Re: '93 318isA ?s

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

eevans@domain.elided wrote:
> 
> I just bought my daughter a '93 318isA to get her through college. It 
> has 130K and is in very good cosmetic condition. Here's my ?, the 
> driver's side electric window likes to reverse itself during roll up 
> or roll down and sometimes won't budge at all when it's down. I did 
> take the door panel off. I found the connection plug to the motor and
> by cleaning, connecting and disconnecting the plug the window would 
> sometimes try to move, but never fully roll up or down. Is it time 
> for a new window motor? 

Evan,
The motor has a built-in "safety roll down" regulator that is detecting 
excessive resistance to window roll up or is plain faulty. 
If it's the former, you are shopping for a new regulator. I do not believe 
the sensor is available separately. 
Hopefully it is the latter. If so, a liberal annual application of $5 BMW 
rubber gasket goo "gummypfludge" - definitely the wrong spelling, will 
help.
Another possibility is that the $1 plastic sliders that connect the 
regulator to the window rail are broken. In that case the window either 
does not move much at all or collapses entirely. 

> Problem # 2, the AC compressor stays on all of the time the engine is
> on unless I disconnect power to it. What could that be? 

Bad AC switch?
FWIW, E36 cars run AC whenever you select to recirculate cabin air. 

> Problem # 3, has to do w/ the keyless entry. 

Sorry, can't help there as I don't have that gizmo.

Hope this helps,
alex f

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