The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 21 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: Fixing bent wheel Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Re: E36 Check Control/Temp display purchase options? Re: E36 upgrade from Check Control to OBC - possible? Re: Vanos Filter Re: New Cam Re: New Cam <X3>CE light on
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:43:10 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Marco Romani wrote: > www.fixrims.com > > if they can't fix it they won't charge you. Thanks for the recommendation. Is that URL correct? When I go to it, it looks like a cybersquatter's site. --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:36:39 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Jan 3, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Andre Yew wrote: >> www.fixrims.com >> >> if they can't fix it they won't charge you. > > Thanks for the recommendation. Is that URL correct? When I go to > it, it > looks like a cybersquatter's site. Just www.fixrim.com, no s. Bob is a good guy and you'll be supporting a WC team. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:16:43 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sorry http://www.fixrim.com/ Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andre Yew Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Marco Romani wrote: > www.fixrims.com > > if they can't fix it they won't charge you. Thanks for the recommendation. Is that URL correct? When I go to it, it looks like a cybersquatter's site. --Andre 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, 3 Jan 2006 23:24:21 -0600 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ok... so where's the contact info?? Jon ______________________________________________ Jon Siccardi - DM #052 TreehouseRacing.com M50conversion.com 615.333.9118 ______________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel > sorry > > http://www.fixrim.com/ > > Marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andre Yew > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel > > > On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Marco Romani wrote: >> www.fixrims.com >> >> if they can't fix it they won't charge you. > > Thanks for the recommendation. Is that URL correct? When I go to it, it > looks like a cybersquatter's site. > > --Andre > > > 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: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:26:31 -0500 From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wheels America is your local wheel fixit centre, whatever they may call themselves. With very few exceptions, if you have a local wheel fixit place, no matter what name, they're using Wheels America to do the actual repairs and you're paying extra for it. Here in Ohio, we have Motomotion. They use Wheels America, and the quality of the finished wheel is absolute garbage. Slightly bent wheels are sent in and they come back not only still bent, but with bad paint. Any DNA experts here? I can dig some wheel painter's hair out of an RD wheel I had them refinish if you'd like to compare it with their employee register. There is no such thing as a quality wheel repair facility, unless you consider bent with bad paint a quality repair. Just bite the bullet and buy a damn wheel. Stock wheels can always be found cheap on Ebay. Brett Anderson KMS-Koala Motorsport www.bmwdiffs.com (440) 564 7574 9988 Kinsman Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (Near Cleveland) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:25:44 -0600 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fixing bent wheel Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> nevermind.... http://fixrim.com/loc.htm Got it. J ______________________________________________ Jon Siccardi - DM #052 TreehouseRacing.com M50conversion.com 615.333.9118 ______________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel > ok... so where's the contact info?? > > Jon > ______________________________________________ > > Jon Siccardi - DM #052 > TreehouseRacing.com > M50conversion.com > 615.333.9118 > ______________________________________________ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:16 PM > Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel > > >> sorry >> >> http://www.fixrim.com/ >> >> Marco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andre Yew >> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [UUC] Fixing bent wheel >> >> >> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Marco Romani wrote: >>> www.fixrims.com >>> >>> if they can't fix it they won't charge you. >> >> Thanks for the recommendation. Is that URL correct? When I go to it, it >> looks like a cybersquatter's site. >> >> --Andre >> >> >> 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: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:20:42 -0800 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So that one of the pins will get jealous? Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:40:57 +0000 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Harkonen) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cast.net> <snip> > Why are there 7 pins, and 6 female? > >-Pete ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:28:13 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Harkonen) To: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Scott, I needed a little humor. I just completed a compression check and got some really bad readings. From cylinder 1 to 6 it went as follows: 135, 132, 80, 120, 0, 70. Yes that's a zero for number five. I'm open to anyones thoughts on what is wrong here, but I think a leakdown test will prove that 3,5 and 6 have valves that are not fully seating or sealing. No sign of broken valve springs under the valve cover. My finger tip got pushed and pulled from the plug hole on 5 when cranking the engine over. My guess is that a previous owner broke a timing belt and just slapped another one on without pulling the head, or the incorrectly installed last timing belt was so slack that it allowed cam timing to go off far enough to kiss the piston tops at high revs. Either way, does anyone have a M20 "i" head in good shape to sell? I'd like to get another head set up to drop on once I pull the bad one. AARRRGGHH!!!! Pete Harkonen 1990 325i 5spd. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So that one of the pins will get jealous? > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > > >Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:40:57 +0000 > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Harkonen) > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Cc: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start > >Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > cast.net> > <snip> > > Why are there 7 pins, and 6 female? > > > >-Pete > > > > 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: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:33:20 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Harkonen) To: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Brett, >"What are the compression readings after a teaspoon of oil in each cylinder." >??? These are compression readings with a tablespoon af oil in each cylinder. Why should you assume that I don't know how to perform that test? You think I did it with dry or fuel soaked combustion chambers? >"All you've proven so far is that you're #5 fuel injector is passing more > fuel than the rest of them. Oh, and you've proven to me that you're > about to spend a whole lot more $$ than you would if you just had it > towed to a shop that can fix it for you." I can't see any sign of the number five injector passing more fuel than the others because I haven't done a flow pattern or volume test on the whole set yet. And your further assumption that my own free diagnosis and free labor will end up costing me more than paying some wrench monkey $90/hr. plus his mark up on parts is unfounded, and really sounds foolish. I have built an engine before, have a good relationship with a foreign car machinist, and can source parts from a major german car part supplier in the east and midwest at the same prices any shop would pay, including you. If you have the car in front of as I do, you would see that it has had the timing belt tesioner installed incorrectly (spring&guide backward), and the crank nut torqed to 20 lbs or so. Because of a shoddy job done on the last replaced timing belt, the belt that's been on the car for the last 20k or 30k has streched and caused bad timing and the chance for the valves to kiss the piston crowns at high revs. Your attitude about what my occupation might be- >"Don't go condemning your engine just because you're a lawyer, doctor, miner, whatever." makes me think of you as my #5 fuel injector, or a likeness in human anatomy. Your response reminds me of a favorite movie line, the title of which escapes me, "Who died and made you boss"? Was that Sylvester Stillone? Pete Harkonen 1990 325i (with pending rebuilt head) p.s. I'll send you a copy of my parts and labor bills when the job is done, then you decide what was the most cost effective choice to make. From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What are the compression readings after a teaspoon of oil in each cylinder. > > Don't go condemning your engine just because you're a lawyer, doctor, > miner, whatever. > > If your engine is being washed down with fuel, it won't have real > compression readings. > > All you've proven so far is that you're #5 fuel injector is passing more > fuel than the rest of them. Oh, and you've proven to me that you're > about to spend a whole lot more $$ than you would if you just had it > towed to a shop that can fix it for you. > > Do the oil trick, get fresh compression readings, then, after you've > taken a breath, do a worthwhile test on the engine, do a leak down test. > > Brett Anderson > KMS-Koala Motorsport > www.bmwdiffs.com > (440) 564 7574 > 9988 Kinsman Rd > Novelty, OH 44072 > (Near Cleveland) > > > > Peter Harkonen wrote: > > Thanks Scott, I needed a little humor. I just completed a compression check > > and got some really bad readings. From cylinder 1 to 6 it went as follows: > 135, 132, > > 80, 120, 0, 70. Yes that's a zero for number five. I'm open to anyones > thoughts on > > what is wrong here, but I think a leakdown test will prove that 3,5 and 6 > have > > valves that are not fully seating or sealing. No sign of broken valve > > springs > under the > > valve cover. My finger tip got pushed and pulled from the plug hole on 5 > > when > > cranking the engine over. > > > > My guess is that a previous owner broke a timing belt and just slapped > > another > one on > > without pulling the head, or the incorrectly installed last timing belt was > > so > slack that > > it allowed cam timing to go off far enough to kiss the piston tops at high > revs. > > Either way, does anyone have a M20 "i" head in good shape to sell? I'd > > like > to get another > > head set up to drop on once I pull the bad one. > > > > AARRRGGHH!!!! > > > > Pete Harkonen > > 1990 325i 5spd. > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>So that one of the pins will get jealous? > >> > >>Scott Miller > >>GGC BMW CCA > >> > >> > >>>Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:40:57 +0000 > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Harkonen) > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Cc: [email protected] > >>>Subject: Re: E30, spark and fuel...no start > >>>Message-ID: > >> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>cast.net> > >><snip> > >> > >>> Why are there 7 pins, and 6 female? > >>> > >>>-Pete > >> > >> > >> > >>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: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:28:56 -0500 From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E36 Check Control/Temp display purchase options? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well Hell, we can beat that price and offer a 2 year warranty. $250 plus shipping for the clock/temp/check control unit, exchange. Brett Anderson KMS-Koala Motorsport www.bmwdiffs.com (440) 564 7574 9988 Kinsman Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (Near Cleveland) Greg Cagle wrote: > bavauto.com has them for $269.95, listed under interior -> > interior trim -> various interior parts. > > - Greg > > David Taylor said the following on 1/3/2006 3:20 PM: > >> E36 Check Control/Temp display >> Where can one purchase a new display panel. Dealer only? >> I just need the temp/check control style. My pixels are evaporating. >> David Taylor >> >> 98 //M3/4/5 >> 88 911 >> >> >> 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: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:55:11 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: Re: E36 upgrade from Check Control to OBC - possible? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David, thanks! This is exactly what I need. If anybody else knows other on-line links, please send them my way. I greatly appreciate it. Mike Olsen 98 540i-6 97 M3 Sedan <----brand new to us! 88 M3 Henna 88 325iCA -----Original Message----- From: David Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:13 PM To: Olsen, Mike (Morse TEC Ithaca); [email protected] Subject: RE: [UUC] E36 upgrade from Check Control to OBC - possible? It can be done. Check here http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/E36-OBD_Convert/E36-OBD_Convert .htm David Taylor 98 /M3/4/5 88 911 04 Sequoia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] E36 upgrade from Check Control to OBC - possible? Hi everyone, I just purchased a 10/96 manufacture E36 M3 Sedan. The Check control with temp display is all garbled and I'll need to replace it. I'm wondering if I can upgrade to OBC instead. I don't need the 'toggle' function offered by the button on the end of the turn signal stalk. Does anybody have a reference to this being done and what's involved? Thanks! Mike Olsen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:34:14 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Vanos Filter Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Neil Maller says: "Isn't the VANOS filter right next to the muffler bearings?" Funny Neil, yea real funny. : ^ ) -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. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:05:17 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: New Cam Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marcos, The Pelican Parts tutorial is for safe removal of the cam bearing blocks. What I'm wondering is if the cams ride in a removable block which is can then be removed. It's clear that the M20 motor has the bearing surfaces cast into the head. Do the E36 cams ride in bolted in blocks? What does one do, when or if ,the M20 cam bearing surfaces wear? -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. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 14:51:41 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New Cam Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> funny that you should ask as I have a set of modified S50 cam boxes sitting besides my desk. The cam block caps are held in place by nuts on studs protruding from the head. The caps hold the cams in place so I see no way to remove the cam boxes without removing the cam block caps and therefore loosening the cams. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] New Cam Marcos, The Pelican Parts tutorial is for safe removal of the cam bearing blocks. What I'm wondering is if the cams ride in a removable block which is can then be removed. It's clear that the M20 motor has the bearing surfaces cast into the head. Do the E36 cams ride in bolted in blocks? What does one do, when or if ,the M20 cam bearing surfaces wear? -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. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:06:19 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <X3>CE light on Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friend of mine drove an X3 through a bit of water (maybe 16 inches) and the CE light is now on. Car runs fine otherwise. Any potential candidates for a quick checkbefore pulling the codes? O2 sensors down by the cats that might be fouled by silt? Also, can he get the codes pulled by an indy? Hates the local dealer. In East Sac. California area (Granite Bay). Any recommendations for shops if needed? TIA Marc Plante 1997 E36 M3/4 68k Vienna, VA ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
