The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 158 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement Re: BMW E36 OBC hidden features Re: BMW E36 OBC hidden features E34 M30 Overheating Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement E30 injector noise? Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Re: My New M Roadster Pics Parts For Sale
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 21:23:29 -0500 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good point, but the belt, idler and tensioner were replaced last summer. I will look into this, though, b/c it's just nice to have everything functioning properly, old car or not. Clarence West Bend, WI Jamie Howton wrote: >> The engine was quieter immediately upon start up. Even after driving >> it, the engine is much quieter than before. But at the same time the >> remaining noise is clearly coming from the area of the VANOS. > > > Are you sure? Another source of front end noise is the serpentine > belt idler pulleys and tensioner and they are a whole lot cheaper and > easier to install than a VANOS unit. I would use a stethoscope to try > and isolate the noise exactly before assuming that the VANOS is the > culprit. > > Just my $.02. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 15:03:06 -0400 From: "Howard Kohn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: BMW E36 OBC hidden features Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can someone please remind me of the secret OBC-II pushbutton sequence in the BMW E36 3 series used to test the dashboard gauges and indicator lights? Howie Kohn 97 328i 96 328i 06 mini cooper ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 12:05:12 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BMW E36 OBC hidden features Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mon, May 29, 2006 12:03 pm, Howard Kohn said: > Can someone please remind me of the secret OBC-II pushbutton sequence in > the > BMW E36 3 series used to test the dashboard gauges and indicator lights? Check: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/repair_faqs/e36gauge.html Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 18:19:49 -0400 From: "Whit Lowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E34 M30 Overheating Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David makes a legitimate point regarding the thermostat. Even if the thermostat is in good working order, the misplacement of the O ring can cause it to stick. The thermostat sits flush with the housing, then the O ring, then the cover. A few ideas... Have we determined if the engine is actually overheating? Just because the temp gauge says so doesn't mean it is so. Temp senders do fail. If you're unsure of what a hot engine feels like, crack the bleed screw and see what comes out when the gauge is in the red. A 50/50 mix will boil and froth out of the screw by the time the gauge legitimately hits the 3/4 mark; the coolant can also be heard boiling in the system. As in all facets of life, we can't disregard our friend Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and flow, even as it relates to coolant. If the engine is actually overheating: the lower radiator hose should be lukewarm, not dead hand cold. There's a noticeable difference. In terms of coolant return: the largest restriction isn't in the line itself, but in the expansion tank. Winfred Dixon and others advise using a small bit to drill out the hole. In my service work, I've had good success in using compressed air to clear both the return line and the expansion tank passage and have never found a need to widen the expansion tank hole. Best, Whit ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 07:23:56 -0500 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rich Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: M50TU primary chain tightener replacement Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No idle issues (although it's starting just little hard after sitting for 2.5 weeks, slowly getting better). In fact it seems smoother now w/the new chain tensioner. Sure is nice to listen to in the morning. Clarence West Bend, WI Rich Dorffer wrote: > On 5/29/06, *Clarence* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > The engine was quieter immediately upon start up. Even after driving > it, the engine is much quieter than before. But at the same time the > remaining noise is clearly coming from the area of the VANOS. > > > > A little bit of VANOS noise is really no big deal, it doesn't mean it > isn't working and is probably functioning fine. Do you have any idle > issues? > > Regards, > > Rich > > '95 M3 - a little bit of lifter tick this weekend, 1/2 quart of oil > later and no more tick ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 08:52:51 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] (bmw list) Subject: E30 injector noise? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My '87 325i is back to making a fairly loud ticking noise. Ok, "back to" is perhaps not the right phrase as it it has always made a fairly distinctive ticking. I believe this is in the category of "they do that", but this is different. I know the M20 engine has traditionally sounded like a 6 cylinder Singer sewing machine as a result of the non-hydraulic valve train. Some time in the past mine developed a much more ragged sound that got louder and more violent as the RPM increased. I eventually found that a failing oil pump had wiped the cam and rockers. I replaced the pump, cam, and rockers and all was well. Well, several years later it developed(?) a new ticking. It sounds similar to the above case (meaning light metalic sound) but has several important differences. First, it is variable. At idle it is pronounced, but not too bad. It gets louder up to about 2000 RPM, then it seems to diminish. By 3000 RPM I can't hear it anymore. Curiously, I discovered that it is far worse under light engine loads. If I am going up a steep hill holding 2000 RPM it goes away. If I am comming down the hill holding 2000 RPM it is ticking away. Likewise, on level ground, if I am holding 2000 RPM it is ticking, but if I accelerate hard, it goes away briefly. This along with the lack of wear on the cam and rockers, the valve lash being correct, and the oil spray bar spraying oil leads me to think injectors. Do they get louder if they are having a problem? I wonder if this might explain the odd warm start/flooding issue that happens on occasion... -- Joe -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations and Security [EMAIL PROTECTED] Worcester Polytechnic Institute ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 08:44:18 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow. Just... wow. After you get it broken in, let us know how it compares to your other M cars and whatever fast BMWs you've driven. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 19:05:44 -0500 >From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> >Subject: [OT] - My New M Roadster Pics >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sorry about the cross-post and the OT, but I couldn't resist: > >http://jhowton.smugmug.com/Cars/191020 > >Regards >-- >Jamie Howton >2006 M Roadster >2000 M5 >1995 M3 >Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:37:11 -0700 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's Jeremy Clarkson's take on the M Roadster in the Sunday Times. He's always a good read. http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-2198657,00.html Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Valley Chapter BMWCCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 30-May-06, at 8:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wow. Just... wow. After you get it broken in, let us know how it > compares > to your other M cars and whatever fast BMWs you've driven. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > >> Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 19:05:44 -0500 >> From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: E36M3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> >> Subject: [OT] - My New M Roadster Pics >> Message-ID: >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Sorry about the cross-post and the OT, but I couldn't resist: >> >> http://jhowton.smugmug.com/Cars/191020 >> >> Regards >> -- >> Jamie Howton >> 2006 M Roadster >> 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: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:23:11 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Here's Jeremy Clarkson's take on the M Roadster in the Sunday Times. >He's always a good read. > >http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-2198657,00.html > >Sincerely, > >Mark Gold You gotta love a guy who writes like this: >Going ugly early is something that works in a Newcastle nightclub. But >not when youâre buying a car . . . And... >Theoretically the best combination since someone said: âI wonder what >cranberry juice would taste like if you put some vodka in it.â > >You may recall the BMW Z8, which was a panty wettingly pretty car. And it >came with the engine from an M5. Thatâs a cocktail that sounds just as >enticing and as appealing as Baileys with lime juice. > >Thereâs only one way to understand just how disappointing it was: you need to >try Baileys with lime juice. Take a good slurp of Baileys and hold it in your >mouth. Then take a slug of lime cordial and rinse them together as though you >were using mouthwash. Sounds like a good idea, yes? The creaminess of the >hen-night special with a fruity, tangy edge. > >Yes, but sadly it isnât quite like that because the cordial causes the Baileys to >curdle, pretty much instantly, so that within moments you have the most >foul-tasting tennis ball in your mouth. Whatâs more, itâs too big to swallow so >now youâre gagging. And because your mouth is full, the vomit has to come out >of your nose. This is not an edifying spectacle but it gives an inkling, I hope, of >what it feels like to drive a Z8. And... >At £42,795 the new car is £19,000 more expensive than the cheapest Z4. Which is >like building a 10-bedroom mansion in the roughest part of town. And letâs not >forget that the base Z4 is not that far removed from the Pifco Z3, which was more a >hairstyling tool than a car. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 12:03:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, 30 May 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You gotta love a guy who writes like this: > > >Going ugly early is something that works in a Newcastle nightclub. But > >not when youâre buying a car . . . Jeremy Clarkson has never been a big fan of BMW. For example, he says that the Mini should have "a quintessentially German... sat-nav that only goes to Poland", in response to a co-host's comment that the Mini concept had a quintessentially English tea set integrated, and that its "fan belt will last a thousand years". He's made other comments about BMW's association with Nazis, too. --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 12:38:17 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On May 30, 2006, at 12:03 PM, Andre Yew wrote: >> You gotta love a guy who writes like this: >> >>> Going ugly early is something that works in a Newcastle >>> nightclub. But >>> not when youre buying a car . . . > > Jeremy Clarkson has never been a big fan of BMW. For example, he says > that the Mini should have "a quintessentially German... sat-nav > that only > goes to Poland", in response to a co-host's comment that the Mini > concept > had a quintessentially English tea set integrated, and that its > "fan belt > will last a thousand years". He's made other comments about BMW's > association with Nazis, too. Not to mention his flagrant rewriting of his own history in the Z4 M roadster review quoted earlier. He says he's a "big fan of BMW's M cars" but the reality is that he didn't like ANY of them until the E46 M3 CSL. Not the E30, not the E36, and not the E46. He's funny but he can't really drive and he's a bit of an asshat. Enjoy him, but don't take him seriously. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 20:11:12 -0400 From: Dave Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jeremy Clarkson liked the E36/8 M coupe during a Top Gear video: "It is one of the most controllable and delightful little cars you can possibly imagine" and "strong word this, but it's perfection." Dave Meyer 99 M coupe Stafford VA Mark Dadgar wrote: >>Jeremy Clarkson has never been a big fan of BMW. >He says he's a "big fan of BMW's M cars" but the reality >is that he didn't like ANY of them until the E46 M3 CSL. >Not the E30, not the E36, and not the E46. >- Mark >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:31:07 -0400 From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> actually he didn't like the normal E46 M3 nor the CSL, he only liked the CS. here's his review : http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-2177700,00.html he actually quite liked it : "There's none of the early M3 skittishness and terror, and (sat nav aside) no stupid forays into technologies that don't work. It's just a beautifully balanced, forgiving and thrilling driving machine." he's an entertainer, not consumer reports, so he surely must be taken with a grain of salt, but he's a complete hoot to read. Ben Mark wrote: > Not to mention his flagrant rewriting of his own history in the Z4 M > roadster review quoted earlier. He says he's a "big fan of BMW's M > cars" but the reality is that he didn't like ANY of them until the > E46 M3 CSL. Not the E30, not the E36, and not the E46. > > He's funny but he can't really drive and he's a bit of an asshat. > Enjoy him, but don't take him seriously. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 18:11:49 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My New M Roadster Pics Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On May 30, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Ben Keyes wrote: > actually he didn't like the normal E46 M3 nor the CSL, he only liked > the CS. here's his review : > http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-2177700,00.html > he actually quite liked it : > > "There's none of the early M3 skittishness and terror, and (sat nav > aside) no stupid forays into technologies that don't work. It's just a > beautifully balanced, forgiving and thrilling driving machine." Ahh, right. CS, CSL, whatever. :) > he's an entertainer, not consumer reports, so he surely must be taken > with a grain of salt, but he's a complete hoot to read. Correct. His job is to be controversial. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:13:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Parts For Sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Group, I have the following parts for sale: Pair of OE BMW, new in the box, clear turn indicator tail lamps with bulbs and bulb holder for pre 3/2003 E46 coupe - $125 plus shipping. Pair of OE BMW, new in the box, clear turn indicator tail lamps for pre 3/2003 E46 convertible - $125 plus shipping. E30 M3 rear wing in Cinnabar, paint is good but not perfect - $100 plus shipping. I have pictures if required. Matt Weimer Hoosier Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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