The BMW UUC Digest
Volume 2 : Issue 197 : "text" Format
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Re: cruise control gremlins
FS 16" BBS RX wheels and Blizzaks off E39 540
Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Re: Buying an M5
Re: O2 sensor as tune up part?
Color sanding compounding
Re: '85 535i charging issue
Imola red M5 FS
Smog Check
Color Sanding
E30 Differential ratios
e39 FACTORY UPDATE- COMPLETED
Re: e39 FACTORY UPDATE- COMPLETED
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:19:58 -0700
From: "Michael Andre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bmwuucdigest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: cruise control gremlins
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
While you are checking the clutch and brake pedal switches, make sure the
speed signal wire (single pole) is plugged into the correct socket on the
instrument panel.
Mike A
--- Ben Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a 1985 323i that I have owned for about 3
> years and has never had a
> working cc.
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:23:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Donn York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FS 16" BBS RX wheels and Blizzaks off E39 540
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Since I sold my '98 540/6, I am selling a set of four
BBS RX 16x8 wheels mounted with Blizzak (225/55/16)
snow tires. The wheels are not perfect, but are in
excellent shape. The Blizzaks have tons of tread left
on them. It's about a $1400-$1500 set from Tire Rack.
First $600 plus shipping gets them. Preference given
to anyone local enough to pick them up.
Donn
Hinsdale, IL
ex '98 540/6
'97 328iA
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 19:35:35 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
Getting ready to replace the front Wheel bearings on my 318i E30 1984. Given that
Bentley cautions that I need special tools to do this job.
Can anyone give some advise on what special tools. I know I need a Puller for
removal. But the state special tools to install?
Any suggestions or tips for me? Maybe even a definition of the "Special" tool
Thanks
Art Ream
'84 318i E30
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 12:59:32 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Buying an M5
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jedinite,
If your friend changes his needs to wild check out Dinan's cars on
sale....an E39 and M5....
dinancars.com
-Kevin
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 16:11:03 -0400
From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: O2 sensor as tune up part?
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mark Andy wrote:
>This is a car we purchased with 126k on the clock, now its at 140k (in
>less than a year... :-) Its chipped, intake, exhaust. Its a combo daily
>driver / STX autocross car.
>
>The car seems to feel a little flatter than it did before, the mileage has
>dropped off a couple according to the computer, and it also doesn't feel
>as powerful as other STX E36 bmw's with similar setups. Since we've
>gotten it, I've done a bunch of various maintenance stuff, but have yet to
>change the plugs/wires (does the car even have wires or are they direct
>ignition?), though I have changed the fuel filter.
>
The E36 is coil-on-plug so the wires are tiny little things that only
carry primary voltage.
Brian
'93 325ic
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 20:44:33 -0400
From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Color sanding compounding
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 12:24 PM 5/19/04, you wrote:
>I'm about to color sand a 94 3 series and was curious as to whether or not
>anyone has some tips/tricks to doing this
My body shop manager buddy tells me they always masked the hard edges
before buffing/compounding, as it is very (ask me why I had this discussion
with him) easy to burn thru the paint on a corner, crease, or edge of the car.
I only did it in two places, it was my first time with a buffer..YMMV
I did find keeping the speed below 1400 and buffing so the pad was going in
the "off the edge" direction was much safer than buffing so the pad was
spinning towards the edge.
I will be masking in the future..
Dave Leonard
(a man with a fresh paint job last year, trying to get the motivation to
recompound and buff some more. maybe even GASP..wax the car!
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 18:03:56 -0700
From: Avinash Heroor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: '85 535i charging issue
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Brett and Gary,
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try the ground cable first and then the
diodes.
--Avi.
>From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: '85 535i charging issue
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Check for a voltage drop on the ground cable that runs from the alternator
>to the engine block. The age of the car suggests that this cable will be in
>poor condition. At a $10 list price from BMW, it's probably worth replacing
>as a precaution anyway.
>
>Brett Anderson
>KMS
>
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 20:26:40 -0500
From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Uucdigest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Imola red M5 FS
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Who wanted one of these ? Currently at $40k with NO bids ....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6131&i
tem=2478180881&rd=1
NOT mine , no affiliation yada yada ..
Bill Proud
Seattle Summers , Tennessee Winters .
Long Commute between ,
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 22:03:44 -0700
From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "E30 Yahoo Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Smog Check
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Today was my first smog check under the California Smog Check 2
program, in which they run your car on a dyno to sniff the exhaust.
Two years ago, under the stationary test (no dyno), I remember one of
the 3 measured gasses was very close to exceeding the limit. (I don't
remember which one.) I was really worried that I was going to fail
this time, and that I would be buying a new cat. This is the cat that
Bill Arnold, in '96 when I bought the car, said that the stuff inside
the cat was breaking apart, and that I might need a new one soon.
I'm less than 1000 miles from my next Inspection I, which I'm trying
to put off for another month or so. I called Bill Arnold for advice.
Bill knows my car and he knows the smog test. His advice was:
1. Replace the Conforti chip with the stock chip. The advanced
timing from the Conforti chip could cause a problem. (I did.)
2. Continue to use premium fuel. (I did, despite prices up to $2.559
per gallon.)
3. Run throuth a bottle or two of fuel additive before the test. (I
ran one.)
4. Get the cat really hot first. (I've been doing this for years.)
So first I took my 1990 325i (117K miles) for a nice 45 minute drive,
going up hills and using higher than normal revs when possible. When
I got to the test shop, they could not take me right away. I sat in
the car with the engine idling for 45 minutes until they could take
the car.
And it passed.
At 15 MPH, 2012 RPM:
Gas Allowed Mine
HC (ppm) 108 79
CO (%) 0.71 0.28
NOx (ppm) 767 625
At 25 MPH, 2109 RPM:
Gas Allowed Mine
HC (ppm) 83 74
CO (%) 0.58 0.29
NOx (ppm) 706 602
It still looks to me like I'm on borrowed time, with respect to NOx
and 25 MPH HC. And once again, no one noticed the hole in the
muffler.
Next report in 2 years.
Scott Miller
GGC BMW CCA
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:46:39 -0700
From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Color Sanding
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Chris Marino wrote:
> I'm about to color sand a 94 3 series and was curious as to
> whether or not anyone has some tips/tricks to doing this.
> I will be following the steps below and if this is not the procedure
> to follow, please let me know.
> 1. Wash (obviously)
> 2. Lightly wet-sand the car using 1500 grit sandpaper
> 3. Using 3M rubbing compound, machine buff the car
> 4. Using 3M polishing compound, machine buff the car
> 5. Using a good wax (Zymol), machine buff the car
I've been told that color sanding only works on cars without a clear coat
over the paint and I thought that all 1994 BMWs had clear coat.
If it turns out that the car will benefit from a color sanding you should
look in to having a professional do it since color/wet sanding is more of an
art than a science just like buffing with a serious (not random orbital)
buffer.
Even pros will often burn through the paint in a couple places with rubbing
compound and a buffer and I've seen some real disasters when people tried
wet/color sanding and/or power buffing with a serious rubbing compound for
the first time.
Kevin Kelly
BMW CCA 50039
Former Club "Washmeister"
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 05:11:12 -0400
From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: E30 Differential ratios
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm planning to swap differentials on my 325e for better track performance and looking
for something around a 3.46.
Does anyone know of a source for information on the differential ratios for different
years of the E30?
One salvage yard said they had one from a 733 that would fit. Is it compatible and
what would the ratio be?
Thanks
Carey
Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam
BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters
JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 12:22:01 -0400
From: "lieb923" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "BMW e39" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"UUC GARAGE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"UUC DIGEST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: e39 FACTORY UPDATE- COMPLETED
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
OK boys & girls here is the lowdown as I know it. Bracketed comments are
mine.
On certain e39 (model run unknown to me) there is an "Update" aka recall to
reinforce the area I would call the spring perch. BMW calls them "spring
clips" They are beefy aluminum castings which sit on the outboard side of
the front strut. They clamp to the front strut and under the spring. There
is a notch in the spring perch where the casting fits.
This what the service bulletin says;
In certain driving climates and operating conditions such as long exposure
to high ambient temps, high humidity,and salty air, combined with prolonged
periods of "stop and go" traffic, the material structure of the plate
(spring perch) could be affected.
In some cases,the strut plate could begin to crack and eventually fail.
Check frt. struts and install retaining clips if necessary. Part
#31-30-6-767-208
This "upgrade" is a no brainer. The job only requires removal of the wheel.
It takes about 30 min.
On my initial road test there is a better, flatter, response on lane
changing and ramp entering and exiting.
The car seems to respond more smoothly to steering inputs. I will be driving
over 200 miles this weekend so I will have a better evaluation latter. Dave
Z and blake thanks for your response. HTH. YMMV.
Norman Lieberman '97 528/5
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:11:30 -0400
From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: e39 FACTORY UPDATE- COMPLETED
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Norman, I presume this is NOT a factory recall, and if we have it done to
our cars, we'll have to pay for it? Or is BMW offering some sort of
accomodation?
thx,
--Dennis
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To: BMW e39; UUC GARAGE; UUC DIGEST
Subject: [UUC] e39 FACTORY UPDATE- COMPLETED
OK boys & girls here is the lowdown as I know it. Bracketed comments are
mine.
On certain e39 (model run unknown to me) there is an "Update" aka recall to
reinforce the area I would call the spring perch. BMW calls them "spring
clips" They are beefy aluminum castings which sit on the outboard side of
the front strut. They clamp to the front strut and under the spring. There
is a notch in the spring perch where the casting fits.
This what the service bulletin says;
In certain driving climates and operating conditions such as long exposure
to high ambient temps, high humidity,and salty air, combined with prolonged
periods of "stop and go" traffic, the material structure of the plate
(spring perch) could be affected.
In some cases,the strut plate could begin to crack and eventually fail.
Check frt. struts and install retaining clips if necessary. Part
#31-30-6-767-208
This "upgrade" is a no brainer. The job only requires removal of the wheel.
It takes about 30 min.
On my initial road test there is a better, flatter, response on lane
changing and ramp entering and exiting.
The car seems to respond more smoothly to steering inputs. I will be driving
over 200 miles this weekend so I will have a better evaluation latter. Dave
Z and blake thanks for your response. HTH. YMMV.
Norman Lieberman '97 528/5
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