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Re: bmw-digest V9 #1441
- Subject: Re: bmw-digest V9 #1441
- From: Stan Vann <svann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 20:59:12 -0400
e36 surge: I had this same problem on a '94 325i. It was worse in hilly terrain.
Anyway, I changed the oxygen sensor and it solved the problem. I think it
happened at about 90,000 miles.
Stan Vann
bmw-digest wrote:
> bmw-digest Friday, April 21 2000 Volume 09 : Number 1441
>
> Forum for Discussion of BMW Automobiles
> Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>
> Digest Coordinator
>
> Contents:
>
> Re: E30 M3 Long block for sale!
> piston Slap
> BMW service in Northern VA
> car-related joke
> e36 surge
> BMW Digest Advertisers: regular posting
> <E39> Performance Gains (Shark Injector)
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> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:24:51 EDT
> From: C2Blitz@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: E30 M3 Long block for sale!
>
> 89 e30 m3 long block for sale approximately 60k onit
> long block only, no valve cover.
> but other than that it is all there
>
> $1550.00
>
> email
> c2blitz@domain.elided
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> other e30 m3 parts
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> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:39:34 -0400
> From: "Phemister, George" <PHEMISG@domain.elided>
> Subject: piston Slap
>
> <<<<<<< Kyle writes: Subject: Re: M20 Piston slap
>
> It would seem to me that *if* this noise is indeed
> piston slap that it would worsen as the engine gets
> warmer - the metal would expand and contact would
> worsen. The result of piston slap is bent valves
> and/or valves that eventually fail to seat properly.
> The solution would be to take the head off (inspect
> while you are there) and install two head gaskets. If
> a bearing is loose, a more probable reasoning, it
> seems that heat could expand the metal around it and
> possibly curtail the knock noise at operating temp.
> These are just my observations, YMMV. >>>>>>>
>
> I believe the more common use of " piston slap" is to describe excess wear
> on the piston skirts, which when combined with bore wear, allows the piston
> to wobble in the cylinder. As the engine warms up, the piston expands
> slightly and usually the noise goes away after a few minutes. This amount of
> wobbling shouldn't bring the piston into contact with the valves. For a
> street engine, I wouldn't rush to rebuild unless it's getting bad, because
> you'll need new oversize pistons.
>
> If the noise gets worse as the engine warms up, and/or as the revs go up,
> then you got another problem - maybe a rod bearing, maybe excess pin
> clearance. In that case, it's rebuild time ( or wait till it blows).
>
> Another easy thing to check is cam chain tensioner. On M10/30 engines, the
> tensioner piston and bore can wear, allowing the chain to rattle as it whips
> the casings. Look for wear grooves on the inside of the timing covers. The
> sound will be at the front.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:00:30 -0400
> From: William Fleitz <wfleitz@domain.elided>
> Subject: BMW service in Northern VA
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am interested in finding a reliable, reputable and reasonably priced
> alternative to Heishmann's BMW Service Center in the
> Alexandria/Arlington/Falls Church area of Northern Va. I prefer that it be
> more reliable and reputable rather than reasonably priced if I can't have
> the best of all possible worlds. Nevertheless if the prices were better than
> the dealer, I certainly wouldn't mind. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Reply to: wfleitz@domain.elided
>
> Thank you in advance for your responses.
>
> Bill Fleitz
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:05:53 PDT
> From: "G.R. Steinke" <g_steinke@domain.elided>
> Subject: car-related joke
>
> Apologies to any police on the list, but I think most of you will enjoy
> this.
>
> This guy is flying down the road, and he comes over a bridge. Sure enough, a
> cop with a radar gun is sitting on the other side of the bridge and pulls
> him over. The cop walks up to the guy's car and asks, What's the hurry?"
> The guy says, "I'm late for work. "What do you do?"
> The guy responds, "Well, I'm a rectum stretcher."
> The cop says, "What? A rectum stretcher?"
> The guy says, "Yeah. I start with a finger, then
> work my way up to two fingers... eventually I get a
> hand in, then both hands, and I slowly stretch it
> until it's about six feet wide.
> "The cop asks, "What do you do with a six-foot asshole?"
> "Well, you give him a radar gun and park him at
> the end of a bridge....."
>
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> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 23:12:43 -0400
> From: "Brenneman" <brenneman@domain.elided>
> Subject: e36 surge
>
> hello all
> I have a 92 e36 325i that is surging. The most obvious sign is the mpg gauge
> surging in time with the car. I can also feel it. It does it at all engine
> speeds and throttle positions. Though it does get worse the harder the
> engine is being pushed. I have just done a inspection II. Three different
> mechanics have looked at it and been unable to even guess where to start.
> They don't want to hunt for anything without a fault code. It has only
> faulted once. That was a "lambda control one" . Whatever that means. I
> emailed the shark and he said that it was the engine running either lean or
> rich probably due to a vacuum leak or a fuel problem. So far I have not been
> able to find any vacuum leaks. Without wholesale replacement of vacuum lines
> does anybody have any ideas about where to start looking for the problem? I
> saw a story once that mentioned a guy pulling his injectors and testing
> them all and having them professionally matched flowed. Is this something to
> look at? My old GTi had o rings on the injectors which went bad on a
> schedule. Does the 2.5 have similar o rings? Any ideas will be appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Ryan
> 92 325i bilstein sports, Bav springs, RD bars. Lots o fun.(but the surging
> is annoying)
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 01:00:02 -0400
> From: Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>
> Subject: BMW Digest Advertisers: regular posting
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>
> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:31:32 +0200
> From: "William T. Wallace" <ssgwallace@domain.elided>
> Subject: <E39> Performance Gains (Shark Injector)
>
> Anyone know the expected performance gains, or where I can find them, for
> the "Shark Injector" on a '00 528i
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> W. Wallace
>
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