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#1. RE: [E36M3] Drained battery - from arionatof@comcast.net
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:42:20 +0000 From: arionatof@comcast.net Subject: RE: [E36M3] Drained battery That is a good suggestion to try. If that doesn't work, I will try Carey's suggestion in jump start (or just get the juice) so at least I can get the rear doors unlock before it is towed to the body shop. Thank you all for the suggestions, -Johnny -- mailto:mclee@ieee.org > will the other doors unlock if you try opening via the > interior door handle on each door? > > zs
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#2. Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. - from Chamberlain, Jesse
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:06:41 -0500 From: "Chamberlain, Jesse" <jchamb06@harris.com> Subject: Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. For Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised to get the Eurosport Intake Manifold kit for my 99 M3. From reading the instructions, I need to disconnect the fuel rail, and to do that, I need to disconnect the hoses and depressurize the fuel system. Is there any caveats to doing this? I've done this before on a 1991 Infiniti G20 by pulling the fuel sender fuse, starting the car until it dies, then try to start it a few more times. Is this all that needs to be done? If so, does anyone know off hand where the fuse is located? I haven't yet looked at my Bentley to try to figure what fuse it is, but I figured I would ask. Thanks for any information and help! Happy New Year to everyone. Jesse Chamberlain -- 99 Imola Red M3 -- 93 Alpine White 325i
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:17:50 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. IIRC, there is a Schraeder (sp?) valve at the front of the fuel rail (kinda near where the oil filter is). If you take off the cap and push in the stem, it should spray fuel :) HTH, Chester --- "Chamberlain, Jesse" <jchamb06@harris.com> wrote: > For Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised to get the Eurosport Intake > Manifold > kit for my 99 M3. From reading the instructions, I need to disconnect the > fuel > rail, and to do that, I need to disconnect the hoses and depressurize the > fuel > system. Is there any caveats to doing this? I've done this before on a 1991 > Infiniti G20 by pulling the fuel sender fuse, starting the car until it dies, > then try to start it a few more times. Is this all that needs to be done? > If > so, does anyone know off hand where the fuse is located? I haven't yet > looked > at my Bentley to try to figure what fuse it is, but I figured I would ask. > > Thanks for any information and help! Happy New Year to everyone. =====
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#4. RE: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. - from Seth Thomas
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:47:54 -0500 From: "Seth Thomas" <porsche993@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. Be sure to have a lit cigarette when you do this. I hear it helps all the fuel evaporate quicker. Just kidding. Kids don't try this at home. Seth Thomas -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:24 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:17:50 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. IIRC, there is a Schraeder (sp?) valve at the front of the fuel rail (kinda near where the oil filter is). If you take off the cap and push in the stem, it should spray fuel :) HTH, Chester --- "Chamberlain, Jesse" <jchamb06@harris.com> wrote: > For Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised to get the Eurosport Intake > Manifold > kit for my 99 M3. From reading the instructions, I need to disconnect the > fuel > rail, and to do that, I need to disconnect the hoses and depressurize the > fuel > system. Is there any caveats to doing this? I've done this before on a 1991 > Infiniti G20 by pulling the fuel sender fuse, starting the car until it dies, > then try to start it a few more times. Is this all that needs to be done? > If > so, does anyone know off hand where the fuse is located? I haven't yet > looked > at my Bentley to try to figure what fuse it is, but I figured I would ask. > > Thanks for any information and help! Happy New Year to everyone. ===== ************************************************* 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] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in - from Tom Melton
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:54:00 -0500 From: "Tom Melton" <tom_melton@emoryhealthcare.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. This should be present on 96 and later model M3's. I would wait perhaps 4-6 hours after parking the car before depressing the schraeder valve, as that will give the system enough time to lose some pressure on its own. Most FI systems I have worked on will lose most of the pressure after a few hours, thus lessening the fuel spray out the valve. -Tom >>> Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> 01/04/05 12:23 PM >>> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:17:50 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Question: How to depressurize the fuel system in my 99 M3.. IIRC, there is a Schraeder (sp?) valve at the front of the fuel rail (kinda near where the oil filter is). If you take off the cap and push in the stem, it should spray fuel :) HTH, Chester --- "Chamberlain, Jesse" <jchamb06@harris.com> wrote: > For Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised to get the Eurosport Intake > Manifold > kit for my 99 M3. From reading the instructions, I need to disconnect the > fuel > rail, and to do that, I need to disconnect the hoses and depressurize the > fuel > system. Is there any caveats to doing this? I've done this before on a 1991 > Infiniti G20 by pulling the fuel sender fuse, starting the car until it dies, > then try to start it a few more times. Is this all that needs to be done? > If > so, does anyone know off hand where the fuse is located? I haven't yet > looked > at my Bentley to try to figure what fuse it is, but I figured I would ask. > > Thanks for any information and help! Happy New Year to everyone. ===== ************************************************* 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. Ellipsoid lights - from Don Eilenberger
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 14:23:31 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> Subject: Ellipsoid lights I'd like some opinions on the various ellipsoid light options available for an M3.. Since I'm currently on a budget with the new-to-me '98 M3c, and I'm simply flabbergasted with how poor the US low-beams are (and that's after 6 other BMW's with various light designs, including an M-Coupe that I though was basically the same).. I need some real end-user info on the various brands available: 1. Bosch - looks to be the most expensive (about $570/pair) 2. ZKW - less expensive by a tiny bit 3. DEPO - are they any good at all? WAY less expensive than the other two options. Opinions? Suggested vendors?
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:32:23 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights Welcome to the list Don. I think you were on the UUC list, correct? About the headlights, I don't think the quality difference between the Bosch and ZKW ones are significant enough to warrant suggesting the Bosch units over the ZKWs. About DEPO, I have no experience with these. Best regards, Chester --- Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> wrote: > 1. Bosch - looks to be the most expensive (about $570/pair) > > 2. ZKW - less expensive by a tiny bit > > 3. DEPO - are they any good at all? WAY less expensive than the > other two options. =====
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights - from Theodore Serbinski
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 14:48:10 -0500 From: Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights Hey Don, there is a great FAQ out there that Ty Vilhauer wrote (he is on this list) and I'm sure once he sees this thread he'll send it to you. In terms of the lights, the ZKWs do tend to be the most popular, since they fall write in the middle of the price point. The Boschs ones are better built from what I have heard and do offer better visibiliy compared to the ZKWs, but this jump isn't as big as from going from the Depos to the ZKWs. The best place to buy these is definetly Umnitza.com , superb support and help. I actually was just about to order a set of ZKWs + DDEs and they were out of ZKWs so he gave me a set of Bosch for $50, definetly a great upgrade for cheap! ted
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights - from Raza Uddin
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:57:19 -0800 From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights Don, I am in the exact situation as you. From my research (mostly the opinions of the bLiNg BF.C crew) Depos are not worth your money as they have inferior build quality. I have heard www.umnitza.com is a good vendor and sells everything including Bosch, ZKW,and Depo. Bosch and ZKW are 2 of 3 manufactures listed in the ETK as OEM replacements. But I guess the best recommendation is that Matt (owner and proprietor of Umnitza) chose ZKWs for his own personal car when he could have clearly chosen the Bosch units. If you have any questions, you should give him a call; the number is listed on his website. After I square away my suspension, the next thing I have to deal with is cosmetics/lighting. My plan is to go ZKW with a Philips (or similar quality) HID kit. Hope this helps! Drive Safely, Raza On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:33:54 -0600, Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:32:23 -0800 (PST) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights > > Welcome to the list Don. I think you were on the UUC list, correct? About the > headlights, I don't think the quality difference between the Bosch and ZKW ones > are significant enough to warrant suggesting the Bosch units over the ZKWs. > About DEPO, I have no experience with these. > > Best regards, > Chester > > --- Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 1. Bosch - looks to be the most expensive (about $570/pair) > > > > 2. ZKW - less expensive by a tiny bit > > > > 3. DEPO - are they any good at all? WAY less expensive than the > > other two options. > > > ===== > > > ************************************************* > 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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#10. Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:06:57 -0800 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights Hi, Just to chime in. Don't buy Depo. The plastic is brittle and they break very easily. I boke the tab on one just putting the turn signal in. No more force than I had used on the OEM lights. ZKW is a better option. If done aain, it would be ZKW for me. For purchases, see Umnitza. THey always have some special or another and they carry all three brands. Kent Chester Wong wrote: >Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:32:23 -0800 (PST) >From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ellipsoid lights > >Welcome to the list Don. I think you were on the UUC list, correct? About the >headlights, I don't think the quality difference between the Bosch and ZKW ones >are significant enough to warrant suggesting the Bosch units over the ZKWs. >About DEPO, I have no experience with these. > >Best regards, >Chester > >--- Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>1. Bosch - looks to be the most expensive (about $570/pair) >> >>2. ZKW - less expensive by a tiny bit >> >>3. DEPO - are they any good at all? WAY less expensive than the >>other two options. >> >> -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." 1918, Theodore Roosevelt