I am SOOOOOOO lost please help

[Sean(85-318i)]

hey guys i am so lost with all this e30 m20 m30 E50 S50 stuff i have tried looking stuff up but still lost anyways I have a 1985 318i and the camshaft is grounded down and the number 2 cyclender is dead so i need a new motor and its hard to find a 318i motor around here so i wanted to know what other motors will fit in without too much work (new tranny wiring work so on) please let me know soon so i can start ripping the old dead motor out.

[NC325iC]

a 318 motor is the only thing that will fit without a new tranny, and your gonna get flamed so be ready

[xLibelle]

welcome
i have a complete 318i motor like yours. this thing runs good but is a little dirty.
i have pics if you would like to see it. say, $100 plus moderate shipping.
PM me if you are interested :)

[NC325iC]

this is an m10 youre selling correct?
just lookin out for sean

[Garageaholic]

:up:

Search it up

You're gonna hear that alot if you don't do it.

[xLibelle]

this is an m10 youre selling correct?
just lookin out for sean

awe come on... j/k, yes, it is. easy plug and play.

[Sean(85-318i)]

ok ok so if i want to put in and old 325 motor i have to do almost as much work as putting in a mid 90's 325 motor correct?

[mcgrath]

I spun a rod bearing in my 85 318i. I was lucky to have a 84 325e parts car with a complete and good running drive line. Since the C101 plugs are the same (rectangular not round) It was a complete bolt on swap. Even with the fact that my 318i was manual and my 325e was automatic (sucks I know but being poor doesn't help)
To install the m20 in my 318i I had to swap over engine with transmission (duh) radiator, shifter assy, drive shaft, rear differential. After getting a new timing belt, water pump, motor mounts, tranny mounts, tranny filter kit, pretty much a whole head gasket set less the head gasket, and some other m20 specific "freshening up" items I had almost $1k in it.

If you do not want to wire anything up then you will need to stick with the 84-85 325e engine with the rectangular c101 plug. If wiring doesn't bother you then you will be much happier with a m20b25 from a 325i, is 87-92.

Hope this helps,
Steven

[mcgrath]

http://www.bimmerforums.com/engine_faq/ this will tell you a little about the different BMW engines.