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#1. Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:27:50 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection Carey, the card I got back simply calls it NY State Emissions! So far as I know, it became law a couple years ago that NY INspections had to be performed on an equipped Dyno, which can take emissions readings at speed...Prior to that, emisions were just collected by a horriba type device in teh tailpipe at idol, and that sufficed...Im surprised that you didnt at least have this minimial requirement, no matter what part of NY you live in. Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> To: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net>; "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:29 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > What NY State emmissions inspcetion? > > Is that a NYC area special or statewide? Don't know that mine has ever been > sniffed but I live in rural upstate north of Albany. > > Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters > Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-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. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Elliott [mailto:elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:54 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > > > Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:59:11 -0400 > From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: NY State Inspection > > Does anybody have the allowable emissions values permissable for our annual > NY State Inspections? I just had mine, and while I passed, the values > printed on the card are up slightly from where they were last year at this > time....Would an increase in 3psi boost pressure have any impact on these > values, or is a slight annual variation to be expected? Id love to see what > max allowed values are to see how close or not I am. > > Paul Elliott > --------------------------------------------------------- > '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: > 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; > Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio > > > > > ************************************************************* > 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > > > >
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#2. Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection - from Josh
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:23:49 -0400 From: "Josh" <M3@MotorSportPower.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection Most of NY State just has visual inspection, no emissions testing. Basically, any gas station or shop with a garage that is certified can give you a NY State Inspection, unless you are in one of those counties near NYC that practice the Gestapo like emissions testing that they do in NJ and CA. If you look, the inspection stickers used in your area differs from the ones used in other parts of the state. Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:27:50 -0400 > From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > > Carey, the card I got back simply calls it NY State Emissions! So far as I > know, it became law a couple years ago that NY INspections had to be > performed on an equipped Dyno, which can take emissions readings at > speed...Prior to that, emisions were just collected by a horriba type device > in teh tailpipe at idol, and that sufficed...Im surprised that you didnt at > least have this minimial requirement, no matter what part of NY you live in. > > Paul Elliott > --------------------------------------------------------- > '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: > 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; > Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> > To: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net>; "E36M3" > <e36m3@bmw-m.net> > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:29 PM > Subject: RE: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > > > > What NY State emmissions inspcetion? > > > > Is that a NYC area special or statewide? Don't know that mine has ever > been > > sniffed but I live in rural upstate north of Albany. > > > > Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters > > Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-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. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Elliott [mailto:elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:54 PM > > To: E36M3 > > Subject: [E36M3] NY State Inspection > > > > > > Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:59:11 -0400 > > From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> > > Subject: NY State Inspection > > > > Does anybody have the allowable emissions values permissable for our > annual > > NY State Inspections? I just had mine, and while I passed, the values > > printed on the card are up slightly from where they were last year at this > > time....Would an increase in 3psi boost pressure have any impact on these > > values, or is a slight annual variation to be expected? Id love to see > what > > max allowed values are to see how close or not I am. > > > > Paul Elliott > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank > pulley: > > 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni > Suspension; > > Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************* > > 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > > ************************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************* > 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > > >
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#3. MK Motorsport wheels - from Jason Leung
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:39:19 -0500 From: Jason Leung <jhleung@earthlink.net> Subject: MK Motorsport wheels Help! Does anybody know where the heck I can get MK Motorsport wheels in style MK1 in size 17x8 ET 38mm for my 1992 325i? I've tried every single retailer I can think of D2Technik, CEC Wheels, BMP, Bavarian AutoSport, Rennen, 1010tires, Tirerack, Discount Tire, etc etc etc .... no luck. All these retailers get MK stuff from one of two distributors apparently: Dazz Motorsport or Wheel Power. Dazz has no more stock of MK stuff and doesn't plan to order any as they are discontinuing the line. Wheel Power only stocks the 18x8.5 size 38mm (which will NOT fit optimally on an e36 4dr non M3 car if you want 245s in the rear....verified by both Buddy [retail] and Aaron [wholesale] at the Tire Rack]. Wheel Power is not interested in taking my order to Germany for a special order of the 17x8 size. I called them twice. Dunno why, probably 'cos nobody on the West Coast wants wheels smaller than 18" !! :-) Will somebody please point me in the right direction? Emails to MK themselves have gone unanswered! My last resort is to get the proprietor of a VW parts retailer in British Columbia who I know well who speaks fluent German to *call* MK and ask .... but this is almost ridiculous as he'd perhaps get a container with a set of wheel and then I'd pay customs back from the Canada to US border !!!! And he won't get *any* discount as he's only getting ONE set!!!! ARRGHHH!!! This is absolutely ridiculous. I have never....EVER had such difficulty getting a part, even for my '85 Citroen CX! It has proved easier to get obscure trim parts for my Citroen than to get these neato German tuner wheels for an e36! Unheard of! Thanks Jason Leung http://home.earthlink.net/~jhleung '92 332i turbo
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#4. Re: [E36M3] ACK!!! Lifter noise - from Eric Fesler
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:37:58 -0700 From: "Eric Fesler" <eric@fesler.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] ACK!!! Lifter noise > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:01:49 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] ACK!!! Lifter noise > > Are you sure it's lifter tick? Not... Actually I am not so sure. Just prior to reading your message I noticed my Aircon had been on for a few days. Although turning it off did not stop the ticking it did make me think that perhaps it was a belt issue. Grr...hate pulling off that undertray to get to the pulleys. Any ideas for how to decide if it is one of these four? > > - VANOS going south > - OE dual mass flywheel going south > - Squeaky belts...this one really annoys me and it seems that every time I > replace the belt, the car goes in for something and they end up spilling oil or > coolant on it! Well, since replacing the pulleys with the evoSport underdrive > pulleys, I also replaced the main belt and everything is blissfully humming > along > > Chester > > --- Eric Fesler <eric@fesler.org> wrote: > > My 99 M3 has started to make what certainly sounds like > > lifter noise from one valve. A single loud tick that > > varries with RPM. It happens regardless of engine > > temperature. In fact it seems like it may be worse at hot. > > Car has 45K miles. No over-rev. Noise just started > > recently.
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#5. Re: Lowering Hyrdrocarbons - from Roger Baker
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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:20:16 -0700 From: Roger Baker <rbaker@velodyne.com> Subject: Re: Lowering Hyrdrocarbons True, but from what I have seen on e36's anyway, running the 2500 rpm test is still not enough to get the cats on our beloved German beasts up to temp. I have a slightly(?) modified e36, so last year I had a cursory "pre-test" performed just in case. The car passed. But when he ran the real test (2500 rpm high speed first) it was on the line this time and failed @ idle so we aborted. I had to take it out & run it hard on the open road then test it quickly in order to pass. -- Roger Baker Jody Shapiro <jshapiro@netgate.net> wrote: > [snip] > Strange.. the first part of the CA smog test is running the car at > ~2500rpm for 3 minutes to make sure the cats get up to temp and really > start doing their job. You can watch the HC's drop over time as the RPM > is held high. I wonder why your smog tech did the test on a cooled off > cat??
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#6. Carfax please - from RacerxJLing@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 02:50:00 EDT From: RacerxJLing@aol.com Subject: Carfax please Can someone private me @ racerxjling@aol.com w/ a carfax for: WBSCD9328VEE06181 Thanks so much...need info asap. Jeff
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#7. RE: [E36M3] MK Motorsport wheels - from Mel Silva
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 06:51:22 -0500 From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] MK Motorsport wheels Have you tried the Wheel Exchange? http://www.thewheelexchange.com/ Mel -----Original Message----- From: Jason Leung [mailto:jhleung@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:44 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] MK Motorsport wheels Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:39:19 -0500 From: Jason Leung <jhleung@earthlink.net> Subject: MK Motorsport wheels Help! Does anybody know where the heck I can get MK Motorsport wheels in style MK1 in size 17x8 ET 38mm for my 1992 325i? I've tried every single retailer I can think of D2Technik, CEC Wheels, BMP, Bavarian AutoSport, Rennen, 1010tires, Tirerack, Discount Tire, etc etc etc .... no luck. All these retailers get MK stuff from one of two distributors apparently: Dazz Motorsport or Wheel Power. Dazz has no more stock of MK stuff and doesn't plan to order any as they are discontinuing the line. Wheel Power only stocks the 18x8.5 size 38mm (which will NOT fit optimally on an e36 4dr non M3 car if you want 245s in the rear....verified by both Buddy [retail] and Aaron [wholesale] at the Tire Rack]. Wheel Power is not interested in taking my order to Germany for a special order of the 17x8 size. I called them twice. Dunno why, probably 'cos nobody on the West Coast wants wheels smaller than 18" !! :-) Will somebody please point me in the right direction? Emails to MK themselves have gone unanswered! My last resort is to get the proprietor of a VW parts retailer in British Columbia who I know well who speaks fluent German to *call* MK and ask .... but this is almost ridiculous as he'd perhaps get a container with a set of wheel and then I'd pay customs back from the Canada to US border !!!! And he won't get *any* discount as he's only getting ONE set!!!! ARRGHHH!!! This is absolutely ridiculous. I have never....EVER had such difficulty getting a part, even for my '85 Citroen CX! It has proved easier to get obscure trim parts for my Citroen than to get these neato German tuner wheels for an e36! Unheard of! Thanks Jason Leung http://home.earthlink.net/~jhleung '92 332i turbo ************************************************************* 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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. *************************************************************
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#8. Steering noise on '95 M3 - from Luis Rueda
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:43:42 -0400 From: "Luis Rueda" <Luis_Rueda@Interliant.com> Subject: Steering noise on '95 M3 I'm kinda tired of listening to the creaking the steering makes when I turn from side to side, the noise comes from behind the steering wheel/airbag. I know this is very common on the E36 since I've seen people talk about it at different forums & I had the dealer "fix it" while the car was still under factory warranty. They warned me that the noise would eventually come back & it's here again. According to them, the culprit seems to be some sort of ring located behin the steering wheel. If somebody can please tell me how to fix it or point me to a link where such procedure is described, it would be very much appreciated. TIA, '99 MCoupe '95 M3 '86 325
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#9. [E36M3] Chicago-area garage - from Low, Roan
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:33:40 -0500 From: "Low, Roan" <Roan_Low@Keebler.com> Subject: [E36M3] Chicago-area garage Gruppe, Just picked up a used 98 M3/2 (12/97 build), and being new to the Chicago area, I'm looking for some recommendations for a local shop that specializes in BMW's. I don't mind traveling a little to get competent service. Thanks, Roan.
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#10. [E36M3] Service intervals - from Low, Roan
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:35:20 -0500 From: "Low, Roan" <Roan_Low@Keebler.com> Subject: [E36M3] Service intervals Hi, Guess this is my morning to flood the group with questions. Why used 98 M3/2 didn't come with the manual, and I was wondering what the major service interval are? Thanks again, Roan.