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#1. Brake system help wanted - from Chris Turrisi
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:17:48 -0400 From: Chris Turrisi <cturrisi@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Brake system help wanted First off, sorry for the cross posting, but I am having trouble with the brake system on my 1992 325is race car (102K miles) and I am running out of solutions. After reading the Bently manual's brake system troubleshooting section , everything lead to the master cylinder being the problem. Well, I changed the master cylinder tonight and I still have the same symptoms. The symptoms are: Car off, pump pedal 3 times and it gets hard (starts mushy and gets harder after each pump) Hold pressure after pumping pedal and start car, pedal drops about 3/4 of its total travel length Car running, pedal has excessive travel (about 3/4 travel before there is resistance) and is mushy Shut off car, pump pedal three times and it is rock hard. I am not losing any fluid at all. Some background: Ran it at Summit a few weeks ago and the ABS worked great/tires locked up easily and controllably, just that the pedal was lower than I remember and very mushy. I have tried pressure bleeding the system and manually bleeding the system (ran about 2 quarts of fluid through) When you are idling around in the pits the pedal is very soft/mushy (even after bleading them which produces no air bubbles) and about 1/2 way down to get the car to stop with no excessive pedal pressure. The pedal does not "leak-down" if you keep a hard constant pressure on the pedal. Another words, it does not start in the middle and end up on the floor if you keep a constant hard pressure on the pedal. What else could it be? I was planning on replacing the one-way valve and the hose leading to the intake next? I have checked the connections and there are no leaks. Anyone know how or if it is possible to test the valve? The only other part after that is the brake booster itself. Is there a way to test it first? I appreciate the help or suggestions, Chris
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Coolant and Oil Radiators - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:22:54 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coolant and Oil Radiators on 8/7/03 12:59 AM, LoweSeaton@aol.com at LoweSeaton@aol.com wrote: > I'm sorry but I am confused. Probably my fault. I know it is not important > since you give the specific part numbers but what car are you talking about? > > In your e-mail you said M Coupe several times so I assume you really meant M > Coupe. When I hear/read M Coupe, I think of the shoe looking 2 seat hard top > thing which was based on the Z3/M Roadster. Yep, that's the one I was talking about. > Did BMW ever put the S54 (i.e., new E46 M3) engine in the M Coupe? Yes. Our Chapter Pres has one, and Bob and Jayne Stommel ran one in the One Lap. (You may recall their entertaining his/hers article in Roundel.) > When did the M Coupe production end? It appears from the ETK that the S54 version was made in the 2000-01 period. The ETK only lists production, rather than model year, but I assume this would correspond to the 2001 MY. > I know it gets confusing because the M Roadster (and maybe the M Coupe if you > are correct) overlaps the S52 and S54 eras. The 1999 M Roadster and 1999 M > Coupe used the 240 hp S52 engine. M3 production ceased in 1999 - there was no > 2000 M3. Then in 2001 the E46 M3 with the 333 hp S54 engine arrived. Yes, it's interesting that they overlap in that respect. > Was there a 2000 model M Roadster or M Coupe? It appears so, yes. I don't imagine they interrupted production, although that's really not something I keep track of, or even know how to keep track of. > I do know that the 2001 M Roadster used a detuned 315 hp S54 engine. Was > there a 2001 M Coupe too? For some reason I thought the M Coupe ceased in > 1999 or 2000. They went at least through 2001, maybe longer. I expect that someone will have more definitive info. > And one more question. When did the M Roadster with the 315 hp S54 engine > end? Was there a 2002 M Roadster? I really don't know. Mainly my interest is in learning about parts used on later models which may have application as upgrades to ours. These potentially offer clean, reasonably priced, factory engineered solutions. The S54/Z Coupe radiator that started this thread is one example. Another is the BMW oil filter housing with take-off for a cooler. This used to be an expensive special order Euro E36 M3 item. Now that it's used on the E46 M3 (and the S54/M Coupe) it's readily available and much less pricey. Incidentally I'd much rather use this than an adapter cap, since it includes an internal thermostat. By the time someone buys a third party cap ($ ???) and an external oil temperature thermostat ($100) plus the necessary AN-10 hoses ($10/foot) and fittings ($15-20 each), they'd have spent similar or more money for an inferior solution. Neil 96 M3
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#3. Re: Convertible with the hard top allowed on the track? - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:31:20 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Convertible with the hard top allowed on the track? on 8/6/03 5:35 PM, Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey guys. I have a friend who is most likely going to pick up a E46M3 > Convertible. *sigh* Anyway, was wondering if any clubs would allow that car > on the track if he got the hard top for it.... I doubt it. We don't generally consider removable hardtops to be structural, i.e. offering rollover protection. One of the commercial track schools might, not that it would necessarily be a good idea. Everyone remembers those M3/4 rollover pictures from a few weeks ago at Gingerman, right? Now imagine that but with a non-structural hardtop. Neil 96 M3
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#4. Re: On-board display losing pixels? - from Peter Fanning
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 07:38:04 -0700 From: Peter Fanning <p.fanning@verizon.net> Subject: Re: On-board display losing pixels? If the pixels aren't illuminating there are two possibilities. There are four bulbs that light the display, these may burn out. More likely the display is on it's way out (this is what happened to mine). The only way to fix the display is to buy a new one. Peter Fanning '98 M3/4 At 05:15 AM 8/7/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:11:35 -0700 >From: Brian.McCarthy@intermec.com >Subject: Re: Subject: On-board display losing pixels? > > >I also have a problem with missing pixels. I don't know if it's >intermittent or not - I'll start watching more closely. > >I'd like to hear about any repair options. The connection to displays is >sometimes through a block of silicone rubber containing conductive strips >for the display signals. Re-orienting or increasing the pressure can >sometimes fix it. Flexing the assembly can cause problems like dropped >pixels. > >Does anyone have a fix, short of replacing the whole module? > >Brian McCarthy >'95 M3, picky person perplexed by partially pesky pixels
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#5. 2002 M Roadster/M Coupe - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:42:27 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: 2002 M Roadster/M Coupe neil.maller@gte.net writes: > >And one more question. When did the M Roadster with the 315 hp S54 engine > >end? Was there a 2002 M Roadster? > > I really don't know. > I asked if there was a 2002 M Coupe/M Roadster. I should have read my August 2003 Roundel - page 30. :-) It listed the 2002 production numbers. There were 24,000 M3 coupes and convertibles; 2,400 M5; and 700 M Roadsters and M Coupes. I assume some of those M Roadsters and M Coupes went to Europe so there are not very many of them around. Also on page 30. Apparently there will not be a 4 or 2 series. The X3 looks good. And on page 27, there is a discussion regarding an M Z4 Roadster. There won't be one. But there will be a Z4 Coupe in 2005. I wonder what it will look like? OT: I see former E36M3 lister Paul Elliott (Paul are you still here?) has a letter to the editor published on page 13. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 BMW CCA #131505
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#6. Rollovers and convertibles - from Zachary Eyler-Walker
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:23:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> Subject: Rollovers and convertibles > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 00:02:22 -1000 > From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> > Subject: Re:Convertible with the hard top allowed on the track? > > hey chester...tell your friend to think REALLY hard about > tracking his convertible...at the last BMWCCA driving school > here, there was an s2000 that flipped over...luckily the > instructor and driver were not injured (from what i hear, i > wasnt there that day)...here's links to that tragic event... > > http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=bfcfdc85113d87aa7f78e518abac1558&threadid=93964&perpage=25&pagenumber=3 > > <http://www.m3registry.com/m3forum/showthread.php?s=&threadi > d=11763&perpage=15&highlight=aloha&pagenumber=3> Looks like a major bummer for the s2k, yeah. However, the car is in pretty darn good shape, all things considered. I've seen e36 M3s that were in MUCH worse shape after a roll, with the roof pretty much mashed flat to the tops of the doors. You should probably think twice about tracking any car without a roll bar, imo. (I am still in the thinking about it, not doing anything about it stage, unfortunately) All that said, I would agree with the basic premise that a convertible is not really a very good choice for a track car, in general. With a roll bar/cage and a hard top installed it would be fine, but anything less would make me feel uneasy. Zach
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles - from DocWyte
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:10:55 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles I'm with you Zach. That's one of the reasons I've only been auto-xing my M. I live close to HMS and have gone and looked at their rollbar. It's a very nice peice, but I don't know if I want to install it in my M, as the M is my sole daily driver. I'd lose the utility of the back seat for passengers, (although I carry more than 1 person rarely) mostly it's the issue of getting into an accident on the street with the rollbar installed. There's the potential of smacking your head on the main hoop of the rollbar if you get into an accident on the street. Since you're not wearing a helmet or harnesses, this could potentially be very serious... -josh --- Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> wrote: > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:23:24 -0400 (EDT) > From: Zachary Eyler-Walker <zwalker@cs.utk.edu> > Subject: Rollovers and convertibles > > > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 00:02:22 -1000 > > From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> > > Subject: Re:Convertible with the hard top allowed > on the track? > > > > hey chester...tell your friend to think REALLY > hard about > > tracking his convertible...at the last BMWCCA > driving school > > here, there was an s2000 that flipped > over...luckily the > > instructor and driver were not injured (from what > i hear, i > > wasnt there that day)...here's links to that > tragic event... > > > > > http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=bfcfdc85113d87aa7f78e518abac1558&threadid=93964&perpage=25&pagenumber=3 > > > > > <http://www.m3registry.com/m3forum/showthread.php?s=&threadi > > d=11763&perpage=15&highlight=aloha&pagenumber=3> > > Looks like a major bummer for the s2k, yeah. > However, the car is in > pretty darn good shape, all things considered. I've > seen e36 M3s that > were in MUCH worse shape after a roll, with the roof > pretty much mashed > flat to the tops of the doors. You should probably > think twice about > tracking any car without a roll bar, imo. (I am > still in the thinking > about it, not doing anything about it stage, > unfortunately) > > All that said, I would agree with the basic premise > that a convertible is > not really a very good choice for a track car, in > general. With a roll > bar/cage and a hard top installed it would be fine, > but anything less > would make me feel uneasy. > > Zach > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain > confidential and > privileged information. If you are not the intended > recipient, > please notify the sender immediately by return > e-mail, delete this > e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or > use of this > information by a person other than the intended > recipient is > unauthorized and may be illegal. ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:20:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles Just wear a helmet and harness all the time! Case solved... :-) Chester --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > There's the potential of smacking your head on the > main hoop of the rollbar if you get into an accident > on the street. Since you're not wearing a helmet or > harnesses, this could potentially be very serious... =====
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles - from Jay G
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:20:59 -1000 From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Rollovers and convertibles here in hawaii, you can get ticketed for wearing a helmet in a car, while out on public roads...dont ask... just kidding...a buddy of mine did research on it... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chester Wong" <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Just wear a helmet and harness all the time! Case solved... :-) > > > --- DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> wrote: Since you're not wearing a helmet or > > harnesses, this could potentially be very serious...
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#10. Need help replacing hood release cable - from DocWyte
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:30:50 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Need help replacing hood release cable Well, popped off the trim panel around the hood release handle and saw the damage. The plastic housing on the end of the cable has broken in several places. :-( So I definately have to run a new cable. Bentley is no help here, anyone done this before? What's involved? TIA! -josh ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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#11. Hawk HP+ brake dust! - from DocWyte
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:33:49 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Hawk HP+ brake dust! Well, I've been running the HP+ pads for several weeks now and have noticed that they dust rather heavily. Real gritty black dust too. We've had some bad weather here lately and I haven't been able to clean my wheels in a little over a week. I decided today I better clean them and it was a good thing that I did! I did my usual cleaning routine and was shocked to see brake pad material completely stuck to my wheels. Mothers Aluminum polish took out some, but I'm going to have to hit it with the buffing wheel to get the rest out. This is entirely unacceptable. Has this happened to anyone else? I could deal with noise they make and the dust. But if the dust isn't going to wash off cleanly, I'm going to dump them. How's the dust on the Axxis Ultimates? Easily cleaned off? -josh ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com