The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 63 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: <misc> TSBs Re: <misc> TSBs Re: <misc> TSBs Re: <misc> TSBs <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets Re: <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets E30 - Failed Emissions Re: E30 - Failed Emissions Re: E30 - Failed Emissions Re: 1992 325is: track car/parts car ???
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:42:29 -0600 (CST) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <misc> TSBs Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (catching up on old digests today...) An earlier posting about notchy gas pedal feel in E46 drive-by-wire setups got me to looking for a TSB on my wife's X5... only to find that Alldata "does not support Honda, Acura, and BMW at the request of the manufacture". Well isn't that nice. There must be someplace where I can find this... anybody? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 39K, bone stock ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:25:58 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <misc> TSBs Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From Brett A. less than 2 weeks ago: ------------------ www.bmwtechinfo.com for real information. www.alldata.com for bullshit information Brett Anderson KMS ------------------ -tammer --- "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An earlier posting about notchy gas pedal feel in E46 > drive-by-wire setups got > me to looking for a TSB on my wife's X5... only to find > that Alldata "does not > support Honda, Acura, and BMW at the request of the > manufacture". Well isn't > that nice. There must be someplace where I can find > this... anybody? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:08:48 -0800 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <misc> TSBs Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good thing I have a Windows PC at work, otherwise I wouldn't be able to use the ETK, or the bmwtechinfo.com website. BMW needs to consider using technology that is not OS specific (Java or PDF for example). Sure, one could argue that most of the world uses Windows, but the Mac and Linux market have quickly become popular. There are even some governments that have banned the use of Windows because of all the security issues they've had (I can't even begin to tell you about the huge issue I had trying to get the OK to have a Windows box on my network at work). Sorry for ranting. Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Chapter BMWCCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Feb 11, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Tammer Farid wrote: > From Brett A. less than 2 weeks ago: > ------------------ > www.bmwtechinfo.com for real information. > > www.alldata.com for bullshit information > > Brett Anderson > KMS > ------------------ > -tammer > > --- "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> An earlier posting about notchy gas pedal feel in E46 >> drive-by-wire setups got >> me to looking for a TSB on my wife's X5... only to find >> that Alldata "does not >> support Honda, Acura, and BMW at the request of the >> manufacture". Well isn't >> that nice. There must be someplace where I can find >> this... anybody? > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.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: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:07:43 -0500 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <misc> TSBs Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Gold > > Good thing I have a Windows PC at work, otherwise I wouldn't be able > to use the ETK, or the bmwtechinfo.com website. BMW needs to > consider using technology that is not OS specific (Java or PDF for > example Mark, No offense but I dont think BMW cares that you dont have a windows pc and I doubt they care about anyone using a MAC. They can dictate what the dealer system is based on and could care less about the end user enthusiast. They did not build the ETK for anyone beyond the dealer network and probably would prefer it to stay at the dealer level. Do they even sell the ETK? I know the versions I have/had were copied from dealer versions. MIke -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.6/257 - Release Date: 2/10/2006 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:21:39 -0600 (CST) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My wife's '02 X5 has started to eat turn and tail light lamp sockets. Three of them now. Contacts corrode, resulting in some arching and melting of plastic, etc... until the lamp stops working. It's an easy fix, but it sure seems strange this has happened on three bulbs on this car in the last two months. I've never seen this on any vehicle, much less three times. Any similar experiences or comments? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 39K, bone stock, goofy problems with bulbs ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:41:10 -0500 From: Whit Lowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually, it's a known problem and fairly common on E38s, as well. The company can't seem to shake the ghost of the leaking E30 tail light :) Pull the assembly and replace or reseal the gasket. The part is less than $10 from a dealer. best, whit On 2/11/06, Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My wife's '02 X5 has started to eat turn and tail light lamp sockets. Three > of them now. Contacts corrode, resulting in some arching and melting of > plastic, etc... until the lamp stops working. It's an easy fix, but it sure > seems strange this has happened on three bulbs on this car in the last two > months. I've never seen this on any vehicle, much less three times. Any > similar experiences or comments? > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too > '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 39K, bone stock, goofy problems with bulbs > > 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, 11 Feb 2006 18:55:48 -0800 (PST) From: "Kazuto Okayasu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E53> tail and turn signal lamp sockets Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > My wife's '02 X5 has started to eat turn and tail light lamp sockets. > Three > of them now. Contacts corrode, resulting in some arching and melting of > plastic, etc... until the lamp stops working. It's an easy fix, but it > sure > seems strange this has happened on three bulbs on this car in the last two > months. I've never seen this on any vehicle, much less three times. Any > similar experiences or comments? > E46 front corner lights have the same problem. It's not moisture related like on taillights of certain older models. I think the contact material has a high resistance or something, and in conbination with the chopped DC that's used to run the lights dimmed (they're not dual-filament bulbs in this location), it seems to pit the contact with the bulb and create high temperatures. I've had to polish the contact, put a good contact enhancer on it, and re-shape the lead ball on the bottom of the bulb to keep this from happening constantly. > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too > '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 39K, bone stock, goofy problems with bulbs > -- Kazuto Okayasu Administrative Computing Services University of California, Irvine ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:33:46 -0800 From: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E30 - Failed Emissions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I have a 1990 325is which failed emissions two weeks ago. It's running rich, with double the amount of legal hydrocarbon output. I have owned the car for six years, added 66k miles, and have never replaced the O2 sensor. I checked the reciepts from the previos owner and none show an O2 sensor, but I can't trust that he kept ALL the receipts. Running the accelerator stomp test I'm getting error code 1222. So today I ran the O2 sensor tests in the Bentley manual. I got the engine fully warm with a ten minute drive around town, then parked it. With the ignition off, the multimeter showed 0.029-0.031 VDC. With the car at idle it did fluctuate slightly but I can't be certain whether it's fluctuating between a correct range, since the Bentley doesnt list any proper voltage range. I checked the AFM for good flap movement and it seems solid. Can anyone give input or advice? I know that the O2 sensor is a replacement item, I think at 90k mile intervals. I need to get tabs for the car and I can't do that until I pass emissions test. Thanks for any help you guys can give. - Scott Catlin ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:29:33 -0600 From: "John Bunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E30 - Failed Emissions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have a 1990 325is which failed emissions two weeks ago. It's running rich, > with double the > amount of legal hydrocarbon output. I have owned the car for six years, added > 66k miles, and have never replaced the O2 sensor. I > checked the reciepts from the previos owner and none show an O2 sensor, but I > can't trust that he kept ALL the receipts. The o2 sensor is just one of the things that can cause overrich running. It's been a while since I had an M20, so I might be off on some of this. But - since you have a multimeter, you might try disconnecting the AFM (car doesn't need to be running) and check that as you move the flap, you get a nice clean variable resistance across the appropriate pins (easy to figure out which ones they are). I had one with a bad AFM and the outputs glitched like crazy as the flap moved, causing all sorts of mayhem with the mixture (clouds of black smoke, backfiring even). A vacuum leak is another possibility - spraying carb cleaner around the intake/throttle body, and any connecting hoses/sensors. Bad throttle position switch? Easy to verify it is operating correctly. Do you have Bentley? The other thing to check is the engine temp sensor. Assuming all else is well (no one has tweaked the idle mixture, etc) any of the above can fool the ECU into running rich. HTH. -John ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:34:15 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (scott) Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 - Failed Emissions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From scott > >Hi, > Hi there! Given I went through the emissions bru-ha-ha on my E30 back in October I will give what advice I can based on my experience. In my case, the failure was due to high NOx, but I tested just about everything along the way. >I have a 1990 325is which failed emissions two weeks ago. It's running rich, >with double the >amount of legal hydrocarbon output. I have owned the car for six years, added >66k miles, and have >never replaced the O2 sensor. I checked the reciepts from the previos owner >and none show an O2 >sensor, but I can't trust that he kept ALL the receipts. Well, based on the usual assumptions about an O2 sensor, odds are that is it... but shotgun parts replacement is not really a good way to go here. These things can be tested. >Running the accelerator stomp test I'm getting error code 1222. Well, that claims to be a fault with "Lambda Control 1". In other words, O2 sensor. >So today I ran the O2 sensor tests in the Bentley manual. I got the engine >fully warm with a ten >minute drive around town, then parked it. With the ignition off, the >multimeter showed 0.029-0.031 >VDC. With the car at idle it did fluctuate slightly but I can't be certain >whether it's >fluctuating between a correct range, since the Bentley doesnt list any proper >voltage range. An O2 sensor is a small battery or fuel cell. It uses unburnt hydrocarbons and air from outside the exhaust pipe as the fuel and oxidizer. The output of the sensor will be no more than about 1 volt. A lean mixture in the exhaust pipe will give you a low voltage and a rich mix will give you a high voltage. The magic voltage the computer is looking for is 0.45V. Now, since the computer that is running the engine is always adapting, you will not see a nice steady voltage. If everything is working right, the output of the sensor will swing from lean to rich and back again several times a second, but it "averages" about 0.45V. With the engine warmed up and running and the O2 sensor plugged into the engine harness, read the output of the sensor. You should see the output swinging from about 0.3 to about 0.7 or so. If you play with the throttle you will see it really dance about, appearing to go rich when you open up the throttle and then very lean when you let it close. If you are very fast with the throttle these can appear reversed as you read the instant before the fuel gets added to the engine or the time before the throttle switch closes. In reality the mix goes lean right as you open the throttle, but then the computer gives the engine more fuel for acceleration and the O2 sensor will read rich. Likewise, when the throttle closes, the computer cuts off all fuel until the RPM gets below 1500 RPM, so the O2 sensor will read lean. It will go back to its normal wavering as the engine RPM stabilizes. The other test is to introduce a vacuum leak while watching the sensor. Remove the oil fill cap. The O2 sensor should read very lean and largely stop wavering, holding at about 0.3V or so. >I checked the AFM for good flap movement and it seems solid. I suspect that a problem with the AFM would result in erratic mix issues that would show up as a lack of power, surging, stalling, starting issues, etc and not a consistent rich condition. >Can anyone give input or advice? I know that the O2 sensor is a replacement >item, I think at 90k >mile intervals. I need to get tabs for the car and I can't do that until I >pass emissions test. >Thanks for any help you guys can give. Well, if it is rich, it is either too much fuel or not enough air. Either the computer is asking for too much fuel (bad O2 sensor, bad coolant temperature sensor, bad AFM) or it is getting more than it asked for (clogged air filter, bad fuel pressure regulator, leaky injector). It is also possible that there is a cylinder that is not igniting reliably, but odds are you would have noticed that. The E30s are picky about their ignition system. Mine would randomly trip the check engine light with the O2 sensor fault. It turned out that a new cap, rotor, wires, and plugs fixed the issue. Although annoying, it was random and the car passed emissions before I fixed it and it wasn't noticeable while driving. I would test the O2 sensor and see what it does. I would suspect: 1) O2 sensor 2) coolant temperature sensor 3) the ignition system 4) AFM, FPR, or an injector 5) air filter Good luck! I know emissions can be maddening, but you can get it figured out. -- Joe -- Joseph M. 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Paul Garnier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Newman, Christopher Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] 1992 325is: track car/parts car ??? Hello. Regarding a 1992 BMW 325is coupe. Black on Black. 5 speed manual. Approximately 200k miles. Engine runs ok but idles rough and stalls on occasion. Paint is decent but is starting to fade. Could probably use new brakes and tires. Heat, AC, sunroof, radio, and passenger window don't work. Door panels are starting to fall off. Headliner is stapled up in places. Drivers leather seat is ripped. How much would you pay for this car ? Would this be a good candidate to convert to track or autocross duty ? The things that don't work would probably be ripped out anyway. Maybe it's more useful as a parts car ? Anyone near Maryland looking for a car like this ? The car isn't mine. I'm asking for someone else who lives there and wants to sell it. Thank you for any comments. 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(11 messages) **********
