The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 45 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: '95 slam-no longer Re: '95 slam-no longer Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? Re: [uuc] oil in intake manifold, M30 engine Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? M52 air pump Re: Still E30 fuel woes E36 M3 Problems. E30 items on eBay and more UPDATE: Replaced valve cover gaskets on my 2000 M5 Re: E-46 Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? (OT)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:19:26 -0500 From: "Rick Cardinal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jason O'Dell'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: '95 slam-no longer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Don't know about a site....but I think later than 1/95 would be advantageous. Seems like someone said the major engine issues were resolved after 8/95. Mine is 11/95...probably one of the last '95's. The vin comes up as a '96 on a copy of the ETK I have, but it is a '95. Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason O'Dell > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: '95 slam > > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Fella's, with all this banter about the 95's going, is there > a good website > about the production date info?, are any past 1/95 the best?, I am > considering one in the near future. > > Jason > > _________________________________________________________________ > Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year - six months > @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > ______________________________________________________________ > ____________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of > the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the > Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 > . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:31:34 -0800 From: Bora Akyol (BMW) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rick Cardinal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'Jason O'Dell'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: '95 slam-no longer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My car was built on 1/95. I traded it in at past 100K miles, I had no problems and the car hit redline (AA chip) at least three, four times a day, and was autocrossed rather heavily. On the maintenance front, the only unexpected item was a leaky radiator neck at 95K miles covered by extended warranty and a water pump thrown in for good measure. Personally, I would take a 95 over a 96+ M3 any day. OBD-I, easier to mod and when the engine finally goes, you can drop in a euro engine. Bora On Thursday, Dec 4, 2003, at 16:19 US/Pacific, Rick Cardinal wrote: > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Don't know about a site....but I think later than 1/95 would be > advantageous. Seems like someone said the major engine issues were > resolved after 8/95. > > Mine is 11/95...probably one of the last '95's. The vin comes up as a > '96 on a copy of the ETK I have, but it is a '95. > > Rick > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason O'Dell >> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:30 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: '95 slam >> >> >> Search the >> ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Fella's, with all this banter about the 95's going, is there >> a good website >> about the production date info?, are any past 1/95 the best?, I am >> considering one in the near future. >> >> Jason >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year - six months >> @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> ____________ >> In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of >> the BMW CCA. >> >> UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the >> Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 >> . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com >> > > _______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW > CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:19:47 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve, fortunately the bulk of the smog generated in the corn-growing, ethanol-manufacturing process gets left in the Mid-West and does not otherwise affect the air in California. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:05:47 -0500 >From: Steve Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Bora writes ><Oxygenated gas actually results in more green house gas emissions due >to the lower fuel economy with oxygenates.> > >Not to mention the fuel, fertilizer, pesticide and energy to grow, harvest >and process the corn into alchohol..... >Steve Stoner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:06:08 -0500 From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unfortunately it ends up in the Adirondacks and other eastern areas and kills off the land...especially caused by the power generation plants. David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, fortunately the bulk of the smog generated in the corn-growing, ethanol-manufacturing process gets left in the Mid-West and does not otherwise affect the air in California. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:05:47 -0500 >From: Steve Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Bora writes ><Oxygenated gas actually results in more green house gas emissions due >to the lower fuel economy with oxygenates.> > >Not to mention the fuel, fertilizer, pesticide and energy to grow, harvest >and process the corn into alchohol..... >Steve Stoner __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:59:19 -0500 From: "Kelly and Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'bmw list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] oil in intake manifold, M30 engine Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newbee here. Has anyone done an e36 engine swap into an e30 that would be willing to talk with me? I am considering the conversion and would really appreciate any advise. Thanks Robert 88 325ic -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:53 PM To: bmw list Subject: Re: [uuc] oil in intake manifold, M30 engine Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >From JSN > >Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >- several suggestions to check the PCV valve on the car; the M30 doesn't >have one. > >Any other thoughts? > What about the oil baffle in the valve cover. It is supposed to keep the oil from making it up the breather hose. Perhaps it is um, broken (not that I have any idea how you could break this)? Head over heating leading to more vaporized oil that condenses in the intakes? Martians? -- Joe, reaching -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ________________________________________________________________________ __ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/27/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/27/2003 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 17:10:12 -0800 From: Herman Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Langsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 9:08 PM -0500 12/3/03, Langsten wrote: >Shocks, are yours original?? Our experience shows the E36 shocks as >installed by the factory are trash after 50K Shocks have 9k miles on them. >Tie rod ends, Absolute ZERO wear, any clearance here will cause problems. >Alignment , correct with proper weighting of car!!! >rear control arm bushings, if these are original, replace, these go soft and >don't show tears or cracks. Tire pressures may need very minor adjustments, play with >this. Alignment is going to be the next task in ~100k suspension refresh of car, but I wanted to get this unplanned problem sorted out first. New control arms/bushings in place. Front end was recently inspected by chapter wrench/tech and found to be sound. I neglected to mention that these are standard BMW 16" wheels with 225 tires, so it's not a difficult or problematic combo. The shimmy arrived with the new tires, so I consider them the prime suspects. The wheels are even mounted in the same corners they were before. >Also, inspect the left side of the steering rack, we have found numerous >racks recently that are worn on this end, and don't leak! Extend the rack >to the left, attempt to move rack by grabbing boot and moving forward and >back. Interesting; I was wondering what the average life span of E36 racks is. >Mario L. >www.VSR1.com >Vintage Sports & Racing, LLC >3 Robinson Rd. Bow, NH 03304 603-228-2888 thanks, Herman ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:17:51 -0500 From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Herman Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Also I have found out of round tires, tires that have stiff and soft areas, etc. See if you can borrow a set of known good wheels/tires and see if it goes away. David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Herman Chan Subject: Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sounds like a dynamic imbalance. The front tires try to shake side to side. When they are in phase, they add together and you feel it. When the shakes are opposite, they cancel in the steering rack and you don't feel it. One thing I always do when fitting new tires is to measure the wheel runout, then mount the tires so the harmonic mark is at the low spot of the wheel runout. Gary Derian > > I just had a set of new BS RE750 tires installed on my E36 coupe, but > something doesn't seem right. > > Despite repeated attempts at rebalancing by two different shops (in > the same chain), they can't seem to get rid of a slight shimmy in the > steering wheel at highway speeds, particularly in the 65-75 sweet > spot. Slower or faster is no problem, and I think I've isolated it > to one pair of tires by rotating front to back. This shop doesn't > use the GSP9700 balancing machines, so they can't take road force > measurements. > > All front suspension parts, aside from tie rods, are relatively > fresh. There weren't any problems with the old tires that were just > replaced; the only variable that has changed is the tires. > > What I can't figure out is why the shimmy seems to come and go. It > may be fine on one stretch of road, but throw in a few turns, and it > comes back strongest in mid bend, the goes away again, maybe as the > phase of the wheels change. Or perhaps old tie rods are amplifying a > slight balance problem? How much vibration is officially/typically > acceptable anyway? > > Any suggestions? I can probably make use of the 30 day satisfaction > guarantee, but I'm otherwise happy with the tires so far. > > Herman > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 17:11:04 -0800 From: Herman Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: intermittent shimmy (even) with new tires? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:30 PM -0500 12/3/03, Gary Derian wrote: >Sounds like a dynamic imbalance. The front tires try to shake side to side. >When they are in phase, they add together and you feel it. When the shakes >are opposite, they cancel in the steering rack and you don't feel it. That's what I suspect...or maybe defective tires. >One thing I always do when fitting new tires is to measure the wheel runout, >then mount the tires so the harmonic mark is at the low spot of the wheel >runout. Unfortunately, I don't think that is the normal procedure; mediocre work seems to be the standard today. Most customers don't notice or complain if the work performed has only been 'good enough' to get out the door. The tire shop people have been gracious, but 3+ hours of work expended thus far to rectify what should have only taken 1 hour to do correctly isn't a good way to do business for either me or them. thanks, Herman ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:03:06 -0500 (EST) From: "John Stoj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M52 air pump Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What Neil said. Actually, I'll add my $.02. I was told that if you park the car overnight in heavy dew conditions it accelerates the ingestion of water into the pump. I was also told that sometimes if the pump is working intermittently you can open it and dry it out as a fix. I left the pump alone while it was failing for at least six months. The CEL would trip every few weeks or so (more often when it was raining or really humid) with "secondary air flow insufficient" codes. I just kept resetting the light with the Peake tool. Recently, however, I began to get oxygen sensor codes in addition to the others, so I thought it would be a good idea to replace the pump and try to save the OS. Maybe the one won't affect the life of the other, but... And do be careful with the little rubber bits. - John S. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:08:43 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Still E30 fuel woes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joe, Good luck with that flu.... the porcelain phone is your friend..... I wonder if a bad battery cell or loose ground might also be your problem. How much weight are you carrying on your key chain? Does the ignition switch still have noticeable detents? -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:18:29 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E36 M3 Problems. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Peter: As I said before, there are no significant problems with the E36 M3 and that is not the reason I've never really wanted one. In fact, I drive a known high-maint E34 M5 myself and did not shirk from _it_ on account of the maint. My decision is an emotional one. If the M3 grabs you, get one. It won't let you down on account of lack of competence. CERTAINLY, at a $7250 price for the car that Kirk described there are no problems that would make a purchase a bad deal. You could pay to have the retainers replaced, though I imagine they fail only after prolonged high RPM running for the most part, and still come out in good shape. A friend in ATL, drove one to 190k miles w/o issues. He is not mechanically inclined, but an enthusiast owner so he was taking care of it, but not personally fixing every little thing constantly to nurse it to that mileage. Neil Deshpande 92 M5 - shared the drive with an M3 LTW for several months *** "Lorenzetti, Peter - BLS CTR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I respect your 'not wanting' an e36 M3. For those of us who do: I am curious about the problems associated with the '95 model year as that is the first to become affordable and it has OBD-I. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:59:48 -0800 (PST) From: Kyle Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: E30 parts list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E30 items on eBay and more Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a full set of tan door panels and more on ebay take a look at: <http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=bmw92510> or <http://tinyurl.com/xtlg> Thanks Kyle Sanchez __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 00:18:05 -0800 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: UPDATE: Replaced valve cover gaskets on my 2000 M5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, Just wanted to give some insight on this repair. My 2000 M5 was leaking oil from the passenger-side valve cover gasket. Subsequently, I took it to a reputable independent facility and was quoted $500 to $550. I couldn't justify this amount so I decided to do it myself after spending about $50 on gaskets, o-ring seals and gasket treatments. The entire process took me about three and a half hours. Of that time, the drivers side gasket consumed about two and a half hours of the entire procedure. On that side, there are some various high-pressure hoses towards the firewall that make removing that portion of the valve cover murder. The TIS tells you to loosen the oil-filter assembly and that will 'significantly' assist in the procedure. It didn't. If anything, one should unplug the oil pressure switch from the housing and tuck that wire away somewhere. Loosening the entire filter assembly didn't help because it was limited in travel due to the fact that the oil lines were still attached. The intake comes off easily enough (after you remove approximately 61 bolts/screws. Also, as soon as you remove the intake cover, it is helpful to number the intake funnels so that you reinstall them correctly and in the right order. Just when you think that 61 bolts/screws should be enough, don't forget to remove the four hoses attached to the bottom of the intake! Chris 89 M3 http://www.inlacal.com 91 M5 93 850ci 98 M Roadster 00 M5 01 X5 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 03:26:05 -0800 (PST) From: John Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E-46 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 06:53 PM 12/3/03, Peter Guagenti wrote: > > Unless you just want the status of an M car, sounds like the E46 non-M > > would be the right car for you. > words...words....words... >, and much better looks Yea, if you can get past that Bangled E-46 4dr roofline :) ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://WWW.geocities.com/JohnKGallagher __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:00:42 -0500 From: "chet.dawes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? (OT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Ethanol is made from corn." "Oxygenated gas actually results in more green house gas emissions due to the lower fuel economy with oxygenates." -Bora Fact: Ethanol can be and is produced from any bio-mass. Yes this includes corn, but also includes forestry waste, sugar cane and virtually anything plant-like. Corn is the most popular starting point in the US (but NOT other countries) for Ethanol production because of it's relatively low cost and availability. The simple starch and sugars in corn make it easy to produce ethanol from. It makes the most sense for making grain alcohol and in a slightly less pure form the ethanol used as a fuel/additive. Fact: Green house gas emissions are measure in grams per mile, NOT miles per gallon. The fuel economy has nothing directly to do with it. NOx emissions are reduced when burning ethanol compared to burning gasoline due to the lower flame temps. The advantages of ethanol are strong: Octane enhancement (it's roughly 107 octane once it's denatured) Displacement of imported oil as an alternative Knock resistance due to cooler burning and higher octane Reduced NOx emissions due to cooler burn temps Natural product and process that does not contaminate the environment nearly as much as it's alternatives. It's a renewable source of energy The octane increase makes the fuel you buy a lot cheaper than a comparable high octane pure gasoline. Sure, ethanol has some significant challenges too (galvanic corrosion, Reid vapor pressure at low temps, etc) but don't blame it on Midwestern farmers that you have in in the gas pumps because it's not their fault. Hey, they grow a product that can be used to make an alternative to a toxic compound (MTBE) for use in gasoline. The government dictates that we must use such an additive so blame them if you have to blame someone. The volume of corn it takes to meet the ethanol demands of this country is so small compared to over-all production volume it's almost funny. You're NOT subsidizing American farms by purchasing a 5-10% blend of ethanol. Besides, the alternative is to subsidize some other country's bread and butter income. An engine dedicated (not a gas designed engine burning ethanol!) to burning ethanol can make as much power, and the same fuel economy as a similar gasoline engine. "Not to mention the fuel, fertilizer, pesticide and energy to grow, harvest and process the corn into alcohol..... Steve Stoner" As opposed to what, the cost and pollution of importing and refining crude oil? Refineries are not cleaner than ethanol production facilities. Other countries around the world have been burning ethanol (at MUCH higher percentages) for years, even in BMW's (there is my shameless attempt at BMW content). I'll get off my soap-box for now.....sorry folks. 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