The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 115 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: B25 swap [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Re: [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Which tires were best.... [E36M3] [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Re: [E36M3] [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Re: Factory CD Changer VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? Re: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? E90 3-Series Steering Gear Ratios? Re: E90 3-Series Steering Gear Ratios? <E30> rear wheel bearings Panasport wheels
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:36:57 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carlos Lopez) Cc: [email protected] (bmw list) Subject: Re: B25 swap Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From Carlos Lopez > >------=_Part_27543_33390418.1144287406701 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Content-Disposition: inline > >On 4/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >The B25 has a sensor for the #6 plug wire to get the injectors in the >> right >> >order. > > >Are you sure that's what it's for? Reason I ask is I recently resurrected >my POS '88 iS and in the process I forgot I had scavenged the plug wires >from that car (newish) to my better E30 (the '89) so when I went to start i= >t >no plug wires. :-/ Luckily the old ones were in the trunk but I never did >connect that #6 plug wire thingie. The car ran perfect the whole way home. >I thought it was to suppress RMS, TMJ, DVD I forget whatever they call it >that causes static on the radio (no radio in my POS '88). > >Carlos >88 325is >89 325i >98 M3 > If you have the Bentley manual for the E30, Section 6, page 36, left column at the bottom. The inductive pickup on the #6 cylinder is used to correctly sequence the fuel injector banks. Some time ago, someone in here had a problem with their car randomly stumbling and dying. They managed to trace it to an intermittent inductive pickup. It seems that with a good signal the ECU can fire the even/odd injector bank at the right time based on the inductive pickup and the crank sensor. If it can't get a signal from the pickup it fires both banks together based off the crank sensor only. Either way the car runs just fine. If the inductive pickup is intermittent, the ECU can't decide which mode to run in and fires the injectors at all the wrong times. So, it will run with it and it will run without it, but not both at the same time. :) -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations and Security [EMAIL PROTECTED] Worcester Polytechnic Institute ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:08:29 -0400 From: Steve Tymoszuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a question for y'all out there regarding speedometer back lighting. A number of months ago a had a dim spot appear at the 40 km/h on the km/h scale. Since then the dim spot went away. So far, so good. Tonight I turn the lights on and now I've got two dim bands, only on the km/h scale the areas between 60 km/h to 120 km/h and 220 km/h to 240. Has anyone experienced anything like this or any ideas? If it was a burnt bulb, I would have expected losing a section in both the scales. TIA, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:47:12 -0400 From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.ford.com? Brett Anderson KMS Steve Tymoszuk wrote: > I've got a question for y'all out there regarding speedometer back > lighting. A number of months ago a had a dim spot appear at the 40 km/h > on the km/h scale. Since then the dim spot went away. So far, so good. > Tonight I turn the lights on and now I've got two dim bands, only on > the km/h scale the areas between 60 km/h to 120 km/h and 220 km/h to > 240. Has anyone experienced anything like this or any ideas? If it was > a burnt bulb, I would have expected losing a section in both the scales. > > TIA, > Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:06:55 -0400 From: Steve Tymoszuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a question for y'all out there regarding speedometer back lighting. A number of months ago a had a dim spot appear at the 40 km/h on the km/h scale. Since then the dim spot went away. So far, so good. Tonight I turn the lights on and now I've got two dim bands, only on the km/h scale the areas between 60 km/h to 120 km/h and 220 km/h to 240. Has anyone experienced anything like this or any ideas? If it was a burnt bulb, I would have expected losing a section in both the scales. TIA, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:37:18 -0400 From: "Will Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Which tires were best.... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marc, We tested the tires for Eurotuner , the article came out in November 2005: http://eurotuner.com/techarticles/160_0511et_tirereview/ Some of the top tires overall were : Goodyear F1's Michelin Pilot Sport Yoko Advan's But there were a lot of tires that were really good.. The article is great , maybe someone has it they can post? http://tinyurl.com/jz8uy -Will ------------------------------------ Turner motorsport Will Turner President [EMAIL PROTECTED] 207 Elm St Amesbury, Ma 01913 tel: 978-388-7769 x 11 fax: 978-388-4202 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:04:30 -0400 From: Steve Tymoszuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [E36M3] [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a question for y'all out there regarding speedometer back lighting. A number of months ago a had a dim spot appear at the 40 km/h on the km/h scale. Since then the dim spot went away. So far, so good. Tonight I turn the lights on and now I've got two dim bands, only on the km/h scale the areas between 60 km/h to 120 km/h and 220 km/h to 240. Has anyone experienced anything like this or any ideas? If it was a burnt bulb, I would have expected losing a section in both the scales. TIA, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 10:47:42 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Tymoszuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "E36M3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: [E36M3] [UUC]Instrument Cluster Lighting Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, April 5, 2006 7:06 pm, Steve Tymoszuk said: > I've got a question for y'all out there regarding speedometer back > lighting. A number of months ago a had a dim spot appear at the 40 km/h > on the km/h scale. Since then the dim spot went away. So far, so > good. Tonight I turn the lights on and now I've got two dim bands, only > on the km/h scale the areas between 60 km/h to 120 km/h and 220 km/h to > 240. Has anyone experienced anything like this or any ideas? If it was > a burnt bulb, I would have expected losing a section in both the scales. And the illumination wouldn't magically return, either :-) Yep, I've had similar instances of dark spots on the cluster, only to have them be re-illuminated sometime later. Some aspect of the light routing, either the tubes or how they're attached to the cluster face gets obscured or dim for some reason (temperature? vibration? age?). It'll be obvious if one of the general illumination bulbs gets burnt out, a whole section of the cluster will go dark. There are only 3 or so of these general illumination bulbs, so a huge section will be affected. Otherwise, just one of the "E36 quirks", I guess :-) Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:27:21 -0400 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Factory CD Changer Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Once you have the cartridge out, try pressing and holding the green eject button a couple of times; sometimes it will "reset" the unit. If a CD is still in the changer, reinsert the cartridge and turn on the ignition, as I have found that sometimes the changer will stick the disc back in the cartridge. Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 2004 X3 2.5 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle 1996 Triumph Speed Triple ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:06:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 318ti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> Subject: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was wondering if anyone here had any experiences with VertexAuto.com and their products? I read their latest add in the Roundel and they listed a bunch of fitments for cross-drilled rotors with "cast in holes" that look interesting. Yet when I checked their site, they do not show up anywhere when I look for them. Curious as to their quaility and the service of the company. thanks, David in Richmond, VA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:38:05 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 318ti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> Subject: Re: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 4/6/06, Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if anyone here had any experiences with VertexAuto.com and > their products? I have bought clutch kits from them several times and have been pleased with prices, delivery and service. I have no allegience or opinion other than that, except I agree that their website isn't the best. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:30:07 -0400 From: "R Plum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E90 3-Series Steering Gear Ratios? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anybody here happen to know the steering rack ratio for the E90 325 and 325xi (non active steering versions)? Or even if anyone can confirm that the two use the same rack ratio would be helpful. Thanks a bunch in advance for any help. Ryan -failing miserably with google. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 21:43:26 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "R Plum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E90 3-Series Steering Gear Ratios? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Search parts here: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do The part numbers are different between the two. Gary Derian > Does anybody here happen to know the steering rack ratio for the E90 > 325 and 325xi (non active steering versions)? Or even if anyone can > confirm that the two use the same rack ratio would be helpful. > > Thanks a bunch in advance for any help. > > Ryan > -failing miserably with google. > > 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: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:46:08 -0500 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How hard is it to change out the rear wheel bearings on an E30. I just got an 87 325i coupe 5 speed. Nice little car, but noisy in the rear end. I thought it was the diff, my trusted mechanic said it is only bearings back there. Any recommendations on where to get them other than the local BMW dealer? Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:26:35 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Panasport wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In case anyone is interested. Other than what's on the ad I know nothing beyond that. http://www.craigslist.org/nby/pts/148828295.html The location is pretty far from me, otherwise I'd volunteer to scope it out for anyone that might be interested. -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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