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#1. Spark Plug Replacement - from KResener@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:51:52 EDT From: KResener@aol.com Subject: Spark Plug Replacement I'm thinking of throwing a set of new plugs into my car before this weekend's DE at Putnam. I see from the Bentley that this requires the removal of the coil from each plug. Do the coils simply pull off, or is there more to it? My Bentley manual refers me to "section 120 Ignition System" for more details on coil removal, but my manual jumps from section 119 to section 130!! Doesn't even look like pages are missing, it appears to be printed that way! Anyway, is the removal of the coils a touchy thing? I don't want to risk having coil problems the day before the DE. Any suggestions on plugs would be appreciated. Kurt '95 ///M3
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#2. Re: Strange coolant guage behavior - from Neil Maller
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:01:08 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Strange coolant guage behavior on 6/11/03 7:00 AM, DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > Drove up to a class last night, everything was fine on > the '95 M3. Came out several hours later and fired up > the car. Started to drive home (50 miles or so) and I > noticed that the coolant guage was reading low. It > never came up to the standard 12 o clock position > until I turned into my neighborhood. It was at the > hash mark below it for most of the time. > > Same thing today in driving to work. Very odd. Is > this just a wacky gauge thing, or a thermostat that's > sticking? Sounds like proper gauge behaviour for a stuck thermostat. Common problem. The good news: it stuck open, not closed (= overheating). Neil 96 M3
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#3. brake specs - from russell
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:14:37 -0700 (PDT) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: brake specs does anyone know the the specifications on when rotors need to be replaced? and, i guess i might need to know if anyone knows of any good sources for new rotors... thanks, russell dakar 99 ===== "democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."-ben franklin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Re: Strange coolant guage behavior - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:20:25 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Strange coolant guage behavior That's what I suspected. Geuss I finally get to install that aluminum thermostat housing I have sitting on my work bench. -josh --- Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:01:08 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Strange coolant guage behavior > > on 6/11/03 7:00 AM, DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Drove up to a class last night, everything was > fine on > > the '95 M3. Came out several hours later and > fired up > > the car. Started to drive home (50 miles or so) > and I > > noticed that the coolant guage was reading low. > It > > never came up to the standard 12 o clock position > > until I turned into my neighborhood. It was at > the > > hash mark below it for most of the time. > > > > Same thing today in driving to work. Very odd. > Is > > this just a wacky gauge thing, or a thermostat > that's > > sticking? > > Sounds like proper gauge behaviour for a stuck > thermostat. Common problem. > The good news: it stuck open, not closed (= > overheating). > > Neil > 96 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 > ************************************************* > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Spark Plug Replacement - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:39:23 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Spark Plug Replacement Kurt, Removing the coils will be self-evident once you take the plastic engine cover off. You have to remove the coils to get to the sparks. The coils are held on with 4 nuts per coil. It is quite easy. No Bentley instructions necessary. No way to make a mistake. Go for it! Lowell Seaton '95 M3
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Strange coolant guage behavior - from Jason Knight
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:50:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Strange coolant guage behavior Sounds like a t-stat stuck open. Or you could tap the temp guage a couple of times and see if it moves. That's what they always do in airplane movies, so it must work. Jason --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 04:48:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > Subject: Strange coolant guage behavior > > Guys, > > Drove up to a class last night, everything was fine > on > the '95 M3. Came out several hours later and fired > up > the car. Started to drive home (50 miles or so) and > I > noticed that the coolant guage was reading low. It > never came up to the standard 12 o clock position > until I turned into my neighborhood. It was at the > hash mark below it for most of the time. > > Same thing today in driving to work. Very odd. Is > this just a wacky gauge thing, or a thermostat > that's > sticking? > > -josh > > ===== > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to > Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > ************************************************* > 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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#7. FS: Stock '95 M3 Wheel w/Toyo RA-1 235/45/17 - from KLchmn@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:14:51 -0400 From: KLchmn@aol.com Subject: FS: Stock '95 M3 Wheel w/Toyo RA-1 235/45/17 One, count 'em one, stock '95 M3 wheel (17 x 7.5) w/used Toyo 235/45/17 tire (several years old with ok tread). Wheel was spare when car was street driven. Now it is a trailer queen so I don't need this anymore. Wheel is in good shape (I have a photo!) No concours, but presentable. Please email me with an offer. Shipping is your cost from 89144. This will clean me out of wheels for now! Cheers, Kirk Lachman Sin City Chapter '95 M3 #21 I-stock
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#8. Re: [E36M3] brake specs - from Scott Yu
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 07:22:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Yu <segascott@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] brake specs I don't remember the exact thickness specs offhand, but Eurasian mail-order (in CA, 800-824-8814) has some pretty good prices. They have the brembo front OE replacements for ~45 ea and the Zimmerman rears for ~35 ea. I've been absolutely satisfied with the brembo & zimmerman drop-ins, as well as Eurasian's prices and service. One thing I wish I would have done when the rotors were new: I wish I would have used some hi-temp engine paint on the now-quite-rusty rotor hats. Someone told me the original BMW pieces are painted or coated at the hats, I don't know for sure myself. scott '97 M3 Bay Area russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:14:37 -0700 (PDT) From: russell Subject: brake specs does anyone know the the specifications on when rotors need to be replaced? and, i guess i might need to know if anyone knows of any good sources for new rotors... thanks, russell dakar 99 ===== "democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."-ben franklin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
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#9. BMW CCA Drivers' Schools - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:34:28 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: BMW CCA Drivers' Schools > Attention all Chief Instructors and Chapter Presidents! Did you know that > the liability insurance provided by BMW CCA to its chapters for use in > drivers' schools excludes claims made by drivers (or their estates) who > are/were not members of the sponsoring chapter? I learned this today in a > conversation with a representative of the National Office of the BMW CCA. > In the view of National, this means that only members of the sponsoring > chapter are permitted to participate in a drivers' school, either as a > student or an instructor. I was further told that a chapter which permit > non-members to participate in its activities is exposed to forfeiture of the > chapter's non-profit tax status. I thought this was sort of old news but doesn't seem to be widely known or understood. I know we have discussed it on this list before. This is why on most of the CCA Driving School applications you see higher rates when you are not a chapter member. That way, they make you a chapter member with the additional fee and avoid the tax and insurance issues by simply making you a member of the local chapter. This was largely driven by the IRS cracking down on "not-for-profit" clubs and their view that each chapter was a separate entity for tax purposes where each chapter has to have a certain percentage of their revenue generated by their members and not outside sources to maintain the "not-for-profit" status. It is less expensive to join various chapters through National if you know which ones you want to be a member of than joining at the local chapter level. Regards, Rich
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#10. Re: [E36M3] brake specs - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 07:34:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] brake specs AFAIK, the originals are not painted...rust like everything else out there :) --- Scott Yu <segascott@yahoo.com> wrote: > One thing I wish I would have done when the rotors > were new: I wish I would have used some hi-temp engine > paint on the now-quite-rusty rotor hats. Someone told > me the original BMW pieces are painted or coated at > the hats, I don't know for sure myself. =====