The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 391 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: <E30> FS: Small Random E30 Parts & Tools Re: 0W40 oil Re: New 545i Engine Break In Re: New 545i Engine Break In Re: New 545i Engine Break In Re: New 545i Engine Break In E34 16" Borbet type E rims for sale with Bridgestone Potenza tires Re: E36 M50 oil temp vs. water temp - which is better Re: Speaking of Mobil-1 Oil - 0W-40? auto-therapy
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 00:22:32 -0400 (EDT) From: tabe johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], tabe johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <E30> FS: Small Random E30 Parts & Tools Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm continuing to clear my garage of E30 stuff, having sadly sold my 1988 325is. I'm selling: Front Brake Pads Sway Bar Bushings Oil filter Wrench Headlight bulbs Control Arm Bushing tool Kleen wheels and other parts. Please follow the link to view the details: http://tinyurl.com/65kbz Thanks, --tabe johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 00:45:32 -0500 From: "Matt Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 0W40 oil Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My wife has a 00 Passat Wagon 2.8, which features the 30 valve Audi/VAG type ATQ motor. It calls for a 5W40 full synthetic oil, and Mobil 1 makes no such product, but do have the 0W40. I've been running that since taking ownership of the car 30k miles ago. It's been through 1 Fargo, ND winter thus far and the engine was fine. Car has 55k miles on it. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 22:47:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Brewster Fong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New 545i Engine Break In Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With regard to the above, Karl wrote: <Either way I would change out the factory oil after about 500 to1k miles and replace with synth.> Huh? Doesn't today's BMWs, especially the E60 545i and its V8 engine oil come from the *factory* with synthetic oil? In fact its my understanding that BMW's synthetic oil is made by Castrol (at least in the US). Or am I missing something? Brewster __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 09:05:13 -0400 From: CsWs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: New 545i Engine Break In Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I didn't realize I need to specify that the fatory uses synth as well now Karl On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 22:47:06 -0700 (PDT), Brewster Fong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Huh? Doesn't today's BMWs, especially the E60 545i and its V8 > engine oil come from the *factory* with synthetic oil? In fact > its my understanding that BMW's synthetic oil is made by Castrol > (at least in the US). Or am I missing something? Brewster ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:30:27 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New 545i Engine Break In Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, What's the manual say? Baring that, I think previous posts of many moon ago indicated that BMW does a 30 minute run in on all engines at the factory else the 'bahn stormers wouldn't be able to leave the show rooms and immediately hit the stradas at 100mph. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:38:46 -0700 From: "Alex Koreneff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: New 545i Engine Break In Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BMW's factory run-in includes a cold-air non-ignition pump on normal engines and a non-ignition hot pump on m-engines. I don't know the length of the test, but it is meant as a test and not a run-in. The actual ignition in the factory is also a test and not a runin (I've watched it) -- basically they start it up, drive it a quarter mile on the factory floor, run the engine to redline, test all the gears, test emissions, and park it. They're pretty abusive, really. Again, nowhere near a run-in. The people at the delivery center in Munich made it clear: 1 - do not top 100mph 2 - do not exced 4500rpm 3 - vary speed and rpm 4 - make sure to take it up to 100mph repeatedly I was happy to oblidge. In fact, following #1 was quite painful on the autobahn. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 10:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] New 545i Engine Break In Kevin, What's the manual say? Baring that, I think previous posts of many moon ago indicated that BMW does a 30 minute run in on all engines at the factory else the 'bahn stormers wouldn't be able to leave the show rooms and immediately hit the stradas at 100mph. -Kevin 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, 08 Oct 2004 10:27:52 +0000 From: "D B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: E34 16" Borbet type E rims for sale with Bridgestone Potenza tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, Selling a set of wheels - E34 16" Borbet type E rims for sale with Bridgestone Potenza tires. In vood/very good condition and priced for fast sale at $500. Call for more information. Darren Beilstein Portland, ME Mobile: 207-232-5345 _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 05:15:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Thoeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M50 oil temp vs. water temp - which is better Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The upper rad hose trick... I usually use a piece of 2 to 2.5" iron plumbing and 2 sets of clamps on each end, but I think I could splurge since I'm driving a BMW now and get a part that doesn't look like crap! I'll look for the Greddy part online. One last question - Tom Wyatt, you also mentioned in another email that you thought the sender in some late model E36's might be useable, but I have a 1993 early model E36. In any case - has anyone ever replaced the stock water thermo sensor with a dual VDO range (10-180 Ohm) sender and run wires to both the stock gauge and an aftermarket VDO gauge? Thanks again, Pete --- Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:11 PM 10/7/04, Peter Thoeming talked about: > >So where did you put your water temp sensor? > >upper rad hose? > >some housing? > > Yes :-) > > http://www.jimbassett.com/WaterTemp1.jpg > > >I agree with you on all the points you made - I'm > just > >feeling too lazy to put in the water thermo sensor. > > Ah. I usually have the filter things through my > "laziness" filter, too :-) > > Jim Bassett > > 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, 8 Oct 2004 10:24:38 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Speaking of Mobil-1 Oil - 0W-40? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve, See that Viscosity Index parameter. It's one of the more important. The higher the better. It's essentially the slope of viscosity change over temp. It says that a high VI oil will not thicken as much at low temps nor thin as much at high temps as an oil with a lower index. The reality is that in normal everyday driving, you're not going to see much difference between the first 4 oils in your table and Mobil1 synthetics are excellent oils in general. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:08:58 -0400 From: Jean Welter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: auto-therapy Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, just posting this for a friend to help her site get some exposure http://www.pinkribbonracing.com/ she attends the mid-ohio DE events regularly Jean ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) **********
