MS43 DME on engine that came out of MS45?

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  • Dofo
    Member
    • Mar 2016
    • 83
    #1

    MS43 DME on engine that came out of MS45?

    so im doing my m54 swap and i am wondering if i will be able to use a MS43 ecu straight from the get go on m54b30 (which came out of a 2004 x3) which btw uses MS45. Will i run into any problems? is there anything that i would have to swap out?

    thanks fellas
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    • nando
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      • Nov 2003
      • 34827
      #2
      well, you would need to delete EWS etc, and the wiring harness is different (MS45 uses wideband sensors, the pinout is also different), so you'd have to swap out the wire harness and any required sensors. It would probably be easier to just flash MS45.
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        • Dofo
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          • Mar 2016
          • 83
          #3
          Originally posted by nando
          well, you would need to delete EWS etc, and the wiring harness is different (MS45 uses wideband sensors, the pinout is also different), so you'd have to swap out the wire harness and any required sensors. It would probably be easier to just flash MS45.

          Well ive read online that ms43 is boost friendly. Since i do plan on boosting the car right after.



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            • nando
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              • Nov 2003
              • 34827
              #4
              I see. I don't think there's any reason you couldn't boost MS45, but I suppose there may be more precedence on MS43, since not as many people have done anything with MS45. I would think, however, that having widebands from the factory would be an advantage for sure (MS45, btw, is the predecessor to MSD80 that runs the N54).

              anyway, if you're intent on swapping to MS43, you'll need the harness and any sensors that have changed. The way to find that out would be to do a parts cross reference between early/late M54s to see which sensors are the same and which are different.
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                • Dofo
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                  • Mar 2016
                  • 83
                  #5
                  Thats true. Thanks for the input sir! I will most likely run ms45 for the sake of simplicity and that Wideband.


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                    • Leinad78
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                      • Jul 2015
                      • 10
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Dofo
                      Thats true. Thanks for the input sir! I will most likely run ms45 for the sake of simplicity and that Wideband.


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                      Good luck finding anyone who´s able to fine tune boosted MS45 ;D

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                        • Dofo
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                          • Mar 2016
                          • 83
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Leinad78
                          Good luck finding anyone who´s able to fine tune boosted MS45 ;D


                          Im sure ess can do that but might cost me my right nutt lol


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