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#1. E36 M3 Tranny Leak (updates) - from RFKoby@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:46:42 -0400 From: RFKoby@aol.com Subject: E36 M3 Tranny Leak (updates) the early E36 M3, 1994 production year, transimissions are prone to blowing the oil out of the top vent breather. The oil drips down on top of the exhaust and smokes. This is a very common problem. I brought my car back to the dealer while it was still under warranty. There was some kind of update / recall? for the transmission breather which got installed. 2 DE's later, the tranny was still leaking and smoking badly. The car was now out of warranty, but since I complained and reported the problem before it was out of warranty, the dealership agreed to get me a BMW remanufactured tranny and all I had to pay was labor.... This fixed the problem. If the vent update does not fix your problem, and the tranny replacement is out of the question... try running a THICKER oil like RedLine MT90. The tranny and diff temps run VERY HIGH on track cars and the MTL is just too thin at temps over 250^F. Beside that, the thicker oil will offer more protection. bob 95 M3 (lots trick stuff, lots of track miles, custom camber plates) > -------------------- 3 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:13:44 EDT > From: KResener@aol.com > Subject: Transmission Oil Leakage > > Few weeks ago at a DE, I had a problem with my transmission oil spilling > (leaking?) out of the top of the tranny, running down the tranny and blowing onto > my exhaust pipe and smoking. It was bad enough that I was actually black > flagged. > Consensus in the paddock area was that since this was the first time I'd run > R compounds, that the lateral g loads were higher and the oil was slopping > higher and spilling out the top of the transmission, where apparently there is a > vent. > I solved by pulling the fill plug (it wasn't overfilled as it didn't leak out > of the fill hole) and siphoning out enough oil so that it was three quarters > of an inch or so below the level of the fill hole. > I have concerns about this fix being an appropriate long term fix though, as > now I am running with a less than filled transmission. > Anyone else experience this? Any suggestions? Should I attempt to plug the > vent on the top of the transmission and top off the tranny oil? > Any suggestions appreciated. > > Kurt > '95 ///M3
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Diff drain socket info - from Steve Stoner
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:10:11 -0400 From: Steve Stoner <sstoner@treev.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Diff drain socket info I made my diff/tranny drain tool. Used a 17MM box end wrench, and an old bolt and a couple of nuts and washers. With a tack weld I could make it a permanent tool. Steve Stoner
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#3. ///More ///M cars - from Luis Rueda
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:32:47 -0400 From: "Luis Rueda" <Luis_Rueda@Interliant.com> Subject: ///More ///M cars <http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=07355968>
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#4. [FS] SPARCO 5/6 POINT HARNESS BELTS, BLUE - from Kallay@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:50:06 EDT From: Kallay@aol.com Subject: [FS] SPARCO 5/6 POINT HARNESS BELTS, BLUE Hello All, I have a set of 3" Sparco belts that I am removing from my M3. They are the type that mount to a roll bar. They are stamped year 2000. There are 2 sets. The first $150.00 plus shipping takes both. Also 1 stickered GFORCE R1 235/40-17 $60 plus shipping. If anyone is interested please contact me. 412 826 3737 w mention BMW to get thru. Tom Kalllay 98 M3 DINAN SC/S3 412
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#5. Re: Diffferential plug socket - from RonStygar@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:53:41 EDT From: RonStygar@aol.com Subject: Re: Diffferential plug socket Connect to: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/drivetrain/e36_final_drive_fluid_change.html
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Odometer lightbulb replacement - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:00:55 -0400 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Odometer lightbulb replacement Sean Burke writes: > It appears that the lightbulb behind my odometer LCD has died off. The > Bentley manual shows that the steering wheel has to be removed to pull the > instrument cluster to replace the bulbs. Is there any way around this? I'd > rather not have to pull the airbag and the wheel unless absolutely > necessary. I had this happen on my '97 M3 not too long ago - the whole instrument cluster was lit up except the odo. It was still working, if you look really closely at it you could tell the numbers were there. Somebody on the list had said that since it is an LCD, it's not lit by a bulb. Made sense to me. Later that same day, the LCD started working normally and it hasn't done that since. Call it a glitch in the matrix.. Andrej '97 M3
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#7. Re: [E36M3] ABS II: Another Braking Saga and Goodyear Eagle F1's - from Garrett
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 07:09:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Garrett <garrettmcw@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] ABS II: Another Braking Saga and Goodyear Eagle F1's Gerry, If you go off in the wet onto grass or mud, ABS will screw you in a couple of ways. Firstly, it ruins the predictability you'd get from "both feet in" because the varying traction at each wheel causes the computer to vary the braking force unevenly. That means even if you go off in a straight line, you're pretty much guaranteed to spin as different wheels get different amounts of braking. Secondly, you probably won't actually stop until the car hits something because the traction on wet grass or mud is so minimal that the computer will barely allow the brakes to engage at all. There are probably a few people on the list who've seen or experienced the painful results of all that... :( -Garrett --- Gerry <gerry@parallel-mkt.com> wrote: > Garrett, > Why do you think that DE in the rain with the ABS > off is a good idea? > Gerry
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#8. some good brake info - from Mount, Mike
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 07:40:20 -0700 From: "Mount, Mike" <JMMn@pge.com> Subject: some good brake info Interesting reading here, http://www.stoptech.com/technical/ Mike
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#9. Re: Odometer lightbulb replacement - from Neil Maller
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:44:07 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Odometer lightbulb replacement on 7/30/03 1:35 AM, Sean Burke <sburke@ee.net> wrote: > It appears that the lightbulb behind my odometer LCD has died off. The > Bentley manual shows that the steering wheel has to be removed to pull the > instrument cluster to replace the bulbs. Is there any way around this? I'd > rather not have to pull the airbag and the wheel unless absolutely > necessary. > > --Sean > '98 M3/4 See instructions here: http://www.brazeauracing.com/instrcluster.htm Neil 96 M3
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Odometer lightbulb replacement - from Chris Turrisi
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:44:32 -0400 From: Chris Turrisi <cturrisi@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Odometer lightbulb replacement At 09:05 AM 7/30/2003 -0500, Andrej Dolenc wrote: >Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:00:55 -0400 >From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Odometer lightbulb replacement > >Sean Burke writes: > > > It appears that the lightbulb behind my odometer LCD has died off. The > > Bentley manual shows that the steering wheel has to be removed to pull the > > instrument cluster to replace the bulbs. Is there any way around > this? I'd > > rather not have to pull the airbag and the wheel unless absolutely > > necessary. > >I had this happen on my '97 M3 not too long ago - the whole instrument >cluster was lit up except the odo. It was still working, if you look >really closely at it you could tell the numbers were there. Somebody >on the list had said that since it is an LCD, it's not lit by a bulb. >Made sense to me. Later that same day, the LCD started working >normally and it hasn't done that since. Call it a glitch in the >matrix.. I had the same light go out on my 1992 325 and it is lit by a bulb. Just remove the cluster, no need to remove the wheel, pull the bulb and take it to your local dealer. Chris T.