The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 187 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Need help turning off oil and service lights Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Banned - perhaps Does an E36 need an STB? (was: Banned - perhaps) Re: Banned - perhaps Re: Banned - perhaps Re: My NAV / Stereo went nuts today 2001 740 IL Sport Front End feels loose E36 taillights E36 taillights cont'd - WTB Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Coolant color (was Re: best replacement radiator for E36 6 cyl? )
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 22:14:35 -0400 From: "Chris Pawlowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Need help turning off oil and service lights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ben asks > Hey can anybody tell me why I wasn't able to turn off the lights with my > Peake tool? I tried twice on a 1984 318i and nothing worked. Never had > this problem before. What am I doing wrong??? thanks, ben most likely the two AA nicad batteries which are soldered in to the SI board have finally died.. when that happens, the lights can not be reset remove instrument cluster remove SI board remove/unsolder nicads solder in new nicads (radio shack or equivalent can probably sell you the nicads with solder tabs welded to 'em) OR solder in two wires leading to a battery holder (containing two nicads) replace SI board replace instrument cluster note that the failure levels are .batteries flaky - lights only stay reset for a short while .batteries dying - lights can not be reset at all .batteries dead - tach/mpg gauge stop working chris pawlowicz '89 325i '99 Z3 2.8 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 22:48:34 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The second law of thermodynamics or in other words TANSTAAFL prevents running A/C to increase power. Gary Derian > > > > COLD AIR: If cold air is the answer, why don't I just route an A/C vent to > > the front of the air filter? I could care less about cabin > > temperatures when > > I'm concerned about performance. Perhaps a switch could be installed that > > allows ALL THE A/C OUTPUT to the air intake. > > Well, I am pretty sure that the amount of power robbed by the A/C exceeds > that of the amount additional horsepower it might make due the cooler air > for the intake. This sounds a little bit like the h*mster charger... > > ;-) > > You could always pack your intake with dry ice. I hear that Gary D has some > for sale on eBay... > > Regards, > > Rich ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 20:47:00 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> exactly -else - why buy an air conditioner for your house? just leave the refrig door open. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Air Filter Pleat Reply The second law of thermodynamics or in other words TANSTAAFL prevents running A/C to increase power. Gary Derian > > > > COLD AIR: If cold air is the answer, why don't I just route an A/C vent to > > the front of the air filter? I could care less about cabin > > temperatures when > > I'm concerned about performance. Perhaps a switch could be installed that > > allows ALL THE A/C OUTPUT to the air intake. > > Well, I am pretty sure that the amount of power robbed by the A/C exceeds > that of the amount additional horsepower it might make due the cooler air > for the intake. This sounds a little bit like the h*mster charger... > > ;-) > > You could always pack your intake with dry ice. I hear that Gary D has some > for sale on eBay... > > Regards, > > Rich Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:05:39 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think that is slightly different, that has to do with efficiency versus "using power to make power". :-) Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marco Romani > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Air Filter Pleat Reply > > > exactly -else - why buy an air conditioner for your house? just leave the > refrig door open. > > Marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Air Filter Pleat Reply > > > The second law of thermodynamics or in other words TANSTAAFL prevents > running A/C to increase power. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 09:40:08 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 02:48:55PM -0400, Carey Probst wrote: > Personally I don't know if my Conforti / ITG on the the M3 or the K&N > horn on the > 325e flow more air or not. > > I just love the sound that escapes at WOT Second that, the sound alone is worth it :-) My car actually made a nice improvement in the upper ranges with a BMC flat panel filter and some other minor intake mods (which I'm sure didn't play that much of a role on the dyno anyway). However, at the same time a overly rich mixture issue was corrected and they only did one baseline run at the beginning. My feel is that the fuel mixture helped mostly around 2500-3000 RPM, whereas the increased flow improved the torque over 4000 RPM. Now my peak torque occurs at just after 5000 RPM (from just over 4000 RPM previously), with gains at all RPMs (peak gain of 13Nm). P ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 20:55:15 -0700 From: Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Banned - perhaps Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Kjos writes: COLD AIR: If cold air is the answer, why don't I just route an A/C vent to the front of the air filter? I could care less about cabin temperatures when I'm concerned about performance. Perhaps a switch could be installed that allows ALL THE A/C OUTPUT to the air intake. Uh-oh! This sounds like the return of the dreaded electric supercharger type of thread, which of course was the reason this digest branched off from the old Welty digest many years ago. But of course John isn't aware of this and I'm sure he is kidding. Regarding cold air intakes and a bit of history; many years ago, Steve Dinan instructed at our track schools here in the Bay Area. Unfortunately for me, he instructed only the A students, and I was a C student at the time. He would freely chat with everyone about most anything however. He once showed me how to change the angle of my seat bottom section so as to change the angle of my ankle muscle on my right foot. This resulted in more precise throttle control with less fatigue. But I digress... I also recall one time when someone asked why he didn't have a CAI like Conforti had? And, why he didn't sell strut braces. He responded that a CAI offered such a small improvement as compared to the stock BMW intake that it wasn't worth the effort, but he was getting such demand for a CAI that he was going to go ahead and offer one. As for strut braces on a BMW, he called them engine room jewelry. Steve is a good business man and uses the income from these types of products to help finance the research on the more worthwhile projects. Cheers Steve Albrecht ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:12:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Does an E36 need an STB? (was: Banned - perhaps) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Thu, 13 May 2004, Steve Albrecht wrote: > As for strut braces on a BMW, he called them engine room jewelry. So... This prompts a question. Do E36's used with sticky tires & stiffer suspension benefit from an STB? There's one on our car that was there when we got it, but it makes adjusting camber a bit of a PITA. If it's worthless in terms of performance, I'll remove it and save myself a bit of hassle/weight. Thanks! Mark ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 07:43:21 -0700 From: "Paul M. Moriarty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Banned - perhaps Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve Albrecht writes: [...] > > Regarding cold air intakes and a bit of history; many years ago, Steve > Dinan instructed at our track schools here in the Bay Area. > Unfortunately for me, he instructed only the A students, and I was a C > student at the time. He would freely chat with everyone about most > anything however. He once showed me how to change the angle of my seat > bottom section so as to change the angle of my ankle muscle on my right > foot. This resulted in more precise throttle control with less fatigue. > But I digress... I also recall one time when someone asked why he > didn't have a CAI like Conforti had? And, why he didn't sell strut > braces. He responded that a CAI offered such a small improvement as > compared to the stock BMW intake that it wasn't worth the effort, but he > was getting such demand for a CAI that he was going to go ahead and > offer one. As for strut braces on a BMW, he called them engine room > jewelry. Steve is a good business man and uses the income from these > types of products to help finance the research on the more worthwhile > projects. > Steve is a great guy. A couple of years ago he personally spent 8 hours working on my E28 M5 because of a small miss at 1800 rpm that he didn't like. He claims he wasn't able to fix it, though I cannot notice it. His charge for those 8hrs of his time? Zip. Zero. Nada. Think your local bimmer dealer would do that for you? Maybe in Podunk, but I highly doubt it will happen in the SF Bay Area. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:50:14 +0200 From: Pavel Tcholakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Banned - perhaps Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 08:55:15PM -0700, Steve Albrecht wrote: > John Kjos writes: COLD AIR: If cold air is the answer, why don't I just > route an A/C vent to the front of the air filter? I could care less > about cabin temperatures when I'm concerned about performance. Perhaps a > switch could be installed that allows ALL THE A/C OUTPUT to the air intake. > > Uh-oh! This sounds like the return of the dreaded electric supercharger > type of thread, which of course was the reason this digest branched off > from the old Welty digest many years ago. But of course John isn't > aware of this and I'm sure he is kidding. I am aware of the laws of thermodynamics so I know you can't make power by feeding the AC cooled air into the intake. However what about using that air to cool down the manifold while idling? I know people often pack dry ice around their manifolds at the drag strip, and at the track people let their cars idle for a good few minutes after sessions. If you route some cold air around the intake manifold you might achieve some tiny but measurable gains (talking about a difference of 0.1-0.2 in a 1/4 mile run). Dry ice is probably far more efficient, but it might work :-) P *will shut up now* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 07:46:35 -0500 From: "Scott Staewen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My NAV / Stereo went nuts today Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No worries, this is normal behavior for modern BMW's (BMWs?) Just thought I'd be flippant as I have nothing truly useful to say... Scott Staewen '01 M5 (new vAnOs, new cam postition sensors, SES light out, NAV freaks out only occasionally) >the >system started going nuts - it was as if someone were hitting all the >buttons > - the door opened and closed over and over (to expose the tape deck), it >changed to radio, changed stations, auto stored stations, turned the >display >on/off, etc, etc. > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with the new version of MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 09:35:08 -0400 From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 2001 740 IL Sport Front End feels loose Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just purchased a 2001 740 IL Sport 55,000 miles. The front end feels loose side to side with very little movement of the steering wheel (like a bowling ball rolling in the gutter). I have had it back to the dealer and they replaced a bushing in the steering. This eliminated about 85% of the loose feeling. I have taken it back twice since then for the loose feeling and a clunk in the right front, that happens on occasion when slowly turning right in to a drive way with two or more people in the car. They tell me everything is up to spec. I have noticed that the loose feeling decreases when I activate the sport setting for the shocks. Does anyone have experience in eliminating this problem? Your comments and recommendations would be welcome. Thanks, Tom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 11:42:35 -0400 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E36 taillights Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Were there any changes to the taillights throughout the life of the E36 four door? Specifically, changes that would prevent use of a later design in an earlier car? Thanks, Chris B. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 5/13/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 11:46:08 -0400 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E36 taillights cont'd - WTB Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Should've asked - anybody have a pair they would like to sell? I'm just looking for some stock tailights for my '94 325i that don't have corroded contact plates like mine do. I'm getting tired of the 'brake circuit' warning on my OBC. Thanks, Chris B. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 5/13/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 09:15:40 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Air Filter Pleat Reply Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 06:43:51PM -0700, John Kjos wrote: > COLD AIR: If cold air is the answer, why don't I just route an A/C > vent to the front of the air filter? I could care less about cabin > temperatures when I'm concerned about performance. Perhaps a switch > could be installed that allows ALL THE A/C OUTPUT to the air intake. I would use the AC to cool a reservoir of water to near freezing. When you use WOT, the AC compressor would disengage and the cold water valve would open to fog the intake path. Cold air AND water injection at the same time. I'll leave the implementation details up to you. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 09:28:30 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Coolant color (was Re: best replacement radiator for E36 6 cyl? ) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So I recently bought a gallon of BMW coolant, just to have for topping off the level, if needed. I haven't even opened the container yet. What color is the BMW coolant? Dang, now I'm gonna have to go see what color coolant I have in the car and see if they match. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 17:42:53 -0700 >From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: best replacement radiator for E36 6 cyl? >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >FWIW I recall reading something some time ago about switching from >"regular 'green' " coolant to Dex-Xool (orange) that if you don't >REALLY THROUGHLY clean out the old green stuff and some residual green >stuff mixes with the new Orange stuff, you get some kind of gel that >can clog or corrode or otherwise mess things up. > > >Harvey ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
