The BMW community is full of individuals upgrading their cars and often swapping in different engines from different chassis. I give my thoughts on the best General BMW Mechanical Help sponsored by RM European Auto Parts; Engine Conversions; Engine Tuning; Diagnostic Software; Kill Stories; BMW Models. 1 Series & 2 Series (E81, E82, E87, E88, F20, F22, F23, F40, G42) 1 Series M Coupe; 2016+ M2; 3 series & 4 Series (E21, E30, E36, E46, E9x, F30, F32, F33, F36, F44) 1975 - 1983 (E21) 1983 - 1991 (E30 Stupid question. Depends on who does the swap, depends on how you source the parts, depends on your skill level. You don’t want to daily an LS E36/E46. The amount of money it will take to do it all and keep the AC and make it reliable with new parts… gonna be $25k+. I actually have an LS E36 M3 and did it myself. 1. Put a piece of wood between your jack and the oil pan (to distribute the load) and jack the engine up from the right side of the oil pan. This in turn will raise the right side of your engine. 2. Lift until it is possible to take the mount out. Undo the bottom nut and take the mount out. 3.
Here is how I swapped M54B30 (or M54B25) into 1986 E30, I will only cover information that is different than M50 installation. M54b30 is a great engine, its not all about peak power. This engine is nice and smooth running with original MS43 engine management. They are made from 2001 to 2006.
hi i just brought my 1st car and its a 1.8 ltr and has abt 135000 miles on clock. so as i understood recently im in for a world of hurt and i wanna keep this car so is it preferable to * rebuild the engine * just repair the parts which goes out * swap for a new (used) engine with low miles(my fav
. 268272251274395943126188
