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#1. RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) - from Go, Jeffrey
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 02:18:32 +0100 From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) hi all I have the M coupe short shifter in my 96 M3...and i have been using Redline Auto tranny oil for close to 2 years now.. in MHO< the fluid doesnt help to make it smoother.. or maybe it was not meant to help anything that is not structurally supposed to be? my shifting has been notchy ( 1-->2) from the start hth jeff -----Original Message----- From: Zachary Eyler-Walker [mailto:zwalker@cs.utk.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:13 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:10:36 -0500 (EST) From: Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> Subject: Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:32:10 -0800 > From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tranny & diff Fluids > > At 08:03 AM 2/26/03, Luis Rueda wrote: > >I'm in the process of performing inspection II on my '95 M3 > >& I was wondering how often is it recommended to replace > >the tranny & diff fluids? Every 25K miles? > > About every 30K was the interval, I believe, before BMW went to "lifetime" > fluids. > > Jim Bassett Hmm. On the other hand, I seem to recall a lot of people swearing that if you have Redline or possibly the Royal Purple transmission fluid, you probably need to change it much more often. My car was bought with Redline, and the transmission certainly seems to be feeling notchier and notchier. I don't think I'm an abusive shifter at all, so I am fervently hoping a fluid change will fix me up. I'm at about 40k miles on a '96. The 1->2 and 2->3 shifts are fairly notchy, while the rest are much more reasonable. Anyone have experience that bears on this situation? Thanks, Zach (PS: Got the wiper refills as recently discussed on the list, and the rotten Bosch wiper blade catch that holds it to the wiper arm promptly cracked, necessitating a change of the whole blade, after all. How annoyingly ironic..) ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#2. Fw: Odd Vibration - from Ed Yee
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:19:53 -0500 From: "Ed Yee" <edyee@attbi.com> Subject: Fw: Odd Vibration Did this get lost? I 'm resending since I seem to have lost a day of mail from this group. Thanks .. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Yee=20 To: E36M3=20 Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 12:37 AM Subject: Odd Vibration Group, Recently, my M3 has developed an odd vibration as though my tires/wheels all of a sudden became very unbalanced. I have less than 5K on a set of ContiSport Contacts that where optimized on the super duper Hunter machine. I just rotated fronts to rear and didn't see any weights missing. The vibration doesn't seem to start until I've been driving awhile, then it=20 comes and goes at various speeds. As I come to a stop, the=20 frequency of the vibration lessens. When I accelerate there's typically no vibration at first then it will usually start again. I = don't see a correlation with the road surface quality. When it starts,=20 it gets very noticable, almost violent. Perhaps related, there's a=20 strong smell of what appears to be burnt brake/clutch lining, but the car doesn't pull to either side abnormally and the=20 clutch doesn't slip. When braking, I don't feel any noticeable pulsating in the brake pedal. Any ideas? I'm thinking the following: - Tire(s) going bad (internal belts?) - Failing control arm bushings - Failing steering linkage, rack, PS hydraulics I believe the wheels are straight, haven't bashed any curbs lately. Thanks.. Ed
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) - from mike
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:35:20 -0500 From: "mike" <95m3ltw@charter.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) Try Mobil 1, I did not notice any improvement with Redlind, but did with Mobil 1, I have noticed an improvement in 2 different M3s Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 02:18:32 +0100 > From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > hi all > > I have the M coupe short shifter in my 96 M3...and i have been using Redline Auto tranny oil for close to 2 years now.. > in MHO< the fluid doesnt help to make it smoother.. > or maybe it was not meant to help anything that is not structurally supposed to be? > my shifting has been notchy ( 1-->2) > from the start > > hth > jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zachary Eyler-Walker [mailto:zwalker@cs.utk.edu] > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:13 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:10:36 -0500 (EST) > From: Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> > Subject: Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:32:10 -0800 > > From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tranny & diff Fluids > > > > At 08:03 AM 2/26/03, Luis Rueda wrote: > > >I'm in the process of performing inspection II on my '95 M3 > > >& I was wondering how often is it recommended to replace > > >the tranny & diff fluids? Every 25K miles? > > > > About every 30K was the interval, I believe, before BMW went to "lifetime" > > fluids. > > > > Jim Bassett > > Hmm. On the other hand, I seem to recall a lot of people swearing that if > you have Redline or possibly the Royal Purple transmission fluid, you > probably need to change it much more often. My car was bought with > Redline, and the transmission certainly seems to be feeling notchier and > notchier. I don't think I'm an abusive shifter at all, so I am fervently > hoping a fluid change will fix me up. I'm at about 40k miles on a '96. > The 1->2 and 2->3 shifts are fairly notchy, while the rest are much more > reasonable. > > Anyone have experience that bears on this situation? > > Thanks, > > Zach > > (PS: Got the wiper refills as recently discussed on the list, and the > rotten Bosch wiper blade catch that holds it to the wiper arm promptly > cracked, necessitating a change of the whole blade, after all. How > annoyingly ironic..) > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > >
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) - from Go, Jeffrey
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 02:40:01 +0100 From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) thanks Mike will do next time can you specify the type of Mobil 1? -----Original Message----- From: mike [mailto:95m3ltw@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:35 PM To: Go, Jeffrey; E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) Try Mobil 1, I did not notice any improvement with Redlind, but did with Mobil 1, I have noticed an improvement in 2 different M3s Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 02:18:32 +0100 > From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > hi all > > I have the M coupe short shifter in my 96 M3...and i have been using Redline Auto tranny oil for close to 2 years now.. > in MHO< the fluid doesnt help to make it smoother.. > or maybe it was not meant to help anything that is not structurally supposed to be? > my shifting has been notchy ( 1-->2) > from the start > > hth > jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zachary Eyler-Walker [mailto:zwalker@cs.utk.edu] > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:13 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:10:36 -0500 (EST) > From: Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> > Subject: Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) > > > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:32:10 -0800 > > From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tranny & diff Fluids > > > > At 08:03 AM 2/26/03, Luis Rueda wrote: > > >I'm in the process of performing inspection II on my '95 M3 > > >& I was wondering how often is it recommended to replace > > >the tranny & diff fluids? Every 25K miles? > > > > About every 30K was the interval, I believe, before BMW went to "lifetime" > > fluids. > > > > Jim Bassett > > Hmm. On the other hand, I seem to recall a lot of people swearing that if > you have Redline or possibly the Royal Purple transmission fluid, you > probably need to change it much more often. My car was bought with > Redline, and the transmission certainly seems to be feeling notchier and > notchier. I don't think I'm an abusive shifter at all, so I am fervently > hoping a fluid change will fix me up. I'm at about 40k miles on a '96. > The 1->2 and 2->3 shifts are fairly notchy, while the rest are much more > reasonable. > > Anyone have experience that bears on this situation? > > Thanks, > > Zach > > (PS: Got the wiper refills as recently discussed on the list, and the > rotten Bosch wiper blade catch that holds it to the wiper arm promptly > cracked, necessitating a change of the whole blade, after all. How > annoyingly ironic..) > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > >
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#5. Stainless Brake lines - from Jason Knight
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:25:43 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Stainless Brake lines List, I norked a connection between a brake line and the caliper. Since I'm going to be bleeding brakes I figure this is the opportunity to change the brake lines and go to stainless. Unfortunately, the search feature at http://www.bmw-m.net/search.htm is down. In my web search I did see mention that some suppliers / makers are better than others. Any suggestions on what to use, and where to buy. Many thanks. Jason __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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#6. FS Exhaust header bolts - from Murray Roblin
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:54:14 -0800 From: "Murray Roblin" <murray@farleyroblin.com> Subject: FS Exhaust header bolts I've got six of the M10x45 external torx head bolts which attach the catalytic exhaust section to the output of the exhaust header, p/n 11 62 1 318 568. These are for headers which have through holes rather than studs. I believe these will fit both US & Euro 3.2s and Euro 3.0s. (Please check to see if they fit your application. I mistakenly ordered these from Pacific BMW and as they were special order, no return.) They list for $3.40 ea, I paid $2.46, and will sell them for $8 shipped. If you're in the bay area, I'll trade them for some (good) beer. (I really hate to throw away good parts. Waste not, want not....) Murray
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#7. Re: [E36M3] FS Exhaust header bolts - from Jason Knight
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:14:03 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] FS Exhaust header bolts USe them to bolt this to your car: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2405360487#BID1 Jason --- Murray Roblin <murray@farleyroblin.com> wrote: > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:54:14 -0800 > From: "Murray Roblin" <murray@farleyroblin.com> > Subject: FS Exhaust header bolts > > I've got six of the M10x45 external torx head bolts > which > attach the catalytic exhaust section to the output > of the > exhaust header, p/n 11 62 1 318 568. These are for > headers > which have through holes rather than studs. I > believe these > will fit both US & Euro 3.2s and Euro 3.0s. (Please > check to > see if they fit your application. I mistakenly > ordered these > from Pacific BMW and as they were special order, no > return.) > > They list for $3.40 ea, I paid $2.46, and will sell > them for > $8 shipped. If you're in the bay area, I'll trade > them for > some (good) beer. (I really hate to throw away good > parts. > Waste not, want not....) > > Murray > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates - from Ron Katona
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:15:49 -0500 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@cox.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates Vern Anderson wrote: > In an effort to keep > the car well balanced, but reduce the inside wheel lift (F and R), I'm going > to go to a stiffer spring/softer swaybar setup. I am probably going to run > 500# rears and 550# fronts. I am going to install a smaller (22mm RD vs the > 24mm Eibach) rear swaybar and utilize the extensions I added to my front > Eibach swaybar to further soften it. Vern, We're on the same wavelength there bud! That's very close to what I run right now and I really like the combination. In fact, I'm running 500# front and 550# rear with the _stock_ sway bars all around. I tried lower rate rear springs (400#) and bigger bars (RD and Dinan), but ran into the same issues you have. I'm sure the overall spring rate with the stock bar and 550# rear spring is very close to say a 400# spring set and a big bar. The difference is in how the stiffness is achieved and I like letting the springs do the work and using the bars just for tuning. I deal with transitional response with the shocks, setting them up very stiff unless the lot is very bumpy or it's raining. The car feels much more supple and connected to the pavement with this setup. I might go back to an aftermarket bar up front, but I don't think the rear of the car needs anything more than the stock bar for autocross. I've run with the rear bar completely removed as well and it's just a bit too floaty back there for my tastes. I've done a couple autocross with this setup on Hoosiers and asphalt and the car was at least no slower compared to other drivers I'm familiar with than it was with the bigger bars. Once I learn the setup a bit I expect it to be faster. The big difference was in feel. The rear was very predictable and broke away much more progressively which tells me that it is not abruptly unloading rear wheels. I can steer the car with the throttle more accurately than before. I can still get wheelspin out of corners, but that's mostly a problem with the nut behind the wheel. -- Ron Katona
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#9. RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates - from Vern Anderson
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:36:31 -0500 From: "Vern Anderson" <vernon_anderson@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates Ron, I'm glad we're on the same wavelength, that's good to hear. I've been doing a lot of research and talked to a lot of people and that's the direction I want to go to - stiffer springs and softer bars. I had a professional instructor in the car with me at BeaveRun last year and he said the car felt like the swaybars were too stiff. After that, I began to experiment with no bars at all (a bit too radical), a stock bar and then finally I added softening extensions to the ends of my Eibach bar which helped a huge amount. I just picked up a 22mm RD bar that I am going to try, if it's too stiff I'll either add extensions to it or find a stock bar on eBay. At Topeka I had major wheelspin problems. Without that, I'm sure I would have caught Bob.... Yeah right.... The professional instructor I mentioned says you should tune a car by getting the springs and shocks where you want them and think of the swaybars as "trim tabs" on a plane - for tuning, not to supplement spring rates. I'm looking forward to trying it out..... Vern > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Katona [mailto:rkatona@cox.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:16 PM > To: E36M3 Digest > Cc: vernon_anderson@yahoo.com > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates > > > Vern Anderson wrote: > > In an effort to keep > > the car well balanced, but reduce the inside wheel lift (F and > R), I'm going > > to go to a stiffer spring/softer swaybar setup. I am probably > going to run > > 500# rears and 550# fronts. I am going to install a smaller > (22mm RD vs the > > 24mm Eibach) rear swaybar and utilize the extensions I added to my front > > Eibach swaybar to further soften it. > > Vern, > > We're on the same wavelength there bud! That's very close to what I run > right now and I really like the combination. In fact, I'm running 500# > front and 550# rear with the _stock_ sway bars all around. I tried lower > rate rear springs (400#) and bigger bars (RD and Dinan), but ran into > the same issues you have. I'm sure the overall spring rate with the > stock bar and 550# rear spring is very close to say a 400# spring set > and a big bar. The difference is in how the stiffness is achieved and I > like letting the springs do the work and using the bars just for tuning. > I deal with transitional response with the shocks, setting them up very > stiff unless the lot is very bumpy or it's raining. > > The car feels much more supple and connected to the pavement with this > setup. I might go back to an aftermarket bar up front, but I don't think > the rear of the car needs anything more than the stock bar for > autocross. I've run with the rear bar completely removed as well and > it's just a bit too floaty back there for my tastes. > > I've done a couple autocross with this setup on Hoosiers and asphalt and > the car was at least no slower compared to other drivers I'm familiar > with than it was with the bigger bars. Once I learn the setup a bit I > expect it to be faster. The big difference was in feel. The rear was > very predictable and broke away much more progressively which tells me > that it is not abruptly unloading rear wheels. I can steer the car with > the throttle more accurately than before. I can still get wheelspin out > of corners, but that's mostly a problem with the nut behind the wheel. > -- > Ron Katona
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Stainless Brake lines - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:53:24 -0800 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stainless Brake lines At 06:32 PM 2/27/03, Jason Knight wrote: >List, I norked a connection between a brake line and >the caliper. Since I'm going to be bleeding brakes I >figure this is the opportunity to change the brake >lines and go to stainless. Unfortunately, the search >feature at http://www.bmw-m.net/search.htm is down. >In my web search I did see mention that some suppliers >/ makers are better than others. Any suggestions on >what to use, and where to buy. Fisher lines from Steve D'G at The Ultimate Garage. Perfect fit, great service. I have a set on the M3. Jim Bassett
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#11. Re: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:56:39 -0800 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Replacing tranny fluid (and wiper refill addendum) At 05:13 PM 2/27/03, Zachary Eyler-Walker wrote: >Hmm. On the other hand, I seem to recall a lot of people swearing that if >you have Redline or possibly the Royal Purple transmission fluid, you >probably need to change it much more often. I use Red Line and change every 30K, even when I tracked the car. Didn't notice much degradation as the fluid got old, or a big difference with fresh. YMMV, of course. Jim Bassett