The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 740 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: 1990 535i alert ..For sale ..5-speed car Re: latest TIS CD Re: removing e30 pedal box Re: SF Bay Area (I280) radar Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Re: E30 Oil Filter head Question latest TIS CD Seat covers a/c and idle Re: a/c and idle Re: SF Bay Area Questions <E30> Gas Hog KYB Shocks
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:35:04 -0500 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Uucdigest" <[email protected]> Subject: 1990 535i alert ..For sale ..5-speed car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Advertised locally (South Tenn )is ... 1990 535 I, Black on black leather , good cond ,5-speed, new clutch , 190,000 mls (just broken in for that M30 motor ) Dinan chip , 'loaded' (how do they get a car drunk ??), many extras ,heated seats for you frosty-asses. I'm planning to go lookensee... if it's OK , I'll buy it , sort out its glitches and sell it on to you for maybe $4500 ,oiled, filtered and ready to drive away ..if I dont get too much time into it .Anyone interested ?? Email me OFF digest ONLY ....and ONLY if you ARE interested ...no long-distance tire-kickers please ... Cars round here tend to be VERY rust-free if originally delivered locally so this could be a chance for a good E34 chassis etc ...LAST of the good-looking BMWs ?? Bill Proud, 36 yrs messing with BMWs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:50:35 -0400 From: "KMS- Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: latest TIS CD Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, OK, allow me. ;-) > but I believe dealers > have access through a different mechanism using the GT1 service > computer. I think some of the less technical information is also > accessible through BMW Centernet. My understanding is that the > Online TIS was put up primarily for the benefit of Independents who > don't have access to Modic/GT1s. The GT-1 and Modic III diagnostic computers had the ability to have a TIS CD loaded for quick reference. However, since the TIS CDs were discontinued, all dealers went online through the Centernet web site. Everything is done online at the dealer level now, including wiring diagrams, even a lot of their service stuff, such as the key reader and work time guide. Brett Anderson KMS ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:30:36 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: removing e30 pedal box Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Roy, Where are you located? It's just the pedal you want? I can probably extract it from our parts car if you want a used one. If you're in the Bay Area I can deliver it to you. -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. 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It's possible that there may simply be no technical way to discriminate between these things. on 7/18/05 11:40 AM, "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's like driving through a strip mall at 90mph ;-) Going to have to take Marco's word on that one... Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:53:07 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow, only $15K for a crankshaft! What a bargain. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:20:19 -0700 >From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:57:38 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There's one of them things that lives about a mile from me. I think it's only the second one I've seen. It looks a little crusty, but there's no telling what the inside is like. >Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:20:19 -0700 >From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >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 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: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:05:52 -0400 From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Funny that this came up - I just saw one in the Boston area last week. I noticed the roundels on the front and back and figured the owner put them on as a joke. Guess it was legit. Brian Karl Zemlin wrote: >There's one of them things that lives about a mile from me. I think it's >only the second one I've seen. It looks a little crusty, but there's no >telling what the inside is like. > > > >>Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:20:19 -0700 >>From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: BMW turbo-diesel motorhome for sale >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>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 >> >> > > >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: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:15:12 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 Oil Filter head Question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great! How do I test it? At what temperature should it change? Ed Jenny Morgan wrote: > The plunger is the thermal component... Like a water thermostat. > > Jenny > > > On Jul 18, 2005, at 9:43 AM, Ed MacVaugh wrote: > >> Can anyone explain how this guy works? >> >> I replaced the circlip, plug and o-ring and cleaned the unit >> thoroughly. While looking at it, I can't figure out if there is a >> thermal component to the plunger valve, or if it simply bypasses the >> filter when clogged, or if it bypasses the cooler when cold . . . or? >> >> Instead of being a simple plunger like a pressure relief valve, the >> plunger in there is brass with a center pin and crimped around the >> edges. >> >> Anyone? >> >> TIA, >> >> Ed > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:03:25 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: latest TIS CD Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ziv, Hello.. If you are looking for part #'s, try www.realoem.com They are an online parts catalog for BMW's. I did see the e90 there. Have fun! Mo ----------------------------- Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:29:09 -0700 From: "Ziv Gillat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: latest TIS CD Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, Does anyone have the latest TIS CD that includes the E90, or do you guys have an idea where I could buy it? I have the last few ones, but only up to the E46... Thanks --- Ziv. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:16:46 -0400 (EDT) From: "John Stoj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Seat covers Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Folks, I need to get some kind of seat covers for my e39 M5. They can be sheapskin or the like or they can be cloth. I just need something to keep me from sweating so much into the leather. (The summer in Atlanta seems to be the worst in the 4 years I've lived here.) Any recommendations as to which brand/kind to use and where to purchase? I just saw one place in the back of the Roundel in NY. TIA, John _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:44:12 -0400 From: "Lorenzetti, Peter - BLS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: a/c and idle Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2000 540i/s When the a/c is turned on, is the idle change caused by the computer detecting an idle drop, associated with increased load from the compressor, OR does the a/c button itself trigger the idle change OR ? I ask because it appears that my belt is gone and I initially thought it was a giant freon leak because the idle increased when the a/c button was pushed. Thanks, Peter ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:57:05 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: a/c and idle Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 09:44:12AM -0400, Lorenzetti, Peter - BLS wrote: > > 2000 540i/s When the a/c is turned on, is the idle change caused by the > computer detecting an idle drop, associated with increased load from the > compressor, OR does the a/c button itself trigger the idle change OR ? > > I ask because it appears that my belt is gone and I initially thought it was > a giant freon leak because the idle increased when the a/c button was > pushed. As with most things in your car, the computer has an input for that. The idle speed gets bumped up when the AC button is pushed. I'm sure Brett can tell you how many other things you can press that will get you idle speed increases as well, such as the headlights I think. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:51:17 -0700 From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'donna seeley'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: SF Bay Area Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mr Roadshow is my favorite! He even promotes "fahren sie rechten" and "drive now talk later". Although he does get a little to gung ho on public transit. For those of you who missed his column on the subject, it is here: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/12112101. htm He has a link to the website of the company doing this nasty work: http://traffic.speedinfo.com/District4Sensors/ Brad H > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of donna seeley > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] SF Bay Area Questions > > 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... > > > > > 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: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:22:11 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: <E30> Gas Hog Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Gruppe, This may be my dumbest question yet, but everyone needs to strive for new highs. In any case my 93 325ic is getting 18.5mpg in mostly highway driving. I have always attributed this to my leadfoot habbits, but I used the boss' 1995 750il for a couple days of the same loop and got 22mpg using the same lead foot. I know the E30 is not as aerodynamic, especially with the top down, but the motor is less than half size and the car weighs a half ton less. This got me to thinking about my prior 97 M3 and I think I got 23 with that car again with the same (well maybe worse) lead foot. In fact, this car gets the worst mileage of any BMW I have owned including 2 E28 M5s. Heck, my 3/4 ton 4x4 Suburban with a 454 gets 14 when used similarly. My E30 has a Dinan chip and a brand new Bosch oxygen sensor and runs great with no sooty tailpipes, smoke or other BS. I'm not sure which differential is in the car, but it runs about 3800rpm at an indicated 80mph. Is this the nature of the beast or is something amiss? Regards, Paul Craven Engineering Manager Kansas City Deaerator Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] (913)338-2111 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:35:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: KYB Shocks Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyone have any direct (or indirect) experience with KYB GR-2 shocks? http://www.kyb.com/products/detail.php?ID=1 This would be for the wife's 2000 Honda Accord. Amazingly, with 100k miles, her car's ride hasn't deteriorated that much but I am anticipating changing out the shocks as there is some leakage. OBMWC - I know some of you have used KYB shocks on your BMWs :-) Later, Rich ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
