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#1. M4 Coming in 2006 - from Ron Buchalski
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:21:40 -0400 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: M4 Coming in 2006 I found this picture while surfing for some other new models recently: http://www.streetracersonline.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=22&pos=4 Now, who said that Chris Bangle is going to bungle up all new models? -rb Ron Buchalski BMWCCA #76387 1995 E36 M3 1993 E34 525iT 1999 Mazda Miata 1998 Hyundai Elantra _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Head stud outcome -- not good - from Mount, Mike
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:22:19 -0700 From: "Mount, Mike" <JMMn@pge.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Head stud outcome -- not good Kirk, a good In-Service-Inspection guy ought to be able to look at the stud and determine why it broke it about 1 minute using nothing more than a microscope. They could also look at the surface hardening treatment, if any. Check your local yellow pages for "Non Destructive Testing" or similar. Mike -----Original Message----- From: KLchmn@aol.com [mailto:KLchmn@aol.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:45 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Head stud outcome -- not good Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:39:37 EDT From: KLchmn@aol.com Subject: Head stud outcome -- not good Well, I talked to the customer service guy at RaceWare and he believes that the stud that broke was overtorqued and it was an installation mistake. No offer of replacement stud or anything, just a strong message that essentially says: you screwed up. That's all well and good, but I'm curious how much over the 42 ft-lbs I'd have to go to break a 190,000 psi tensile strength bolt. Anyone have that info at hand? I offered to send the bolt back to them and he said that'd be fine but it'd cost over $300 to do the testing on it (implying that I should pay for it!). I declined to send it back. I thought they'd want to make sure everything was ok on that batch of bolts. I guess I'm the first soul who has ever broken on of their studs so it can't be the product. Maybe it's my good luck... Anyway, thought you all should know the outcome. Now I have to decide what to do for head bolts/studs and the head gasket... Cheers, Kirk Lachman Sin City Chapter '95 M3 paperweight ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#3. OT: 5-series engine replacements - from Jeff Thompson
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:25:46 -0400 From: Jeff Thompson <jthompson@telco.com> Subject: OT: 5-series engine replacements Hi everybody, Sorry for the WOB, but I have found myself needing a bigger 4-door car and I'm looking into 540i 6-speeds at the moment. For price reasons I'm concentrating on the '95-'98 years. I know that the Alusil/sulfur problems seemed to effect the late E34 and early E39 cars. Is there any way that I can look up whether a particular car had the engine block changed and at what milage without harassing my local BMW dealer to look it up for me? Will they actually do that? OBM3C: If I can find a good deal on a clean 540i I might be able to keep the M3. ;) E-mail replies appreciated so as not to clutter the list. Thanks in advance, -Jeff
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#4. RE: [E36M3] M4 Coming in 2006 - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:27:44 -0600 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] M4 Coming in 2006 Not too offensive from the side. I'll reserve judgement until I see how Bangled the front and rear are. I *hate* the front styling of the new 5'er. Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Ron Buchalski [mailto:rbuchals@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:25 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] M4 Coming in 2006 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:21:40 -0400 From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> Subject: M4 Coming in 2006 I found this picture while surfing for some other new models recently: http://www.streetracersonline.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=22&pos=4 Now, who said that Chris Bangle is going to bungle up all new models? -rb Ron Buchalski BMWCCA #76387 1995 E36 M3 1993 E34 525iT 1999 Mazda Miata 1998 Hyundai Elantra _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#5. RE: [E36M3] OT: 5-series engine replacements - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:42:48 -0400 From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] OT: 5-series engine replacements Before I purchased my 97M3/4 I had called BMW USA, (sorry don't have number)....they were able to tell me where it was purchased/serviced and even had phone numbers where I could call. So if it was done by a dealer, well then they should know about it. Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Thompson [mailto:jthompson@telco.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:35 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] OT: 5-series engine replacements Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:25:46 -0400 From: Jeff Thompson <jthompson@telco.com> Subject: OT: 5-series engine replacements Hi everybody, Sorry for the WOB, but I have found myself needing a bigger 4-door car and I'm looking into 540i 6-speeds at the moment. For price reasons I'm concentrating on the '95-'98 years. I know that the Alusil/sulfur problems seemed to effect the late E34 and early E39 cars. Is there any way that I can look up whether a particular car had the engine block changed and at what milage without harassing my local BMW dealer to look it up for me? Will they actually do that? OBM3C: If I can find a good deal on a clean 540i I might be able to keep the M3. ;) E-mail replies appreciated so as not to clutter the list. Thanks in advance, -Jeff ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#6. does your 3rd gear do this? - from Chris Papademetrious
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:47:06 -0400 From: Chris Papademetrious <chrispy@ieee.org> Subject: does your 3rd gear do this? I noticed something recently on my "BMW reman" 5-speed, and I'm curious to see if it's common to all the 5-speed units. I noticed recently while I was cruising along at about 2500rpm in 3rd gear, that if I push the shifter lever upwards against the limit of travel, I feel a very noticeable vibration through the shifter. It's almost like I'm forcing something to press against something else which is unevenly shaped and rotating (how's that for vague?). At the same RPM in 1st and 5th gear, pushing the shifter upwards just results in the usual drivetrain vibration you would feel from the car. If any kind souls could check this out the next time you happen to be in your car, I'd appreciate it. Send me an off-list email, and I'll summarize whether they all do it, or whether I'm the lucky soul. I've got some other transmission issues going on right now which have got me paranoid. - Chris
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Head stud outcome -- not good - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:56:04 -0700 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Head stud outcome -- not good Hi, Hot sure how the bold broke but over-torque has some typical signs of twisting and yielding. A material related stress failure looks very different. Also where did the bold break? Was it at the interface of the threads to the shank? Kent KLchmn@aol.com wrote: >Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:39:37 EDT >From: KLchmn@aol.com >Subject: Head stud outcome -- not good > >Well, I talked to the customer service guy at RaceWare and he believes that >the stud that broke was overtorqued and it was an installation mistake. No >offer of replacement stud or anything, just a strong message that essentially >says: you screwed up. > >That's all well and good, but I'm curious how much over the 42 ft-lbs I'd >have to go to break a 190,000 psi tensile strength bolt. Anyone have that info >at hand? > >I offered to send the bolt back to them and he said that'd be fine but it'd >cost over $300 to do the testing on it (implying that I should pay for it!). I >declined to send it back. I thought they'd want to make sure everything was >ok on that batch of bolts. > >I guess I'm the first soul who has ever broken on of their studs so it can't >be the product. Maybe it's my good luck... > >Anyway, thought you all should know the outcome. Now I have to decide what >to do for head bolts/studs and the head gasket... > >Cheers, > >Kirk Lachman >Sin City Chapter >'95 M3 paperweight > > >************************************************* >Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > >Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com >Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com >Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com >Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > >DIGEST INFORMATION: >http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm >************************************************* > > > > >
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#8. Fwd: [E36M3] Re: Roundels for Sale - from Sam Langley
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:08:14 -0400 From: Sam Langley <samrl@triad.rr.com> Subject: Fwd: [E36M3] Re: Roundels for Sale Ever see anyone sell a National Geographic magazine.. inside rear covers with Coke ads sold for $1000 at one time sam >What I found interesting was the attempt to 'profit' from the sale of a >free publication (included with membership) mailed to a member of a >national 'non-profit'. > >KLBurgess - long time tree hugging dino burner > > >************************************************* >Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > >Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com >Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com >Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com >Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > >DIGEST INFORMATION: >http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm >*************************************************
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#9. Waverly, PA - from Walter Jordan
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:44:16 -0400 From: "Walter Jordan" <walter@walterj.com> Subject: Waverly, PA Any of you fine folks the owner of the lovely Helrot M3 I spied on Easter Sunday? If so, I'm your new neighbor ;) -- Walter Jordan
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#10. M3 Silver, El Camino stoplight///// - from Go, Jeffrey
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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:29:39 +0200 From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> Subject: M3 Silver, El Camino stoplight///// M3 owner, Silver, with the AC Schnitzer wing... thanks for the acknowledgement at the stoplight... sometimes, it feels good to be part of an "elite" group.... do I hear snickering now>?....hehehe -----Original Message----- From: Walter Jordan [mailto:walter@walterj.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:25 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Waverly, PA Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:44:16 -0400 From: "Walter Jordan" <walter@walterj.com> Subject: Waverly, PA Any of you fine folks the owner of the lovely Helrot M3 I spied on Easter Sunday? If so, I'm your new neighbor ;) -- Walter Jordan ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************