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#1. Fuel Starvation - from Neil Maller
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:29:59 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Fuel Starvation I finally got fed up with the fuel starvation problem during track use that's known to many of us, and ordered the Stage II kit that Bimmerworld sells. Talking to James Clay (who certainly knows about such things) on the phone I learned something that I never knew before: BMW made a design change to the fuel tank that apparently makes later E36 models more susceptible to this problem. Sure enough, when I went and looked it up in the ETK, I found that E36 cars up to model year 95 have a 62 litre tank. Then starting in 96 the tank became 65 litres. Don't ask me why BMW made this change. If I had to guess it would be that they wanted to keep the same tank range with the higher fuel consumption of the bigger 2.8 engine also introduced then. Or maybe BMW stands for Bavarian Mystery World? In any case it seems that the fuel starvation problem is more pronounced in the later cars. I'm leaving on vacation late this week so won't install the kit until I get back, but with an additional fuel pump in the other tank half it's obviously going to take care of the problem. However for those who prefer to source all the individual pieces and parts themselves, don't forget Andrew Kalman's exceptionally well produced how-to instructions. I'm not sure where you can download the pdf. It's not on Suzy's m-power site, but surely deserves to be. I have it if anybody wants a copy. Neil 96 M3
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#2. Re: HP in 1995 M3s - from Michael Schaublin
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:50:39 -0400 From: "Michael Schaublin" <mike_schaublin@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: HP in 1995 M3s Rich writes: <There was also a VW turbo beetle there that managed 279 rwhp....> That's pretty good for a front wheel drive car to get 279 HP to the rear wheels... ;>) _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Fuel Starvation - from Rex Tener
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:52:02 -0700 From: Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Fuel Starvation At 10:38 AM 4/29/2003 -0500, Neil Maller wrote: >However for those who prefer to source all the individual pieces and parts >themselves, don't forget Andrew Kalman's exceptionally well produced how-to >instructions. I'm not sure where you can download the pdf. It is located here: <http://www.pumpkininc.com/content/doc/guide/ag-8.pd> Rex
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#4. RE: 911 - from M540@bellsouth.net
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:06:34 -0400 From: <M540@bellsouth.net> Subject: RE: 911 Peter, I knew someone had to be lurking with the perfect cars to test this question. Nice stable of cars! So, which is faster, the '98 M3/4 or the '91 911 (964)? Kevin
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#5. Re: [E36M3] battery - from Reid Conti
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:15:18 -0700 From: Reid Conti <reid@conti.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] battery >>> Build date 7/94, 114,000 miles and still cranking in San Diego. >>> >>> Dan Malloy >>> '95 M3 >>> >> >> You Southern Californian's really have a tough life. >> >> Just don't park it outside at Mammoth during the winter. >> Yeah, those cold 60 degree mornings really take a toll on the battery. :) > Actually, I'm amazed that it lasted that long in sunny California. > Heat can > kill batteries faster than 0 degree temperature. Here in Texas, no > batteries > last their warranty period. It gets so hot the fluid in batteries > evaporates, especially batteries under the hood. Sears Diehard even > makes a > special battery just for high temperature areas. I would think San > Diego is > hot enough to see similar effects as Texas. Yeah, those thermometer-melting 85 degree days really evaporate the fluid quickly :) - reid
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#6. RE: [E36M3] battery - from Mel Silva
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:18:37 -0500 From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] battery Here in Houston I co-own a slot racing facility that uses a 12 cell 12V truck battery (read very large footprint) for primary power of the track. Our facility is only open from Thursday to Sunday so there are 3 days a week that we had turned the AC in our building OFF. After about 6 months we noticed a significant drop in the available current from the battery. After an inspection of the cells we added over 2 gallons of distilled water to refill the battery. Since then, we leave the AC on and only loose about 1 gallon every 6 months. It requires constant attention due to the heat. Maybe I should check my battery in the M3? (obligatory M3 content) Mel --------------------------------------------- > > ;-) > Actually, I'm amazed that it lasted that long in sunny California. Heat can kill batteries faster than 0 degree temperature. Here in Texas, no batteries last their warranty period. It gets so hot the fluid in batteries evaporates, especially batteries under the hood. Sears Diehard even makes a special battery just for high temperature areas. I would think San Diego is hot enough to see similar effects as Texas. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 BMW CCA #131505 -----------------------
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Bad Cat? - from Go, Jeffrey
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:27:24 +0200 From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Bad Cat? Chris Warranty applies to the car...not to a person.. jeff -----Original Message----- From: Newman, Christopher [mailto:CNewman@LSAC.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 6:59 AM To: E36M3 Subject: RE: [E36M3] Bad Cat? Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:56:33 -0400 From: "Newman, Christopher" <CNewman@LSAC.org> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Bad Cat? Do you need to be the original owner of the car for this to be covered under warranty ? For a 1996 with under 80k miles, do I still have about a year's worth of coverage if anything were to happen to my cat ? My instinct tells me the warranty would only apply to the original owner, but if it's an emissions thing, maybe it applies to all owners. Can anyone clarify this ? Thanks. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrej Dolenc [SMTP:adolenc@erols.com] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:09 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Bad Cat? > > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:17:12 -0400 > From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Bad Cat? > > > 3. Is the cat converter covered under warranty? > > The cat is convered under the emissions warranty, which we just recently > discussed on the list - 8 yrs, 80k miles from the date of purchase. If it > is bad, you should be able to get a new one from the dealer under that > warranty. I was able to get a new cat because the heat shield that's part > of the cat assembly was rattling. > > Andrej > '97 M3 > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.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 Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#8. Re[2]: [E36M3] battery - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:41:56 -0400 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re[2]: [E36M3] battery Mel Silva writes: > Maybe I should check my battery in the M3? (obligatory M3 content) I check the battery on my car about once a year (that's how often I seem to remember to do it), it needs a bit of water every time. So far so good, battery is still holding up after 6 years and 93k miles. Andrej '97 M3
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#9. Sunroof question - from Robert S. Hatrak II
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:32:40 -0700 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <rshatrakii@earthlink.net> Subject: Sunroof question Has anyone figured out how the interior sunroof liner works? Mine has become detached and does the following: 1. When the roof is closed, the liner slides freely by itelf. Heavy acceleration or decel. causes it to slide back and forth. 2. When the roof is closed and is then opened to the "tilt" position, the liner does not slide back the 4-5" that is used to automatically. It behaves the same as in #1 above. 3. When the roof is in the opened, tilted position, the liner does not slide forward when the roof is closed. In other words...everything that it should do, it doesn't! I'm getting ready to take the sunroof panel out to try to find the cause, but thought I'd query the list once again. Thanks for any tips! Rob
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#10. Re: [E36M3] hard-wiring radar detector - from Scott M
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:01:05 -0700 From: Scott M <smlists@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] hard-wiring radar detector OK - thanks for all the help on this guys. I ended up soldering the wires directly to the map light pick-up which is switched 12V, but this does not power up the unit. I'm getting +12V from my meter - not sure what is up. The unit blinks then goes dark. I tried redoing the solder connection a couple times and still nothing. Any ideas? Scott on 4/21/03 11:56 PM, Johnny Lee at arionatof@comcast.net wrote: > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:06:44 -0400 > From: Johnny Lee <arionatof@comcast.net> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] hard-wiring radar detector > > I wired mine using the power supply in the sunroof motor. > > http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/v1.htm > > Instead of using the wire-taps from Radio Shack, I just used the parts from > the V1 kit. > > I just use the holder that come with it on the visor. > > You can use the same procedure for your 540 by just buying an extra kit and > visor mount. > > Johnny > > 1998 M3/4 > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* >