The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 367 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Re: FW: Turbos FS: Winter Wheels, Tires CARFAX Please Tire/wheel deflection and clearance Carfax, AutoCheck or CLUE report request Hirshman antennae Re: Hirshman antennae M5 on bmw's website Re: M5 on bmw's website
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:31:14 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> how about just pulling the cover on the bottom of the engine & draining it like you normally would ? it's probably held on my plastic pushpins or bolts or both. Ben Marc Plante wrote: > dunno if I covered this on this digest or the E36M3 digest. Go to the Tool > warehouse and get a MityVac 8 quart fluid extractor. Snake a tube down the dipstick > and pump a couple times.. Then reverse the switch and pump a couple more times to > pump the fluid into your transfer container. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:28:08 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I "normally wouldn't climb under the car for and oil change. I'm too lazy to pick up the car or crawl under it. My last car did generally OK with the topside changes. (motor got 220k including about 75 track days and about as many autoX days). YMMV Marc Plante E36 M3/4 56k Vienna, VA ----- Original Message ----- > From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > how about just pulling the cover on the bottom of the engine > & draining it like you normally would ? > > it's probably held on my plastic pushpins or bolts or both. > > Marc Plante wrote: > > Go to the Tool warehouse and get a MityVac 8 quart fluid extractor. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:52:12 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: ben keyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? how about just pulling the cover on the bottom of the engine & draining it like you normally would ? it's probably held on my plastic pushpins or bolts or both. ---------------------------- The E46 has a large very stiff formed sheet metal piece taking the place of the X-brace on the E36, it covers most of the bottom of the engine from the transmission to the front of the subframe. It is held on by 10 large one time use bolts which are tightened to a torque angle after first being torqued with a torque wrench. This piece is a structural piece and is not intended to be removed frequently. At the front of the car there is one of the standard plastic panels with the easy-off fastners, but the oilpan is above the sheetmetal piece. They did provide an access panel below the oil drain plug though so it is really no different than any other car. Regards Jamie Howton ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:31:21 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think these are generally intended for restoration type projects where you're going to drain all the fluids anyway (gas tank, engine, etc. are probably coming out) and be working on it for a sustained period of time. I can see how it might be handy if you're doing things like welding in a new floor pan rather than having to work overhead on a lift but at $1400 it isn't exactly cheap. If your garage has low clearance, for maybe $1K more you can get a 4-post lift with casters - just roll it out into the driveway and work outside. Obviously a fair-weather option, but we're not talking about a commercial application. Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sep 17, 2004 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? found a link http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=10838&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2% 2C503%2C504&KickerID=142&KICKER Marco -----Original Message----- I saw this gizmo in the Eastwood catalog. It's a rack that allows you to tilt the car on it's side 90 degrees. Of course you have to drain the fluids. It was kind of silly - but interesting alternative to a lift for those with low ceilings. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:32:35 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I saw this gizmo in the Eastwood catalog. It's a rack that allows you to tilt the car on it's side 90 degrees. Of course you have to drain the fluids. It was kind of silly - but interesting alternative to a lift for those with low ceilings. marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marc Plante Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? I "normally wouldn't climb under the car for and oil change. I'm too lazy to pick up the car or crawl under it. My last car did generally OK with the topside changes. (motor got 220k including about 75 track days and about as many autoX days). YMMV Marc Plante E36 M3/4 56k Vienna, VA ----- Original Message ----- > From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > how about just pulling the cover on the bottom of the engine > & draining it like you normally would ? > > it's probably held on my plastic pushpins or bolts or both. > > Marc Plante wrote: > > Go to the Tool warehouse and get a MityVac 8 quart fluid extractor. 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, 17 Sep 2004 08:39:06 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> found a link http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=10838&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2% 2C503%2C504&KickerID=142&KICKER Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marco Romani Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? I saw this gizmo in the Eastwood catalog. It's a rack that allows you to tilt the car on it's side 90 degrees. Of course you have to drain the fluids. It was kind of silly - but interesting alternative to a lift for those with low ceilings. marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marc Plante Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] <E46 330xi> Where's the oil drain plug? I "normally wouldn't climb under the car for and oil change. I'm too lazy to pick up the car or crawl under it. My last car did generally OK with the topside changes. (motor got 220k including about 75 track days and about as many autoX days). YMMV Marc Plante E36 M3/4 56k Vienna, VA ----- Original Message ----- > From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > how about just pulling the cover on the bottom of the engine > & draining it like you normally would ? > > it's probably held on my plastic pushpins or bolts or both. > > Marc Plante wrote: > > Go to the Tool warehouse and get a MityVac 8 quart fluid extractor. 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 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: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:30:32 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: Turbos Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Clarence wrote: > Autoweek said the new I-6 US configurations would be 2.5L @ 225/230hp and > 3.0L @ 255/260hp accomplished by doing away with the throttle bodies. Will > these be direct injection? I forget how BMW's valvetronic works. don't think they're direct injection tho, just don't have throttle bodies. google will probably find you a link to how it works. > Can the new M3 V8 be 4/5 of the M5 V10? Won't the angle be different > between V10 (60 degrees) and V8 (90 degrees)? the number of cylinders & the angle of the V have nothing to with each other. put another way, making a V8 out of a V10 means only a shorter crank & block, everything else (could) remain the same. there are reasons that a particular angle would be better for whatever reason (smoother, packages better in terms of width or height) but the angle need not change when making a smaller engine off a larger one. other examples would be the modular Ford V8/V10, Chevrolet 5.7 V8/4.3 V6, Ford/Aston Martin Duratec V6/V12, VW VR6/VR5, VW W8/W12, etc. they all share common bore spacing & other systems along with the V-angle. Ben engine plant finance guy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:13:36 -0000 From: "Nancy and Bob Fluharty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FS: Winter Wheels, Tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a set of 17 x 7.5 wheels with Continental ExtremeContact All-seasons, used one winter on a 95 M3. $550 + Shipping. Details at http://home.att.net/~fluhar/tires.htm Bob Fluharty Cincinnati ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:59:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Nick Ortwein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CARFAX Please Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WBAGK2320WDH68449 Thank you in advance for your reply, Nick Ortwein San Diego, CA 88 325is Soon To Have...750iL ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:29:02 -0700 From: Kurt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tire/wheel deflection and clearance Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just put 225/50-15 Toyo RA-1s on my E30 325. They fit without rubbing anywhere. However, on the left side I have 1mm of clearance between the side wall and my coil over adjuster, on the right side I have 2mm of clearance. By lifting the front of the car 3-4 mm, I can gain another 2mm of clearance. How much is the top of the tire going to deflect under cornering forces? Do I need to lift the front and gain the clearance? Thanks, Kurt Zimmerman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:56:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Turgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ///M3 _SIG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC�List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Carfax, AutoCheck or CLUE report request Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Seriously considering adding another to the stable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA VIN = WBSAK0304J2195271 Mike _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:19:06 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hirshman antennae Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyone know how to get Hirshman parts for the automatic antenna's? Specifically the little soft aluminum idler wheel at the curve of the take up reel. I think Hirshman part 4.11 721-064-001. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:14:49 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hirshman antennae Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- Anyone know how to get Hirshman parts for the automatic antenna's? Specifically the little soft aluminum idler wheel at the curve of the take up reel. I think Hirshman part 4.11 721-064-001. --------------------------------- I bought the entire antenna new on Ebay for my 79 Porsche 928 when I had it. It was around $60 if I remember correctly. I am sure they are available in BMW fitments too although I don't know the P/N. Google might help. Regards Jamie Howton ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:41:55 -1000 From: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M5 on bmw's website Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sorry for the cross post, but for those interested bmw now has the M5 on their website... http://www.bmw.com/generic/com/en/products/automobiles/showroom/mseries/m5/index.html or http://uucurl.com/x.jsp?p=308 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:56:46 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M5 on bmw's website Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I may not have 507hp, but I think mine looks better (not that I would turn down a new M5 if it were free). :-) Dennis 01 M5 silver/black At 03:41 PM 09/17/2004 -1000, Jay G wrote: >sorry for the cross post, but for those interested bmw now has the M5 on >their website... > >http://www.bmw.com/generic/com/en/products/automobiles/showroom/mseries/m5/index.html > >or > > http://uucurl.com/x.jsp?p=308 > > >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 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
