MarcSE36 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Hi Everyone I'm urgently after a BMW 320i e46 2.2l 2001 M54B22 engine, complete with block,sump,head, etc. I bought my e46 in pristine condition, had it for 8 months now, and suddenly lost power, using water, etc. took it to my mechanic who discovered that the previous owner had removed the head, replaced the head gasket, over tightened the head, didn't use a torque wrench probably, and subsequently 3 of the studs ripped came loose, ripped the thread, blowing the new head gasket, sending oil in the water and vice versa, and completely screwing the motor up Thought this to be unreal as the car had only done 128,000km when I bought it, and only done 6,200km since... Breaks my heart having spent so much money on a nice looking car that looks mint but the previous owner didnt tell me what he did to it. So if anyone has a motor lying about, I'm desperate guys... got the $ to pay for it, just need the Beemer back on the road... cheers and thanks muchly Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 you could fit a 2L 2.5L 2.8L or 3L in its place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcSE36 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) And what about the computer etc.. I'm not a mechanic so not sure what else needs to be done.. Do you know where i could get anything else then, 2.0, 2.5, 2.8 or 3lit Edited August 5, 2020 by MarcSE36 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1530 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 M54B22`s available @HELLBM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcSE36 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Thank you Ray.. called your number and left you a message.. if you could give me a bell back, would be highly appreciated many thanks Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2372 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 4 hours ago, BM WORLD said: you could fit a 2L 2.5L 2.8L or 3L in its place Physically yes, but let's not confuse the matter with electrics, certs etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1051 Report post Posted August 6, 2020 M54's need to have time-serts fitted when the head comes off for the gasket - Torqueing up head bolts straight into the head regularly fail - They don't need to be overtorqued at all. You may still be able to fit time-serts now, assuming the holes haven't been screwed too much. They drill out the holes, and thread the time sert into the head, then the head bolts screw into the timesert. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
