 7 series maintenance needs. My '88 735i 5-spd. has required maintenance, but I don't think I've spent that much. Repairs do seem to come two or three at a time, but I've also had many months of trouble free driving. Recently, I had to charge the AC system, but that's the first time its ever been touched. My biggest repair to date was having to replace the differential. Otherwise its pretty much been normal maintenance. I've had the driveshaft rebuilt, replaced the dog bones, upper and lower control arms and tie rods/center link, the sword (recently), the airbag clock spring and heater valves. The only thing I've replaced twice is the waterpump. Not too bad for 15 years and 218K miles. Randy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:41:16 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: ECU wiring diagram for 92 E36 on 9/3/03 9:40 AM, Wendall Siemens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have wiring diagram for a 92 E36 (motronic 3.1) ? > I'm trying to track down a possibly broken wire from the Idle control > solinoid. It's in Bentley. You need to get yourself one if you're going to attempt to understand the wiring. Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:45:32 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: E30 Oil Pressure Sender Adapter? Thanks for the advice. I'll look into it. Garrick John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I'm looking for one that will allow the factory sensor to be >> retained while also allowing me to add SPA oil pressure and >> temperature senders. �The oil pressure sender is pretty heavy, so >> the adapter should be strong. > > VDO makes an adapter that screws into the stock location to turn the >flat-faced metric threads into standard 1/8 pipe threads. �Once there, >you can screw in any of the VDO gage/light/temp adapters you want. > It replaces the stock sender, but most units you buy will duplicate >that functionality. �It's made out of a block of steel. �Very sturdy. > >-- > "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." > � -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 13:47:00 -0400 From: "Norman Lieberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] thinking of buying a e39 FWIW I have a '97 528/5 w/75k. My only repairs, aside from normal maintainence, have been water pump & final stage resistor for the HVAC. I did put in a UUC/ss. Ideally you want the sport suspension. Wait for one or spend $ to get a Eibach/bilstein setup. HTH. Norman Lieberman '97528/5 in Pa. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 13:59:55 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] ASC & ABS Lights on Its a sensor and not the ABS pump. Gary (big lie) Derian > This happened on a '99 M3. Anyone experience this one? My ASC and ABS light > came on last night. One time it came on after only a few feet of driving > and then one other time it waited 5 miles before it came on. Please tell me > it's a sensor and not the ABS pump. > > Evan > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:48:58 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Next GGC Autocross September 13 The September 13 GGC Autocross will be held at Golden Gate Fields in Albany. (That's the Albany in California, not the one in New York or any of the others.) The event is open to all BMW CCA members. Please feel free to share this info with your favorite BMW mailing list or message board. Registration and info are on the GGC web site: www.ggc-bmw-cca.org Click on My GGC to register. You can pay with PayPal. And here's a challenge for you: In three events this year, E30s have dominated. If you've got a non-E30, are you gonna let drivers of two-generation-old cars keep whooping up on you? And for you E30 drivers, now that everyone else will be gunning for you, so to speak, you'll have to work extra hard to maintain your superiority. 'Nuff said. Register, come out, have fun, drive fast, scare some cones! Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i #4 AAA Class 1991 325iA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 16:53:43 -0400 From: "Felix Vicente" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:26:46 -0400 > From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 Instrument cluster bulb question > > At 7:42 PM -0700 9/2/03, Clan Hood-Douda wrote: > >FWIW, the tach on our '95 is dimmer in the same spot. IIRC > it's been that > >way since February 19, 1995 (Date of Acquisition). > > > >Did you open the cluster to see the bulbs inside? or only the ones > >accessible without opening? > Only the ones without opening. > Are there more if I crack the cluster open? Steven, what is most likely happening to you is the sticker with the numbers on it is peeling off the lit plastic it attaches to. disassemble the cluster, peel the sticker back a bit, apply a couple of drops of super glue in the affected areas, and make sure you PUSH the sticker back on from the point you peeled it back to slowly and firmly. reassemble cluster, all should be good. I have an E36 cluster sitting in my garage from when I upgraded to an M3 unit, but admitedly it's been a while. The replacement cluster had a dark spot around 3k rpm. I performed the above and didn't have the problem again. HTH, - -felix miami,fl 97 540/6 98 740 95 525 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:13:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Matison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] e21 M20 conversion, longer coil wire? - --0-29484628-1062627227=:90792 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hey, I'm working on installing an M20 motor into my '83 320is. I would like to use the original coil location, which means that I need a coil wire that is longer than the original donor motor ('90 325i) coil wire. The wire needs to be approximately 1ft longer. I'm wondering if a wire from an M30 powered car would work, like an e32 735i for example. Anyone out there have an oppinion? Mike Matison Kalamazoo MI - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software - --0-29484628-1062627227=:90792 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV> <DIV>Hey, <BR><BR>I'm working on installing an M20 motor into my '83 320is. I would like to use the original coil location, which means that I need a coil wire that is longer than the original donor motor ('90 325i) coil wire. The wire needs to be approximately 1ft longer. I'm wondering if a wire from an M30 powered car would work, like an e32 735i for example. Anyone out there have an oppinion? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike Matison</DIV> <DIV>Kalamazoo MI</DIV></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=10469/*http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com";>Yahoo! SiteBuilder</a> - Free, easy-to-use web site design software - --0-29484628-1062627227=:90792-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:29:00 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires For the last year I've been autocrossing on Kumho Ecsta V700s, 225/45-15 on 7 inch rims. My car does not run mucn negative camber, probably about 1.5 degrees in front. Springs are from an M3, and sway bars are stock 325i. Last Saturday at the GGC Marina Airport autocross I corded the outside edges of 3 of the 4 tires. OK, in fairness this may have started at the July autocross at Golden Gate Fields, which does have a somewhat abrasive surface. I'm not willing to go with extreme negative camber, and adjusting camber before and after events is just something for which I don't have time. So I'm thinking I need to convince my wife that buying a set of aftermarket sway bars is a good idea. But out of curiousity, has anyone else had the same problem with these tires? There is still plenty of tread on them, other than the outside edges. In the past, the Yokohama A008RS/RS-II and Goodrich Comp T/A R1 tires I've used have worn out their tread before they corded the outside edges. Even the set of Kumho Victoracer V700s (225/50) wore out more evenly. I like the 45 aspect ratio of the Ecsta V700s, but the Victoracers might be better for my current setup. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6721 *************************** | | 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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