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#1. WGI school - from Vince Leo
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:47:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Vince Leo <m332is@yahoo.com> Subject: WGI school I just heard from our registrar that our May school at WGI is filling up very fast. Even though registration just opened, run group are filling up already. However, openings do remain in the newbie run group. If you don't have a ton of experience and want to try one of the best driver schools and one of the best race tracks, check out the GVC website. http://www.gvc-bmwcca.org/ Vince President GVC BMW CCA --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Foglight Removal & Covers? - from Jason Lombard
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:02:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Lombard <jrlombard@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Foglight Removal & Covers? >I don't know of a source for that, but I CAN tell you I've had the Bosch >Icon blades on my 98 M3 for about a month now and they're great-->much >better than any OEM or aftermarket blade I've ever tried. > >Reed/Seattle I'll second that, had 'em on the '96 M3 and my wife's '02 X5 for a few months now. Best I've used, and even better they're commonly available at Checker/Advance Auto Parts-- at least they are in CO. Jason Lombard '96 M3 Dakar II __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#3. PPI contacts wanted in SF - from kim.burgess@att.net
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:38:04 +0000 From: kim.burgess@att.net Subject: PPI contacts wanted in SF Pete is a fellow CCA member here in Seattle, he is looking for someone to look at an M3 and suggest a PPI contact Thanks KLBurgess Hi. You had mentioned earlier that you could help me contact some folks down in SF if I needed to get a remote buyer's inspection done. There's a couple of M3s down there that are possible candidates for me to buy. Thanks! Pete peterl@standingwave.org 206-660-1234
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh - from Rich Dorffer
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:05:51 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <E36M3Digest@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh Ahh, I see, so you aren't doing anything to prevent the old fluid from commingling with the new fluid so it more akin to the auto tranny flush where you drain two quarts and then dump in two quarts into an eight quart system and repeating five or six times until a fair amount of the fluid is replaced. I guess I prefer my method where one quart or a bit more would essentially replace all the fluid. Regards, Rich On 4/12/06, Paul L Fisher <bmw@paul-fisher.com> wrote: > > Nope. Disconnect nothing. Turkey baster is how I get the fluid out. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Dorffer [mailto:E36M3Digest@gmail.com] > > > From: "Paul L Fisher" <bmw@paul-fisher.com> > > > > How I flushed it on mine was to use a turkey baster, get as much out as > > possible, fill with new, start the engine, go lock-to-lock several > times, > > stop engine, repeat until I've put 2 quarts of new in. > > > Although simplified, what Paul fails to mention which is fairly important > is > that he had to disconnect something to allow the old fluid to be pushed > out > (typically the return line that attaches to the reservoir) and to catch > the > old fluid.
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#5. RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] PPI contacts wanted in SF - from Marco
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:20:33 -0700 From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] PPI contacts wanted in SF SF is a big place. Where are the car/cars located? Marco -----Original Message----- From: kim.burgess@att.net [mailto:kim.burgess@att.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:40 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] [E36M3] PPI contacts wanted in SF Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:38:04 +0000 From: kim.burgess@att.net Subject: PPI contacts wanted in SF Pete is a fellow CCA member here in Seattle, he is looking for someone to look at an M3 and suggest a PPI contact Thanks KLBurgess Hi. You had mentioned earlier that you could help me contact some folks down in SF if I needed to get a remote buyer's inspection done. There's a couple of M3s down there that are possible candidates for me to buy. Thanks! Pete peterl@standingwave.org 206-660-1234 ************************************************* 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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#6. test - from Brian Ruiz
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:43:05 -0700 From: "Brian Ruiz" <eurowerke@gmail.com> Subject: test test
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#7. sunroof mechanism - from Brian Ruiz
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:51:45 -0700 From: "Brian Ruiz" <eurowerke@gmail.com> Subject: sunroof mechanism The repair kit should run you about $60-$65, with CCA discount, depending where you get it from. However, after I pulled the cassette I found I actually didn't need anything to fix the problem (that I could see anyway). All I had to do was put the headliner rails back into the track. I've had no problems with the headliner since. Although with the hassle of disassembling the headliner, you might want to pick it up and install, regardless of if your current one is actually broken. After all, they are 10 year old plastic pieces in there, and I'm sure their malleability is not quite the same as when it was new ;). In addition, it gives you a chance to make sure all the sunroof drain tubes are clean, and to pull out any leaves and dirt that have gotten stuck inside the roof, contributing to rusting. I have been driving around with just the cassette bolted up and no headliner since then :-P. Makes it feel race-car-sy. ;) hehe... There was a price to my experimenting to figure out how the sunroof mechanism worked, though. I pushed the track guides all over the place to study their movement. So after I reassembled, I got the dreaded sunroof rattle, caused by the spring loaded deflector beam that pops up when the roof is slid back. It wasn't being held down tight anymore, so it rattles now even when the roof is closed. I may actually just replace the whole cassette anyway, I've been debating for these past months whether or not to buy it, to get rid of all the common E36 sunroof problems at once, and just have a fresh sunroof. Price is the factor though, it runs about $400 or so.. In any case, if anyone is extremely eager to jump into the repair, I'd be glad to give you a call and describe the process, or answer questions when needed. Brian build 8/95
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh - from Jason Knight
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:46:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh Rich, I've been reading this list fairly religiously for 4+ years now, and I think your assistance has become somewhat negative of late. As I sit here watching Office Space, I can't really be sure if you need a promotion, or if your going to need to come in...on...Saturday. Jason --- Rich Dorffer <E36M3Digest@gmail.com> wrote: > Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:05:51 -0400 > From: "Rich Dorffer" <E36M3Digest@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh > > Ahh, I see, so you aren't doing anything to prevent > the old fluid from > commingling with the new fluid so it more akin to > the auto tranny flush > where you drain two quarts and then dump in two > quarts into an eight quart > system and repeating five or six times until a fair > amount of the fluid is > replaced. > > I guess I prefer my method where one quart or a bit > more would essentially > replace all the fluid. > > Regards, > > Rich > > On 4/12/06, Paul L Fisher <bmw@paul-fisher.com> > wrote: > > > > Nope. Disconnect nothing. Turkey baster is how I > get the fluid out. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Dorffer [mailto:E36M3Digest@gmail.com] > > > > > From: "Paul L Fisher" <bmw@paul-fisher.com> > > > > > > How I flushed it on mine was to use a turkey > baster, get as much out as > > > possible, fill with new, start the engine, go > lock-to-lock several > > times, > > > stop engine, repeat until I've put 2 quarts of > new in. > > > > > > Although simplified, what Paul fails to mention > which is fairly important > > is > > that he had to disconnect something to allow the > old fluid to be pushed > > out > > (typically the return line that attaches to the > reservoir) and to catch > > the > > old fluid. > > > ************************************************* > 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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#9. Re: Heavy steering - from Stan Shaw
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:27:52 -0400 From: "Stan Shaw" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: Heavy steering Just my 2 cents: When I first replaced my rack, my steering was heavy. I had also replaced the PS reservoir/filter and of course the fluid, and recently before had replace control arms and bushings. I have put on a few thousand miles, and it seems fine now. 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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#10. Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh - from Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:42:15 -0400 From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Power Steering Refresh >As I sit here >watching Office Space, I can't really be sure if you >need a promotion, or if your going to need to come >in...on...Saturday. <Office Space> He's got a bad case of the Mohnnnndays...<Office Space> ;-) -Carlos.