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#1. Re: [E36M3] Short Trips - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 14:00:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Short Trips Water. Condensation with some oil mist. When you have short trips, you barely get the engine hot enough. So the by product of combustion is heat, water, C02 (and some other nasties....vague generalization). When you start the car, you have blow by and the cold metal causes the steam to condensate. When you run the car long enough, the oil gets hot and the water evaporates away. You ever see the condensation that comes out of the exhaust when you first start 'er up? Chester > My 95 ///M3 with 55K does a daily commute of two 3 mile trips, 5 days a > week. When I lift the oil cap off it has a small amount of yellow goo > on it. If I drive the car on a "long" trip (say 20 miles+) the goo is > gone and does not return until after a few days of "commuting". Any one > have any ideas as to what this might be. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#2. Re: What do I get for $1400? - from Jay Miller
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 14:16:06 -0700 From: "Jay Miller" <jjmiller6@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: What do I get for $1400? David, I feel you got ripped off. I'm not doubting their mechanical ability, because I've never heard of them. But I got the exact, i mean, EXACT same job done and I paid $660. And I noticed a difference, even at idle. And so I should with new plugs and fuel filter. I'd call them make them aware that you feel that you've been overcharged and then call National Motorists Association or Automotive Maintenance Repair Association to report them. They may not be able to do anything but may have some good advice. Then place a post to every BMW forum you're on and make people like us aware. You sure you didn't get anything else done like a fuel injectors flush? Jay '95 M3 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] cable clips (was Wrecked my M3) - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 17:22:03 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] cable clips (was Wrecked my M3) Bora is right...cheap insurance two get those clips. I checked back through my invoices and found warranty work dated 12/97 "cruise control cable clips" , recall #97V-131. Two clips: part # 35-40-1-165-393 and 35-40-1-165-394 called brackets. My production date on the car is 10-01-96. FYI, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion 1997 & 2000 #13 BSP 2001
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#4. RE: [E36M3] E46 Spotted Today - from Fadeev, Alex
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 17:25:07 -0400 From: "Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@verizon.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] E46 Spotted Today Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] wrote: > > The car is definitely quick and the owner didn't care about > beating on the car with only 120 miles on the clock. Oh well. > One comment: the exhaust sounds like crap...especially from > behind the car. Jim E and myself heard one of the cars at > Ofest as the tech moved it around. We bothe remarked at how > there's this strange metallic sound. Jim hypothesized that it > was because the engine wasn't broken in. Well, whatever it > is, it was still there on this carbon black M3 as well. Well folks, the latest Lone Star Chapter's autoX was spruced up by a Laguna Seca (Yuk) Blue E46 M3. The owner took delivery of the car 3 weeks before the autoX and put 1800 miles and his car was already past its brake in period. Actually, make that his wife's car! Positive impressions: the car has a great engine. On the start mini-straight where my E36 M3 would just be touching the rev limiter in the 2nd, the E46 M3 was at 4500RPMs in third in a hurry. With its M/Torsen diff the car is able to put the power down way sooner in the turn with minimal power on oversteer. With the traction control off, the car has a largely neutral handling with possibly a bit of understeer. It has more body roll than stock E36 M3 but that does not seam to effect the traction. The seats are great and hold you in place much better than E36 equivalents. Neutral impressions: I don't care for the E46 dashboard and the amount of leather and padding on the car (doors, etc) is excessive IMHO. Negative impressions: LS Blue - 'nuff said. Exhaust: inside the car the exhaust note is low frequency and sounds great. But outside, the E46 M3 sounds like a riced-up Civic. I kid you not - that high frequency metallic sound is very unbecoming of the car and it does not go away after brake in. In summary, E46 M3 is the fastest M3 ever. Given that the later E36 M3s were going for $45+K, the E46 is definitely worth its $52K price tag. Time to start saving pennies for the euro delivery... alex f
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#5. Centerforce Clutch for M3 now available - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 15:09:25 -0700 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@akyol.org> Subject: Centerforce Clutch for M3 now available I just got off the phone with Centerforce and they now have a clutch disk+ pressure plate set for the E36 (95-96) M3s for (drum roll) $1078. They said it should be able to handle over 400 ft*lbs of torque at the flywheel. Part No: DF778106 Bora
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#6. Wheel offsets for 96-99? - from Steven Tom
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 15:29:17 -0700 From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> Subject: Wheel offsets for 96-99? What is the wheel offsets for the 96-99 wheels? 7.5 et?? 8.5 et?? steve
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#7. RE: [E36M3] black smoke on upshifts - from Robert Liu
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 15:35:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Liu <bob_a_liu@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] black smoke on upshifts Thanks for all the replies regarding black smoke. I'd hate to replace the O2 sensor for no good reason. The car just passed an emission test a month back. I got a quote of $100 per sensor from Hendricks. Any other suggestions for a source? Chester - these two cars you saw black puffs from, were they the only M3's you were behind? Thanks, Bob --- Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 07:45:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] black smoke on upshifts > > Also, if you're on WOT and then suddenly lift off > while shifting, isn't there a > slightly rich condition? Or is that not possible > with today's engine > management? Also, could it be some build-up of soot > in the exhaust? I know I > saw black puffs of smoke when behind Jamie Harris > and Wayne Miller at Summit > Point. > > Chester > > --- Greg Cernosek <gcernosek@inetx.com> wrote: > > > Black smoke is usually fuel. Oil produces white > smoke. > > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great > prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ************************************************************* > 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. > ************************************************************* > > ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Liu bob_a_liu@yahoo.com ICQ# 22765210 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Wheel offsets for 96-99? - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 18:42:39 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Wheel offsets for 96-99? 41mm all Jim E. Steven Tom wrote: > Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 15:29:17 -0700 > From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> > Subject: Wheel offsets for 96-99? > > What is the wheel offsets for the 96-99 wheels? 7.5 et?? 8.5 et?? > > steve > > ************************************************************* > 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. > *************************************************************
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#9. Re: Time to replace a light bulb? - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 22:47:27 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Time to replace a light bulb? Sounds like "The Driving Machine" has an imbalance, and should be called "The Shakedown Machine"! Are you talking about the clock in the OBC? Stick your finger up into the hole at the top of the sunglass holder. Push on the OBC while you slide a credit card (or driver's license) above the top edge of the sunglass holder (below the OBC) to disengage the locking tabs. Pull out the OBC, remove and replace the lightbulbs, and push the OBC back in until it locks. Then, quickly find another shop to perform future services! -rb >Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 10:29:57 -0700 >From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> >Subject: Time to replace a light bulb? > >I took my car back from "The Driving Machine" after Inspection II and >noticed the clock's light bulb's out on the way home that night. I called >the service advisor and he agreed to replace it free of labor except >charging me for the light bulb. One condition though; I have to have my >smog check done there for $55, which should be around $24 anywhere else. > >How much time does it require to replace a light bulb for the clock? Part >cost? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Wheel offsets for 96-99? - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 15:50:51 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Wheel offsets for 96-99? I could almost swear that I've seen people post 43mm as the offset, but I was flipping through my owner's manual the other day, and it has front/rear listed as 41mm. Jonathan L. >From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> > >What is the wheel offsets for the 96-99 wheels? 7.5 et?? 8.5 et?? > >steve > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com