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#1. Re: [E36M3] BG Stop Squeal - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:53:18 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] BG Stop Squeal The only thing I would say about these products is that the ones in the spray cans are probably best for amatuers. It goes a long way, covers well and evenly and doesn't get where you don't want it. The ones like this that are either in a bottle or tube are just as good but it takes experience to know where to put it. Of course you can use a stick or Q-tip or something to smear it around. But that can get messy and the coverage is spotty. For someone who knows what they're doing, this can be a better type product. But the sprays work very well with anything except the most troublesome pads like R4s and are much easier to use correctly. Jim S Lafredo wrote: > Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:35:17 -0700 (PDT) > From: S Lafredo <slafredo@yahoo.com> > Subject: BG Stop Squeal > > The dealer told me they use this stuff... > > http://www.bgprod.com/specialty.html > > BG Stop Squeal > > Most brake noise is caused by vibrations that occur when pressure is > applied. BG Stop Squeal works on the simple principle of impregnating > the brake pad with ingredients that reduce sticking between the pad > and rotor. When pressure is applied, the vibrations are significantly > reduced, thus brake noise is stopped or is markedly less noticeable. > Part No. 860 > > Anyone every use it? > > Snake oil? > > Thanks. > > S > > __________________________________________________ > 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. > *************************************************************
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#2. Re: Are you getting a horrible clunking noise from the front of your car - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 14:54:15 -0500 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: Are you getting a horrible clunking noise from the front of your car While we're on the subject of mysterious clunking or rattling noises, here's one I found on my car and fixed in a decidedly low-tech way (read: cheap). I had a rattle that dealers couldn't identify despite me prodding them on. Eventually somebody finds the source of the rattle - one of the center caps on my Fikse wheels! They're little (mebbe 3-4") metal caps that snap into the center of the wheel. One of those did not snap in tightly, I could get it to rattle by just tapping on the offending center cap. Nothing a little silicon seal between the center cap & wheel itself doesn't fix! Andrej '97 M3 with one less rattle!
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#3. RE: [E36M3] Re: Which Tires - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:59:28 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jbassett@geysernetworks.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Which Tires > Hi, I'm new here. > > Can someone give me a comparison between Michelin Pilot > Sports and Yokohama > AVS Sports? Is the former really worth the $75 more per tire? Hi Lee, welcome. First, you can start at Tire Rack's website. They do a pretty good job of doing tire comparisons. From my personal experience, yes the Pilot Sports are worth the money. I had a set of Pilot Sports previously on the M3 and am currently running a set of AVS Sports. In the dry, the isn't much of a difference between the two, but in the wet the Pilot Sports were superior. To be honest, the AVS Sports have scared me (and a passenger) in the wet/rain on more than one occasion. On the freeway, I find the AVS Sports to feel "floaty" and give me the sensation of no connection to the road (moderate rain, speeds around 50-60mph). I've also driven them on track on 2 occasions when it was (I thought) too wet for the track tires (Toyo RA-1). Nearly spun into the wall at turn 6 at Laguna, and wiggled severely & unexpectedly through the esses at Sears Point. I've driven in the severe wet at Sears on worn RA-1s and had better road feel. Basically, reagrdless of the wear on the Yokos, but September I'll have new tires on the car (either back to the Pilot Sports or I may try the new SO-3s). (Quick backgrounder: I run 8.5" wheels all around, 245/40/17, a bit more neg camber than stock, so I rotate F-R and have the tires dismounted & flipped L-R regularly. I was able to get 40,000+ miles out of the Pilot Sports - strictly freeway driving, no track or autox use.) Just one data point, YMMV, yada^3. Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4
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#4. [E36M3] Trade Contours for Contours? - from twisty M3
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 12:29:19 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3] Trade Contours for Contours? Unlikely, I know, but would anyone in Southern California be interested in trading my two 7.5" M-Contours for two of your 8.5" M-Contours? Please let me know. I won't get responses until Monday, as I'll be away from the computer until then, so I'm not ignoring you if you send anything. ;) Thanks, Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#5. RE: tranny question - from Mike Fleischer
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 14:31:35 -0500 From: "Mike Fleischer" <mfle@ti.com> Subject: RE: tranny question Hi, I have had something like this happen to me many times in my 99 M3. Always occurs on a hard up shift from 1st to 2nd and always exiting a left turn a bit aggressively... Shift knob would bang out of 2nd into neutral... So this is due to transmission mounts? Is there a site on how to replace them with the 320i mounts? This has been the only annoyance I have ever had with my M3. Mike Fleischer 99 M3/2 Conforti Intake 91 348ts Aluminum pedals, Borla Exhaust, Lowered to 3" ground clearance :) > From: John Bergstrom <john0990@yahoo.com> IMO > > The bad news is you need to reenforce your transmission mounts. Their are several methods available; the least expensive is 320i tranny mounts to the most expensive JTD tranny mount. > > The good news is that you could never over-rev your motor by popping out of gear. You need to mis-shift in order to do that. > > The second bad news is that if your trans if moving under load you could easily mis-shift in a turn. > > > Jeff > BMWCCA "Windy City Chapter" > '96 M3 - IL "M PWRD 3", Conforti intake, Sharked, B&B, UUC STB & CS, Skaggs HT Pedals, X-Brace, JTD Underpanel, JTD ODB and VDO gauge kit. > '94 Izusu Trooper - Bone stock and usually dirty > > >>> "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> 05/11/01 08:04AM >>> > Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 08:51:18 -0400 > From: "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> > Subject: tranny question > > Folks, > > I have a bit of a question/concern. Last night I went out for my first > "spirited" drive since I brought my car out of winter hibernation and I had > a concerning occurance. I came out of a low speed 1st gear corner shifted > to second at near redline and was approaching my 3rd gear shift point, when > the car jumped out of gear!!! Luckily I was able to react quickly enough to > avoid an over rev, but this concerns me. I figured, maybe, just maybe, I > had failed to fully engage 2nd gear, but later on in the evening, it felt > like the car was about to repeat the incident. I will feel a vibration > through the shifter upon hard acceleration in 2nd like the tranny wanted to > back out of gear. > > The car is a 97 with 47K and is babied and meticulously maintained. Is this > a case of needing to beef up the tranny mounts? I was already planning this > upgrade, but if this is some thing more serious I'll be utilizing the good > ole' warranty. > > The car shifts fine under normal driving and I have never had this happen > before. Anybody have any ideas??? Maybe just a weird coincidence? > > Scott > 97 M3 > 83 GTI > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ************************************************************** > Digest Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the digest. > 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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#6. Trade 3-Series for 3-Series? - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 12:38:44 -0700 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Trade 3-Series for 3-Series? Anybody wanna trade my wife's '96 328i for their M3? E-mail me and I'll let you know if I'll accept your M on trade. :-) ***BFG*** -p
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#7. Re: How do you remove spinning nutserts - from david kroth
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:02:09 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <david_kroth@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: How do you remove spinning nutserts Geof, It might be worth trying to seat the existing nutsert using the proper installation techniques that are well documented on the web. Failing that, I don't think you'll be able to drill it out as its already spinning in the hole. You could try using a punch or chisel to fold the outside shoulder of the nutsert into itself. That will leave the damaged nutsert inside the subframe. Some careful work with a coathanger and/or magnetic pickup will probably remove it from one of the other holes in the crossmemeber. Good luck. > I have a nutsert that spins freely in the > hole of the front crossmember. ===== David Kroth david_kroth@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#8. Re: Fire Extinguisher - from david kroth
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:08:37 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <david_kroth@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguisher Jim, Personal safety aside, Halon seems like the perfect choice for someone with a "let it burn" attitude. On the phone to insurance company: "I tried to put it out with my fire extinguisher but the fire was just too much - the car is a total loss!" > In other words, Halon is unlikely to save your > car if it is burning under the hood. ===== David Kroth david_kroth@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#9. Re: Steering fluid leak - from nzw212@yahoo.com
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:14:49 -0700 (PDT) From: <nzw212@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Steering fluid leak I brought my '95 in for a NY state inspection this week and the tech told me that I was leaking steering fluid. He said that it didn't seem like it was the pump. He said that the fluid is leaking onto the sway bar. Any suggestions or advice about common power steering issues? Thanks Noah _____ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions <http://auctions.yahoo.com/> - Click and bid on cool stuff like Dave Matthews Band Tickets <http://user.auctions.yahoo.com/show/auctions?userID=dave_matthews_band_ tickets&u=%3adave_matthews_band_tickets> & more! <http://auctions.yahoo.com>
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#10. [OT] Pikes Peak Video On-Line (soon) - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:24:48 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: [OT] Pikes Peak Video On-Line (soon) All you mega-bandwidth guys and gals -- after it finishes (2 hours from now) uploading to the server and Jesse moves it over to ftp://matrix.colorado.edu/kalman-videos/ you'll be able to hog all of the Internet's available bandwidth sucking down this momma -- 119MB of MPEG-1 in-car video of me driving up the mountain at the 1999 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Yes, I do know that there's audible alternator whine (I didn't have the RS filter in place back then) and yes, I do know that there's a little "jump/glitch" as I begin the final third of the course (I had to stitch two MPEG files together). But hey -- who cvares? It will give you a feel of what's it like in a _slooooooow_ car (remember, at the summit the M3 has only 140hp!) with an in-car chatterbox (yours truly) providing live, in-car race-day coverage. Enjoy, and don't let your bosses or significant others know you're downloading this stuff. It's addictive. -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#11. Re: [E36M3] Re: Fire Extinguisher - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:34:58 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Fire Extinguisher An even better choice would be to save the $90 for the halon extinguisher and tell the insurance company your life is worth more to you than a car. Pay up. :) Look. I understand my stance on burning cars is extreme. If I couldn't afford to replace the car I might feel differently. And I know that makes me sound like a pompous ass. An ass I may be, I'm not pompous though. We all have our own peculiarities about money and what we'll spend it on. I have blue bulbs in my car because I was eye-boinking a Latina hottie at a aftermarket store and answered the owners question while my 'other' head was in charge and I wasn't paying attention to what he asked me. I'm too cheap to take them out and don't really give a flip because I rarely drive the car at night anyway. On the other hand, while I won't spend $40 to replace light bulbs, I'm going to lose about $10K on the sale of my wife's mini-van to buy her something else. And for what? The roof rack rattles in one spot and it has a small dent that broke the paint on the rear tailgate. I know it's not sensible monetarily. I know the repairs could be done for a few hundred dollars and would be as good as new. I don't give a rat's ass, I sell cars when the mood strikes me. Screw the money :) None of this is all that relevant except to explain my disdain for saving or not saving the car, the electrical system or the money. Full blown Halon systems make sense in a race environment where impacts are going to be big and the driver is likely to be trapped. Halon will suppress fires for a short time over a large area of the car. As a portable extinguisher, it's a waste of money. Halon is not going to put out a fire that has been going for a while inside the car while you get stopped and get the extinguisher pointed at the problem. It doesn't work on fires hidden up under dashboards or under the hood. At least not with a pitifully small portable. I can just about guarantee that with the types of materials involved in a car, it will start up again. We had a BMW 2002 brake fluid fire at an auto-x in San Diego a few months ago. The fire restarted itself twice and a large commercial dry extinguisher had to be almost completely emptied on it to finally knock the fire down. Halon would have been a futile exercise. No car, no $90. Halon is good to delay a fire to give you time to get out of the car and allow you to breath at the same time. While it is capable of killing fires indoors in a high enough concentration, I personally don't feel you are going to save your car with it. And heaven forbid someone has their clothes on fire and is flailing around. Imagine being outdoors with a 5-10 mph wind trying to put out a fire on a hysterical victim with Halon. Why not just smack them in the head with the bottle and put them out of their misery. Jim david kroth wrote: > Jim, > > Personal safety aside, Halon seems like the perfect > choice for someone with a "let it burn" attitude. > > On the phone to insurance company: "I tried to put > it out with my fire extinguisher but the fire was > just too much - the car is a total loss!" > > > In other words, Halon is unlikely to save your > > car if it is burning under the hood.