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#1. Re: [E36M3] Re: Going on track ... tire and oil recommendations?> - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:37:31 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Going on track ... tire and oil recommendations?> On Tue, July 12, 2005 9:46 pm, Neil Maller said: >> and perhaps accelerating away from a turn after hard braking? > > Not exactly - coming up to the final apex of a double turn taken as a > carousel, no prior hard braking. Mine's similar, with some moderately-hard braking prior. Non-adjustable shocks, BTW. > The point you're apparently missing is that no matter what else you have > to > have pretty good tire grip to lift a wheel, and the Toyos do. That, and the "cool picture" aspect :-) Jim Bassett - bought the CD of pictures of my car based mainly on that picture :-)
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#2. Re: [E36M3] FS: '95 M3 "Vader" front seats - from Scott Spangenberg
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:42:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Spangenberg <cpmustang2001@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] FS: '95 M3 "Vader" front seats --- Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> wrote: > Wow, those must be big girlfriends... That's why I was careful to put the apostrophe in there! Don't get me in trouble ;-) -Scott __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#3. Low Coolant Message - from Stan Shaw
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:12:57 -0400 From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Low Coolant Message I am getting a low coolant message on the on board computer display, and I don't have low coolant..... This started after I installed some underdrive pulleys, so I suspect something was disconnected, etc. Can anyone advise what sensor/connection is responsible for the displaying of this message on an '96 M3? Thanks! Regards, Stan Shaw Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0421 Excell.Net Owner/Operator http://www.Excell.Net/ 928 Owners Club President http://www.928OC.org/ 928Racing.net Team Member http://www.928Racing.net/ "Liberty once lost is lost forever." - John Adams
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:28:39 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message On Wed, July 13, 2005 12:16 pm, Stan Shaw said: > Can anyone advise what sensor/connection is responsible for the displaying > of this message on an '96 M3? The sensor is in the expansion tank, and is prone to failure. Replace it and you should be fine. Jim Bassett
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message - from Christopher Bauer
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:30:44 -0500 From: Christopher Bauer <chrisbauer@vzavenue.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message It's on the bottom of the expansion tank. I think its about $20.. if you get it out, take a look at it, it might have disintegrated.. (mine was hosed, when i looked at it) or, the float might just have some gunk and needs a cleaning.. you can disconnect/reconnect the electronics without taking the tank off. Chris 97m3 ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:16:48 -0500 >From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> >I am getting a low coolant message on the on board computer display, and I don't have low coolant..... > >This started after I installed some underdrive pulleys, so I suspect something was disconnected, etc. > >Can anyone advise what sensor/connection is responsible for the displaying of this message on an '96 M3? > >Thanks! > >Regards, >Stan Shaw
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:49:00 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message > The sensor is in the expansion tank, and is prone to failure. Replace it > and you should be fine. Mine also gets a little flaky electrically from time to time. It is that connector at the bottom of the expansion tank, I disconnect it, clean it a little with a wirebrush and put some Stabilant 22 on the connector and it works fine again for a while. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message - from Stan Shaw
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:22:12 -0400 From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Low Coolant Message Thanks Chris & Jim, I suspect the problem will be there, as I disconnected and reconnected it, so perhaps damaged it in the process. Thank you to the others that have responded as well! Regards, Stan Shaw Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0421 Excell.Net Owner/Operator http://www.Excell.Net/ 928 Owners Club President http://www.928OC.org/ 928Racing.net Team Member http://www.928Racing.net/ "Liberty once lost is lost forever." - John Adams
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Going on track ... tire and oil - from Tom Melton
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:07:54 -0400 From: "Tom Melton" <Tom.Melton@emoryhealthcare.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Going on track ... tire and oil recommendations?> I agree cool pics, and yes, I run the RA1 on my 95 M3 and Victoracer V700 on my Vette. Both are very good DE and for some very good race tires. But I wold bet *almost* any serious street tire would allow enough stick to get the results in the pics...that was my point. With the *typical* suspension setup on most seriously tracked cars, lifting a wheel is not that difficult. Not necessarily the best thing for traction concerns, but that is another story for another day... -Tom >>> "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> 7/13/2005 2:47 PM >>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:37:31 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Going on track ... tire and oil recommendations?> On Tue, July 12, 2005 9:46 pm, Neil Maller said: >> and perhaps accelerating away from a turn after hard braking? > > Not exactly - coming up to the final apex of a double turn taken as a > carousel, no prior hard braking. Mine's similar, with some moderately-hard braking prior. Non-adjustable shocks, BTW. > The point you're apparently missing is that no matter what else you have > to > have pretty good tire grip to lift a wheel, and the Toyos do. That, and the "cool picture" aspect :-) Jim Bassett - bought the CD of pictures of my car based mainly on that picture :-)
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#9. 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting - from Avedis, Alexander (US SSA)
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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:27:23 -0400 From: "Avedis, Alexander (US SSA)" <alexander.avedis@baesystems.com> Subject: 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting Hi folks, I'm not sure if this was previously covered but I have an intermittent difficulty shifting into 1st or 2nd gear from a standstill or creep. Like wise going into reverse from a standstill. If I push harder on the shifter [obviously with the clutch pedal down to the floor or clutch stop] the car will actually move forward or backward depending on the gear. If I put the car in gear with the engine off and then start it with the clutch depressed the car will creep a little bit forward or backward depending on the gear. Again this only happens intermittently. The variable seems to be the weather. The hotter it is the more likely the difficult shifts occur. On cooler days the shifts are smooth and crisp. Overall the clutch starts to grab about ½ inch off the floor and is very smooth. I'm thinking the clutch is not releasing fully from the flywheel. Is there a way to determine whether it is the slave or the clutch master? Can a non leaking slave cylinder be bad internally? Ditto for the clutch master? Does the Clutch delay Valve come into play here? Is there a way to tell if the clutch disk is hanging up on the input shaft? Thanks for your collective wisdom. Alex Avedis 98 M3/4 76k miles NJ Chapter
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#10. Re: [E36M3] 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting - from Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering
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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:55:52 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering" <ben@rogueengineering.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting It's definitely a clutch release issue. We've seen this a lot. Assuming iff it's stock and older (anything over 5 years old), it's most likely a failing pressure plate. Only remedy is replacement. Best Regards, Ben Liaw Rogue Engineering . 201-444-8150 http://www.rebmw.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avedis, Alexander (US SSA)" <alexander.avedis@baesystems.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:26 AM Subject: [E36M3] 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting > Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:27:23 -0400 > From: "Avedis, Alexander (US SSA)" <alexander.avedis@baesystems.com> > Subject: 98 M3/4 Difficulty shifting > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm not sure if this was previously covered but I have an intermittent > difficulty shifting into 1st or 2nd gear from a standstill or creep. Like > wise going into reverse from a standstill. If I push harder on the shifter > [obviously with the clutch pedal down to the floor or clutch stop] the car > will actually move forward or backward depending on the gear. > > > > If I put the car in gear with the engine off and then start it with the > clutch depressed the car will creep a little bit forward or backward > depending on the gear. Again this only happens intermittently. The > variable seems to be the weather. The hotter it is the more likely the > difficult shifts occur. On cooler days the shifts are smooth and crisp. > > > > Overall the clutch starts to grab about ½ inch off the floor and is very > smooth. > > > > I'm thinking the clutch is not releasing fully from the flywheel. Is there > a way to determine whether it is the slave or the clutch master? Can a non > leaking slave cylinder be bad internally? Ditto for the clutch master? > Does the Clutch delay Valve come into play here? Is there a way to tell if > the clutch disk is hanging up on the input shaft? > > > > Thanks for your collective wisdom. > > > > Alex Avedis > > 98 M3/4 76k miles > > NJ Chapter > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* >