The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 690 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: M6 aftermarket parts Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s For Sale: E46 325 Coupe, Sport Package Snow Tires for sale Re: Any good body shops near Annapolis, MD? <E36> door handle woes Re: <E36> door handle woes 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Re: 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Re: 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Reprogramming DME Re: <misc> top-side oil change Re: E30 OBC (13-button)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:22:43 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: M6 aftermarket parts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Malcolm, thanks. I'll take a look. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Malcolm Reitz Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 7:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] M6 aftermarket parts Marco, There's a wealth of good info on our Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/s38-m88/ Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marco Romani Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] M6 aftermarket parts Looking for info/vendors for the M6. The E24 one, not the new one. Looking for suspension and brake modifications. thanks Marco 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 19:54:59 -1000 From: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> any downsides to using this product??? i also mostly autocross too (i'll start going to track days again when i get my clutch replaced)... and where can i get some :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For an autoxer sure some softening goo or whatever Formula V is might > be worthwhile, since you may do 3 or 4 runs and the tires barely get > heated up. There is probably minimal use of the tires so it would make > sense that some goo that makes the very top layer stickier is probably > good. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:55:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, Jay G wrote: > any downsides to using this product??? i also mostly autocross too > (i'll start going to track days again when i get my clutch replaced)... > > and where can i get some :) Formula V you mean? I've found a couple things that are annoying. Dunno if they apply to all products or just formula V. First, you need to apply it. Just a paintbrush and a paint roller tray will do the job fine, but its somewhat messy and has an odor. Second, you need to make sure all the "OPR" (Other people's rubber) is off your tires. You want to do this anyway, but with FV the opr will become a gooey crud layer, which will be like driving on snot for the first couple runs. Third, you want to be sure you apply this stuff early enough that you can let the tires sit for 48 hours prior to usage. If it doesn't 'dry' up enough, you'll get a little of that snot feeling above. Those caveats aside, FV is pretty good stuff for prolonging the life of tires that usually heat cycle out. I've gotten mine through the guy that makes it (his shop is east of Pittsburgh, PA), but you can also get it from racer parts wholesale: http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/tractreat.htm (and probably any number of other places). Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:07:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Heat Cycling Toyo RA-1s Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Mark Andy wrote: > Second, you need to make sure all the "OPR" (Other people's rubber) is > off your tires. You want to do this anyway, but with FV the opr will > become a gooey crud layer, which will be like driving on snot for the > first couple runs. Btw, if you're running DOT tires you may never have seen this. OPR is big-ish chunks/patches of rubber that obviously is stuck on the tire, not part of the tire. I didn't want you to get the impression that this was some microscopic thing or whatever... You'll know OPR if you see it! :-) Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:09:26 -0400 From: "John Barbian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: For Sale: E46 325 Coupe, Sport Package Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For Sale, 2003 325 coupe E46. WBABN33483PC99985 34,XXX miles, metallic green, sport package, 5 speed, heated seats, sunroof Recent Inspection, dealer serviced. This car has been adult driven by me, its only owner, since picking it up on a Euro delivery. The car is in Arlington, VA. Price: $27,499 obo After seeing the commercials for the new 3 series, don't miss your chance to own a good looking E46 Contact: John Barbian 608.334.9306 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:10:29 -0400 From: "John Barbian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Snow Tires for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michelin Pilot Alpin, on black steel wheels 205 55 16 91H They have three short winters (probably 15K total miles) on them and have plenty of tread left. They are located in Madison, WI and would need to be picked up. Price: $250 obo Contact: John Barbian [EMAIL PROTECTED] 608-334-9306 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:01:05 -0400 From: "KMS- Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Any good body shops near Annapolis, MD? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.iaibmvsp.org. If there's a local repair shop listed on this web site, they'll have a body shop that they recommend. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > I was rear-ended the other day and need a body shop in or near > Annapolis. Any recommendations for a place that does good work in > this area? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:18:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E36> door handle woes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi folks, I was in Boston this weekend, helping the sister move and visiting my ex-E36 325iC (now in her care). The driver-side door handle is intermittently failing. In failure mode, the handle lifts but doesn't disengage the latch, and the door cannot be opened from inside or out. While I was there it didn't work Friday morning, worked Saturday morning, and failed Saturday evening and Sunday. The lock cylinder used to unlock/lock the doors does not affect operation (i.e. no different if the trunk lock is used vs. the driver door lock). Any hints of where to start looking? My E36 Bentley is in Indiana (w/ Dad's E36), so I couldn't look at that. Thanks, tammer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:23:04 -0400 From: "Pharr, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E36> door handle woes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tammer, It's a drop top, right? Who needs door handles? Wear shoes with non-marking soles and mind the shifter... --Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bmwuucdigest- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tammer Farid > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UUC] <E36> door handle woes > > Hi folks, > > I was in Boston this weekend, helping the sister move and > visiting my ex-E36 325iC (now in her care). The > driver-side door handle is intermittently failing. In > failure mode, the handle lifts but doesn't disengage the > latch, and the door cannot be opened from inside or out. > While I was there it didn't work Friday morning, worked > Saturday morning, and failed Saturday evening and Sunday. > The lock cylinder used to unlock/lock the doors does not > affect operation (i.e. no different if the trunk lock is > used vs. the driver door lock). > > Any hints of where to start looking? My E36 Bentley is in > Indiana (w/ Dad's E36), so I couldn't look at that. > > Thanks, > tammer ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:59:46 -0500 From: "Roy T. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In my ever ending quest to disassemble this head I am once again stuck in the same spot. Does anyone have a bolt with a 12mm x 1.0 mm thread pitch? This is the tread of the rockershaft so in order to slide hammer it out I need something that will thread in there. Of course, this is BMW and they dont use a standard 12x1.25 thread, no they use the 12x1.0 thread. I can not find a bolt anywhere that fits that thread. I checked all the local hardware stores and no one carries this bolt. They even claim they can not get it. I called the 2 dealers here and neither of them had a bolt of this thread pitch either. I asked if they could order one and they said they dont see anything in the computer for it. I asked the one tech on the phone what they would use and after asking around his response was "Nobody here has done it. We dont usually work on stuff that old", its a 1991. He said he even asked the foreman. Its not like I am trying to find a rare OEM aluminum panel for ! the original 427 shelby cobra. Although I would probabbly have better luck finding that than a bolt with this thread pitch. Anyone taken apart an M30 head and removed the rocker shafts? Have a bolt that threads in there? A tap even? Hell, if you can mold it out of plastic I will take it. I am looking for anything the will thread in there that I can slide hammer against. Is this just the worst BMW motor to work on? Everything I want to do seems to end in a dead end where I need some specialzed version of a simple device. It has taken me over a week to just get the head disassembled... and I have not even succeeded in that yet. Funny, in the same amount of time we have disassembled, machined and checked, and reassembled the common block 2.2 turbo Dodge engine of the same year. All while only using mostly the trusty 10mm socket. The more I work on BMWs the more I realize they must seek out the most complex way for everything. This must have been some BMW engineers thinking... "We need to thread this. We could use 12x1.25 like everyone else. No no no we need to be unique. Lets use 12x1 that way no one but BWM engineer can take apart engine." Roy Collins seeking a bolt and getting frustrated 12mm x 1.0mm x whatever...Im not picky the resources I have exhausted seeking this bolt: local harware stores: Ace, homedepot, Menards, etc 3 local auto shops Cummins engineering and their bolt supplier Local harware supplier and his suppler, Fastenit, or something like that And now the UUC list. [Attachment of type application/ms-tnef removed.] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:05:57 -0400 From: "Steve Stoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Have you tried a Kubota tractor dealer? Lots of metric bolts.....Saved me on occasion, but not for BMW specific applications. Just a good supple of metric stuff. Steve Stoner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:37:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 12x1.0mm bolt M30 engine Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mcmaster.com -tammer --- Steve Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you tried a Kubota tractor dealer? Lots of metric > bolts.....Saved > me on occasion, but not for BMW specific applications. > Just a good > supple of metric stuff. > > Steve Stoner > > 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!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:17:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Steve.Goldstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Reprogramming DME Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So I had the spousal 330xi up at the dealer this morning for a mystery "Service Engine Soon" light. They updated the DME software, which took like 1.5 HOURS. I was chatting with the service rep who told me that full reprogramming of a 7 took something like two days! How on earth could it possibly take so long? Do the techs toggle in each bit by hand? Brett? Anyone? Steve '91 318is reprogrammed by changing the chip, 20 min '99 323is no idea, haven't tried '04 330xi spousal wunderkar, newly updated software ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:44:55 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <misc> top-side oil change Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yah lazy-butt... I assume this is a leased car you don't care too much about keeping for a long time? - Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [UUC] <misc> top-side oil change > > So I've come over to the dark side, and just completed my first ever oil > change using a top-side evacuator. WOW, is this easy, barely got my hands > dirty. Sweet. > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, fresh 20W50 Amsoil, could've done it wearing a suit ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:32:39 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 OBC (13-button) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ed's advice brings up question I didn't know I needed to ask. We will soon replace the 13 button OBC from the 325is parts car into his 325i with the limited function OBC (both E30's). Do we need to replace the coding plug of the "iS" OBC with the original "i" plug? -Kevin ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
