The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 735 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: FS: Racing Dynamics Front Strut Brace for All E36 <E53> sticky gas pedal Re: <E53> sticky gas pedal Re: <E53> sticky gas pedal SF Bay Area Questions Re: SF Bay Area Questions Re: SF Bay Area Questions Re: SF Bay Area Questions Re: Clutch problem Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:16:08 -0700 From: "Michael Wylie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Michael Wylie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FS: Racing Dynamics Front Strut Brace for All E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Like new, RD sells for $250. Will sell for $175. For pick up in North San Francisco Bay Area. http://www.racdyn-usa.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=19 6.99.36.011 Feel free to email with questions. Mike Novato 95 M3 03 525 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:23:07 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E53> sticky gas pedal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The gas pedal on the wife's new (to us) 2002 X5 sticks. It's a bit stiff and notchy... difficult to finesse precisely. Drives me crazy. This is one of 'dem new-fangled drive-by-wire setups (new to me). I'd intended on taking the sending unit apart (hoping for a pivot to lube), but it's held together with some odd-shaped fasteners for which I have no tools. Anybody got any experiences to share? I really need to smooth this out. - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:41:56 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E53> sticky gas pedal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The gas pedal on the wife's new (to us) 2002 X5 sticks. It's a bit stiff and > notchy... difficult to finesse precisely. Drives me crazy. This is one of > 'dem new-fangled drive-by-wire setups (new to me). I think that there was a recall or service action on some 02 3 series cars for the exact same thing. Try asking the dealer about it. I never liked the throttle pedal curve on my 330i, although installing the Conforti software really helped smooth it out. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:25:10 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Jay \(Mr.Fabulous\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E53> sticky gas pedal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If its a mechanical issue, disassemble the pedal thingy with the pot-o-meter inside and check it out. Gary Derian > > The gas pedal on the wife's new (to us) 2002 X5 sticks. It's a bit stiff > and > notchy... difficult to finesse precisely. Drives me crazy. This is one > of > 'dem new-fangled drive-by-wire setups (new to me). I'd intended on taking > the > sending unit apart (hoping for a pivot to lube), but it's held together > with > some odd-shaped fasteners for which I have no tools. > > Anybody got any experiences to share? I really need to smooth this out. > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too > '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock > > 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:39:46 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <[email protected]> Subject: SF Bay Area Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JKerouac wrote: > Is there a parts place, dealer or indy, on the peninsula or South > Bay that might stock E36 radiator hoses? Sorry I can't help about the radiator hoses, but this post reminded me that there are a lot of SF Bay Area people on the list. Has anyone else had their Valentine One get a lot of random K band hits driving on Interstate 280 between Burlingame and Los Gatos? I live in San Francisco and don't go south of Burlingame (where my parents live) very often but the last couple times I have driven south on 280 the Valentine One kept getting K band hit after K band hit. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 P.S. I'll be down in Monterey County for the Concorso Italiano, the BMW Dinner Friday night and at the BMW Coral at Laguna Seca on Saturday and I'm wondering if other list members are going to be down there next month... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:10:19 -0700 From: donna seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SF Bay Area Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, Obviously you don't read Mr. Roadshow! The traffic flow monitors for live maps (like sigalert.com) set off radar detectors. I'll be at the Festorics dinner and corral. Donna p.s. Will you be at TrackMasters July 29? On 7/16/05 11:39 AM, "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry I can't help about the radiator hoses, but this post reminded me that > there are a lot of SF Bay Area people on the list. > > Has anyone else had their Valentine One get a lot of random K band hits > driving on Interstate 280 between Burlingame and Los Gatos? I live in San > Francisco and don't go south of Burlingame (where my parents live) very > often but the last couple times I have driven south on 280 the Valentine One > kept getting K band hit after K band hit. > > Kevin Kelly > BMW CCA 50039 > > P.S. I'll be down in Monterey County for the Concorso Italiano, the BMW > Dinner Friday night and at the BMW Coral at Laguna Seca on Saturday and I'm > wondering if other list members are going to be down there next month... > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:18:47 -0700 From: "Ziv Gillat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SF Bay Area Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Kevin, Ya, first I thought my V1 was broken. Then, I realized that it works well everywhere else. So I think that the cops put false radar every mile or so on 280 :-( It's so frustrating... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Kelly Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:40 AM To: BMW BMW BMW BMW Subject: [UUC] SF Bay Area Questions JKerouac wrote: > Is there a parts place, dealer or indy, on the peninsula or South > Bay that might stock E36 radiator hoses? Sorry I can't help about the radiator hoses, but this post reminded me that there are a lot of SF Bay Area people on the list. Has anyone else had their Valentine One get a lot of random K band hits driving on Interstate 280 between Burlingame and Los Gatos? I live in San Francisco and don't go south of Burlingame (where my parents live) very often but the last couple times I have driven south on 280 the Valentine One kept getting K band hit after K band hit. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 P.S. I'll be down in Monterey County for the Concorso Italiano, the BMW Dinner Friday night and at the BMW Coral at Laguna Seca on Saturday and I'm wondering if other list members are going to be down there next month... 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:04:07 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SF Bay Area Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> yep. noticed it July 4th weekend. It was on practically the whole way from Burlingame to menlo park. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Kelly Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:40 AM To: BMW BMW BMW BMW Subject: [UUC] SF Bay Area Questions JKerouac wrote: > Is there a parts place, dealer or indy, on the peninsula or South > Bay that might stock E36 radiator hoses? Sorry I can't help about the radiator hoses, but this post reminded me that there are a lot of SF Bay Area people on the list. Has anyone else had their Valentine One get a lot of random K band hits driving on Interstate 280 between Burlingame and Los Gatos? I live in San Francisco and don't go south of Burlingame (where my parents live) very often but the last couple times I have driven south on 280 the Valentine One kept getting K band hit after K band hit. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 P.S. I'll be down in Monterey County for the Concorso Italiano, the BMW Dinner Friday night and at the BMW Coral at Laguna Seca on Saturday and I'm wondering if other list members are going to be down there next month... 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:54:34 -0700 From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Peter B Du Bois'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Clutch problem Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, I had thought that was probably the case. Am now in the process of removing the MC. Disconnecting the line on the engine side of the firewall is a bit of a problem. Refitting is going to be worse. Unless there is some way to gain better access. >Gary, > >Bleeding the clutch should only be necessary if you have recently opened >up >the clutch hydraulic line. If the clutch was operating normally prior to >this failure, then the problem is most likely the clutch master cylinder. >The internal spring has broken and is punching a hole in the piston seal. >From your description it is highly unlikely that a problem exists with the >clutch itself. 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:45:33 -0500 From: "Paul Garnier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not to flame here... But the suggestion of sacrificing a vixen for an e30 mod would be, to a good number of people, sacrilage. Having persued purchasing and having become very familiar with the construction, care, and feeding of these fine coaches I can only say that they fully deserve the BMW powerplant they were blessed with. And after having perused the ad on craigslist.. If it is in good shape with some maintenance documentation, I would say it's a pretty good deal Paul A. Garnier Systems Integration FastNetworking 281-827-0725 cell/pgr -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Bolhuis Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale saw on Craigslist today, couldn't resist passing along: http://www.craigslist.com/nby/car/83970132.html Looking for that diesel crank for your project engine? hee heee -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:32:16 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] (bmw list) Subject: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My '87 325i just died on me. No warning, running along, then nothing. I was cruising along then no power and a full compliment of dash lights. The odd thing is that the CE light was not just on but flickering at engine speed. No restarts since. Timing belt is intact, but I didn't see if it turns with the rest of the engine. I couldn't get a code out of the computer as the CE light didn't do anything that made sense.. it fickered and blinked while the tach kept jumping around and the temperature gauge twitched at about 1/4 scale. I will have it towed home later today and then will have some time to contemplate it all as I go in for shoulder surgery on Thursday and won't be driving for some time after that. I hope it is simple. I am not having a good day. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:07:00 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 06:32:16PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My '87 325i just died on me. No warning, running along, then nothing. > > I was cruising along then no power and a full compliment of dash lights. The > odd thing is that the CE light was not just on but flickering at engine > speed. Check the main relay I would. Also the other connectors down there. Like the engine speed sensor. Those can just stop working. Total failure always sucks. If it makes you feel any better, one of the participants at the GGC autocross today lost the rear window out of his 2002 on turn 2. It just slipped right out and ker-smash, all over the pavement. I think we had to give him a DNF for not finishing his run with all the parts he started with. Or maybe we had to bump him up a class for trimming weight off the car. I forget which. :) -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:45:11 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Bolhuis) Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From John Bolhuis > >On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 06:32:16PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> My '87 325i just died on me. No warning, running along, then nothing. >> >> I was cruising along then no power and a full compliment of dash lights. The >> odd thing is that the CE light was not just on but flickering at engine >> speed. > >Check the main relay I would. Also the other connectors down there. >Like the engine speed sensor. Those can just stop working. > Check the main relay I did and the problem gets stranger! I have a spare main from my foray into fuel pump purgatory two years ago. I pop in the spare and hit the key. No start... but what is that noise? It is the main relay, um, screaming. Normally if you turn the ignition on but don't start you can hear the ICV humming. Here I have no humming IVC but a main relay that is doing a buzzer imitation. Both main relays I have do the same. I pulled the fuel pump and O2 sensor relays to make sure it was the main buzzing. With both those relays out the main stops buzzing. Put either in and it buzzes away. I did notice that wiggling the ignition switch could get the buzzing to change. This may be a clue. I have to go look in the book, but it sounds like there is a high resistance in series with the main relay coil. The coil can pull in, but the resulting increase in battery load causes the voltage to drop and the relay to open. Lather rinse repeat. >Total failure always sucks. If it makes you feel any better, one of the >participants at the GGC autocross today lost the rear window out of his >2002 on turn 2. It just slipped right out and ker-smash, all over the >pavement. I think we had to give him a DNF for not finishing his run >with all the parts he started with. Or maybe we had to bump him up a >class for trimming weight off the car. I forget which. :) > At least his still moves... Did I mention that a week ago I had a run in with an agressive driveway and punched an exhaust tip through the muffler. The only fun part of it is setting off car alarms as I pass by. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:11:21 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "bmw list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Check the fusible link in the trunk. It is shrink wrapped to the large battery cable about a foot from the battery. Gary Derian > My '87 325i just died on me. No warning, running along, then nothing. > > I was cruising along then no power and a full compliment of dash lights. > The > odd thing is that the CE light was not just on but flickering at engine > speed. > > No restarts since. Timing belt is intact, but I didn't see if it turns > with > the rest of the engine. > > I couldn't get a code out of the computer as the CE light didn't do > anything > that made sense.. it fickered and blinked while the tach kept jumping > around > and the temperature gauge twitched at about 1/4 scale. > > I will have it towed home later today and then will have some time to > contemplate it all as I go in for shoulder surgery on Thursday and won't > be > driving for some time after that. > > I hope it is simple. > > I am not having a good day. > > -- Joe > > -- > Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet > 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, 17 Jul 2005 00:12:40 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Derian) Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] (bmw list) Subject: Re: Dead E30... owner having a bad day. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From Gary Derian > >Check the fusible link in the trunk. It is shrink wrapped to the large >battery cable about a foot from the battery. >Gary Derian > That is probably my next step. I did some digging through the books and schematics and it looks as though I am not getting good power to the battery junction block at the firewall. >From that block there is a direct run to both the main relay and the fuel pump relay. Given that manually actuating my fuel pump test relay does not result in the pumps running and doing so while the main relay is buzzing silences the relay, a high resistance fusible link would make sense. I see that the other side of that terminal block, the one that has no fusible link, runs the starter, fuse box, and instrument cluster. All that seems to act normal. >> My '87 325i just died on me. No warning, running along, then nothing. >> >> I was cruising along then no power and a full compliment of dash lights. >> The >> odd thing is that the CE light was not just on but flickering at engine >> speed. >> >> No restarts since. Timing belt is intact, but I didn't see if it turns >> with >> the rest of the engine. >> >> I couldn't get a code out of the computer as the CE light didn't do >> anything >> that made sense.. it fickered and blinked while the tach kept jumping >> around >> and the temperature gauge twitched at about 1/4 scale. >> >> I will have it towed home later today and then will have some time to >> contemplate it all as I go in for shoulder surgery on Thursday and won't >> be >> driving for some time after that. >> >> I hope it is simple. >> >> I am not having a good day. >> >> -- Joe >> >> -- >> Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet >> 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 >> > > -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
