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#1. Re[2]: [E36M3] Power Steering issues - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:47:48 -0500 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re[2]: [E36M3] Power Steering issues >> Sure enough when I get into the pits and we crawl underneath we see the >> power steering hose blown off where the rubber hose clamps onto the metal >> heat exchanger. > This is definitely an E36 thing. My '95 was leaking here, so the stealer > replaced the hose and the hard lines (heat exchanger?). > I noticed while under my brother-in-law's new (to him) '97 M3 the other day > that his hard lines had been replaced, too. It sounds like the power steering hoses are going to be an item that gets added to the 'need to check' list - 2 weekends ago a fellow autocrosser in the DC area lost power steering at an autocross. Haven't had a chance to find out the details of what & how, but with this many reports of it, I'll be checking mine. Can somebody point me in the right direction in the engine bay? Andrej '97 M3
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#2. RE: [E36M3] M3/4 Mystery Button - from Sinopoli, David
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:45:15 -0400 From: "Sinopoli, David" <dsinopoli@ingprivate.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] M3/4 Mystery Button Probably a lockout (child safety) so the rear windows can't be opened from the rear seats. D. Sinopoli 99 M3 -----Original Message----- From: David Ripton [mailto:dripton@wizard.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 10:42 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] M3/4 Mystery Button Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:39:20 -0400 From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> Subject: M3/4 Mystery Button An elementary school teacher once told me that there are no stupid questions. I'm trying hard to prove her wrong. In my 1998 M3 sedan, there's a spring-loaded black plastic push button, with a fingertip indentation, between the left-front and left-rear power window switches. There is no corresponding button on the right side. The button is pictured in the owner's manual with the window switches. But it's not described there. It's probably described somewhere else in the owner's manual, but I gave up after two minutes of page-flipping, and just pushed the thing. Unfortunately, nothing noticable happened. No explosions, no oil slicks, not even any blinkenlights. (What use is this James Bond endorsement anyway?) To make a long email short, what's this button supposed to do? -- David Ripton dripton@wizard.net ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#3. Re: [E36M3] M3/4 Mystery Button - from Jim Powell
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 07:46:34 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] M3/4 Mystery Button Locks the other switches out so them ankle biters can't open them by themselves. Jim David Ripton wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:39:20 -0400 > From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> > Subject: M3/4 Mystery Button > > An elementary school teacher once told me that there are no stupid > questions. I'm trying hard to prove her wrong. > > In my 1998 M3 sedan, there's a spring-loaded black plastic push button, > with a fingertip indentation, between the left-front and left-rear power > window switches. There is no corresponding button on the right side. > > The button is pictured in the owner's manual with the window switches. > But it's not described there. It's probably described somewhere else in > the owner's manual, but I gave up after two minutes of page-flipping, > and just pushed the thing. Unfortunately, nothing noticable happened. > No explosions, no oil slicks, not even any blinkenlights. (What use is > this James Bond endorsement anyway?) > > To make a long email short, what's this button supposed to do? > > -- > David Ripton dripton@wizard.net > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#4. BMW Sales and Profits - from S Lafredo
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 08:04:13 -0700 (PDT) From: S Lafredo <slafredo@yahoo.com> Subject: BMW Sales and Profits http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000516/bs/germany_bmw_1.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
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#5. Re: M3/4 Mystery Button - from tsalva@ix.netcom.com
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 11:04:28 -0400 (EDT) From: tsalva@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: M3/4 Mystery Button Hello Dave, The "mystery button" is to lock-out use of the rear seat windows by children, i.e. if this button is locked in the down position, you cannot open/close the rear windows from the switches on the rear doors. This is a common feature on most 4 doors vehicles. Regards, Thomas 1998 M3/4 techno violett, floating rotors, A032Rs, Schroth Rallye 4s, VDO gauges & waiting for Shark Injector Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:39:20 -0400 From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> Subject: M3/4 Mystery Button An elementary school teacher once told me that there are no stupid questions. I'm trying hard to prove her wrong. In my 1998 M3 sedan, there's a spring-loaded black plastic push button, with a fingertip indentation, between the left-front and left-rear power window switches. There is no corresponding button on the right side. The button is pictured in the owner's manual with the window switches. But it's not described there. It's probably described somewhere else in the owner's manual, but I gave up after two minutes of page-flipping, and just pushed the thing. Unfortunately, nothing noticable happened. No explosions, no oil slicks, not even any blinkenlights. (What use is this James Bond endorsement anyway?) To make a long email short, what's this button supposed to do? -- David Ripton dripton@wizard.net
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#6. Re: M3/4 Mystery Button - from Sean Burke
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 11:11:57 -0400 From: "Sean Burke" <sburke@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: M3/4 Mystery Button > -------------------- 10 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:39:20 -0400 > From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> > Subject: M3/4 Mystery Button > > In my 1998 M3 sedan, there's a spring-loaded black plastic push button, > with a fingertip indentation, between the left-front and left-rear power > window switches. There is no corresponding button on the right side. The button deactivates the window switches on the rear doors. Somewhere in the manual it mentions this, but not in a logical location. It's a nice feature when you have small children or annoying friends in the rear seats :)
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Adjustable camber/caster plates - from Ned Coonen
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:13:26 -0500 From: "Ned Coonen" <ncoonen@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Adjustable camber/caster plates I have K-MAC camber plates on my '98 M3/2 with Euro M3 springs and Bilsteins. I used to fiddle with them between events but got tired of that and the uncertain toe settings that would result. I currently have them set for max positive caster at -2.5 degrees camber and 1/16" toe-in. Street tires seem to be holding up okay. Kumhos wear evenly at the track. The car has a nice neutral turn-in. I still suck at auto-x but YMMV. ;^) ....ned. '98 M3 '88 M5 ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 08:30:09 -0400 > From: "dave spragg" <dave@spragg.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Adjustable camber/caster plates > > Only ones that work with stock springs that I know of are the KMACS sold by > Turner, BPG, and other's. Also, I have heard that it is not easy to > re-adjust the TC Kline plates but that once adjusted they lock in tight. If > you go with KMACS you might just want a 2 degree or so camber with zero toe > and your tires won't wear that badly... in fact they will wear better than > they are now with the autocross and track use. > > Dave Spragg > dave@spragg.com > Natick, MA
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Power Steering issues - from Marcus Groenig - SAS(Yield)
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:18:44 -0500 From: "Marcus Groenig - SAS(Yield)" <MGroenig@SAS.Samsung.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Power Steering issues With all of the talk about power steering problems, I'm remembering that I saw some goo on the bottom hose of what I assume is part of the power steering assembly this weekend when I was repairing the infamous underpanel. The goo is located near a connection between a rubber hose and a metal fitting, on the driver's side of the car, kinda near the radiator. It sounds like I may be heading towards having a full blown problem. Everyone who has replied to the thread so far has had the dealer perform warranty work... my '95 is out of warranty and I try to do all of the work myself. Anyone out there had the experience of doing this job (have a parts list and some basic instructions/experiences?)? Any idea as to how hard the job is and how long it takes? Anyone have an idea what the dealer would charge to do the job? Any information on the job would be greatly appreciated. TIA, Marcus 95 M3 w/ plenty of goodies (including the new fender liners and JTD underpanel I'll be installing tomorrow after work)
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#9. RE: Re[2]: [E36M3] Power Steering issues - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 08:49:26 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <MDadgar@handspring.com> Subject: RE: Re[2]: [E36M3] Power Steering issues Andrej wrote: > Can somebody point me in the right direction in the engine bay? > They're right in front of the sway bar, looking from under the front bumper. The hard line looks like a trombone running tranversly across the car. - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, Hennarot ---- Mark Dadgar - Product Manager, Accessories (650) 230-5037 voice - (650) 230-2100 fax mdadgar@handspring.com - Handspring, Inc. "wide awake on the edge of the world" - Marillion Check out Visor at www.handspring.com!
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#10. power steering - from jbergstrom
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:49:15 -0500 From: "jbergstrom" <john@intellectsys.com> Subject: power steering > Sure enough when I get into the pits and we crawl underneath we see the > power steering hose blown off where the rubber hose clamps onto the metal > heat exchanger. Happened to me at an autox last Saturday. Heard some strange groaning noises and the wheel got very heavy (this didn't really help on the slalom section ;-) Came in and saw fluid had squirted everywhere underneath the front of the car and on the driver's side inside front wheel. I had a BMW dealer replace the hose and clamps TWICE before in the last 8000 miles because I had noticed some leaking prior. This time they replaced the hose and the entire reservoir, as leaks were coming from both places. All under warranty. Maybe JTD should develop a lightweight titanium power steering reservoir with upgraded hoses/clamps . . . ;-) John 97 M3/4 with stuffs