Metric Plug and Play S54 and S62 Wiring Adapter Harnesses from Harvey Racing

[Andrew325is]

If you choose a ZHP engine then you'll need to have an MS43 DME tuned for it because I don't make harnesses for the MS45 DME. It's not so important which BMW Series the engine came from, but I recommend using a E46 or Z3 harness depending where you want to mount the DME. I don't have the part number for the 12-pin E39 X6011 connector so if you got a harness from an E39 I'd have to label those wires for you.

[Brian D]

Yes, I can make an M54 adapter harness for the 535i. That would be an awesome choice for that car!

Take the whole cooling system with rad & expansion tank too, & gearbox if its manual. For most everything else use the E34 M50 stuff as you probably already know, and of course get the E38 728i oil pickup tube (the correct one for your engine build date).

That's fantastic, thank you! I don't have an engine but I will be in touch soon. Is there any specific engine or DME that I should look for (besides giving preference to a ZHP engine)?

I need to start studying up. This is great news...

[Andrew325is]

Email sent. Let me know if you got it, I sent it through the forum, before i saw your post.

Yeah, I got it. I sent a reply to your email.

[stonea]

Yes, I can make an M54 adapter harness for the 535i. That would be an awesome choice for that car!

Take the whole cooling system with rad & expansion tank too, & gearbox if its manual. For most everything else use the E34 M50 stuff as you probably already know, and of course get the E38 728i oil pickup tube (the correct one for your engine build date).

Oh god, I see a e34 touring in my future

[Masterchoans1]

Email sent. Let me know if you got it, I sent it through the forum, before i saw your post.

[Andrew325is]

this is awesome. Literally just made an account to get my hands on an s54 e36 swap harness. Just gotta get my post count up so i can pm you

Email me at eurotrash8@gmail.com.

[Masterchoans1]

this is awesome. Literally just made an account to get my hands on an s54 e36 swap harness. Just gotta get my post count up so i can pm you

[Andrew325is]

Pardon me for being painfully dense, but this means that you could do an M54 into a 1993 535 (m30) also, correct? If so, I think I've just decided what to do to future proof the old girl...

I would want to get the wiring harness, dme, throttle pedal from the donor I assume? Anything else that I should add to that list?

Thanks guys, this is a really great thread.

Yes, I can make an M54 adapter harness for the 535i. That would be an awesome choice for that car!

Take the whole cooling system with rad & expansion tank too, & gearbox if its manual. For most everything else use the E34 M50 stuff as you probably already know, and of course get the E38 728i oil pickup tube (the correct one for your engine build date).

[Brian D]

Andrew i would like to ask you what are my options as far swaping

an s54 into a e34 535i 1992. I know that this is not a common swap

but that is the way i want to go. what could be done with wiring

harness and ecu on both cars.

Thank you for your help

J rod

I can make a wiring harness adapter for you. The E34 wiring is like the E36. You need to use the stock S54 wiring harness and ECU.

Pardon me for being painfully dense, but this means that you could do an M54 into a 1993 535 (m30) also, correct? If so, I think I've just decided what to do to future proof the old girl...

I would want to get the wiring harness, dme, throttle pedal from the donor I assume? Anything else that I should add to that list?

Thanks guys, this is a really great thread.

[Andrew325is]

I've just confirmed that the S54 oil level sensor is a direct plug and play with the E34 M50 oil pan. :)

[Andrew325is]

It should. It seems to only fit one way though, so rotate it until the holes match up with the studs.

[frantic]

Does the original thermal sensor fit in the E34 pan? I've still got my pan so will have to have a look next oil change.

[diesekte]

Also, as I found through trial and error (luckily cheaply), if you have the arc asylum pan, the E34 sender will not fit

[Andrew325is]

I've became aware of a potential issue with using the E34 M50 oil level sensor on S54, M54, and M52TU engines, so I recommend not installing that. So from now on I am omitting that connector on S54, M54, and M52TU adapter harnesses for E30 and E28 that have check control. The engine's original thermal oil level sensor should remain installed. The thermal oil level sensor includes an oil temperature sensor that the DME uses to monitor oil temperature. According to BMW, "The engine oil temperature is required for VANOS activation. It provides a more accurate indication of the engine temperature than the engine coolant temperature." So without the thermal oil level sensor installed VANOS may not function properly.

The adapters for older engines such as S50 will still include the E34 M50 oil level sensor connector if your model has check control.

[Andrew325is]

The E46 M3 ignition coil harness is quite a bit longer than the Z3 version because the ECU is mounted on the left side of the engine bay on the E46 as opposed to the right side on the Z3. That's opposed to how it is with the main harness module which have wires that exit on the left side of the engine, so that section of the Z3 harness is longer to reach the right side of the engine bay. So you only really need the main harness module for the Z3, and the other 2 sections for the E46 M3.