The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 841 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: <e34> radiator problems Re: <e34> radiator problems Re: <e34> radiator problems Re: <e34> radiator problems <OT> Wowza Re: gas smell - 95 M3 question Re: <E36> M3 chain noise? E36 door hinge lube Re: E36 door hinge lube
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:46:25 -0700 (PDT) From: John Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <e34> radiator problems Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My 1993 525i has a radiator leak. With an adhoc pressure test, I can see it leaking about mid-way along the vertical joint on the driver's side where the plastic and aluminum come together. In searching the archives I've seen this discussed, but no answer to the question of whether this type of leak may be repairable or not. So, can this radiator be repaired? John end [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:53:07 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <e34> radiator problems Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Replace it. Regards, Rich > -----Original Message----- > > My 1993 525i has a radiator leak. With an adhoc > pressure test, I can see it leaking about mid-way > along the vertical joint on the driver's side where > the plastic and aluminum come together. In searching > the archives I've seen this discussed, but no answer > to the question of whether this type of leak may be > repairable or not. > > So, can this radiator be repaired? > > John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:48:07 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <e34> radiator problems Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The tank is crimped onto the core. It can be repaired: uncrimp, change gasket, re-crimp, but considering the history of E34 radiator failures, this is a good time to replace it. Gary Derian > My 1993 525i has a radiator leak. With an adhoc > pressure test, I can see it leaking about mid-way > along the vertical joint on the driver's side where > the plastic and aluminum come together. In searching > the archives I've seen this discussed, but no answer > to the question of whether this type of leak may be > repairable or not. > > So, can this radiator be repaired? > > John > > end > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:43:08 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "John Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <e34> radiator problems Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boy, that was a long winded answer for Gary D. "Replace it" would have worked. :-) Anything is repairable (well, almost), but economics dictate otherwise at times. E34 radiators are cheap, and they sure don't last forever... :-) So, for ~$200 or so, replace it. Regards, Rich > -----Original Message----- > > > The tank is crimped onto the core. It can be repaired: uncrimp, change > gasket, re-crimp, but considering the history of E34 radiator > failures, this > is a good time to replace it. > > Gary Derian > > > > My 1993 525i has a radiator leak. With an adhoc > > pressure test, I can see it leaking about mid-way > > along the vertical joint on the driver's side where > > the plastic and aluminum come together. In searching > > the archives I've seen this discussed, but no answer > > to the question of whether this type of leak may be > > repairable or not. > > > > So, can this radiator be repaired? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:35:29 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: <OT> Wowza Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The digest breatheren seem to have a bottomless wealth of knowledge and experience........ so who then can answer the question of who that babe is currently being featured on the Mercury TV ads? -Kevin '06 horndog ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. 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Curt Ingraham ----------------- Jeff Batt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the replies all....I actually found the leak...I removed the fuel pump from the tank last night and found that one of the 4 electrical connectors looks slightly melted (and is brown in color) and the pin connector that is supposed to be molded into the pin hole is actually in there loosely enough to see light (and thus allow gas) through it. It's a little scary that this looks to be burned or melted...but judging from the gas smell issues I've had, I would say it happened at least 6 months...and more likely years...ago (six months was the first time I noticed gas smell - but that was a bad hose clamp). I priced a new pump assy (everything but the pump) and found one for $160...on the other hand, there seems to be enough of the plastic there to easily epoxy the pin permanently into place. Not sure which road I'll take yet...the epoxy seems easy, but things burning in my gas tank is a little disconcerting. Thanks again, Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:43:30 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E36> M3 chain noise? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Brian, I replaced my primary timing chain tensioner a couple of years ago and it did away with 90% of the "VANOS" noise. I replaced the serpentine belt pulleys and tensioners and that did away with the rest of the noise, my engine is quiet and rattle free despite its very hard life during the last couple of years on the track. Regards -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:19:06 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E36 door hinge lube Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All four of the doors on my 328i require a large amount of effort to close. I need to lube the hinge pins but can't see how to get grease into the joint. Anyone? TIA Ed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:44:36 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed MacVaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E36 door hinge lube Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> More likely the door checks need lube. Paint a little grease on the edges, not the top and bottom. Gary Derian > All four of the doors on my 328i require a large amount of effort to > close. > > I need to lube the hinge pins but can't see how to get grease into the > joint. > > Anyone? > > TIA > > Ed > 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 > ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) **********
