The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 329 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Leaky E36 sunroof Re: SAE Oil Specification Re: SAE Oil Specification Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? <E36> M3 FS Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Scratching your head This may be old news but - - <WTB> E36 M3 Sway Bars
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:42:35 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Leaky E36 sunroof Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It has been a while since I posted anything to the list but I have a bit of a problem. I got in my car the other day after it rained for hours and water came gushing in from everywhere. We are talking like a gallon or so. It was puddled in the dome lights and came like a waterfall from where the windshield meets the headliner. I dumped water into those little drains for a good amount of time and it seemed to drain just fine. If anyone has any info I would appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Milo 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:43:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SAE Oil Specification Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Better than what? The specified 5W-30 will give better economy than 0W-40. That new 5W-20 Ford oil would be even better. Personally I don't think risking an engine is a good tradeoff for a small mileage gain. It would be good for a tight clearance qualifying engine, though :-). Gary Derian --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if I wanted slightly better fuel economy from my > 2002 Chebby 5.3L vortec > the 0-40 would be the ticket? > > Marco ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:05:49 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SAE Oil Specification Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> gotcha ;-) Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] SAE Oil Specification Better than what? The specified 5W-30 will give better economy than 0W-40. That new 5W-20 Ford oil would be even better. Personally I don't think risking an engine is a good tradeoff for a small mileage gain. It would be good for a tight clearance qualifying engine, though :-). Gary Derian --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if I wanted slightly better fuel economy from my > 2002 Chebby 5.3L vortec > the 0-40 would be the ticket? > > Marco 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: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:10:03 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Apply Gary Derian's Lake Test to body parts with rust at the seams. - Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "karl j Rentler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Would it possibly be cheaper to take it to a body shop and have them clean up > the panels? > > > Karl Rentler > 87 325i #747 KP > 91 535i > > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:30:37 -0500 > "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The bottom edge of the front doors on my e34 touring are showing noticeable > >rust and it seems to be growing fairly rapidly. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:56:29 -0400 From: "karl j Rentler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am not int the "know" about Gary's lake test? I don't intend on finding out how well the 5er floats. Karl On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:10:03 -0400 "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Apply Gary Derian's Lake Test to body parts with rust at the seams. > >- Rob > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "karl j Rentler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Would it possibly be cheaper to take it to a body shop and have them clean >>up >> the panels? >> >> >> Karl Rentler >> 87 325i #747 KP >> 91 535i >> >> >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:30:37 -0500 >> "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >The bottom edge of the front doors on my e34 touring are showing noticeable >> >rust and it seems to be growing fairly rapidly. > >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 _________________________________________________________________________ Live, laugh, and chat with friends about BMWs, Porsches, Jaguars and the new MINI at The World's Largest Auto Enthusiast Site http://www.roadfly.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:26:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Remove questionable body panels. Throw them in a lake. Those that float may be reused. (Originally intended for stretch-to-yield fasteners and eastern European vehicles.) -tammer --- karl j Rentler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not int the "know" about Gary's lake test? > > I don't intend on finding out how well the 5er floats. > > > Karl __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:33:12 -0400 From: "Attila the Hun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ah much clearer now grasshopper. Karl On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:26:37 -0700 (PDT) Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Remove questionable body panels. Throw them in a lake. >Those that float may be reused. (Originally intended for >stretch-to-yield fasteners and eastern European vehicles.) > >-tammer > >--- karl j Rentler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am not int the "know" about Gary's lake test? >> >> I don't intend on finding out how well the 5er floats. >> >> >> Karl > > > >__________________________________ > _________________________________________________________________________ Live, laugh, and chat with friends about BMWs, Porsches, Jaguars and the new MINI at The World's Largest Auto Enthusiast Site http://www.roadfly.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:57:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In this case, I would thoroughly investigate the extent of rust before installing replacement doors. Not only replacement a lot of work and expense, the DOT stickers will no longer match. Gary Derian --- Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remove questionable body panels. Throw them in a > lake. > Those that float may be reused. (Originally > intended for > stretch-to-yield fasteners and eastern European > vehicles.) > > -tammer > > --- karl j Rentler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am not int the "know" about Gary's lake test? > > > > I don't intend on finding out how well the 5er > floats. > > > > > > Karl > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > 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: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:34:47 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rust never sleeps (apologies to Neil Young)... Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed MacVaugh Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? The rust doesn't stop. You can slow its progress, but it never rests. All front E34 doors 1991 on later are the same. Ed Karl Zemlin wrote: >The bottom edge of the front doors on my e34 touring are showing noticeable >rust and it seems to be growing fairly rapidly. Since it's coming from the >inside and right at the seam I have very little hope of being able to stop >it (please correct me if I'm wrong). > >Anyway, I'm give some thought to replacing the front doors as there is no >other visible rust on the body. Can I get front doors from any e34 and >expect them to fit on a touring? > > 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: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:50:01 -0500 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not to make such a morbid anology...but this is the perfect one- rust is every bit like cancer. If you leave even the slightest bit behind, it will continue to attack and spread. I see you live here in Indy (midwest). Most of the E34's around here I have seen have the rust or slight areas where it is starting. You would have to get your doors from out west or such. I wouldn't spend money getting used doors from around here, or you'll be back where you started soon enough. Unless it is horrible, you are better off getting them sand blasted, then have the shop put some all metal filler in, then paint...with the realization that you will be back doing it again a few years later. Karl, you may want to try IDS here in Indianapolis to blast the rust away. They are very good. Alex Cagann http://www.autoconsortium.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:10:41 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <E36> M3 FS Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry for the WOB, but after further discussions with SWMBO, I am going to try again to sell my 97 M3 4 dr 5 spd. 110k, $14500. Details at http://www.roadfly.org/bmw/classifieds/cars/detview.php?view=26548&sortb y=&dir= Regards, Paul Craven 97 M3 -for sale 91 535 - soon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:23:17 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E34 touring front doors same as all e34s? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The rust doesn't stop. You can slow its progress, but it never rests. All front E34 doors 1991 on later are the same. Ed Karl Zemlin wrote: >The bottom edge of the front doors on my e34 touring are showing noticeable >rust and it seems to be growing fairly rapidly. Since it's coming from the >inside and right at the seam I have very little hope of being able to stop >it (please correct me if I'm wrong). > >Anyway, I'm give some thought to replacing the front doors as there is no >other visible rust on the body. Can I get front doors from any e34 and >expect them to fit on a touring? > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:58:44 -0500 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'tom dotzler'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Uucdigest'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Scratching your head Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tom , Before you switch to studs-and-nuts for cyl head retention allow me to repeat one sad experience of mine ..... Old Ferrari V12 engines used studs/nuts . The studs were a reasonably tight fit to the holes in the head and were prone to massive corrosion problems. I had a 330 that I tried to remove the heads on in mid 1970's .no luck even after I made a huge 'pulling fixture' from 1 1/2" thick plate . Complete motor ended up at Seattle Ferrari dealer for 3 months -and cost me $1200 JUST to get those heads off (remember ..mid 1970s THAT was serious $$ then ). BMW/alternate studs may be different, but it's worth remembering while contemplating a change. If there's clearance to put a thin chemically neutral spacer-collar around each stud (teflon-shrink tube ??) it'd be good insurance for future separations . Bill Proud ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:35:41 -0700 From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: This may be old news but - - Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting non the less: http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2040718.001/page/1/bmw/ undefined Harvey The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh. I live with fear, death, and evil...but I used to be able to turn it off and use a Mac. " Author Unknown Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 07:33:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <WTB> E36 M3 Sway Bars Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As the subject states, I am looking for some E36 M3 sway bars. If anyone has a set in nice condition, it would be appreciated. Please let me know. Regards, Rich ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
