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#1. Re: [E36M3] Keyless entry? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:36:33 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Keyless entry? At 04:20 PM 9/30/02, eevans@planetc.com wrote: >I was told that my '98 M3 had keyless entry, but was disconnected by the >PO. Does anyone know if it's the same module that I have in my '95 M3 that >hooks up in the back of the glove box? If not where is the unit on the '98 >so I can reconnect it? I believe the unit is located in the same place, behind the glove box. Jim Bassett
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Coolant Level Issues - Long - from Joe Dyer
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:52:31 -0700 From: "Joe Dyer" <joedyer@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coolant Level Issues - Long Brad, Low coolant level means just that! Now its possible the little floating sensor in the catch tank is bad. Next time you get the warning, look at the overflow tank to see where the water level is ( from outside). If the level is up to the mark, then the float isn't floating or the sensor is bad. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Ahrens" <txsaggie97@yahoo.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: [E36M3] Coolant Level Issues - Long > Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:13:29 -0700 (PDT) > From: Brad Ahrens <txsaggie97@yahoo.com> > Subject: Coolant Level Issues - Long > > Having a Coolant issues and wanted to see if any of > you guys could chime in. Not sure if I am just not > getting it bled or what. > > A month+ back or so I replaced the water pump, > radiator, changed to al thermostat housing, new > thermostat and hoses & belts (bimmerparts package > deal) after losing the radiator neck on the Dallas > Tollway. I was stopped at the time in traffic and got > the car over before getting the temp into the red. > > The problem I am having is gettting Low Coolant > Warnings on the OBC when turning the car off. The > coolant gauge stays dead center while driving. If I > cool the car a bit and open the rad fill cap the > coolant comes back up to a normal level like there is > air in the system. > > I've rebled the system by opening just the bleed cap > with the car at operating temp and the heater on. I > usually have to rev the car to 2k or so to get fluid > out. Then close the bleed when clear fluid is exiting > and the revs still up. (Unless my friend doesn't > understand what bubble free fluid is...) > > I ran into this right after install but then had no > problems for the last 4 + weeks. Thought I had it > licked. I haven't seen any leaks but maybe I was > getting drippage into the undertray and then it blew > out at highway speeds. I need to get under the car > and look around. I don't recall seeing any fluid in > the oil and the fluid is good as well but I will check > again over lunch. At no point since install has the > car gotten hot even in rush hour TX stop and go. > > What I am missing or doing wrong? > > Thanks > Brad Ahrens > Dallas, TX > Frustrated M3/4 owner > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > > >
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#3. min. floating rotor thickness? - from Juan Bruce
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:02:34 -0700 From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> Subject: min. floating rotor thickness? I decided to measure my front rotors (euro floaters) since they look grooved, they have lived through 2.5 sets of factory pads and a number of track days. One side is 26.60mm and the other side is 26.65mm. I have a track day this week and I'm trying to decide weather to swap them out with a fresh set I have sitting around. They are not warped or cracked but that seems kinda thin since they started at something like 27.3mm. Does anyone know what the minimum rotor thickness is for the european floating rotors? The Bentley manual lists 26.4mm or 0.977in for the M3 front rotors. This in itself is strange since 26.4mm = 1.039. I'm inclined to believe the mm. perhaps I should swap them. Juan Bruce BMW CCA GGC '85 M635CSi '95 M3 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
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#4. Battery Died - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:29:55 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: Battery Died Dear All, I know that someone posted this question a while ago, but I can't seem to find the message. The battery on my 98 died over the weekend. Any suggestions for a new battery? What group type does our cars use? I am thinking about getting a Die hard from Sears. A friend said that Interstate batteries, or the ones from AutoZone are ok as well... Any opinions would be appreciated! Mo
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#5. Re: [E36M3] min. floating rotor thickness? - from Geof McLaughlin
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:33:27 -0400 From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmiiilist@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] min. floating rotor thickness? 26.4mm sounds right as regards minimum thickness and in fact should be stamped on the rotor itself on the "hat". Geof At 07:10 PM 9/30/02 -0500, Juan Bruce wrote: >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:02:34 -0700 >From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> >Subject: min. floating rotor thickness? > >I decided to measure my front rotors (euro floaters) since they look >grooved, they have lived through 2.5 sets of factory pads and a number of >track days. One side is 26.60mm and the other side is 26.65mm. I have a >track day this week and I'm trying to decide weather to swap them out with >a fresh set I have sitting around. They are not warped or cracked but >that seems kinda thin since they started at something like 27.3mm. > >Does anyone know what the minimum rotor thickness is for the european >floating rotors? The Bentley manual lists 26.4mm or 0.977in for the M3 >front rotors. This in itself is strange since 26.4mm = 1.039. I'm >inclined to believe the mm. perhaps I should swap them. > >Juan Bruce >BMW CCA GGC >'85 M635CSi >'95 M3 > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. >************************************************************* >
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Battery Died - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:48:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Battery Died How did it die so quickly? Have you been taking care of it? My '99 battery is still going strong...although at the present time, it's dead, but that's a different story. I'd get the BMW battery or the interstate battery and get this: http://hespera.pulsetech.net How was the driver school? Chester --- Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> wrote: > find the message. The battery on my 98 died over the weekend. Any > suggestions for a new battery? What group type does our cars use? I am > thinking about getting a Die hard from Sears. A friend said that Interstate > batteries, or the ones from AutoZone are ok as well... ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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#7. Part # needed - from Guillermo Molina
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:03:42 -0400 From: "Guillermo Molina" <drwillb@msn.com> Subject: Part # needed Can someone please provide me with the part number for the LTW front struts. I did some research last year and came up with the LTW and the US M3 having the same number but I can't seem to verify that. Maybe a LTW could look under the fender. Thanks, Bill Molina _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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#8. First Time at the Glen - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:19:59 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: First Time at the Glen Hey Everyone, I came back last night from my first DE at the Glen. WOW, what a track! It was raining when I got the Watkins Glen, but I went over to the track anyway. Some of the instructors were out on the track.. I found an instructor who was going out (in an e30M3) and hitched a ride with him. It was very impressive the speeds he was able to maintain, until he experienced what I believe is called "trailing throttle over steer". We were moving pretty fast when this happened, and it sent us spinning in some wonderful circles around the track, somehow we stopped about a foot from one of the steel fences. (on my side!) This was my first experience at the Glen! Some introduction. Sat and Sun were a lot of fun as well. I had some excellent instructors. Some of whom are on the list, and I want to thank. Thanks Tom and Ahmed. I learned from the both of you! It was also very nice to meet some other folks on the list as well. Gerry, and Dina. Driving with the instructors (as a passenger) was an experience (Roller coaster + learning interesting things about the "Line") They are all nuts! (My kind of people!) The only thing that I did not like was how most of the folks in my run group took a loooooong time to give pass signals.. Other than that, the weather was excellent, and everyone was very nice. I did warp my rotors at the Silverback car control course. This was a company that set up a course in one of the lots. The purpose of the course was to learn how to better understand what your car is telling you. One of the exercises involved locking up the brakes to test your ABS.. Well I guess I went a little overboard. (Full throttle in, and HARD STOP!) Well in my next session on the track, when I applied my brakes, the wheel starting shaking like crazy. Oh well, this gives me an excuse to buy the Euro floating rotors next season. I also realized the value of harness belts. When I was in my car, I was holding on to the wheel at times to keep myself in place. When I was in a car with harnesses, it felt like I was a part of the car. It was a great experience, I can't wait for the next event! Mo BTW.. I believe a Toyota Supra was wrecked, and some E30M3 went off of the track...
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:40:40 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? No no no. I mean, you may be right, but, the easter egg Im referring to involved pushing some buttons for a length of time, with the results being that the asc button would turn off and stay off til we did something else. Much more in the spirit of an easter egg than yours, which is more of a tweak than an easter egg. Cant someone remember it? :--( Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; 45-50K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Aquamist Water/Methanol Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chester Wong" <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> To: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net>; "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? > I believe the trick was to solder a capacitor across the terminals. The > charging time would mimic the driver depressing the button for a moment so the > ASC would be turned off. > > Chester > > --- Paul Elliott <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > Maybe one of you guys will remember. Anyway, in an OBDII M3, there was a > > way to make the ASC light default to ON, so that it will normally assume the > > OFF position. Not only do I not remember how to trigger it, but I cant even > > remember if it defaulted to Off in a way that actually survived engine turn > > off, or, instead, was only active UNTIL you turned the engine off, where it > > would revert back to its stock behavior. > > > > Anybody heard of this one, and can fill in the details? > > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com >
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:46:00 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? Between you , Chester, and others, the only replies to my post had the wiring fix, and not the button pushes I was looking for. If Im able to find it, I'll post. Thanks for your responses. Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; 45-50K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Aquamist Water/Methanol Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reid Conti" <reid@conti.net> To: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Cc: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? > I think this was a wiring hack one would perform on the switch > itself..... not sure though. > > - reid > > On Monday, Sep 30, 2002, at 16:00 US/Pacific, Paul Elliott wrote: > > I had never heard this term used before. Judging from the context > > of its > > use, I gather the term refers to added, hidden or little known, usually > > electronic 'baubles' or little addons, that are unknown to most of the > > world, but, for those in the know, can be a delight. I read about one > > such > > thing , which might qualify as an Easter Egg, although, for the life > > of me, > > I cant remember how to trigger it! > > > > Maybe one of you guys will remember. Anyway, in an OBDII M3, there > > was a > > way to make the ASC light default to ON, so that it will normally > > assume the > > OFF position. Not only do I not remember how to trigger it, but I > > cant even > > remember if it defaulted to Off in a way that actually survived engine > > turn > > off, or, instead, was only active UNTIL you turned the engine off, > > where it > > would revert back to its stock behavior. > > > > Anybody heard of this one, and can fill in the details? > >
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#11. Re: [E36M3] min. floating rotor thickness? - from Juan Bruce
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:44:27 -0700 From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] min. floating rotor thickness? As Geof points out it was starring me right in the face, stamped on the hat. Sleep deprivation does wonders. Now the question is should I replace them anyway for running at the track? Juan >From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmiiilist@attbi.com> >To: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com>,E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] min. floating rotor thickness? >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:33:27 -0400 > >26.4mm sounds right as regards minimum thickness and in fact should be >stamped on the rotor itself on the "hat". > >Geof > >At 07:10 PM 9/30/02 -0500, Juan Bruce wrote: >>Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:02:34 -0700 >>From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> >>Subject: min. floating rotor thickness? >> >>I decided to measure my front rotors (euro floaters) since they look >>grooved, they have lived through 2.5 sets of factory pads and a number of >>track days. One side is 26.60mm and the other side is 26.65mm. I have a >>track day this week and I'm trying to decide weather to swap them out with >>a fresh set I have sitting around. They are not warped or cracked but >>that seems kinda thin since they started at something like 27.3mm. >> >>Does anyone know what the minimum rotor thickness is for the european >>floating rotors? The Bentley manual lists 26.4mm or 0.977in for the M3 >>front rotors. This in itself is strange since 26.4mm = 1.039. I'm >>inclined to believe the mm. perhaps I should swap them. >> >>Juan Bruce >>BMW CCA GGC >>'85 M635CSi >>'95 M3 >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. >>************************************************************* >> _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#12. Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:15:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Easter Eggs? Maybe that was the procedure to get the E46M3 on the dyno. Chester --- Paul Elliott <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > No no no. I mean, you may be right, but, the easter egg Im referring to > involved pushing some buttons for a length of time, with the results being > that the asc button would turn off and stay off til we did something else. > Much more in the spirit of an easter egg than yours, which is more of a > tweak than an easter egg. Cant someone remember it? :--( ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com