M30b35 swap into 1990 vert *NOW WITH LIFE!!*

[Mr. Burns]

What are your driveshaft plans? I used the Garagistic mounts with a Getrag g260/6, swapped the output flange, and it bolted up to my '85 323i driveshaft, which I believe is very close to the 325i length.

What position did you mount the engine with those mounts?

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I thought you were selling the m30 swap?

[Mr. Burns]

I thought you were selling the m30 swap?

It was for sale
There was a boosted s52 in town. Somebody got to it before I could so in the m30 goes

Just labeled, drained fluids, and removed hood today

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I see

[Ether-D]

Glad to have you back.

[Mr. Burns]

It's tough to get a whole lot of work done when you're a parent lol

All coolant drained
Power steering drained
Air box out
Radiator out
Coolant tank out
gas feed/return lines done
Brake booster line removed
C101 plug done

What's left before pull

4 bolts at tranny/diff
2 bolts tranny support
2 bolts at engine
Exhaust manifold undo

[Ether-D]

It's tough to get a whole lot of work done when you're a parent lol

QFT

Mine are getting a little older and more independent now at 5 and 7. Praise the Jebus.

[Mr. Burns]

QFT

Mine are getting a little older and more independent now at 5 and 7. Praise the Jebus.

count yourself lucky you have two!
my stepson is a single child, but requires non-stop attention, and I feel bad when it's just my wife that has to entertain 24/7...
@7 years old it's still tough.

oddly, these little jobs took longer than I had anticipated...
I can work in about 1 hour slots lol

tonight i'm going to remove the 2 tranny mount bolts and start the diff

Thursday exhaust manifolds.

Saturday/Sunday deal with A/C (still charged) and pull the whole lot...

I'm a little miffed at the mess I'm creating but it is what it is.

[Mr. Burns]

update.

stuck at driveshaft vibration dampner.

I hate being under the car. Need to reposition and re-re car in air in order to hack away at the biatch.
will need to drop entire exhaust, heat shields in order to access center support bearing and lower at half shaft to be able to access bolts at guibo in order to separate DS from tranny.

a 5 minute job is turning into potentially a couple hours due to this stupid vibration dampner business.

[Mr. Burns]

Update.
Self explanatory.
Engine/tranny/driveshaft and exhaust OUT!

I regretfully removed the entire wire harness throughout the process with the starter attached.

I'm going to try and re-install the wire harness back into the engine bay to the best of my ability.

I did not label anything tho...perhaps I'll just wait until I drop the new engine in and go from there...
Either way, tadaaaaa

[Mr. Burns]

I have a full uncut m30 b35 harness still attached to my M30b35...I think the most logical approach would be to use that harness no?

[Mr. Burns]

Scratch that. From what I'm reading the m20 harness is just as good and a cleaner install.
As long as it reads 1.3 motonic I'm good.

Question:
My M20 harness just clipped off more of less. The b35 harness seems hardwired into the injectors. Am I missing something to undo or unclip to remove the full b35 harness?
Thx for you help fellas

[CorvallisBMW]

Yes, you'll have to unclip and remove the whole m30 harness. What year is your m20 harness? Unless it has the individual leads for each injector, you'll have to do a bit of work to make things fit.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Yea if just stick with the b35 harness if it's uncut and working. I'm running the b35 harness

[Mr. Burns]

Corvallis my e30 is a 1990 m20b25 (manufacture date Oct 1989)
I uncliped each individual lead from each injector.

That one euro, my b35 harness is uncut and working completely fine.
I've read about fitment issues with it however...
I would much rather stick with the b35 harness TBh it seems a bit more logical.