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#1. Re: 1997 [e36] [m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... - from George M. Kofman
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:32:24 -0500 From: "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> Subject: Re: 1997 [e36] [m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... > George asked: > > PS Mark D - how in the world you managed to snap the head > > off your bolt and not strip the pan ? > > > > I just over-torqued it. This was on the wife's 528i. If you look at the > drain plug on that car, the plug itself tapers slightly inward where the > thread meets the bolt head. I think it's designed to break before it strips > the pan. better design..... GMK '97 M3 w/o oil, but possibly with two oil pans :-(
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Re: 1997 [e36] [m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:38:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: 1997 [e36] [m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... I know that on my dad's E38 740, the inside of the drain plug accepts an allen wrench (hex wrench). Not sure if it's the same design. Where did it snap and is there anything visible on the stuck piece? Chester --- "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:32:24 -0500 > From: "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> > Subject: Re: 1997 [e36] [m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... > > > George asked: > > > PS Mark D - how in the world you managed to snap the head > > > off your bolt and not strip the pan ? > > > > > > > I just over-torqued it. This was on the wife's 528i. If you look at the > > drain plug on that car, the plug itself tapers slightly inward where the > > thread meets the bolt head. I think it's designed to break before it > strips > > the pan. > > better design..... > > GMK > '97 M3 w/o oil, but possibly with two oil pans :-( > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#3. AC blowing out hot air at light... - from Skip Bogard
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:30:57 -0400 From: Skip Bogard <skip.bogard@alumni.duke.edu> Subject: AC blowing out hot air at light... > That is funny. My car is a 1995 M3 with 49000 miles on it and it does the > same thing. I have the fan going, stop at a light and it starts blowing hot > air. But maybe that is because I had the windows down while moving that > created a good breeze and I did not feel the fan blowing. > > On a serious matter. My girlfriends 1995 325 and my Porsche do the same > thing. I am not sure what it is but once you start moving it blows colder > air. Anybody know what might cause this especially here in the south. Mine does that too! Starts blowing hot air at idle after working just fine for 1/2 an hour or more. Blows really cold air once you get moving. It is ~not~ very repeatable at all. It seems to do it on exceptionally hot days only. I have 2000 miles left on my extended warranty, my service advisor said that this was probably the AC computerized control unit starting to fail. He said there was no possible diagnostic to do on the control unit, just replace it. Thinking out loud, he considered a starting-to-fail compressor, but then dismissed it. I'd like to make sure they replace the right culprit in the next week or so. Does that sound right in others experience? The only other AC problem I've ever had is 'clogged expansion valve'...I know how to tell when you have that problem. It is gradual...then permanent DOA. This is something else. - Skip
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Re: 1997 [e36m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... - from MDadgar@handspring.com
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:34:28 -0700 From: MDadgar@handspring.com Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: 1997 [e36m3] drain plug stripped - what to do.... Chester wrote: > I know that on my dad's E38 740, the inside of the drain plug > accepts an allen wrench (hex wrench). Not sure if it's the same > design. Where did it snap and is there anything visible on the > stuck piece? > Nope - round on the inside. I used an EZ-Out and it came right out. Incidentally, the drain plug for the E39 and M3 is the same. They must have superceded the earlier part. - Mark, owns a spare drain plug now, just in case '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd, new drain plug '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion Check out Visor at www.handspring.com!
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#5. RE: [E36M3] AC blowing out hot air at light... - from MDadgar@handspring.com
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:36:34 -0700 From: MDadgar@handspring.com Subject: RE: [E36M3] AC blowing out hot air at light... Skip wrote: > Mine does that too! Starts blowing hot air at idle after working just > fine for 1/2 an hour or more. Blows really cold air once you get moving. > It is ~not~ very repeatable at all. It seems to do it on exceptionally hot > days only. My M3 does this, as does my wife's 528i. I think BMW just doesn't use very large condensers and you need a lot of airflow (read: moving car) to get it to cool down. - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion Check out Visor at www.handspring.com!
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#6. Re: Noisy A/C - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:47:14 GMT From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Noisy A/C Milo, Check and see if the auxiliary fan (electric fan in front of the radiator) is turning on when the AC is operating. If it isn't, then there isn't sufficient airflow through the heat exchanger when you're stopped, and your AC won't produce cold air. There is a resistor that controls the speed of the fan motor, and it can burn out, thus preventing the fan motor from operating. -rb >Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:59:47 EDT >From: Milotaks1@aol.com >Subject: Noisy A/C > > I stepped out of my car the other day while it was still on and >noticed the most horrific noise coming from the engine area. It sounded >like a rattle of some sort. I turned off the A/C and it stopped. Perhaps >a loose bearing or something. Is the A/C getting ready to kick the bucket >or what. Also, if I stay at a red light for too long the A/C will turn so >hot it is unbearable. > If anyone has any idea of what's going on, feel free to let me in on it. >The car is a 95 M3 with about 55k. > >Milo ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] AC blowing out hot air at light... - from Ken Robb
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:04:45 -0700 From: Ken Robb <kenrobb@willisallen.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] AC blowing out hot air at light... There is an electric fan,controlled by a thermostat, in front of our radiators which my service advisor told me only comes on when it is really hot outside. Mine was somehow destroyed; the hub and motor were there but not the blades. I was getting along w/o it in San Diego in the winter but thought I would replace it. Surprise!! it only come as a unit for about $800!!! Phil Thearle, a highly regarded body shop owner, gave me a blade and clip from a wreck so I should kiss his feet because they are almost never available in wrecking> It seems that everyone knows that they only come as a unit and they are the second thing to go in a front end hit so if a shop has a blade it is like an $800 part. I was told that the symptoms you are having was what I could expect on very hot days w/no booster-electric fan. Could you have a fault in the fan or thermo-switch? Ken Robb MDadgar@handspring.com wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:36:34 -0700 > From: MDadgar@handspring.com > Subject: RE: [E36M3] AC blowing out hot air at light... > > Skip wrote: > > Mine does that too! Starts blowing hot air at idle after working just > > fine for 1/2 an hour or more. Blows really cold air once you get > moving. > > It is ~not~ very repeatable at all. It seems to do it on exceptionally > hot > > days only. > > My M3 does this, as does my wife's 528i. > > I think BMW just doesn't use very large condensers and you need a lot of > airflow (read: moving car) to get it to cool down. > > - Mark > '95 M3 > '97 528i 5-spd > '88 M3, Hennarot > ---- > Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories > (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax > mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. > "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion > Check out Visor at www.handspring.com! > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* -- ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/
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#8. Brake Bleeder - from Gerry Miranda
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:28:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Miranda <gerry_miranda@yahoo.com> Subject: Brake Bleeder Does any one know where I can get a Brake Bleeder? One of those $40 dollar ones that is a definate imitaion of Steve D's brake bleeder. Does any one know if this will work with a VW Golf GTI VR6 (the wife's car) Gerry ===== Gerry 97 M3/4 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Brake Bleeder - from twisty M3
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:42:39 PDT From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Bleeder I can't seem to locate his URL, but I believe Jim Powell had something of the home-made variety on his website. Jonathan L. > >Does any one know where I can get a Brake Bleeder? One >of those $40 dollar ones that is a definate imitaion >of Steve D's brake bleeder. > >Does any one know if this will work with a VW Golf GTI >VR6 (the wife's car) > >Gerry > >===== > >Gerry >97 M3/4 > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#10. Brake Bleeders - from Mount, Mike
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:06:45 -0700 From: "Mount, Mike" <JMMn@pge.com> Subject: Brake Bleeders Bekkers Imports has a recent ad offering a brake bleeder and 2 cans of Super Blue for ~ $53 or so. Anyone have any comments on the quality of that brake bleeder? Anyone have JimP's url handy for a comparison? Mike '95 M3 da kar is yellow