Re: <E36> HELP!!!!

["Abdoul Aziz Boubacar Wane" <abdoul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

5-  POOR GAS MILEAGE AFTER REPLACING OXYGEN SENESOR with FACTORY
I replaced my O2 Sensor with factory model and observed an increase in MPG.
I had an average of 20.3-20.5 MPG for the past 8 months or so and now have
around 18.9 MPG... How could this happen?
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From: Abdoul Aziz Boubacar Wane <abdoul@domain.elided>
To: bmw-digest@domain.elided <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
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Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 1:59 PM
Subject: <E36> HELP!!!!


>Hi all!
>
>I have a few questions/problems and am hoping for some advices and
>solutions:
>
>1- M3 SWAY BARS
>I have instaled some M3 sway bars on my 1994 325is and realized that the
>front sway bars on the M3 are smaller.  Is is recommended (or not) to
>install the larger 325is front sway bar w/ the larger M3 rear sway bar or
>should I keep the M3 setup as it and just trust BMW engineers on this one?
>
>
>2- DIFFERENTIAL WHINE
>My differential started to whine and I thought it was time to replace the
>fluid which I did with Mobil One Synthetic Gear Oil but the whine is still
>there....Any ideas?
>
>3- V-BELT SQUEAL
>I have replaced my belts and they started to squeal pretty loud eventhough
>they are supposedly self-tensioning.. I triple check the fit on the pullies
>and it looked ok.  Any ideas?
>
>4- KNOCKING / MARBLES ..... Revisited
>Could any of you forward me the sum-up that was done on the marbles noise
>associated (if I recall correctly) with the vanos gear.  Someone told me
>that noise was knocking... Is this true? I have a Jim C. chip and used
>Sunoco 94? I doubt it but please educate me..I have this noise with any
fuel
>and it CONSISTENTLY occurs on load ie while accelerating from 2500+ rpm....
>
>Cheers,
>
>Abdoul A. Wane
>BMWCCA/NCC
>1994 325is with Jim C., Dinan Cold Air Intake, Bilstein Sports, H&R Sports,
>M3 contours, M3 front and rear brakes, M3 exhaust, M3 mirrors, M3
>bumpers..... you get the idea... a pseudo M3!
>

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