The BMW UUC Digest
Volume 2 : Issue 461 : "text" Format
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Akebono pads was 99 M3 for sale.
Tire Shop in Huntsville, AL
Ground Control RSM installation questions
[e36 M3] OBDII Fault code question
Re: [e36 M3] OBDII Fault code question
Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Re: Tire Shop in Huntsville, AL
Re: Akebono pads
Re: Akebono pads
Re: [E36] Horrible cold-start consumption
Re: 325 head
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 07:33:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Akebono pads was 99 M3 for sale.
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> UUC BBK 14in front and 12.9 rear (KMS installed, red calipers,
> Akebono ceramic pads)
Sorry to change the subject but that caught my eye.
Any of you guys have experience with these pads? I have a co-worker
that asked me about brake pads for his vehicle and this came up as a
possible replacement, he's unhappy with the stock ones.
So how are these Akebono pads in terms of dust? noise? performance?
The other choice that came up was EBC pads and since I think those are
junk I told him to stay away.
Carlos
93 325is on Porterfield R4S (dusty and sometimes noisy)
88 325is on Hawk HP+ (definitely dusty and noisy, I love 'em)
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 07:38:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Tire Shop in Huntsville, AL
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gruppe:
I'm looking for a tire shop in Huntsville, AL with a
Hunter GSP9700 balancer (force balancer). This is for
a friend relocating from the Atlanta area.
Apparently, they don't have Discount Tire locations.
A direct response would be appreciated as I don't
always read the List.
Thanks in advance.
Neil Deshpande
92 M5 - GSP9700'd at the local Discount Tire
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:00:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi everyone,
I'll be replacing my stock E46 328Ci RSMs this weekend with the GC street
RSM, and wanted to confirm some details beforehand. I've read through the
archives, and have found most of the information, but I have a couple of
questions left:
1. There are two rubber bushings. Do both get installed? Does it matter
what orientation or order they go into the plate?
2. There's a flat metal washer with a small hole. Where does this washer
go? Is it in between the shock body and the lower plate (ie. the plate
with the dome that the bushings go into)?
3. The lower plate is asymmetrical, and it seems that it doesn't matter
how it goes in, right?
Since this will be for street applications with the stock shocks, the dome
side of the lower plate will be pointing up. Thanks for any help!
--Andre
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:33:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Sean Cordone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [e36 M3] OBDII Fault code question
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi All-
My 97 M3 has started periodically exhibiting a
misfire. The problem is very intermittent, and
typically lasts for a minute at most. I suspected a
failing ignition coil. A fault code read turns up "EE"
and "F0", indicating misfires on cylinders 1 and 3.
However, I see that an ignition coil failure has it's
own fault code. Is a bad coil still the most likely
culprit, or should I look elsewhere for trouble? The
car has 85kmiles on it and OEM engine software. TIA, --SC
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:04:06 -0800
From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Sean Cordone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [e36 M3] OBDII Fault code question
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sean,
Sounds typical of the crankshaft position sensor failure. There
was a recall on this, a new sensor is installed and a new mapping is
flashed to the ECU. The mapping gives a slight performance improvement,
too.
hth,
Barry
Sean Cordone wrote:Hi All-
>My 97 M3 has started periodically exhibiting a
>misfire. The problem is very intermittent, and
>typically lasts for a minute at most. I suspected a
>failing ignition coil. A fault code read turns up "EE"
>and "F0", indicating misfires on cylinders 1 and 3.
>However, I see that an ignition coil failure has it's
>own fault code. Is a bad coil still the most likely
>culprit, or should I look elsewhere for trouble? The
>car has 85kmiles on it and OEM engine software. TIA, --SC
>
>
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:00:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I just gave GC a call, and got some answers in case anyone else was
interested in them. They follow below.
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Andre Yew wrote:
> 1. There are two rubber bushings. Do both get installed? Does it matter
> what orientation or order they go into the plate?
Both get installed. They have a little step on one side. If the steps
face inwards, towards each other, that's the stiff position. With the
steps facing outwards is the slightly less stiff position.
> 2. There's a flat metal washer with a small hole. Where does this washer
> go? Is it in between the shock body and the lower plate (ie. the plate
> with the dome that the bushings go into)?
It goes in this order, starting from below the car: shock, flat washer,
bushing, aluminum plate with dome, car chassis, paper washer, plate with
screws welded on, bushing, reused existing top washer from the shock.
> 3. The lower plate is asymmetrical, and it seems that it doesn't matter
> how it goes in, right?
Apparently it will fit only one way. I guess I'll see when it's all taken
apart.
--Andre
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:13:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It goes in this order, starting from below the car: shock, flat
>washer, bushing, aluminum plate with dome, car chassis, paper washer,
>plate with screws welded on, bushing, reused existing top washer from
>the shock.
Small correction IMO. You want the paper gasket between the plate and
the car chassis *underneath* the car. So it would be:
shock, flat washer, bushing, Al plate, paper gasket then the car
chassis then the rest.
Carlos. (w/ 3 GC rear shock mounts now) :-/
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:25:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Carlos Lopez wrote:
> Small correction IMO. You want the paper gasket between the plate and
> the car chassis *underneath* the car. So it would be:
>
> shock, flat washer, bushing, Al plate, paper gasket then the car
> chassis then the rest.
Thanks Carlos. If only I had a video phone when talking to Ground
Control! Do you know what the paper gasket is supposed to do?
--Andre
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:32:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Carlos Lopez wrote:
> > Small correction IMO. You want the paper gasket between the plate and
> > the car chassis *underneath* the car. So it would be:
> >
> > shock, flat washer, bushing, Al plate, paper gasket then the car
> > chassis then the rest.
>
> Thanks Carlos. If only I had a video phone when talking to Ground
> Control!
Why, so you can give them the "bird" for their crappy customer service?
> Do you know what the paper gasket is supposed to do?
It acts as a thin buffer to avoid metal-on-metal contact (might help to seal
out moisture and dirt
from the trunk, etc.).
You can make them quite easily if you need to.
Regards,
Rich
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:41:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ground Control RSM installation questions
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Richard Dorffer wrote:
> Why, so you can give them the "bird" for their crappy customer service?
Ouch. I've heard varied reports about GC's customer service, from really
nice things (someone who ordered their coilover kit getting a lot of
pre-sales help to figure out what they needed) to bad things. When I
called them, they seem a bit rushed and busy, but gave me the info I
needed. Perhaps I caught them on an OK day?
Thanks for the info, too.
--Andre
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:33:22 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tire Shop in Huntsville, AL
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Did you try Hunter's website?
http://209.176.154.132/pub/search/findgsp9700.cfm
Brian
'94 325ic
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Dec 17, 2004 10:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [UUC] Tire Shop in Huntsville, AL
Gruppe:
I'm looking for a tire shop in Huntsville, AL with a
Hunter GSP9700 balancer (force balancer). This is for
a friend relocating from the Atlanta area.
Apparently, they don't have Discount Tire locations.
A direct response would be appreciated as I don't
always read the List.
Thanks in advance.
Neil Deshpande
92 M5 - GSP9700'd at the local Discount Tire
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:49:11 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Akebono pads
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
don't have any specific experience myself, but recall that our
esteemed list owner has previously mentioned them as being
very effective. Tire Rack sells them (and probably UUC if they're
available for their BBK) and they appear to be pretty reasonably
priced. the E36 M3 pads (also work for lots of other BMW's)
are $68/axle. if they dust lots less, it sounds like a good idea
to me.
tho the brown R-4S dust is pretty mild as compared to Jurid/Textar/
Pagid/etc stock pad dust...
Ben
Carlos wrote :
Sorry to change the subject but that caught my eye.
Any of you guys have experience with these pads? I have a co-worker
that asked me about brake pads for his vehicle and this came up as a
possible replacement, he's unhappy with the stock ones.
So how are these Akebono pads in terms of dust? noise? performance?
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:48:10 -0500
From: Chris Turrisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Akebono pads
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I just bought a set for my 98 Grand Cherokee and will be installing them
this weekend.....
I will post back with a review on Monday...
- Chris
At 10:49 AM 12/17/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>don't have any specific experience myself, but recall that our
>esteemed list owner has previously mentioned them as being
>very effective. Tire Rack sells them (and probably UUC if they're
>available for their BBK) and they appear to be pretty reasonably
>priced. the E36 M3 pads (also work for lots of other BMW's)
>are $68/axle. if they dust lots less, it sounds like a good idea
>to me.
>
>tho the brown R-4S dust is pretty mild as compared to Jurid/Textar/
>Pagid/etc stock pad dust...
>
>
>
>Ben
>
>
>Carlos wrote :
>
>Sorry to change the subject but that caught my eye.
>
>Any of you guys have experience with these pads? I have a co-worker
>that asked me about brake pads for his vehicle and this came up as a
>possible replacement, he's unhappy with the stock ones.
>
>So how are these Akebono pads in terms of dust? noise? performance?
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:14:09 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [E36] Horrible cold-start consumption
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Brian questions my knowledge and advice (and rightly so):
>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:42:49 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [E36] Horrible cold-start consumption
>Message-ID: <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Don't all M50s have hot-wire MAFs as opposed to the vane-type AFM you
describe?� If so there's
>nothing to be adjusted, mechanically anyway.� Also if the ECU thinks
you're flowing more air and
>runs rich as a result it won't do so for long.� That's what the O2 sensors
are there for.� Adaptive will
>lean it back out to stoich when the O2 sensors show rich in closed-loop,
at least up to a point.
>You'd have to do something pretty radical to a MAF to change the
airflow/voltage curve beyond the
>limits of adaptive to compensate for it, and if you exceed that limit it
will throw a check engine light.
>
>Brian
>'94 325ic
Pavel stated that his car has an engine that was not imported to the U.S.
(M50B20TU). Quite honestly, I know nothing about non-U.S. models, so I
assumed that he actually has an air flow meter (AFM), as he stated in his
question. But then he clarified that he has the MAF sensor, so obviously
my parroting of Mr. Conforti's advice was misplaced here. But he still
says there is some adjustment, and I was not aware of any. Whatever.
The ability of the ECU to adapt to a rich or lean running condition is
somewhat limited. I pictured the possibility that the "AFM" was adjusted
beyond the range of the ECU to adapt. However, if this were the case, then
it should have set an error code that air/fuel ratio was out of range, or
some such thing. Plus, the problem was associated with cold starting. Is
the 02 sensor in the loop during cold starts? Or only after warm-up? I'm
not sure.
Scott Miller
GGC BMW CCA
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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:22:48 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 325 head
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Then he'd have to put in in his carry-on and explain it at the airport
inspection.
Scott
>�� Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:34:14 -0000
>�� From: "bmwfuerst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: 325 head
>
>
>according to mapquest montclair looks like a pretty pricey location
>out at the end of the island? A long drive to Carey and back but
>would think any of us could ship it to that location for cheap
>compared to across the pond...
>
>1st
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