so theres an m30 sitting in an e32 at my local wreckers and the only info i could find about the car is the vin#... the cluster is gone.. it would be a digital odometer anyways.
I've read around and talked to a couple guys who have experience with m30's saying they are solid engines.
For 200 bucks you can't go wrong and if it doesn't run ill have extra parts
taking a good look at it, i noticed;
the good
-automatic car
-the engine is clean
-there are no oil leaks
- took off the oil cap and looked inside to find a nice and clean rocker arm and rod ( like a reduilt head would look like)
- turn the crank by hand (with some effort of course) and could hear the pistons compressing inside.
the maybe not so good
- oil on the dip stick is dark black
- throttle is stiff and hard to open and won't close back on it's own
- no alternator... would my m20 alt. work?
- its been sitting there since last fall
so what would some worries about this engine be?
Thanks,
Vic.
