The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 620 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Carfax help? Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Removing Smoke smell from interior Re: Removing Smoke smell from interior Re: When was the last time you got just a warning? Re: When was the last time you got just a warning? E46 M3 LTW & former PTG E36 M3 for sale OT: T-Rexx!
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:42:32 -0400 From: "chet.dawes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Carfax help? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone have an active Carfax account and feel like doing me a favor? :) 1995 M3 VIN: WBSBF932XSEH00442 Or, can anyone point me to the carfax 'free trial report' link that used to float around but I can't seem to find? I know the car has a salvage title, it's in my hands. The State Patrol will be inspecting the car this Friday. I'm just trying to gain as much historical insight as possible in case there are any questions. Please respond direct to me. Thanks! Chet Dawes [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************************************** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. **************************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:50:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, April 13, 2005 3:20 am, Brian Ruiz said: > Now, where can I buy a Conforti > chip? Eurosport High Performance: http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com/ Company is run by Josh MacMurray, who was (is?) essentially JimC's right-hand man in developing the chips/intakes/etc. Good guy, very helpful. > (I assume the Turner chips ARE the Conforti > chips, Yes. > but I'd like to confirm: are the Turner chips > different at all from what everyone refers to as a > 'Conforti' chip?) No. Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - w/JimC SW & intake from Eurosport 1993 325is #44 JP - w/JimC chip & intake from Eurosport ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:08:29 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brian, I forget... did you say you have dumped a can or two of the BG 44K into your tank? The other option is steam clean with a vacuum hose on the intake and a jar of water with a small hose that you can pinch off. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:16:40 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Its pretty tough to get even water dispersion with an M50 intake. Gary Derian > Brian, > > I forget... did you say you have dumped a can or two of the BG 44K into > your tank? The other option is steam clean with a vacuum hose on the > intake > and a jar of water with a small hose that you can pinch off. > > -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:32:29 -0700 From: Raza Uddin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I bought my M3, I noticed a bit of high-rpm hesitation when the ambient temperatures were about 70 degrees. I was thinking for the longest time that it was coilpack (although I never got a CEL and the scan of the DME didn't reveal a misfire), but I'm now thinking it is pinging and the hesitation is just the sensors retarding the timing. I recently had a Dyson Oil analysis which revealed signs of carbon buildup. I know the PO of my M3 used it mainly for commuting and never drove hard enough regularly to keep the buildup in check, nor did he ever use any additives and I'm not sure what gas he regularly used. That said, Terry Dyson recommended I use Auto-RX ( www.auto-rx.com ) to help clean the system. I was a bit skeptical of the claims, so I did a bit of research and came upon this end-user test of the product: http://www.rms13.com/. I'm somewhat more convinced and ordered myself 2 bottles last night from the AutoRX website. There is a discount code that will take $8.00 of the first 2 bottles and $15.00 of the first 3 bottles and their is free shipping. It should appear as the first announcement when you visit the webpage. Drive Safely, Raza On 4/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian, > > I forget... did you say you have dumped a can or two of the BG 44K into > your tank? The other option is steam clean with a vacuum hose on the intake > and a jar of water with a small hose that you can pinch off. > > -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: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:25:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E36 M3 knock sensor: UPDATE Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Raza, I too (even with the 101 octane) have noticed a bit of a hesitation while winding up the engine to higher RPM. I haven't noticed any particular correlation with outside temps, but that could be contributing as well. Kevin, I haven't used any BG 44K in the tank at all; I'm always wary of any additives for oil or fuel systems, except for Techron. Maybe I'll try a can or two with some of the high octane gas. I heard Brett mention a while back something about a BG Fogger system(?)...know anyone in southern California that has that system, Brett? Brian 95 M3 --- Raza Uddin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I bought my M3, I noticed a bit of high-rpm > hesitation when the > ambient temperatures were about 70 degrees. I was > thinking for the > longest time that it was coilpack (although I never > got a CEL and the > scan of the DME didn't reveal a misfire), but I'm > now thinking it is > pinging and the hesitation is just the sensors > retarding the timing. > > I recently had a Dyson Oil analysis which revealed > signs of carbon > buildup. I know the PO of my M3 used it mainly for > commuting and > never drove hard enough regularly to keep the > buildup in check, nor > did he ever use any additives and I'm not sure what > gas he regularly > used. > > That said, Terry Dyson recommended I use Auto-RX ( > www.auto-rx.com ) > to help clean the system. I was a bit skeptical of > the claims, so I > did a bit of research and came upon this end-user > test of the product: > http://www.rms13.com/. > > I'm somewhat more convinced and ordered myself 2 > bottles last night > from the AutoRX website. There is a discount code > that will take > $8.00 of the first 2 bottles and $15.00 of the first > 3 bottles and > their is free shipping. It should appear as the > first announcement > when you visit the webpage. > > Drive Safely, > Raza > > > > On 4/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian, > > > > I forget... did you say you have dumped a can or > two of the BG 44K into > > your tank? The other option is steam clean with a > vacuum hose on the intake > > and a jar of water with a small hose that you can > pinch off. > > > > -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 > > > > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:27:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Nick Ortwein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: E30 Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Removing Smoke smell from interior Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just bought another E30, a 91 318is. The previous owner obviously smoked in it. Thought it would be easy to make the smell go away...wrong! What is the best way to remove the smell, its driving me crazy. I have tried auto febreeze, etc sprays and nothing works for more than a few days before it comes back. Thanks in advance, Nick Ortwein 88 325is 91 318is, aka smokey ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:49:18 -0700 From: "JS Nord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Removing Smoke smell from interior Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I worked for an auto dealer in a detail shop for several years. We saw lots of this - here's how we did it. Basically, you need to wash everything. What you smell is the residual smoke particles that have adheared to the interior of the car. You need to wash all that off. And you need to get it off everything it's stuck to which is basically the whole interior of the car. Air fresheners and stuff do nothing but mask the smoke residue smell for a while..then it comes back - just as you've discovered. It's not as bad as it sounds really...here's how we'd tackle it. First, remove the ashtray and junk it. Buy a new one. Then, using a good cleaner like Lysol or 409 or whatever's appropriate for the surface, really (did I say really? - I mean REALLY) clean all around the ashtry. Smoke rises...it's all under the ashtry holder..wipe there. If you use a white rag, you'll see all the residue you're removing. That's the sign of progress. Then, just start working your way out from the ashtray. Wipe down all the seats...the door panels..the dash..the windows. Consider cleaning the carpet with a little carpet soap and a wet-dry vac. The headliner can be tricky. If you have a hard surface headline (vinyl or something) it's easy...just spray and wipe it down too. If you have a cloth headliner...be very very careful with what you do. It's likely polluted pretty bad but if you wash it you may separate the material. If you have a cloth headliner, try cleaning the whole car first..wait a few days...then if you're still not happy...try carefully cleaning it with some spray on upholstry cleaner. Don't use the wet-dry vac on it for anything! Anyways..after you have everything wiped down/cleaned/etc, let the car air out for a couple days. You can now shoot a bit of smell good on the carpet under the seats if you want. The cleaning should pretty much knock out most of the smoke smell and any remainder will continue to slowly dissapate over the next few weeks. At the dealer, we'd do this and by the time we were done, you'd never know the car was from a smoker. Well, except for the burns in the seats and carpet...that was the real giveaway. Hope this helps... Jeff 90 535i ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:45:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: When was the last time you got just a warning? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Driving to work this morning, 4 AM, dark, back road, > usually deserted, 35 > mph speed limit - 55 mph average speed traveled - by > everyone. Pass over a > set of rail road tracks, dropping the car to third > gear, slowed to probably > 25-30 mph. Just as I shift into 4th gear two things > happened at once. > First a truck pulled out of an intersecting road > heading in the opposite > direction as me, and second, my K band went off on > the Passport 8500. By > now I may have been shifting to 5th, but noticing > the usual K band > detection I immediately hit the brakes. Note my > shift between gears was > done at 3K, not redlined. The distance between the > rail road tracks and > the first K-band warning, and subsequent patrol car, > was about 250 feet - > max. > > I pulled over after the blue flashing lights went > on. Officer said I was > doing 70 mph. I couldn't believe it - impossible. > I explained my case to > the officer, saying that from the rail road tracks > to him doing 70 mph > would either mean I was airborne over the tracks or > I was driving a > Ferrari. He asked me how fast I thought I was > going. My response was 50 > mph. He said maybe the radar got messed up between > me and the truck that > pulled out. I agreed. He gave me a warning to slow > down. > > That was my first warning in 12 years of driving and > about 8 encounters > with the fuzz. Wow. > > > Phil > > > > > > This e-mail message is confidential, may be > privileged and is intended for the exclusive use of > the addressee. If the reader of this message is not > the intended recipient, or an employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, distribution or reproduction of this > e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If the > addressee cannot be reached or is unknown to you, > please inform the sender by return e-mail > immediately and delete this e-mail message and > destroy all copies. > > Ce message, transmis par courriel, est confidentiel, > peut etre protege par le secret professionnel et est > a l'usage exclusif du ou des destinataires > ci-dessus. 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Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:51:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: When was the last time you got just a warning? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Whoops, looks like I screwed up sending the last email. Now it's actually here ----- | V My last warning was my only time ever being pulled over in my (relatively short) 7 years of driving experience. It was in my old 93 325, on the way home from school the night before Thanksgiving 2003. I was about 10 miles away from home, and the freeway was relatively empty, so honestly, I was speeding a bit. Highway Patrol pulled me over and said I was doing 85 (perhaps, but my speedo read just over 80, and considering the inaccuracy of the speedo we discussed many months ago on this list, I probably was going, at most, about 80mph). In any case, he gave me a warning to slow down, and a fix-it ticket to remove the front window tinting, which was actually not in too great shape anyway. Brian ex '84 318i ex '93 325i '95 M3 (mooovin' on up... ;) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Driving to work this morning, 4 AM, dark, back > road, > usually deserted, 35 > mph speed limit - 55 mph average speed traveled - > by everyone. Pass over a set of rail road tracks, > dropping the car to third gear, slowed to probably > 25-30 mph. Just as I shift into 4th gear two > things happened at once. > First a truck pulled out of an intersecting road > heading in the opposite > direction as me, and second, my K band went off on > the Passport 8500. By > now I may have been shifting to 5th, but noticing > the usual K band > detection I immediately hit the brakes. Note my > shift between gears was > done at 3K, not redlined. The distance between the > rail road tracks and > the first K-band warning, and subsequent patrol car, > was about 250 feet - > max. > > I pulled over after the blue flashing lights went > on. Officer said I was > doing 70 mph. I couldn't believe it - impossible. > > I explained my case to > the officer, saying that from the rail road tracks > to him doing 70 mph would either mean I was airborne > over the tracks or I was driving a Ferrari. He asked > me how fast I thought I was going. My response was > 50 mph. He said maybe the radar got messed up > between me and the truck that pulled out. I agreed. > He gave me a warning to slow down. > > That was my first warning in 12 years of driving and > about 8 encounters with the fuzz. Wow. > > Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:03:47 -0700 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E46 M3 LTW & former PTG E36 M3 for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> These aren't mine, but club member Gil Caravantes is selling a few of his rides: 1999 M3 PTG: � Driven by Auberlen, Pilgrim and Fairbanks in 2000 � Had 3 wins and one 2nd out of 9 races at Daytona � It was the last E36 4 door built by PTG � Won the BMCCR Race of Champions in 2002. � Multiple West Coast track records � Just serviced � Includes 2 sets of wheels, spare parts & fresh paint � $59,000 OBO 2003 M3 LTW � Alpine white/sport black interior � 16k miles w/ 5yrs/100k warranty from BMW � 6-speed with all options deleted (except Xenon lighting) � 18" BBS LM wheels � A true Club Sport M3 � HR coilovers with Bilstein shocks � Super clean � $42,900 OBO Both cars are located in Sacramento (916) 997-4511 I've seen both of these cars and they are quite impressive. I've gone ahead and posted pics for anyone interested... http://homepage.mac.com/mgold/.Pictures/m3ptg.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/mgold/.Pictures/m3ltw.jpg Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Chapter BMWCCA 916-852-6533 (home) 916-743-7153 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:12:27 -0700 From: David Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: OT: T-Rexx! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I know this if off-topic but I don't know another group of people that would appreciate this...so I am going for it. Anyone here every had a ride in (or driven) a T-Rexx? A friend of mine got one last week and took me for a ride over the weekend. Wow. Thats some good fun. The T-Rexx is a 3 wheeled 'car' that uses a 1100cc motorcycle engine (my friends has a GSX-R 1100 engien in it) and a custom three wheeled chassis. His is not quite stock, and we are guessing on these figures, but I would guess about 150hp and about 700lbs, which makes for quite a wicked ride. The 13K redline just makes it all the sweeter. The manufacturer claims 4.1 seconds to 60mph and 1.9g's of lateral acceleration. We did not have a much of a chance to test the lateral g's but the acceleration is great. I would believe 4.1 seconds to 60 with no problem. Very quick. Almost motorcycle quick...go figure ;-) Here is the website for the T-Rexx...not much of a site but it's OK: http://www.go-t-rex.com/ If you ever get a chance to ride in one of these, do it, its a thrill! Dave T. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(12 messages) **********
