The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 99 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: 2000 M5 windshield washer jet problem [E30] Stiff steering when cold. Re: [E30] Stiff steering when cold. Fake HID Lights Re: [E36] Bent valves FOR SALE: Early 5 & 7 series CD changer Re: Code help on sisters car <E36> OBC Error Message Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Accident Just Happened M20 injectors Re: Carfax, please Race City Motorsport Park
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 06:24:13 -0800 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 2000 M5 windshield washer jet problem Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, The other day, while activating the windshield cleaning jets, I noticed that only my two outer nozzles were spraying and the two inner nozzles were not. I suppose they could both be clogged/jammed, but it seems to coincidental that neither are spraying/dripping under pressure. Does anyone know if there are multiple supply lines coming from the windshield washer reservoir to the washer jets? Or, is there just one supply line for the washer jets? Any help would be appreciated. Chris 89 M3 http://www.inlacal.com <http://www.inlacal.com/> 01 X5 91 M5 98 M Roadster 93 850ci 00 M5 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:30:45 -0500 From: Matt Twigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [E30] Stiff steering when cold. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When very cold (below freezing) , the steering on my 325iX is so stiff that it will not return to center. I replaced my front control arms and bushings shortly before all this, but I think that would be coincidence. It has been aligned since and the problem remains... I have purchased, but not yet installed, a new PS resivoir, as I think it may be clogged and contributing to the problem. I have noticed that one of my front struts has begun getting sticky in its movement (probably due to bottoming out with the lowered suspension). Anything I could be missing? It was not sticking last year... TIA -Matt 1991 325iX Boston BMWCCA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:49:33 -0500 From: UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [E30] Stiff steering when cold. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Matt, There are three things I can think of, two of them you hit. Number one is sludge in the PS system. PS fluid degrades over time and can get very thick and "chunky" if not changed on a regular basis. The second may sound somewhat obvious and silly, but it could be the case. Check the PS belt. An older belt (especially one that has been subjected to lots of heat) can become "glazed" much like an overworked brake pad. The surface will get hard, and in cold conditions this will be exacerbated. I've seen belts like this where they will slip when cold, but do not make a sound. This probably isn't it, but check the simple (and inexpensive) things first before moving on to the more complex (and expensive) items. The struts are likely the cause, if the suspension is "hanging" you will get all sorts of odd steering behavior out of the car. At 10:30 AM 1/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: >When very cold (below freezing) , the steering on my 325iX is so stiff >that it will not return to center. I replaced my front control arms and >bushings shortly before all this, but I think that would be coincidence. >It has been aligned since and the problem remains... I have purchased, but >not yet installed, a new PS resivoir, as I think it may be clogged and >contributing to the problem. I have noticed that one of my front struts >has begun getting sticky in its movement (probably due to bottoming out >with the lowered suspension). > >Anything I could be missing? It was not sticking last year... > >TIA > >-Matt >1991 325iX >Boston BMWCCA Michael K Donohue System Administrator UUC Digest http://www.uucdigest.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:38:14 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fake HID Lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Neil wrote: > So other than trying to induce the credulous think you've > sprung for HID lights when you haven't, I really can't see > any point to blue bulbs. The blue painted bulbs used to bug me, but I've learned to appreciate how they act as "idiot locators" while I drive. After I spot the fake blue lights in my mirror I know that usually within a few seconds I'm going to be cut off or passed on the right. Most of the kids who think that the blue painted bulbs "give them real HID lights for less money" are same idiots who think that "adding a 12" tail pipe to their Honda DX will make it as fast as an M3". The reason I say "kids" with the fake blue lights is that I've never seen anyone who looks over 30 driving a car that has them (now that I think about I don't think I've ever seen anyone who looks over 30 with a lowered Honda that has a wing, huge tail pipe and two foot long "Type R" sticker...). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/blue.html http://home.earthlink.net/~strider2/300zx/blue.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:55:08 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [E36] Bent valves Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 21, 2004 11:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] [E36] Bent valves >At 07:25 AM 1/21/04, Brian Daley talked about: >>I was under the impression that an overrev resulting in bent valves was >>due to a 5th to 2nd mistake on a downshift (AKA "the money shift"), > >While that's the most common, you can overrev the motor by going into ANY >wrong gear. True enough. I didn't mean to suggest that a missed 5-4 downshift was the only way it could happen, just the most common due to the shifter configuration, transmission mount flex, etc. My point was really that the rev limiter has no effect in such a situation so the claim that 325s were less likely to bend valves due to a lower rev limiter is a red herring. Brian ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:13:20 -0800 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FOR SALE: Early 5 & 7 series CD changer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, I have an early (1994-1999) CD changer for e34's and e38's. I've created a website if anyone would like to see pictures: http://www.inlacal.com/7changer The price? $299 plus shipping. Chris 89 M3 http://www.inlacal.com <http://www.inlacal.com/> 01 X5 91 M5 98 M Roadster 93 850ci 00 M5 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:24:53 -0800 From: "Pat Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Code help on sisters car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The transmission fault light is never a good sign, get it diagnosed right away. Is the trans slipping at all? replace the fluid every 30k, but a replacement is way too costly. Pat Green 92 325i -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Code help on sisters car Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, my parents bought my little sister a BMW, and no they did not consult with me first. So she got a 1994 318 i, Automatic, with 100K miles. It is not a bad little car, though I would have stayed clear of the automatic and four doors. Plus it was an e-bay purchase. Very clean inside and out, good leather, etc. Anyway while resetting her oil lights I got two random fault codes, both of which cleared out. The first one to come up was - 36, which is Control Unit Supply Any ideas on this??? The next one after the "36" was cleared was - C9 - Emission (lambda) control Any ideas on this??? Two other things - first the lights slightly dim and flicker. I'm guessing this is the alternator going bad, or battery? And the little idiot light for the transmission lights up on occasion (gear with a " ! " in the middle). Having only manuals myself - I don't know about this one? Phil '98 318 Ti '95 325 Ti, Club Sport __________________________________________________________________________ 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, 22 Jan 2004 12:54:04 -0500 From: "K.C. Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <E36> OBC Error Message Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe, Yesterday while driving to work, I got a "Brake Circuit Failure - See Owner's Manual" message on my OBC. From past digests, it sounds like this is quite possibly the brake light switch on the pedal. However, when I cycled my ignition off/on, the message disappeared and hasn't come back in another 20+ miles of driving. Upon inspection, all of my brake lights are perfectly functional. Does the brake light switch have an intermittent failure mode? Or is there something else funny going on here? TIA, KC Boyce '97 M3/4 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:18:06 -0800 From: Greg Cagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mine behaved the same way (seemingly random failures); I replaced the switch and that solved it. - Greg K.C. Boyce said the following on 1/22/2004 9:54 AM: > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Gruppe, > > Yesterday while driving to work, I got a "Brake Circuit Failure - See > Owner's Manual" message on my OBC. From past digests, it sounds like > this is quite possibly the brake light switch on the pedal. > > However, when I cycled my ignition off/on, the message disappeared and > hasn't come back in another 20+ miles of driving. Upon inspection, all > of my brake lights are perfectly functional. > > Does the brake light switch have an intermittent failure mode? Or is > there something else funny going on here? > > TIA, > > KC Boyce > '97 M3/4 > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Greg Cagle gregc at gregcagle dot com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:57:31 -0600 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From my experience, the brake light switch will fail intermittently until it fails for good. It is a bit of a PITA to replace, but it's only a $20 or so part. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i (with recently replaced brake light switch) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K.C. Boyce Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] <E36> OBC Error Message Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gruppe, Yesterday while driving to work, I got a "Brake Circuit Failure - See Owner's Manual" message on my OBC. From past digests, it sounds like this is quite possibly the brake light switch on the pedal. However, when I cycled my ignition off/on, the message disappeared and hasn't come back in another 20+ miles of driving. Upon inspection, all of my brake lights are perfectly functional. Does the brake light switch have an intermittent failure mode? Or is there something else funny going on here? TIA, KC Boyce '97 M3/4 ________________________________________________________________________ __ 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: 22 Jan 2004 19:24:33 -0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E36> OBC Error Message Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just did this on my E34 - I first pulled the switch and opened up to clean the points - reported as an adequate fix sometimes - but the points were pretty well fried. I did the best I could and brake lights were intermittent after that. Next day I replaced the switch. It was pretty quick to pull it out the second time! You Wrote: DATE - Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:57:31 FROM - "Malcolm Reitz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO - [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBJECT - Re: [UUC] <E36> OBC Error Message Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >From my experience, the brake light switch will fail intermittently until it fails for good. It is a bit of a PITA to replace, but it's only a $20 or so part. Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i (with recently replaced brake light switch) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K.C. Boyce Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] <E36> OBC Error Message Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gruppe, Yesterday while driving to work, I got a "Brake Circuit Failure - See Owner's Manual" message on my OBC. From past digests, it sounds like this is quite possibly the brake light switch on the pedal. However, when I cycled my ignition off/on, the message disappeared and hasn't come back in another 20+ miles of driving. Upon inspection, all of my brake lights are perfectly functional. Does the brake light switch have an intermittent failure mode? Or is there something else funny going on here? TIA, KC Boyce '97 M3/4 ________________________________________________________________________ __ 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, 22 Jan 2004 15:03:53 -0600 From: "Celisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Accident Just Happened Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had an accident on Friday, It was raining, and I'm not the only one that had an accident here in Dallas, 800 others also had accidents. My question is, as far as the ABS and how it works, I was unable to stop my car, I was preceeding though an intersection I guess my car hit a slick spot, and did a 360 degree turn, and just tore up all the divider of the road, not to mention what it had done to the suspension and all under my car, I experienced 6,000 dollars worth of damage, and no body damage done on the car at all. Also before this accident, I had another in 2002, trying to avoid hitting a car, and they also tried to avoid runing in the back of a car and we both went to the shoulder of the road, but I still ran in the back of this truck. I put on brakes, but I've never seen the ABS work. Thanks for any information in advance. Also, should I still keep this car, or trade it in after all that has happened. Celisa '99 328is ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:26:07 +0000 From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M20 injectors Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe: I checked the archives for information but didn't find any. Regarding the Mustang injectors in the big six. Does anyone know the statistics (flow rate etc.) for the injectors in an eta motor? Gilbert Hoffman _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:02:41 -0800 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Carfax, please Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Would someone, please run a carfax for me on a 2000 Z3 before I close the deal on this beauty. VIN# 4USCH9345YLG03929. Please respond offline to save BW. TIA Pingger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:13:07 -0500 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Race City Motorsport Park Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Any western Canucks out there familiar with this track? Is it worthwhile? Last year I went to Mosport for the first time (fourth DE) and my Dad joined me for his first school. We both loved it. This year he is talking about doing the Calgary event instead, since he lives in Alberta. I'm curious about the track and how it may compare. I'm sure it's no Mosport, but not sure what to expect. Thanks, Chris B. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
