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#1. RE: Flickering oil light - from William Townsend
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:00:53 -0400 From: "William Townsend" <wtownsend@juniper.net> Subject: RE: Flickering oil light I have a friend with a 98 M3, same thing. Has a vdo pressure gauge, they don't show much down that low. Had it at Turner for the problem and they replaced the sending unit, no change. Went to 15w50, no change. Also flickers in corners at the glen. They have not figured it out but the car keeps going strong. He has the baffle kit and secure oil pump nut. My SPA gauge always reads 15psi at idle, 200+deg oil, 5w30. Let me know if you figure it out. Seems scary to see oil pressures that low. Anyone know if the oil pressure regulator is built into the oil pump? --Bill 96 M3
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Flickering oil light - from Matthew Teel
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:05:57 -0800 From: "Matthew Teel" <mteel@beluga.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Flickering oil light I've been running 0-40 Mobile 1 for more than a year with never an incident. Also, the weather is quite cool right now at mid forties so I can't imagine the oil being too thin. Matthew '98 M3/4 - one failure after another. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bassett [mailto:jim@jimbassett.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:26 AM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Flickering oil light Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:22:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Flickering oil light On Thu, October 5, 2006 11:06 am, Matthew Teel said: > What's the best approach to troubleshoot this? Couple of thing spring to mind (after "Stop driving the car!!" :-)): - Bad/faulty oil pressure sensor; I don't think I've ever heard of this before, but it would seem to be the easiest to check/fix; - Failing oil pump; possible, but involved to get to (drop the oil pan); - Loosening oil pump nut; just thinking about this makes me shudder (BTDT) - nut holding chain sprocket loosens/falls off, creating complete loss of oil pressure. Only other thought is, have you changed the viscosity of oil you're using? While the oil pressure sensor is REALLY low (7psi?), all oil thins a bit as it warms up, and if you are using a really thin oil that might explain the flickering. But my money is on a mechanical issue. Good luck, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - precautionarily-secured oil pump nut 1993 325is #44 JP - rebuilt motor due to loss of oil pump nut :-( (but I :-) at the ability to run-down MarkD, making up for my lack of talent) ************************************************* 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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#3. RE: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor - from Dave DeBuhr
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:36:41 -0700 From: "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor Robert, My pad has gone bad too. I have the pad and backed out of installing it just like you when I began to remove the leather cover and decided it was a job best left to an upholstery pro (or other non-moron)... :) The diode sounds like a good idea. Can you point me to a write up of this mod? I don't care about total vs. non-total. If the car is that damaged, I'd rather it be totalled anyway... Dave -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:40:06 -0600 From: Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor It's the pad in the seat, almost certainly. I disassembled mine mostly but chickened out taking the seat bottom leather off. Looked hard to get back on right. So I did the fakeout trick with the resistor and diode. I did it inside the module so it's a stealth fix.
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#4. Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor - from Gus Iverson
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:10:44 -0700 From: "Gus Iverson" <gus.iverson@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor Please post that info to the list (or include me, too). My SRS light is on and I haven't gotten to addressing it. I believe the connector for the seat pad got knocked out when a heavy envelope slipped under the passenger seat and rattled around for a couple weeks unnoticed. If it's damaged, I'm not planning to replace it. If I can plug it back in, I will. Gus On 10/5/06, Dave DeBuhr <debuhr@comcast.net> wrote: > Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:36:41 -0700 > From: "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor > > Robert, > > My pad has gone bad too. I have the pad and backed out of installing it > just like you when I began to remove the leather cover and decided it > was a job best left to an upholstery pro (or other non-moron)... :) > > The diode sounds like a good idea. Can you point me to a write up > of this mod? > > I don't care about total vs. non-total. If the car is that damaged, > I'd rather it be totalled anyway... > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:40:06 -0600 > From: Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor > > It's the pad in the seat, almost certainly. I disassembled mine mostly > but chickened out taking the seat bottom leather off. Looked hard to > get back on right. > So I did the fakeout trick with the resistor and diode. I did it inside > the module so it's a stealth fix. > > > > > ************************************************* > 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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#5. RE: SRS - passenger occupancy sensor - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:20:37 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: SRS - passenger occupancy sensor My 99 has the pad sensor under the passenger side cushion, between the cushion and the plastic frame cover. I moved the diver seat base cushion to the passenger side and visa versa, should have replace the pad as I too have a SRS light. My 99 has manual Vaders, it maybe that Sport seats are different but I don't believe so. KLBurgess -------------------- 5 -------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 10:52:38 -0700 From: "Peter Loron" <peterloron@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor Well, the cost of replacing an unnecessarily deployed airbag may be the difference between a totaled car and a keeper. Search through Bimmerforums.com <http://bimmerforums.com/>. There have been numerous threads on this issue. I think with some seats, you don't need to take everything apart to swap out the sensor. -Pete
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#6. Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor - from Robert Brooks
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Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:52:03 -0600 From: Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor http://www.apexcone.com/JimPowellHomepage/Recaros/Recaros.html Somewhere I have a pic of how I did it inside the little module. If I find it, I'll send it along. > Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:10:44 -0700 > From: "Gus Iverson" <gus.iverson@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor > > Please post that info to the list (or include me, too). My SRS light > is on and I haven't gotten to addressing it. I believe the connector > for the seat pad got knocked out when a heavy envelope slipped under > the passenger seat and rattled around for a couple weeks unnoticed. > > If it's damaged, I'm not planning to replace it. If I can plug it back > in, I will. > > Gus > > On 10/5/06, Dave DeBuhr <debuhr@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:36:41 -0700 >> From: "Dave DeBuhr" <debuhr@comcast.net> >> Subject: RE: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor >> >> Robert, >> >> My pad has gone bad too. I have the pad and backed out of installing it >> just like you when I began to remove the leather cover and decided it >> was a job best left to an upholstery pro (or other non-moron)... :) >> >> The diode sounds like a good idea. Can you point me to a write up >> of this mod? >> >> I don't care about total vs. non-total. If the car is that damaged, >> I'd rather it be totalled anyway... >> >> Dave >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:40:06 -0600 >> From: Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [E36M3] SRS - passenger occupancy sensor >> >> It's the pad in the seat, almost certainly. I disassembled mine mostly >> but chickened out taking the seat bottom leather off. Looked hard to >> get back on right. >> So I did the fakeout trick with the resistor and diode. I did it inside >> the module so it's a stealth fix. >> >> >> >> >> > >
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#7. Suspension Refresh Advice - Powerflex - from drb, esq.
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:03:22 -0700 From: "drb, esq." <dr.bento@gmail.com> Subject: Suspension Refresh Advice - Powerflex So I'm doing a suspension refresh on a 1995 BMW I just bought that I intend to do a fair amount of DE in as well as daily drive 100 miles a day (SF to SJ commute). The car already has the H&R coil over set up installed which walks a nice line between comfort and sport. I have been told by the shop that did the pre purcahse inspection that the car needs new RTABs. I also want to undertake a few other suspension changes along the way. I have been recommended the full Powerflex set up (RTABs and LCABs), the Ground Control "Hybrid" Camber plates, and either the Turner or UUC Swaybarbarian sway bars. I would appreciate input as to the noise issues with the Powerflex and whether I would be better suited using an alternative (either 96+ e36 m3 or e46 bushings). Thoughts? Thanks in advance, David Benett -- Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive. -Mel Brooks
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#8.Misc parts - from Matt Weimer
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Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:42:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Weimer <mjweimer@yahoo.com> Subject: <FS> Misc parts Group, I have been cleaning the garage and have several different items for sale. If you don't like the price of something just shoot me an offer. All prices are plus shipping from 47274. Pictures are available. E36- used 1995 M3 springs - $50 used 1995 M3 upper strut bearings - $40 PBR metal master front pads used for 10k miles, lots of pad left - $20 Email direct with any questions. Matt Weimer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#9. Brakes Always on - from Robert Exconde
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Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:13:15 -0500 From: "Robert Exconde" <99e36m3@exconde.com> Subject: Brakes Always on I tried searching the digests but I couldn't find anything. My brake lights are always on, I didn't realize it till I was stuck in traffic and people were yelling at me. Where do adjust this switch? Its not the same as the brake light failure that I've read about. Thanks, Robert 99M3
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#10. RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Brakes Always on - from Marco
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Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:22:34 -0700 From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Brakes Always on It is the same switch that is responsible for the brake light failure message. The switch breaks or wears out or get pushed to the side and that results in an always on state. The mounting really isn't a good design. marco -----Original Message----- From: Robert Exconde [mailto:99e36m3@exconde.com] Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:16 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] [E36M3] Brakes Always on Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:13:15 -0500 From: "Robert Exconde" <99e36m3@exconde.com> Subject: Brakes Always on I tried searching the digests but I couldn't find anything. My brake lights are always on, I didn't realize it till I was stuck in traffic and people were yelling at me. Where do adjust this switch? Its not the same as the brake light failure that I've read about. Thanks, Robert 99M3 ************************************************* 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 *************************************************