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#1. Re: weight of 95 M3? - from Martin Bullen
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Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:19:34 -0500 From: Martin Bullen <vze322dw@verizon.net> Subject: Re: weight of 95 M3? From the scales at VIR O'Fest: 3369lbs. This was with Kosei wheels, full fuel tank, no spare wheel or rear seat cushion, with c. 180lb driver. Martin Bullen '95 M3 '97 Z3 2.8 On Mar 18, 2006, at 10:11 AM, E36M3 wrote: > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:19:00 -0800 > From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> > Subject: weight of 95 M3? > > > Does anyone have a ballpark figure for the weight of a '95 M3? I am > just > looking for figures to play around with a gtech... > > Dave T.
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#2. RE: Strange M3 problem? - from FranKirsten
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Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:08:34 -0700 From: "FranKirsten" <frankirsten@msn.com> Subject: RE: Strange M3 problem? Gary, when the symptoms happen again, go to the gas cap and immediately turn it loose and listen. If you hear any air rushing in, you could have a situation where the gas tank breather system is clogged or the vacuum line is not opening the valve. It tends to act like a fuel vapor lock in old carb engines. Another way to verify that the fuel tank is not breathing is to look underneath at the fuel cell and see if it is being sucked in on itself. Just something to check if it seems like a fuel starvation problem. Regards, Frank
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#3. diff changes (Thanks!) - from Tom Yee
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Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:57:41 -0500 From: "Tom Yee" <tomgsr@hotmail.com> Subject: diff changes (Thanks!) <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Fellow enthusiasts:</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Thanks to everyone who has shared experiences and thoughts about changing differential ratios!</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I appreciate you inputs and ideas. I am not sure where I am headed, yet, but will post when I decide.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Regards,</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Tom Yee</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>97 M3/4</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>88 M3</DIV></DIV></div></html>
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#4. Cleaning out the garage... - from Scott King
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Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:59:48 -0500 From: "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> Subject: Cleaning out the garage... Well, since the M3 has been gone for about 6 months, and spring is almost here, it's probably time to clean out the garage... Buyer pays shipping...paypal preferred...offers considered email vw8vgti@hotmail.com for pictures or questions... Dealer purchased BMW Noah Car Cover, Good condition $75K&N filter for factory air box, only used for 10k miles $20M3 Luxury package lower front air dam "egg crate" grill insert, Alpine White $15Stock M3 brake pads 50% life left, front and rear $40Stock M3 Rotors, front and rear, lightly used 50k miles $60Stock M3 Springs, front and rear, 50k miles $75Stock M3 front struts, 50k miles, good for Koni "cut and gut" $50Stock amber front turn signals, left and right $20Stock amber side markers, left and right $15Stock rear tailights, left and right $75Momo Competition shift knob, slight blemishes $30 This list was a HUGE help the entire time I owned the car!!! You guys are great!!! Thanks, Scott King _________________________________________________________________ Search on the go: Try Windows Live(tm) Search for Mobile beta http://www1.imagine-msn.com/minisites/mobile/Default.aspx?locale=en-us
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#5. Re: [E36M3] check coolant message - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:25:22 -0600 From: "Jamie Howton" <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] check coolant message I solved my persistant check coolant message today. On my car it was electrical in nature. The contacts in the connector must not have been making contact with the pins on the sensor. I took the connector apart, there are three little plastic clips that hold the two halves of the connector housing together, I used a dental pick to pry them back one at a time while applying pressure to the connector halves with my thumb. There are two rubber "plugs" encasing the contacts inside that which are moulded onto the wires. I used a crimping tool to squeeze the cylindrical contacts through the rubber housing, just enough to deform them slightly; plugged everything back in and no more error message. It took less than 5 minutes. Just make sure that you don't squash the contacts too much because I can't imagine that this connector is available through BMW without having to buy the entire harness it is attached to. Regards -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#6. Re: [E36M3] check coolant message - from Brian Ruiz
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:50:00 -0800 From: "Brian Ruiz" <eurowerke@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] check coolant message Do you mean http://www.brianruiz.net/e36/images/connector.jpg that sort of wire connector, Jamie? If so, they're available as replacement wiring from the dealer. The other connector in the picture is a replacement connector for my turn signal side marker light wiring, which one of the POs of my car had butchered by crimping on some weird rubber sockets for "blue" bulbs. The socket doesn't even fit into the side marker housing, it just sits loose in the hole. Two of those molded wire sockets plug into that connector and the black part snaps into place holding them tight. Pretty nifty setup. Anyway, that wire with the molded connector is available under 61 13 0 007 441 CABLE SOCKET $3.18 list. The wire on each one is about 1.5feet long. The plastic wire snap thing is 61 13 1 378 402 7-PLUG TERMINAL $1.00 list at my dealer. HTH, Brian build 8/95 On 3/19/06, Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> wrote: > > Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:25:22 -0600 > From: "Jamie Howton" <jhowton@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] check coolant message > > I solved my persistant check coolant message today. On my car it was > electrical in nature. The contacts in the connector must not have > been making contact with the pins on the sensor. I took the connector > apart, there are three little plastic clips that hold the two halves > of the connector housing together, I used a dental pick to pry them > back one at a time while applying pressure to the connector halves > with my thumb. There are two rubber "plugs" encasing the contacts > inside that which are moulded onto the wires. I used a crimping tool > to squeeze the cylindrical contacts through the rubber housing, just > enough to deform them slightly; plugged everything back in and no more > error message. It took less than 5 minutes. Just make sure that you > don't squash the contacts too much because I can't imagine that this > connector is available through BMW without having to buy the entire > harness it is attached to. > > Regards > > -- > Jamie Howton > 2000 M5 > 1995 M3 > Hampshire, IL > > > ************************************************* > 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. Front control arm bushings - from Lee Piccione
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:07:57 -0500 From: Lee Piccione <leepic@smart.net> Subject: Front control arm bushings Gruppe, I want to the replace my front control arm bushings since they are showing some age and wear. I have the mounts unbolted from the chassis, but now I need to remove them from the arms so I can have the bushings pressed out. Is there any special trick to removing the bushings from the conntrol arms? Thanks, -lee
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#8. 95 M3 for sale - from Kevin Gunning
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:15:36 -0800 From: "Kevin Gunning" <gunning@pacbell.net> Subject: 95 M3 for sale It is time to come out of lurk mode with bad news: That incredibly sad day I hoped would never come is actually here. It is time to sell my baby. I have an 11/94 production date in Avus blue for sale. Details can be found at: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138061 This is a 1-owner car that has been well taken care of. You won't find many other OBD-1 cars with only 56,000 miles. $15,500. E-mail me at M3forsale@pacbell.net for more details. Kevim
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#9. Re: [E36M3] check coolant message - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:12:43 -0600 From: "Jamie Howton" <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] check coolant message > Do you mean > > http://www.brianruiz.net/e36/images/connector.jpg Yep, the rubber thing on the left of the picture is the one. > Anyway, that wire with the molded connector is available under > > 61 13 0 007 441 CABLE SOCKET $3.18 list. The wire on each one is > about 1.5feet long. > > The plastic wire snap thing is > > 61 13 1 378 402 7-PLUG TERMINAL $1.00 list at my dealer. Thanks for the info Brian. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#10. rear subframe mounts - from Stan Shaw
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:28:16 -0500 From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: rear subframe mounts I have been hearing a rattle in the rear of my '96 M3 during shifts. Upper shock mounts were changed once to JTDs, so those are less likely. I wondered about the rear subframe issues others have had, so decide I would check it out. Maybe I am missing something, but my mounts look fine. I would see any cracking where the two bolts on the sides of the differential mount to the rear subframe, right? 160k miles on this M3, and most things people complain of I haven't seen. Maybe I am just lucky? P.S. Happy to be a grandfather on 3/15/06 at the ripe old age of 48. I already started discussing the merits of 928s and M3s to my granddaughter, she seems undecided so far. 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