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#1. FS: Used Supersprint Exhaust for E36 M3 - from Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:46:24 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering" <ben@rogueengineering.com> Subject: FS: Used Supersprint Exhaust for E36 M3 Removed from customer's car who changed to our E36 DMS. Approximately 25k miles. Muffler is still shiny. Tips are round 3" versions. $450 firm, plus UPS shipping. Best Regards, Ben Liaw Rogue Engineering . 201-444-8150 http://www.rebmw.com
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#2. Re: [E36M3] RE: Oil sump baffle kits...was...Engine mounts - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:52:36 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Oil sump baffle kits...was...Engine mounts On Jul 18, 2005, at 1:42 PM, Burgess, Kim L wrote: > There is the home grown approach for the back yard shade tree types. > Thanks Chuck! > http://www.brazeauracing.com/oilpan.htm Let me get this straight: Chuck "based" this on the Turner baffle (read: copied it wholesale) and is thereby ripping off Turner, who needs to cover their R&D costs and make some money to stay in business? Nice. Support your sponsors. - Mark ----- mark@pdc-racing.net Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar
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#3. Re: Engine mounts - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:56:18 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Engine mounts on 7/18/05 2:32 PM, jeremy.conners@comcast.net wrote: > I'm going to be doing some fairly comprehensive R&Rs on my 97 soon. One part > will include removing the oil sump to safety wire the oil-pump sprocket nut. > At that time I would also like to replace / upgrade the engine mounts. Which > brings me to my question(s): What is the group consensus on replacing these > with the factory parts? Is there a polyurethane version available? I know of > some solid mount solutions that are available; however, the car will still be > primarily street driven and solid mounting is not a proper solution in that > case (IMO). > > Also, any BTDTs? I did this a couple of years ago. Here are somebody's oil pump R&R instructions I more or less followed: http://m3.digital7.com/oilpumpnut.php For other reasons I removed the front subframe altogether, so didn't have to wriggle the oil pan out. Since Stickley wouldn't sell me a safety wire drilled oil pump nut I used high temperature Permatex threadlocker and punched the shaft threads as well. If you have leaking power steering hoses now's the time to fix them while you have access. Wish I had... You'll need to either lift/support the engine from above or jack it from below. I replaced my engine mounts with stock M3. Ireland now has poly, but for primarily street use I'm not sure that would be appropriate. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD!
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#4. Oil sump baffle kits...was...Engine mounts - from Rich Dorffer
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:05:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Dorffer <e36m3digest@ameritech.net> Subject: Oil sump baffle kits...was...Engine mounts Hmm, what you would call "home grown" I would consider a blatant copy of Turner's hard work developing the kit. Don't get me wrong, I am all for the "DIY" approach, but this seems to step over the line of copying someone else's baffle kit. Chuck has some nice information on his website otherwise. I would recommend purchasing Turner's kit. Regards, Rich > -------------------- 10 -------------------- > Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:36:20 -0700 > From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> > Subject: RE: Oil sump baffle kits...was...Engine mounts > > There is the home grown approach for the back yard shade tree types. > Thanks Chuck! > http://www.brazeauracing.com/oilpan.htm > > KLBurgess
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#5. Re: check engine light: incorrect purge flow? - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:07:09 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: check engine light: incorrect purge flow? on 7/18/05 2:32 PM, Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey guys, was running the Peake tool today and discovered a new engine > code along with the infamous FE: Large EVAP leak detected that I just > can't seem to get rid of (have a few more things to try though). > > Anyways, the code that came up was FC: Incorrect purge flow. Any ideas > what this is and what I need to do to fix this? Do I need to fix this > before driving the car on a roadtrip this upcoming weekend? Purge flow in OBD-II cars is controlled by the evaporative purge valve, a cylindrical component that on my car is rubber mounted to a metal bracket welded on the driver side front strut tower, right in front of the brake master cylinder. It has a 2-pin connector on top. Periodically this valve opens and uses engine vacuum to draw vapours from the fuel tank area - maybe from the charcoal canister? I've never checked - into the engine intake. So it has a couple of vacuum lines, one going to the intake someplace, the other down under the car and all the way to the back. The large evap leak and incorrect purge flow error codes are likely related and part of the same problem. Often on our cars that's a loose hose or clamp at the rear, but sometimes it can be a vacuum connection in the engine compartment, especially if you been working on something there. Ask me how I know... Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD!
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Heat shield question - from Jeremy Conners
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:30:08 -0400 From: "Jeremy Conners" <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Heat shield question Actually, I trimmed that insulation off where the tunnel meets the firewall. Mine was doing as you describe and I made the call to remove that portion of it. The material itself appears to be NVH damping material with heat shield covering in some areas. I trimmed away the areas without heat shielding. The part that I'm asking about is the formed aluminum shielding that is installed directly above the cat-back area of the exhaust. Thanks, Jeremy Conners 97 M3 // -----Original Message----- // From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] // Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:45 PM // To: jeremy.conners@comcast.net; E36M3 // Subject: Re: [E36M3] Heat shield question // // Are you talking about the insulation that lines the tranny tunnel that // always // bends downwards and starts to polish the driveshaft? If so, I just cut a // piece // of sheet metal and looped it over the shift lever carrier and put the two // ends // into posts that were sticking out and received factory plastic nuts, etc. // // Chester // // --- jeremy.conners@comcast.net wrote: // // > Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:29:17 +0000 // > From: jeremy.conners@comcast.net // > Subject: Heat shield question // > // > Group, // > // > Here's another question: the large heat shield that separates the cat- // back // > from the prop shaft has degraded in the mounting area such that some // mounting // > bolts and washers have pulled-through. I could fix this buy using // fender // > washers or by procuring a new shield, but what are the thoughts on // removing // > the shield entirely. Has anyone thought about / done this before? I'm // sure // > most of you racers remove this part. // > // > Thanks in advance, // > Jeremy Conners // > 97 M3 // > // > ************************************************* // > 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 // > ************************************************* // > // > // > //
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Heat shield question - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:33:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Heat shield question --- Jeremy Conners <jeremy.conners@comcast.net> wrote: > The part that I'm asking about is the formed aluminum shielding that is > installed directly above the cat-back area of the exhaust. O...then fender washer away! Chester
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#8. Flare nut wrenches / SRS Codes - from jbjerke@charter.net
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:05:27 -0400 From: <jbjerke@charter.net> Subject: Flare nut wrenches / SRS Codes >I never thought I would disagree with someone who has so >much more experience than I do with BMWs, but blech, >phoey, yech on the 11mm Craftsman flare nut wrench. I >found that mine did NOT work well... That'll happen on a 10mm flare nut ;^D Does anyone know of a file that has the Peake SRS codes listed? Last week there were several links for the standard Peake code reader. Jeff
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#9. RE: [E36M3] Koni rears? - from afadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:08:49 -0500 From: afadeev@verizon.com Subject: RE: [E36M3] Koni rears? Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> wrote: > > Some oil residue is fine, but they shouldn't be wet! Regardless, > Koni's have a lifetime warranty. Koni's lifetime warranty is full of loop holes and subject to interpretation. I had destroyed two rear SA Koni's a few years ago about 6 months apart. The metal shaft broke off at the point where its diameter narrows to accommodate the bottom of the RSM. Long story short, Koni honored the warranty on the first shock, but not the second one. No explanation, no appeal, no other recourse. TC Kline came through and helped me out with the second shock (kudos to them). BTW, while piston breakage is relatively rare, rear Koni SA failures are not. A local Dinan shop reported multiple encounters with rear Koni's seizing up and punching through the stock RSMs. Sometimes finding sheetmetal. My GC RSMs may have prevented that failure mode. No-one knows for sure. Moral of the story - buy from a retailer who cares about his reputation ! alex f
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Re: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors - from Lee Piccione
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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:09:06 -0400 From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors I have 21.5 injectors in my '95, but I have a custom chip dynotuned by Cyntex... Lee '95 M3 Violet Patrick Goss - PA wrote: >Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:50:02 -0400 >From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> >Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors > >Craig and/or list, > >Question: Can the 96+ 21.5 lb fuel injector be placed in the 95 M3 which >originally had 17.5 lb without a computer upgrade? Curious why they used >the stock 17.5 lb in the 95 M3 when 17.5 was used in other e36 non M cars >like the 325 etc? > >Thanks, >Patrick Goss > >-----Original Message----- >From: Craig Perrin [mailto:cperrin@tampabay.rr.com] >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:56 AM >To: E36M3 >Subject: [E36M3] Re: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors > >Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:52:26 -0400 >From: Craig Perrin <cperrin@tampabay.rr.com> >Subject: Re: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors > >There's resale value in the 21.5 lb. 96+ M3 fuel injectors to someone who >wants to replace a set of 17 lb. 95 M3 injectors. AA in Miami used >96+ injectors, with a custom-tuned chip, to rectify my detonation >problems with 24 lb. injectors and "matching" Turner chip (which I had no >trouble selling). I paid about $150 for a used set of 96+ injectors. >They're probably plentiful on the market, though, since M3 owners usually >upgrade to the 24 lb. injectors. Don't know about use of the 21.5 lb. >injectors in non-M3 cars. > >Craig Perrin >95 M3 >01 3.0 X5 > >On Jun 22, 2005, at 2:56 PM, E36M3 wrote: > > > >>Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:12:19 -0400 >>From: Patrick Goss - PA <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> >>Subject: Value on Stock Fuel Injectors >> >>Is there any resale value to the 3.2 M3 motor fuel injectors, (I think >>22lb or 24lb). I've heard some people using the taurus SHO 3.0 24lb >>injectors as an upgrade in M3's which have me thinking the stock M3 FI >>is maybe 22lb. In any event, maybe the stock M3 fuel injectors have >>some value in other vehicles nonM3 e36, any bmw, or other mfg as well. >>Just curious. >> >>Thanks in advance, >>Patrick Goss >>97 M3/4 >> >> > > > >************************************************* >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 >************************************************* > > >************************************************* >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 >************************************************* > > > > >