The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 516 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E46> Cigar lighter, fuses, and massive irritation Re: <E46> Cigar lighter, fuses, and massive irritation E30 Cold start then stalling, no restart. Flooded?!?!? Re: E30 Cold start then stalling, no restart. Flooded?!?!? Varta source Re: Varta source Re: Lift time rental? Re: Lift time rental? Need location & color of 02 heater relay on '95 740i CCA Elections OT: tire recommendation
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:28:34 -0500 From: Steve Lilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW UUC Digest <[email protected]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E46> Cigar lighter, fuses, and massive irritation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve.Goldstein wrote: > This morning I took my trusty 12V compressor, powered from > the cigar lighter, to pump up the wife's tires (E46 330xi) > which I'd noticed were a bit low. I've used this compressor > for years, on half a dozen cars, and it worked just fine once > again. BUT the damned cigar lighter wouldn't relinquish the > plug once I was done! Steve, The *exact* same thing happened to me on my (then) brand-new 330i! Seems like the E46's lighter socket is about 1mm too narrow. In my case, I was able to remove the compressor's plug from the socket using the biggest pair of needle-nose pliers I had. I really had to pull to get that sucker out! (But it did come out.) Regards, Steve 2004 330i ZHP ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:02:09 +0100 (CET) From: John Firestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Steve Lilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], BMW UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E46> Cigar lighter, fuses, and massive irritation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Steve Lilley wrote: > Steve.Goldstein wrote: > > This morning I took my trusty 12V compressor, powered from > > the cigar lighter, to pump up the wife's tires (E46 330xi) > > which I'd noticed were a bit low. I've used this compressor > > for years, on half a dozen cars, and it worked just fine once > > again. BUT the damned cigar lighter wouldn't relinquish the > > plug once I was done! > > The *exact* same thing happened to me on my (then) brand-new 330i! > Seems like the E46's lighter socket is about 1mm too narrow. In > my case, I was able to remove the compressor's plug from the > socket using the biggest pair of needle-nose pliers I had. I > really had to pull to get that sucker out! (But it did come out.) I seem to remember encountering at least three different sizes of automotive cigarette lighter / power sockets: the big, fat American lighter socket, a slightly slimmer and deeper German lighter socket, and an even smaller thing that is really just a power socket. I wonder if someone dropped a species into your cars that is not indigenous to the North America. I bet I have an example of each, in my car and parts collection. I will see if I can measure them and report back what I discover. -John '96 318is ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:37:16 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: E30 Cold start then stalling, no restart. Flooded?!?!? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Y'all, First time post here. My first BMW is not treating me well on cold mornings. This 1990 325i has 174k, 5 spd., new plugs (correct Bosch copper), and new fuel filter, correct fuel pressure, ans valves adjusted. I've changed the air filter and checked the air flow meter for cleanliness and freedom of movement. 40k ago, new timing belt, O2 sensor, and cap, rotor and wires were all done by Princeton BMW in N.J. Problem: When I start the car in cold teens and twenties here in Chicago, the car starts after a one-one thousand count. The car will start even at single digits. If I try to drive the car within 2 or 3 minutes, the engine will stumble when the clutch is first let out, and proceed to cut out/stall. What I experience next is only describable as a flooded engine. The engine will not restart, even after cranking it for 20 to 30 second spirts, for over 5 minutes of trying to restart it. I've been late for work 3 times now because of this "flooded" condition. Please, anyone, don't tell me that this is normal for a E30. I've had this car since Turkey-day, and I don't have a warm weather experience to compare the engines behavior with. When it's running and at operating temp, the engine isn't really willing to rev past 3500 rpm., it will yet, not without what feels like a flat spot in the power band, and even then it's uninspiring top end power. I've owned other european cars with Bosch motronic/jetronic that have never done this to me ( cold no restart ). I'm wondering if the following are the culprits; AFM ( especially the temp sensor part within ), thermo time switch, O2 sensor, plugged Cat-converter, or fuel pressure regulator. I'm refusing to put my BMWCCA sticker in the rear quarter window untill this problem is solved. Peter Harkonen 1990 325i 5spd. 174k Chicagoland ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:29:56 -0800 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 Cold start then stalling, no restart. Flooded?!?!? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At that mileage, the coolant temperature sensor is a likely culprit. They are a common failure on E30, cheap and easy to replace, a good idea to replace it now even if it has not gone bad yet. Could be wear on the carbon band in the AFM too, though don't replace an AFM unless you have verified the cutout corresponds to loss of signal through it. If the tach drops to an abrupt zero when the cutout happens, that's a sign it could be the AFM. hth, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi Y'all, > >First time post here. My first BMW is not treating me well on cold mornings. >This 1990 325i has 174k, 5 spd., >new plugs (correct Bosch copper), and new fuel filter, correct fuel pressure, >ans valves adjusted. I've changed the >air filter and checked the air flow meter for cleanliness and freedom of >movement. 40k ago, new timing belt, O2 sensor, >and cap, rotor and wires were all done by Princeton BMW in N.J. > >Problem: When I start the car in cold teens and twenties here in Chicago, the >car starts after a one-one thousand count. >The car will start even at single digits. If I try to drive the car within 2 >or 3 minutes, the engine will stumble when the >clutch is first let out, and proceed to cut out/stall. What I experience next >is only describable as a flooded engine. >The engine will not restart, even after cranking it for 20 to 30 second >spirts, for over 5 minutes of trying to restart it. >I've been late for work 3 times now because of this "flooded" condition. >Please, anyone, don't tell me that this is normal >for a E30. > >I've had this car since Turkey-day, and I don't have a warm weather experience >to compare the engines behavior with. >When it's running and at operating temp, the engine isn't really willing to >rev past 3500 rpm., it will yet, not without what feels >like a flat spot in the power band, and even then it's uninspiring top end >power. I've owned other european cars with Bosch >motronic/jetronic that have never done this to me ( cold no restart ). > >I'm wondering if the following are the culprits; AFM ( especially the temp >sensor part within ), thermo time switch, O2 sensor, >plugged Cat-converter, or fuel pressure regulator. > >I'm refusing to put my BMWCCA sticker in the rear quarter window untill this >problem is solved. > >Peter Harkonen >1990 325i 5spd. 174k >Chicagoland >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 > > > > -- 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: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:50:46 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Varta source Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Varta site does not offer support for US retailers. Go to Johnson controls and they show no apparent support for Varta. Is there any other Varta source in the US other than the dealer? -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:30:06 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Varta source Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, What type of batteries are you looking at, the nicads on the SI board ?? If so there is no need to replace the existing cells with Varta cells. Typical nicads in the 600ma capacity range which happen to be AA size would be acceptable substitutes. Rich > The Varta site does not offer support for US retailers. Go to Johnson > controls and they show no apparent support for Varta. Is there any other > Varta source in the US other than the dealer? > > -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: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:55:36 -0800 From: Avi Heroor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Lift time rental? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for all the input. Maybe I'm reading too much into the warnings but given that I'm the sole provider for 2 kids, I'd rather be safe than sorry :) > Of course, if you put the jackstand in a stupid place, it might fall off. > That same is true (and moreso) for a lift though. Presumably concrete is good as opposed to asphalt, mud (shudder!) etc...? Thanks! --Avi. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:05:36 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Lift time rental? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Avi Heroor wrote: > Thanks for all the input. Maybe I'm reading too much into the warnings > but given that I'm the sole provider for 2 kids, I'd rather be safe than > sorry :) :-) Seriously, I've used both a lot. Jackstands are what I'd recommend to someone who's primary concern was safety. > > Of course, if you put the jackstand in a stupid place, it might fall off. > > That same is true (and moreso) for a lift though. > > Presumably concrete is good as opposed to asphalt, mud (shudder!) > etc...? Yeah, concrete or asphalt would be fine. You want something stable. If the surface is something like mud or gravel or sand, put a board under the jackstand to distribute the weight. But what I really meant by the above was that you pick an appropriate place on the vehicle. The owners manual should have jack/jackstand points laid out. As I recall you were working on an suv? If its a live axle (not independent suspension) a good place is under the axle towards the sides of the vehicle. If one end (or both) _isn't_ live axle, then look in your manual. You want a place that can handle the weight and won't tend to slide off the jackstand. Note that this applies equally (perhaps moreso) to lifts. Lifts also have the disadvantage that sometimes you can't really get the lift arms where you might otherwise want them. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:06:52 -0500 From: "Richard Vaughn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Need location & color of 02 heater relay on '95 740i Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can anyone help me on this one. The codes show that the 02 sensors are not heating correctly when started. I know where the relays are but don't know which one is the heater relay. Which color? Richard Vaughn BMW CCA #132931 Tarheel Chapter '95 740i w/new engine hers '92 535i 5 speed mine '91 325ia daughters '90 325i 5 speed sons '96 Z71 mine too '05 TrailBlazerEXT hers ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:59:29 -0500 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: CCA Elections Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd like to mention again that Rafael Garces, has been nominated by the current National Board Secretary, Barbara Adams, to the position of Secretary. I don't think Barbara would step down unless she thought the position would be in good hands. After working with Raf for several years with the National Capital Chapter, I know he can bring the same positive leadership to the National Board as he has brought to the National Capital Chapter. Good luck Raf! There is a candidacy statement in the next Roundel. It is important that you save your mailing label from your Roundel. Be sure to send in the correct postcard for your region. Associate members have received a voting card in the mail. -- ...steven National Capital Chapter, BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:37:00 -0600 From: Scott Staewen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest <[email protected]> Subject: OT: tire recommendation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry for the OT post, but I thought I'd like to take advantage of the collective tire wisdom on the list. I would like to replace the POS Goodyear Integrity tires on my wife's AWD Lexus RX300. The sidewalls on these tires are so soft they're like riding on marshmallows. Well, okay, the vehicle is kind of like a marshmallow, but anyway, some better tires are in order. Better dry and wet traction and better steering feel is desired. Snow performance is not very important (we live in Houston). Mileage of any tire in the "all season" category I think will be okay. Very importantly, these need to have a quiet, supple, comfortable ride. My wife is very sensitive to this. She does not push the performance envelope, even on this car, but I'd like higher performance tires than OE for the sake of safety and for the few occasions when I drive the car. The Integrity's are 225/70/16 and the wheels I believe are 6.5" wide. I'm assuming I'll need to stick with 225/70's on this relatively narrow wheel, which excludes a lot of good tires. Perusing tirerack, the Michelin Crossterrains look like a possibility. Any thoughts on these, or any other suggestions? Scott Staewen ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **********
