The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 823 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: FS cheap TRX wheels E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Re: E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Re: E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Re: E30 tire question Re: mileage rollback possible? Re: E39: Service Engine Soon Indicator FS: '88 M3 with 2.5l - lots of upgrades! <misc> lost a rear Bilstein Clicking from right rear... Re: Clicking from right rear... Re: Clicking from right rear... Re: Clicking from right rear... Re: Advice on bleeding E36 clutch master cylinder? Re: <E36> ASC Light
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:43:05 -0500 From: neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: FS cheap TRX wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I acquired another set of (forged) TRX wheels with trashed Michelin tires. The wheels are dirty but good, the tires are shot. It looks like someone had a burnoutfest - one is spun all the way through the belts. I don't need them as I have a set for winter use already. Any offer takes them. They can be picked up (Lafayette, IN) or shipped on your dime. Neil ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 07:30:37 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am trying to figure out why the sunroof liner on our '95 M3 is not tilting with the sunroof when it is tilted up in the rear. The sunroof works fine (smooth and quiet) but the liner just stays flat when the sunroof panel is tilted up in the rear. Any advice on how to fix this? I checked the Bentley and it does not have much info on the liner... Thanks, Dave T ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:03:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dave, I have the same problem and I asked the question back in mid-July. Looks like you're in the same boat I am... I still haven't gotten around to fixing this, but it amounts to some in-depth work. Brett recommended that I replace the whole cassette, which I think he said was everything except the motor and the liner itself, which is obviously an expensive proposition. I'll get around to it eventually.... Brett said: "You need to pull the sunroof cassette and replace the retaining slides for the head liner. It can't be done with the cassette in the car. Given the age of the car, you might consider a new cassette." HTH, Brian 95 M3 P.S. Maybe next paycheck I'll get around to it...I'll do a nice writeup if you can wait :). --- Dave Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to figure out why the sunroof liner on > our '95 M3 is not tilting > with the sunroof when it is tilted up in the rear. > The sunroof works fine > (smooth and quiet) but the liner just stays flat > when the sunroof panel is > tilted up in the rear. Any advice on how to fix > this? I checked the Bentley > and it does not have much info on the liner... > > Thanks, > Dave T > 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 > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:06:53 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> time to turn it into a race car. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Ruiz Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 5:03 PM To: UUC Digest Subject: Re: [UUC] E36 sunroof liner not tilting with sunroof Dave, I have the same problem and I asked the question back in mid-July. Looks like you're in the same boat I am... I still haven't gotten around to fixing this, but it amounts to some in-depth work. Brett recommended that I replace the whole cassette, which I think he said was everything except the motor and the liner itself, which is obviously an expensive proposition. I'll get around to it eventually.... Brett said: "You need to pull the sunroof cassette and replace the retaining slides for the head liner. It can't be done with the cassette in the car. Given the age of the car, you might consider a new cassette." HTH, Brian 95 M3 P.S. Maybe next paycheck I'll get around to it...I'll do a nice writeup if you can wait :). --- Dave Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to figure out why the sunroof liner on > our '95 M3 is not tilting > with the sunroof when it is tilted up in the rear. > The sunroof works fine > (smooth and quiet) but the liner just stays flat > when the sunroof panel is > tilted up in the rear. Any advice on how to fix > this? I checked the Bentley > and it does not have much info on the liner... > > Thanks, > Dave T > 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 > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ 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, 2 Oct 2005 20:12:17 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] (bmw list) Subject: Re: E30 tire question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From Gary Derian > >Does the center hole locate the rim or are you depending on the lug nuts? >The center hole needs to locate the rim otherwise it will shake. > >Gary Derian > I forgot to mention that. VW also used a hubcentric design in the same size as the E30. Really the only question remaining is about the 3mm difference in offset. So far, I hear no objections. I guess I will have to give it a shot and find out. -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Worcester Polytechnic Institute ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:48:05 -0400 From: "KMS- Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: mileage rollback possible? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> $200 extra. Thanks Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Turrisi > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] mileage rollback possible? > > > > > Will you ship to a residential address? > > > Thanks,, > > Chris > > At 01:20 AM 9/28/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >No US BMW dealer can manipulate mileage via their diagnostic equipment. > > > >BMW NA has the ability to manipulate mileage, at least on E36, but of > >course, given the Federal legal implications, they're way above board. > > > >There are many European or Asian based software's available that can > >manipulate the mileage. It's a Federal offence in the US to own such > >software. > > > >So, to answer the original question, it's possible to change the mileage, > >but the particular item that was being looked at was a scam from > the onset, > >regardless of mileage, the car doesn't exist. > > > >For those who think that it does, or those who just placed their order, I > >have just taken possession of ownership title to the Brooklyn Bridge. > >$7600, delivered, within the contiguous US. Insured delivery, > via UPS, one > >brick at a time. Guaranteed...... > > > > > > > >Brett Anderson > >KMS - Koala Motorsport > >www.bmwdiffs.com > >440 564 7574 > >9988 Kinsman Rd > >Novelty, OH 44072 > >(Near Cleveland) > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > First off, let me state I am not looking to have the mileage > on my car (or > > > anyone's car I know) rolled back. > > > > > > A non-BMW friend at work came across a likely scam on eBay > today. Typical > > > offshore stuff, but we started talking about the mileage of the > > > car ... 2004 > > > MY 330i with about 15k. Seems reasonable, but since the guy > was asking > > > $7500 for the car, he wondered if the mileage had been rolled > > > back which led > > > us to the question -> is it possible to roll back the mileage > of a late > > > model BMW? > > > Obviously, it would take a shady dealership or someone with > access to the > > > GT1 system to reprogram the instrument cluster, but I wonder > if it is even > > > possible to either roll back the cluster (ie, cluster reads > > > 14,884 miles and > > > does not allow any readings less than that during reprogram) or, > > > in the case > > > of cluster replacement, ECU logs mileage and does not allow > the cluster to > > > read less than what is stored in the ECU memory. > > > > > > Like I said, I'm not looking to have it done; just wondering if > > > it was even > > > possible with all the electronic checks that may be possible > with all the > > > different modules on board. > > > > > > > >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, 2 Oct 2005 23:57:04 -0400 From: "KMS- Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E39: Service Engine Soon Indicator Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bank 1, as you've found out, is the right side. Generic OBDII scan tools that cost less than $2000 suck. They never give useable info. O2 sensor too lean? Does that mean O2 sensor control has reached it's limit? Most likely, but no way to know without a real fault code reader. That means air leak. Nothing to do with those expensive O2 sensors you changed, in lieu of a professional diagnosis. Too late to return those sensors, so forget about them and start looking for that air leak or fuel injector issue that you have. Brett Anderson KMS - Koala Motorsport www.bmwdiffs.com 440 564 7574 9988 Kinsman Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (Near Cleveland) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve & Barb > Conner > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [UUC] E39: Service Engine Soon Indicator > > > I have been chasing a problem in a 99 540. As the subject says, I have > been getting the Service Engine Soon indicator on the dash. Using one > of the OBDII scan tools the code reads (and has always read) P0171, > System Too Lean (Bank 1). At this point I have changed both front O2 > sensors, one at a time, hoping to find the problem and fix it. I had > originally assumed bank 1 was the driver's side and changed the driver's > side front sensor. The code was quickly back. I then changed the right > front sensor and the light stayed out for the past week. DOH! It came > on again last night and is setting the same code. Any ideas? The car > has 85k miles. Is this possibly an idication of another sort of > problem, or should I just change the other two sensors and see if that > fixes things? TIA for any suggestions. > > Steve Conner > Kokomo, IN ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:26:52 -0400 From: "Peter Guagenti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: FS: '88 M3 with 2.5l - lots of upgrades! Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Although I hate to see it go, I'm selling my E30M3. It's an '88 with a 2.5l motor and lots of upgrades. Makes a great dual-purpose street/track car. A new baby in the house has the wife asking me to buy a 4-door. You can see details on the car at http://www.guagenti.com/E30M3/ For sale at $18,500 or best offer. I'd be interested in hearing about trades (partial or complete) as well. -peter*g ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 05:34:12 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <misc> lost a rear Bilstein Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So I have the car up on stands for maybe seven hours on Friday (while a tire is being repaired). Return at the end of the day to find a nice puddle of oil beneath my LR Bilstein. WTF. - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 38K, bone stock ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:52:39 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Clicking from right rear... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I noticed a rhythmic clicking sound coming from the right rear of my M3 (106K miles, lots of track time) . It increases in frequency with road speed and goes away when I apply the brakes. Does this sound like a wheel bearing? Thanks -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:38:27 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, "'E36M3'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Clicking from right rear... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jamie, try taking turns. If the noise is still there when you're cranked over on a left turn but gone when you're on a right turn, then that points to a bearing.... vty, --Dennis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamie Howton Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:53 AM To: E36M3; UUC Digest Subject: [UUC] Clicking from right rear... I noticed a rhythmic clicking sound coming from the right rear of my M3 (106K miles, lots of track time) . It increases in frequency with road speed and goes away when I apply the brakes. Does this sound like a wheel bearing? Thanks -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL 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, 03 Oct 2005 10:17:06 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected], "'E36M3'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Clicking from right rear... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Could also be an upper shock mount. Barry Dennis Liu wrote: >Jamie, try taking turns. If the noise is still there when you're cranked >over on a left turn but gone when you're on a right turn, then that points >to a bearing.... > >vty > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:27:54 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Clicking from right rear... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> clicking sounds like something in the tire. Wheel bearings tend to moan or growl and change when you sway from side to side with changing load on them. Marc Plante 1997 E36 M3/4 67k 2005 Child (2.5 wks and counting). Vienna, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: [UUC] Clicking from right rear... Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:52:39 -0500 > > I noticed a rhythmic clicking sound coming from the right rear of my > M3 (106K miles, lots of track time) . It increases in frequency with > road speed and goes away when I apply the brakes. Does this sound > like a wheel bearing? > > Thanks > > -- > Jamie Howton > 2000 M5 > 1995 M3 > Hampshire, IL > > 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, 03 Oct 2005 11:36:51 -0700 From: "Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Advice on bleeding E36 clutch master cylinder? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And if that doesn't work remove the slave from the clutch housing with > the hose still attached, open the bleed screw and depress the plunger > all the way, close the bleed nipple when the plunger is depressed. > This is much more difficult than it sounds but it works. It is the > factory recomended method and is documented in TIS, the factory tool > is P/N 21 5 030, but I have been able to perform the operation > without. It's the same procedure for Porsche 928s too, they use very > similar clutch hydraulics to BMW. That's the method that worked well for me after pressure bleeding, vacuum bleeding, and pedal pumping failed. Be sure to get the slave rod properly seated when you reassemble, and remember not to step on the clutch pedal when the slave cylinder is out of the housing. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA Improved 2002 Radiators ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:21:19 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E36> ASC Light Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 9/30/05 8:20 PM, "chet.dawes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Typical traction/stability control devices use 3 methods to control > wheel slip. > > 1) Brake apply and/or release - for instant wheel torque reduction > 2) Airflow reduction (secondary throttle for mechanical systems or > position command on ETC systems) - for slow and large engine torque > reduction > 3) Spark retard - for fast and smaller engine torque reduction IIRC the 96+ E36 M3's ASC+T system does not use method #3. Under 50 kph (~30 mph) it will selectively apply the brakes and use the electrically operated secondary throttle to modulate engine power (methods 1 and 2). Above that speed, to avoid brake wear, only the secondary throttle is used (method 2). on 9/30/05 8:20 PM, JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Btw, airflow to the throttle can be increased by disassembling the [secondary] > TB, sawing the shaft right where it exits the tb housing, so the secondary TB > housing is now an unobstructed open hole. The easier way to eliminate the secondary TB's flow restriction is to use rubber boot P/N 13.54.1.703.588, see #3 here: <http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CK93&mospid=48097&btnr=13_038 1&hg=13&fg=15&hl=33> (cheap) to substitute for both the stock boot and the secondary TB. Supposedly this may get you 3-4 hp, which is below my personal butt dyno threshold. However if you do this it's desirable to leave the secondary TB actuator (separate device at the other end of the Bowden cable) in place and connected to its wiring harness. Otherwise the system will throw a fault light. The secondary TPS can be disconnected without this problem. Barry's way is more work but doesn't require any extra parts, and of course the system still thinks it's doing something. 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! ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
