The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 89 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Re: <E39> Issues Re: Citibank fraud = fraud Re: E34 Touring - Velcro straps in tool kit - What goes there? 535i for sale Toe adjustment on '93 BMW 325is... Stock? Re: Toe adjustment on '93 BMW 325is... Stock? Re: OBD Codes P1174/P1175 on an 1997 E39 540i Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in What does this error message mean? Re: What does this error message mean?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:59:46 -0500 From: "Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've done this a couple of ways in a past life for second cars. I have let the moving company ship in the Van. It involved getting the car to their dock where they loaded it in and strapped it down and then put a temporary floor over the car to pack stuff on top of it. The car came through relatively unscathed except for one spot where a strap had rubbed the paint off and they paid for a body shop touch up. When I used the moving van approach 1) no one else 's load was going in the van and 2) the car didn't push the volume over to a point where I needed a second van. On my next move It would have put my load on two trucks and there were other logistic considerations much like what you are facing. I rented a small U-Haul truck and a tow dolly and towed the car behind the truck. Piece o'cake and the way I would go again. Well actually to be honest I have too many cars to do it that way now and would require a dedicated car carrier but you know what I mean. Bill Matthews Hockessin DE 00 M Geeze some Volvos other cars ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:57 AM Subject: [UUC] <misc> how do I ship my car > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The wife and I are relocating in the coming months, and one option I have for > moving my car is to have the moving company pack it in the van along with the > rest of our household possessions. As we'll be driving another (much smaller) > rented van ourselves (to carry items we either can't live without for 10 days > or the movers will not take), driving my car becomes a difficult option (I > drive the BMW; the wife drives the rented van filled with plants, office > gear, and little furry creaters... and neither of us wants to do that). > > But the idea of packing my car away is a bit intimidating too. If anybody has > done this and can share a BDDT, I'd be grateful. > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:57:57 -0800 (PST) From: "Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mr.Fabulous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The wife and I are relocating in the coming months, and one option I have for > moving my car is to have the moving company pack it in the van along with the > rest of our household possessions. As we'll be driving another (much smaller) > rented van ourselves (to carry items we either can't live without for 10 days > or the movers will not take), driving my car becomes a difficult option (I > drive the BMW; the wife drives the rented van filled with plants, office > gear, and little furry creaters... and neither of us wants to do that). > > But the idea of packing my car away is a bit intimidating too. If anybody has > done this and can share a BDDT, I'd be grateful. > > - k One option is to sell the car before moving and buy another at your destination. That makes sense if the car is ordinary or of low value, because shipping can be expensive, slow, and a PITA. I'm not discounting Mario's good experiences, but shipping is easier for someone who does it regularly. One thing I've heard from others who've shipped cars is that possessions packed inside the car tend to melt or disappear during the move. You didn't mention the car model/ condition or the moving distance, so you'll need to weigh those factors yourself. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:18:30 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <misc> how do I ship my car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have done moves both ways, and if I had a choice I would put the car in the moving van every single time. Your car stays clean, dry and usually the moving van drivers are a bit careful tieing your car down. Bora 4 cross country moves between 1997 and 1999. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:09:34 -0800 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E39> Issues Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 1. Shimmy: Yes, E39s can experience this, generally takes some serious mileage. Neither of ours has to this point. > 2. "Moaning" Chassis: E39 front door seals are noise-prone. They've changed the seal design at least once, and IIRC on the earlier cars BMW would change the seals in response to noise complaints under warranty, but that car should be new enough to have the latest. Some folks suggest pieces of UHMW polyethylene tape - a super-slick, high-density material commonly used by OEMs for this - where the seals seat at the top of the B-pillar (there may be some details over on bmwtips.com or buried in the Roadfly board archives, the tape is available from McMaster-Carr.) > 3. Tire/Road noise: Which Bridgestones? Bridgestone was never OE on that car. The now-discontinued RE730 was the noisiest POS I've ever experienced, Bridgestone changed the tread once then replaced it completely. The S-02 can be quite raucous as it wears, too, but then you didn't buy S-02s for their comfort and civility. The S-03s on my M5 are just wearing to the point they're starting to get a bit loud now. John. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:22:02 -0800 From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Joel Gallun'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'UUC Digest'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Citibank fraud = fraud Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Plus the "phishers" are getting better at hiding the address, such that when you click on it, you will really think you are at their website. Brad Houser > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel Gallun > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 8:18 PM > To: UUC Digest > Subject: Re: [UUC] Citibank fraud = fraud > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Brett Anderson wrote: > > > An email is going around warning of potential fraud > problems with your > > Citibank account. > > > > It wants you to go to a web site and enter your Citibank > login information. > > > > DON'T DO IT. > > > > It's a scam. > > There is a huge amount of fraud like this going on right now. In the > biddness (network security bidness, that is), we call this > sort of thing > phishing. Its been around forever, but its been ramping up > for a year or > more, to the point that today, I get several of these a day. > > In general, no legitimate business will ever ask you for this sort of > information. Requests like these are almost always a scam. If > you think > something like this might be legit, call the business first, > before you > click any links. > > joel > > ______________________________________________________________ > ____________ > 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:22:02 -0800 From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 Touring - Velcro straps in tool kit - What goes there? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You are required by law in Germany to have one, so they include it in the Euro delivery models. Not required here, so no DOT approval needed. I suspect the approval is for size, correct color, amount of reflectivity, etc. Brad Houser > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] E34 Touring - Velcro straps in tool kit - > What goes there? > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I guess I'm naieve, but what is there about a warning > triangle that has to > be DOT approved? > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > > >Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:18:33 -0500 > >From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: E34 Touring - Velcro straps in tool kit - What > goes there? > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >The warning triangle that's not DOT approved, therefore not > shipped with > the > >car from Germany. > > > >Brett Anderson > >KMS > > > >-----Original Message----- > >On Behalf Of Karl Zemlin > >I guess the title says it all. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ____________ > 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:54:31 -0800 From: Paul Dunlevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 535i for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My E28 535i Turbo is looking for a new home. It has been replaced by a younger steed. The link for the details is at http://betasystemsinc.com/535.htm. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:08:48 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Toe adjustment on '93 BMW 325is... Stock? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, I was aligning my girlfriend's '93 325is last night. The Bently manual said the rear toe wasn't adjustable, so I was putzing around with rear camber trying to get toe numbers that I didn't think were horrible. After about an hour, I decided to just loosen the three trailing arm - body bracket bolts just to see if I could stack up tolerances in the other direction to help out... I was quite surprised (and pleased) to see slotted holes for toe adjustment! Anyway, this is a used car with other performance stuff on it when we bought it. Is the rear toe adjustment stock on a '93 325is? It looks to be, but I'll eventually be autocrossing the car in a class where I need to know for sure... Thanks! Mark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:17:49 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Toe adjustment on '93 BMW 325is... Stock? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes the slots are stock. At least they are on my 95 M3 and they were on the wife's 93 325is. Becareful, the inserts where the bolts go have been known to rip out on heavily tracked and auto-x'd cars. If legal get them welded around their circumference. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Andy Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Toe adjustment on '93 BMW 325is... Stock? Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Howdy, I was aligning my girlfriend's '93 325is last night. The Bently manual said the rear toe wasn't adjustable, so I was putzing around with rear camber trying to get toe numbers that I didn't think were horrible. After about an hour, I decided to just loosen the three trailing arm - body bracket bolts just to see if I could stack up tolerances in the other direction to help out... I was quite surprised (and pleased) to see slotted holes for toe adjustment! Anyway, this is a used car with other performance stuff on it when we bought it. Is the rear toe adjustment stock on a '93 325is? It looks to be, but I'll eventually be autocrossing the car in a class where I need to know for sure... Thanks! Mark __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:59:59 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OBD Codes P1174/P1175 on an 1997 E39 540i Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eric, I'd bet a vacuum leak is causing adaptive to max out the fuel trims. Once the engine warms up things may expand enough to seal better. Here's a link to someone that had the same code on an E36: http://tech.bentleypublishers.com/thread.jspa?forumID=69&threadID=4860&messageID=17677#17677 By the way, I didn't know Bentley had tech forums - this could come in handy in the future. Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: Eric Adair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 10, 2004 6:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] OBD Codes P1174/P1175 on an 1997 E39 540i Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (I sent this earlier using another, non-list-subscribed email address and got an error. Apologies if this shows up twice) Lately, I have been experiencing poor performance when the engine is cold (missing, lack of power, etc), accompanied by illumination of the Check Engine light. My trusty OBD-II reader tells me that codes P1174 and P1175 are being stored. These codes are defined as: P1174 - Fuel Trim Adaptation Additive Bank 1 Malfunction P1175 - Fuel Trim Adaptation Additive Bank 2 Malfunction While I have not been able to get a concise definition of exactly what this means, I suspect that it indicates that an attempt was made to add fuel to the mixture, but no such addition took place, at least as measured by the O2 sensors. Some more info about the problem: Once the car warms up, it runs fine. Ambient temperature seems to play a role - the colder it is outside, the worse it runs, and the onset of this problem coincided with the onset of below-freezing weather. The car has recently had the catalytic convertors replaced with new factory parts, but several months elapsed between that work and the onset of this problem. Also, the car has had what sounds like a minor exhaust leak in the front portion of the system for at least 40 thousand miles. I suspect that this is not the cause of the problem due to the fact that, from the standpoint of the emissions system, the car has two separate exhaust paths, and this affects both sides of the engine. I have a number of items which I intend to check that may be the source of this problem (fuel pressure, vacuum/air leaks, etc), but would appreciate any advice that the combined wisdom of the list could offer before I dive into this. Thanks in advance, Eric Adair __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:08:20 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting. Are you sure the NGK's you got are stock-replacement and not an optional substitute? At this point I don't recall what year your car was, but on my '94 325ic the NGK plugs are BKR6EK (don't ask me why I remember that particular piece of trivia - I have no idea) and have 2 ground straps (or "prongs"). I'm sure there's also a 4-ground equivalent available. In any case, if the car runs well don't worry about it. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Ziv Gillat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 12, 2004 1:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in on something Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] First of all, let me just say how cool of a feeling it was to start the car up, after changing the spark plugs, and hear the engine run smoothly. It was nerve wrecking. Before this, the only thing I did to the bimmer (on my own) was oil changes and other very minor work. The one thing I wanted to mention though, that the stock plugs (NGK) look identical to the Bosche Platinum 4+ plugs. They also have 4 prongs. Some of your suggested that I use the stock plugs, and not the Platinum 4+, for several reasons that made a lot of sense (and I listened and re-ordered the plugs). The NGK plugs are platinum as well, and really, just like identical to the Bosche. Thanks --- Ziv. __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:22:14 -0800 From: "Ziv Gillat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Brian, Yes, when I took out the first spark plug, and saw that it had 4 ground straps, I was a little confused. So I opened up the NGK box for the new plugs, and saw that they were identical. Also, I compared the model #, and the 2 matched EXACTLY (I forgot what it was). I have a 2001 330Ci. But ya, the car runs as well as it did before. I can't tell the difference, except that maybe it's smoother and maybe it has a bit more power, but I could be imagining... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:19:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In that case I guess BMW went to the 4-ground plugs as original equipment at some point. Glad to hear the car is running well. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Ziv Gillat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 13, 2004 2:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] spark plug change -- success, but wanted to fill you in Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Brian, Yes, when I took out the first spark plug, and saw that it had 4 ground straps, I was a little confused. So I opened up the NGK box for the new plugs, and saw that they were identical. Also, I compared the model #, and the 2 matched EXACTLY (I forgot what it was). I have a 2001 330Ci. But ya, the car runs as well as it did before. I can't tell the difference, except that maybe it's smoother and maybe it has a bit more power, but I could be imagining... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:16:59 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What does this error message mean? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone, Tonight while I was driving (quite casually, I might add) the check engine light came on and the following showed on the OBC display: DEFAUT 1 FEU STOP I might be misreading it because I have a dead column of pixels, but I believe that's the exact message. I tried the pedal trick (OBD1 car) to read the error codes but I didn't get anything (I've tried in the past with no luck). The car is a M50TU (definitely has VANOS even though the VIN decoder reports it as just M50B20) E36 320i, production date 6/94. When I arrived home I switched the car off, waited a bit and restarted it, it didn't come back. I only ran it fow about half a minute and stopped it again. Thanks in advance for any hints! Best regards, Pavel '94 320i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:07:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What does this error message mean? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pavel, I've never heard of a check engine light displaying anything on the OBC, so that's a first. Regarding the pedal test, it's very particular about the timing of when you turn the key on and start to pump the pedal. It should basically be in the same rhythm, so key on, pump x 5 (it's 5 right? that's off the top of my head) about once per second. If you wait too long after turning the key on it won't work. At one point I was convinced it didn't work on my car (allegedly some ECUs that have been re-flashed lose this capability) but eventually I got it to work. Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 13, 2004 4:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] What does this error message mean? Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, Tonight while I was driving (quite casually, I might add) the check engine light came on and the following showed on the OBC display: DEFAUT 1 FEU STOP I might be misreading it because I have a dead column of pixels, but I believe that's the exact message. I tried the pedal trick (OBD1 car) to read the error codes but I didn't get anything (I've tried in the past with no luck). The car is a M50TU (definitely has VANOS even though the VIN decoder reports it as just M50B20) E36 320i, production date 6/94. When I arrived home I switched the car off, waited a bit and restarted it, it didn't come back. I only ran it fow about half a minute and stopped it again. Thanks in advance for any hints! Best regards, Pavel '94 320i ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
