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#1. Re: Rattling and vibration in '96 M3 - axle shaft CVs? - from Stan Shaw III
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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 00:54:16 -0500 From: "Stan Shaw III" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: Rattling and vibration in '96 M3 - axle shaft CVs? Looks like it is the subframe mounts. the two directly in front of the diff. are partially gone. I will call the local dealer tomorrow, and confirm it is covered under my 100k mile extended warranty. Regards, Stan Shaw Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0407 Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net http://www.excell.net/
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Driving Schools - BMWCCA vs PCA - from Sean Hester
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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 23:29:06 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Driving Schools - BMWCCA vs PCA > >i calculated the "cost" for tracking my M3. (tires, brakes, rotors, gas, >wear and tear, etc...) my calculations showed that it cost me almost $500 >per DAY. (yes i mean $1000 for a weekend).< > >Ooooooooh, Sean! Some info is simply inappropriate for a family-oriented >list! oops sorry. just don't let your wife see it. ;-) >You think we actually want REALITY here? Please leave me to wallow >in my blissful ignorance. > >Adding up all the costs like that makes many of us seem ... foolish. And >that couldn't be. Could it? no! it's not foolish! (unless you can't afford $500 a day i suppose ;-) i'd call it MORE foolish to do it without knowing. ;-P high performance driving is just a hobby, but it's an expensive one. in fact, the most expensive i know of. even more expensive then being a private pilot. i think people know that racing is expensive. but they think taking their street car to the track isn't as bad. if you take a couple driver schools, learn how to drive better, and go once or twice a year to keep your skills up, it's probably NOT very expensive. especially considering the benefit you get. but... if you start going 2-3 times a month, buying special parts (not just to go faster but because the stock parts are falling apart), etc, etc... you're really spending just as much as you would racing. in fact... you're probably spending MORE. 90% of the race cars i see on an SCCA weekend are cheaper then an e36 M3. cheaper to buy, to maintain, and to pay for if you wreck it. my race car costs $5000. tires cost $75. etc... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Brake Pad Light - from Sean Hester
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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 23:32:39 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pad Light tobin, the sensors are disposable you know. if you replaced the pads and put the same sensor back in place it's gonna stay lit up. every time you trip the sensor you need to buy a new one. pretty soon, you leave the sensor OFF at the track. of course, you have to look at your pads after each session then. but... even with the sensors in place, it's a good idea to look at the pads after each session. >From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> >Reply-To: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pad Light >Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:13:41 -0600 > >Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 15:04:45 -0800 >From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pad Light > >Did you check the one on the right rear wheel too? Also its possible that >the one on the front left isn't REALLY plugged in all the way. > >Jim > >Tobin Finley wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:08:36 -0500 > > From: Tobin Finley <tfinley@fdt.net> > > Subject: Brake Pad Light > > > > The brake lining light came on during last week's drivers school when > > I scrubbed the EBCs down to about 1/16 of an inch. I've since put > > new pads on, and made sure the sensors were installed correctly, > > however, the light stays on. Does it need to be reset somehow? If > > so, how? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tobin > > '95 M3 > > > > ************************************************************* > > List Commands > > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > > > To issue a command/request to the server: > > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > > subject of the message. > > ************************************************************* > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. >GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > >To issue a command/request to the server: >Send a message with the command you wish executed as the >subject of the message. >************************************************************* > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Brakes - from Sean Hester
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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 23:34:13 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brakes >...and... if you're infinetly rich... porterfield told me they would make >sets of pf-90s with clips for me. it was gonna increase the cost about >50%. > (somethine about needing a different backing plate) this would make >them >cost about double what R4 pads cost, since pf-90s are more expensive >already, so i didn't take them up on the offer. but they assured me they >could do it if i ever wanted..." > >Funny, I thought the PF90 were Performance Friction, not Porterfield??? i'm not 100% sure of the arrangement here. weather it's the same company with two brands, or if porterfield is a reseller or what. all i know is that if you call porterfield, they'll sell you porterfield brakes, and performance friction ones too. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Driving Schools - BMWCCA vs PCA - from Sean Hester
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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 23:40:23 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Driving Schools - BMWCCA vs PCA >INSTRUCTORS' HOTELS AND FOOD PAID FOR BY THE BMWCCA! Not in the Midwest! >Does Barbara Adams know about this? each of the CCA clubs are really seperate entities. they can do/charge/pay for/etc... for track events however they want. i'm sure every club does it different. the inland empire (spokane) chapter puts me up in a hotel when i instruct, gives me free admission, and gives me a banquet saturday night too (free food, students have to pay to come). (i like instructing for them ;-) but some clubs (i won't name names) don't even let me get into the event for free when i instruct. it's all club based. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#6. storing an M3 for a year... - from Charles Browne
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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 21:03:18 +0900 From: Charles Browne <browne@gol.com> Subject: storing an M3 for a year... Next month I'm off to Canada for a year's research leave from my university here in Japan. Unfortunately, I can't take my M3 with me (nor my wife's 318 Touring for that matter), due to import regulations. Looks like I'm going to have to put both cars into storage for a year. Looks like I'm going to have to store the cars outside (with covers of course), at a long term parking place - they've agreed to start up the cars once a month to keep the batteries charges/oil in the engine block. Is there anything else I can do/should be doing to protect the cars while I'm gone? Thanks! Charlie
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#7. Source for cheap rotors? - from Steve Lilley
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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 08:43:19 -0500 From: Steve Lilley <m3steve@earthlink.net> Subject: Source for cheap rotors? Hi everyone, With track season rapidly approaching, where's the best place to find good, inexpensive rotors? I heard Brembo rotors mentioned in the recent threads on brake pads. I've been spending way to much on fancy rotors -- slotted and/or cross-drilled -- which invariably warp no matter how much I pay. I'm going to start considering rotors just another consumable item! :-) Regards, Steve m3steve@earthlink.net
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#8. Re: Busted Radiator (again!) - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 09:30:00 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Busted Radiator (again!) on 2/5/01 12:43 AM, Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> wrote: > Interesting.. when I bought my replacement radiator > for my '95 M3 they gave me the one from the 325i. It > appeared to be exactly the same size as my OEM unit. > Maybe they started putting in a bigger rad for the > 96+? Can someone please check the parts CD to see if > the M3's use a different radiator in later years? > Maybe it makes sense to upgrade to the later one if > it's better.. > -Matt I just checked, and it does indeed turn out that the stock radiators are all the same, '92 325i through '98 M3 (as late as my CD version goes). So as long as Performance Radiator <http://www.performanceradiator.com> list a radiator for any other E36 series, then they have one for the E36 M3. The problem would appear to be in the web site's database rather than in their product offering. Neil 96 M3
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#9. need new URL - from vincent.a.leo@us.arthurandersen.com
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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:41:15 -0500 From: vincent.a.leo@us.arthurandersen.com Subject: need new URL I must have not have been paying attention, is there a new address for: www.bmwmseries.com - I can't get it to launch. Vince 99 M3 89 M3 *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.
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#10. Getting ready to put in new suspension need input - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:31:40 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol" <akyol@akyol.org> Subject: Getting ready to put in new suspension need input Hi Guys & Gals, I am getting ready to spend dollars on a new suspension setup to replace the aging parts in my 95 M3. I want to confirm a few things: 1) Bilstein Sports: What's really up with these? I don't want to deal with a really rough setup as my car is my daily commuter, any ideas, help, etc? 2) H&R Coilovers: Are these more compliant or streetable than the Bilstein sport setup 3) Dinan Stage III: I am leaning against this right now simply because of good feedback that I got privately from several listers. I will probably get -1, or -2 degree camber plates instead of the -0.5 degree ones (jeez, why put them in) While I am doing the spring/shock/camber plate setup, what else should I replace. My car has an extended warranty till august so I am thinking to get the control arms etc replaced if I can at this time. Thanks Bora