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Yeah you need to use the 318ti engine loom and you will need to find a pre 1995 ecu or buy a ews delete chip. I'm located in Auckland. The swap has gone well, the car is daily driven by my girlfriend and has never let her down.

The car is now certified which ended up dragging out a lot longer than I expected mostly due to small issues unrelated to the swap. Also did a coil on plug conversion which really cleans up the engine bay. Overall the car feels great, way more e30s should of come to NZ with this engine car feels so light and loves to rev. Next up is a bit of a Hartge tribute (body kit and wheels) Edit: Also forgot to mention that driveshaft loops weren't required due to unmodified driveshaft and less than 50% power increase.

Anyone have a m20b25 for sale. Will also need afm, intake, throttle body, injectors and ecu as I'm swapping from a m20b20. Cheers

Be careful you don't go to small and can no longer see the speedometer. Depending on your height even a 360mm could be a problem.

Under 2K, donor car was $550, exhaust manifold was $250, custom exhaust work was $280, 1994 ECU was $80, c101 adapter was made from loom cuts from zebra car parts $20. I also spend $500 on preventative maintenance water pump, vacuum lines, oil, filter, coolant etc. It looks like your car is 320i though so some of the m40 parts you would need to find as well.

Hi, A few people have asked my how I did my swap so I thought I should clear some myths and put it in a permanent place. The reason I chose this swap its cheap, easy and the drive train is already capable. The e30 is my Girlfriends daily so I wanted it off the road as little as possible. The e30 had a very ticky m40 and was on its last legs, the donor car was a 1995 318ti but any m42 car will be fine but a non ews model would be ideal. Below is the list of parts from each car used. e36 318ti m42 e30 m40 e30 m42 Engine Engine arms Exhaust Manifold DME Engine mounts Engine loom (x20) Upper and lower Oil pans 1994 DME (no ews) Gearbox/clutch/driveshaft etc. Power steering pump Fan and fan clutch Alternator Throttle cable with part No. 13541288013 dip stick (needs bending) Brown Temp sensor (swap with black temp sensor on m42) Starter motor As you can see all the parts except the exhaust manifold are from the E30 or the donor 318ti. I sourced the exhaust manifold from e30zone in the UK and was $250 delivered. The only custom parts were the coil bracket (soon to be COP), the exhaust manifold to existing exhaust and the c101-x20 adapter. I treated the c101 to x20 adapter just like an m50 swap, below is my adapter table Pin No. C101 Colour Pin No. X20 Colour 1 Charge light Blue 25 Blue 2 Static oil level Green/Yellow 1 Blue/White 3 4 Temp Guage Brown/Purple 12 Brown/Yellow 5 Oil Pressure Light Brown/Green 23 Brown/Grey 6 Oxygen Sensor relay Green/White 22 Green/White 7 Switched power Green 21 Green/White 8 Fuel rate input White/Black 24 White/Black 9 Engine Speed imput Black 20 Black 10 Dynamic Oil Level Blue 2 Blue/Yellow 11 Reset Service Lights White/Green 19 White/Green 12 Check engine light Grey(brown) 8 Grey 13 Fuel pump relay Green/Purple 13 Green/Purple 14 Speed signal for ecu Black/White 14 Black/White 15 Unloader relay Black/Green 15 Black/Green 16 Diagnostic White/Black 17 White/Purple 17 18 Start Black/Yellow 18 Black Yellow 19 20 Overall it was a very easy swap, this was my first time pulling an engine and was completed by me and a friend in a long weekend. Hope this helps others in the future. Cheers

Any fog lights? Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

You don't need a spare tyre for a wof

Yeah it should buzz, have you checked the Throttle position sensor?

Does the ICV buzz with the ignition on?

Bypassing the afm I believe

Check fuse 17, when the doors are open its a different circuit

I have 3 bottle caps that you can have for free if you are in Auckland, maybe you can use your spare for the fourth?

Ill keep that in mind. Bump

Looking for an e30 diff with a ratio of 3.91 or 4.1 small or medium. Sub $200 Please

Fixed a coolant leak in the girlfriends e30, part 11 in this diagram was the culprit http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=AJ62-JAP-08-1990-E30-BMW-318i&diagId=11_4336 Bloody over complected expensive hose for no reason, turns out the e36 M40 use's a different hose here http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=CA42-EUR-01-1993-E36-BMW-318i&diagId=11_1122 Saved money and didn't even have to remove the intake.

Just trying to save a few bucks, there are always a million e36's at pick a part and the like. Cheers Brent

I have an auto e30 318i with the m40 engine and the radiator has started leaking. I was wanting to know if anyone has swapped an e36 318i radiator into an e30 318i from what I can tell the radiator is identical but I'm not sure if the transmission cooler uses the same size fittings. Any knowledge is appreciated. Cheers

Well a set sold on trademe recently for $630, with caps and reasonable tyres, I would be happy to pay that.

http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/52660-89-318i-coupe-black-17-bbs-reps/

14" is probably what I'm looking for but I won't say no to a set of 15s for a reasonable price

As above I'm looking for a set of e30 basket weave wheels, preferably in Auckland. Cheers

Or do you mean this part? http://realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=1111-EUR-10_1986_E30_BMW_325i&diagId=63_0072#51711965241

http://realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=1131-EUR-03_1982_E30_BMW_320i&diagId=13_1334#13711284612 http://www.ecstuning.com/ES34682/

https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=SK3080