The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 393 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(4 messages) For sale Hartge H5SP Any list members in Singapore? Fun Sunday Afternoon Project www.workshopmanuals Brake light switch Re: Brake light switch Re: Brake light switch M50 odd idle question Is my Center Bearing bad? Re: 97 M3/4 - glug glug sound and fuse blowing Re: New 545i Engine Break In
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:45:16 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(4 messages) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The BMW UUC Digest > Volume 2 : Issue 392 : "text" Format > > Messages in this Issue: > E39 Transmission Shift Problems > Re: E34 16" Borbet type E rims for sale with Bridgestone Potenza tires > Re: New 545i Engine Break In > New M5 mini-test on AutoWeek 10/22 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:07:34 -0400 > From: "Steve Shanks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "BMW Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: E39 Transmission Shift Problems > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have a 1998 528 (E39) automatic (late 97 production) and having a probl= > em > with it not shifting gear correctly. > > When I pull away, it will shift from 1st to 2nd normally. Then it will on= > ly > shift up from 2nd at red line to 3rd. If I never reach redline it will ne= > ver > shift up. If I reach redline it will also shift from 3rd to drive normall= > y. > Obviously redlining it is not really the way to shift (80mph doesn't work > well in a 25mph limit). Otherwise it never will shift from 3rd to D > normally. > > Other points: If I manually move the gear shift from D to 3 and back to D= > , > it will shift from 2nd to 3rd, or 3rd to D, depending on where it was. An= > y > downshifts are normal, whether automatic or via the shifter. > > This has been going on for months and has been a minor inconvenience. Onl= > y > now my daughter is learning to drive and I don't want her distracted by > this. > > I have checked the kickdown swift under the throttle pedal. It appears to > work electrically normally. Yesterday, I have replaced the throttle posit= > ion > sensor to no avail. Also, a little while ago I had the ECM learning progr= > am > reset (at least that's what I asked to be done when some other work was > being done on the car) but that didn't help. > hi there, my computer is off line, using my girlfriends. Will send you an answer as soon as all is fixed, or phone my mobile on 07831520580. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:29:44 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: For sale Hartge H5SP Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One of only two built to H5SP spec.with 3594cc engine producing 300+ bhp,5 speed dog leg,lsd, vented discs, 4 pot calipers,Bilstein adjustable suspension,white body with blue leather, extensive BMW/Hartge service history inc. Hartge factory service. Formerly owned by Sir Richard Branson.Car registered 1-1-82 so is a very early E28,is rhd and lives in Suffolk England.Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for any further info. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:12:37 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Any list members in Singapore? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please email me off list. Thanks Brett Anderson KMS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/08/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:39:02 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "E30 Yahoo Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fun Sunday Afternoon Project Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A while back I mentioned a "clunk" I was getting from my right outer CV joint, which wasn't there before I started my three month Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement From Hell project. I had picked up a used "good" half-shaft from Double 02 Salvage, and this weekend was clear, so it seemed like a good time to make the swap. Saturday I removed the axle nut retainer (it is a sacrificial part) and the Big Axle Nut. But before pulling out the old half-shaft, I decided to clean up the replacement. Taking my time, I got all the grease out of the ABS teeth and got the splines and axle nut threads all shiny. And as a last test (but it should have been my first test), I tried putting the Big Axle Nut onto the threads at the end of the shaft. Ruh roh Raggy. The nut does not go on more than two threads deep. WTF? (What the heck?) Upon closer examination, the threads do not stay parallel all the way around the shaft. Rather, they're wavy on one side. This leads me to believe that the half-shaft was subjected to some serious tweaking that caused the threads to deform on one side. Clearly, this half-shaft was not going in my car. By late this morning (Sunday) I had located a replacement half-shaft. Kyle Sanchez (hi Kyle) has been parting out an E30, and also collecting various parts over the last couple of years. A quick trip to his house and I had a useable part. And yes, I tested the Nut on the threads before I bought it. So presently I'm taking a break from laying on concrete, but the next step is to torque everything down. Time to get out the bathroom scale and breaker bar extension pipe again! Later, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:25:59 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: www.workshopmanuals Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone heard of the company at the link below? They are sellign shop manuals at prices that seem to be to good to be real. KevinKelly BMW CCA 50039 http://www.workshopmanuals.co.uk/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:24:08 -0700 From: Ping Gordo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Brake light switch Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I replaced the brake light switch yesterday and as soon as I got done, I tested the new switch but it still has the same "brake light failure" message. What are the chances that the brand new switch I installed is bad too or should I start looking somewhere else? All suggestions welcome. TIA Pingger <----- scratching head (maybe because of dandruff) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:56:19 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Brake light switch Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Brake light circuit failure" means the switch, or wiring. Is that what you have? Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ping Gordo > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 10:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [UUC] Brake light switch > > > I replaced the brake light switch yesterday and as soon as I got done, > I tested the new switch but it still has the same "brake light failure" > message. What are the chances that the brand new switch I installed is > bad too or should I start looking somewhere else? All suggestions > welcome. > > TIA > > Pingger <----- scratching head (maybe because of dandruff) > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/08/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 06:28:40 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brake light switch Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You may actually have a bad brake light, or at least one with marginal performance. Marc Plante E36 M3/4, 56k E36 325i, 220k [Gone] Vienna, VA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:27:08 -0700 From: Kurt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: M50 odd idle question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I put an M50 in my E30 over a year ago. While participating in a track day in September, I noticed that the car had started to idle at 1500rpms, if I tapped the gas, it would hunt for a bit. It would drop down to 750 rpm a several times then settle back in at 1500rpms. Otherwise the car ran great. On the way home, when stopping for gas, upon pushing in the clutch, the car again hunted a bit. But this time it revved 3 or 4 times then settled in at the normal 750 rpm idle. Since then, every time I push in the clutch it does this short hunting routine then settles in at 750. The only time it ever hunted before this was when I unhooked the battery. Any thoughts? I don't know if this could be related, this car may have a failing fuel pressure regulator. It starts immediatly when cold, or hot, but if it has cooled for anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours it can take up to 10 seconds of cranking before it starts. (I suppose it could also have a leaky injector) I need to get the fuel pressure regulator checked ... Thanks, Kurt Kurt ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:01:19 -0700 (PDT) From: igor koruga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is my Center Bearing bad? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, The patient is 86 325 � I jacked up the rear end of the car, put the car on the jack-stands, and started turning a wheel by hand. I can hear humming like noise coming from middle of the car around the area where cat. conv. is (now I am not 100% sure of this as I originally thought that noise is coming from the diff area). Can it be possible that this noise is coming from driveshaft's center bearing? (At this point I did not remove heatshields to investigate further). Or can it be slide coupling? Noise is more prominent right when (again I think) I change direction of the wheel spin. Also as a troubleshooting note: while driving around 'freeway speeds' if I shift to neutral I can hear high pitch hum (rpm affected), however when I shift back in the gear I can not hear it (maybe sound pitch changes or it is muffled by other noises). Thanks a lot, Igor BMW CCA GGC _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 09:56:58 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 97 M3/4 - glug glug sound and fuse blowing Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> tho it sounds like you have a different issue, I get a glug-glug noise in my STi when it's been sitting a while. near as I can tell it's coolant sloshing around somewhere underhood. goes away when the car is warmed up. I just put it down to the car having minimal sound insulation on the firewall & add it to the list of little quirks that make it fun. however if your problem just stared happening it sounds like it's something else. Ben not much help.... matthew c. mead wrote: > I've found two issues on a 97 M3/4. The first is engine related > - when the car is running, it makes a glug glug sound from the > center exhaust side of the engine. Upon stopping the engine a > psssscht can be heard, much like something is depressurizing. > Vacuum leak? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:27:18 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New 545i Engine Break In Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alex, If I dredge up the rusty memory the engine run-in occurs at the engine assembly plant not the final chassis assembly point. -Kevin ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(12 messages) **********
