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#1. OIl cooler info request-short fuze - from ROWERS41@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:49:32 EDT From: ROWERS41@aol.com Subject: OIl cooler info request-short fuze Sorry for the short notice infor request. I am installing a Euo E36 M3 oil cooler. I am having difficulty getting the cooler itself to hook onto the radiator. Those that have done this mod before, how did you do it? Please respond directly and to the list. TIA, Steve Rowe
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#2. Troubleshooting - low secondary intake flow? - from Chris Sautter
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:47:36 -0700 From: "Chris Sautter" <chriss@fiori-portland.com> Subject: Troubleshooting - low secondary intake flow? My '98 has been having some driveability problems when cold. It struggles when it first starts, then lugs when I first let the clutch out. It seems to be getting worse. I used my Peake diagnostic tool and it came up with 2 errors: the crankshaft sensor, and the secondary intake flow low. What is the secondary intake flow? My Bentley manual says almost nothing related to a secondary intake (pump, relay, etc). Any guesses ? -Chris Sautter '98 M3/4 - fits the kids '95 M3/2 - for sale
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#3. Re: Lightweight Wheels - from Neil Maller
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:55:27 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Lightweight Wheels on 4/13/01 9:22 AM, "Mark Kern" <markkern@home.com> wrote: > Does anyone know of a good set of lightweight racing wheels that I could buy > and use as an extra set of wheels for these events? There are two basic ways to go: 1) Cheapest - usually stock take-offs sold privately, or else whatever's on sale this month at your vendor of choice. Stock wheels are heavy and not especially strong. Sale wheels are whatever they turn out to be. 2) Performance - in which case I'd go with the SSR Competition from Tire Rack. The 8x17" size run $359 each plus shipping and tax (if any). These are great wheels: super light weight at around 15 lbs, forged construction, and an open spoke design which both looks good and allows you to inspect brake pads without taking the wheel off. As an added bonus, the Anthracite colour doesn't show brake dust too much. Neil 96 M3
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Buttonwillow April 21-22 - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:15:38 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Buttonwillow April 21-22 At 05:09 PM 4/11/01, Kit Wetzler wrote: >Anyone on the list going to the NASA-SoCal/Open Track HPDE on April 21-22? >I'll be there. Hey Kit, I'll be heading down there as well. Not sure yet if I'll be driving the E36 or helping trailer the E30 race car (needs new rod bearings first). If I drive, I'll heading down sometime Friday PM. Let me know. > -kit, who guesses that he lied about not tracking the M3 anymore... :) > > 97 m3/4 with stuff Hopefully one of the "stuff" is a radar detector? :-) Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4
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#5. Correct address for bmw-series.com(sp???)? - from Peter Chang
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:08:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Chang <shangpchang@yahoo.com> Subject: Correct address for bmw-series.com(sp???)? I remember it has a great write up (w/pics) on the installation procedure of TC Kling 4 point roll bar. Can anyone point me to the right direction? Thanks, __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#6. E36 Headlamp Fuse question - from Heckendorf, David
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:34:15 -0400 From: "Heckendorf, David" <DHeckendorf@broadband.att.com> Subject: E36 Headlamp Fuse question Can anyone tell me what the common 5A fuse is for in the system (here's the example using my '98 E36 M3/4): Location(s) AMP(s) Right Low 12,25 7.5A, 5A Left Low 11,25 7.5A, 5A Right High 25,30 5A, 7.5A Left High 25,29 5A, 7.5A What is the common 5A fuse in 25 used for?? Check Control? I check my Bentley Manual; but, it isn't apparent (that I was being stupid when reading it, either of which is entirely possible... Thx, Dave
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#7. Re: [E36M3] E36 Headlamp Fuse question - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 13:11:25 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36 Headlamp Fuse question At 11:42 AM 4/13/01, Heckendorf, David wrote: >Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:34:15 -0400 >From: "Heckendorf, David" <DHeckendorf@broadband.att.com> >Subject: E36 Headlamp Fuse question > >Can anyone tell me what the common 5A fuse is for in the system (here's the >example using my '98 E36 M3/4): > > Location(s) AMP(s) >Right Low 12,25 7.5A, 5A >Left Low 11,25 7.5A, 5A >Right High 25,30 5A, 7.5A >Left High 25,29 5A, 7.5A > >What is the common 5A fuse in 25 used for?? Check Control? I check my >Bentley Manual; but, it isn't apparent (that I was being stupid when reading >it, either of which is entirely possible... Looking at my Haynes manual (has a bit better schematics), it looks like it's a fuse going into the headlight switch. Basically power comes through the ignition switch, through F25 to the headlight switch, which controls the headlight relay. Power is fed through the relay and F11 & F12 to the headlights. Hope that helps, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4
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#8. Fitment Question - BBS RC 17x8 Wheels & Goodyear GS-CS 245/40/17 Tires - from TWilli3186@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:54:08 EDT From: TWilli3186@aol.com Subject: Fitment Question - BBS RC 17x8 Wheels & Goodyear GS-CS 245/40/17 Tires A question for other track junkies on the list. I bought 4 used BBS RC 17x8 wheels last summer (38 mm offset) to use for track wheels. They came mounted with Goodyear GS-CS 245/40/17 tires with about 50% tread remaining. The person I bought them from had used them on a dedicated E36 track car and told me he had experienced "some minor rubbing." I took the Goodyear GS-CS off the wheels and have them stored in plastic bags in my garage. I replaced them with Yokohama AO32Rs (235/40/17) which I've since used for enough track days to just about wear them out. I have experienced absolutely no rubbing with that combination. Before I buy another new set of AO32Rs or something else for track days, I'm tempted to have the used GS-CS tires remounted on the BBS wheels to get a couple of track days out of them. Anyone have experience with GS-CS tires in 245/40/17 size on 17x8 wheels with 38 mm offset all around on a stock-suspended E36 M3? How much rubbing did you experience on suspension or fender parts? Can hub-centric wheel spacers and/or fender rolling eliminate rubbing? Front, rear, both? Or should I just forget it and offer the GS-CS for sale to someone with a dedicated E36 track car who doesn't mind "some minor rubbing." Thanks! Tim Williams 98 M3/4
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#9. Schroth Rallye 3 Installation Question - from TWilli3186@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:54:09 EDT From: TWilli3186@aol.com Subject: Schroth Rallye 3 Installation Question I have a set of Schroth Rallye 3 street-legal harnesses waiting to be installed. I've got the installation instructions that came with them from Schroth, plus several write-ups from the list archive and elsewhere on the 'net about installing Rallye 3 and Rallye 4 harnesses in E36 M3 two-door and four-door vehicles. None of the write-ups I have mentions using "E36 Adapter bolts" to replace the factory bolts on the tunnel side of the front seats. The shop in Portland that I bought the harnesses from didn't mention "E36 Adapter bolts," but HMS and a couple of other places I called for pricing told me "maybe I would need them, maybe I wouldn't." Before I order these bolts (I think they are about $16 each), I thought I'd tap into the experience of anyone on this list who has installed Rallye 3 harnesses in a '97 or '98 E36 M3 4-door. Did you use the extra-cost Schroth E36 Adapter bolts or were the factory bolts on the tunnel side of the front seats long enough to do a proper installation of the Rallye 3 harnesses and retain the stock seat belts? Thanks! Tim Williams 98 M3/4
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Schroth Rallye 3 Installation Question - from Carey Probst
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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:20:14 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Schroth Rallye 3 Installation Question From the HMS Motorsports page, Schroth Accessories - BMW E36 Adapter Bolt If you are installing any of the SCHROTH Rallye Series harnessbelts in a '92-'97 BMW 3 Series (E36 chassis), be sure to order one E36 Adapter Bolt for each harnessbelt. The SCHROTH bolt is slightly longer allowing enough additional space to install the SCHROTH harness along with the stock harness. Mine was a '99 Coupe and didn't need the adaptor bolt. '97 Yes '98 No I thought I'd tap into the > experience of anyone on this list who has installed Rallye 3 harnesses > in a > '97 or '98 E36 M3 4-door. Did you use the extra-cost Schroth E36 > Adapter > bolts or were the factory bolts on the tunnel side of the front seats Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged Soon to be Hitched and Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.