Want to do an M30 swap

[bimmer_adam69]

haha, nice exhaust by the way....got any sound clips??? or should i just search and or shut up???

[Garageaholic]

No wonder why george has over 2000 posts...... hmmmmmm








i should't talk

[george graves]

Yea, people don't get the m30 swap till you drive one!!!

M30's ***will*** become the new hot thing...or maybe not.

(wow, that was a worthless post)....

...(stop typing now...)

...ok...

k

[Garageaholic]

You shutup right now! I don't ever want to hear that kind of talk ever again joe.

That's blasphemy. you and i both know that's not going to happen!

[JoeMadoo]

It feels like the love for the M30 is fading away :-(

[Funkmasta]

I converted Tom (Mot) into a believer.

[JoeMadoo]

Here are some pics of my custom 3" exhaust after it came back form the exhaust shop.

Magnaflow 3" Turbo XL



Magnaflow High flow 3" Cat


Bosch O2 sensor


Custom Y Dual 1.75 to Single 3


E32 735i Downpipes

[JoeMadoo]

Haha there is definatly oil in there, about 5.5 quarts with the oil cooler. I actually dont know if the pump is working, it came from a running engine so I really hope it is.

It has a hard time ideling right now, i have to put something small inbetween the throttle so it can idle on its own, at like 1500 RPMs, but it runs fine there. I'm guessing/hoping its because I have no exhuast and O2 sensor. I'm having my car towed to the exhaust shop tomorrow morning. We will see tomorrow I guess. Somebody pray for me.

[euroshark]

There should be suction, yes. If your sender is good and you are showing 0psi, you could have a bad gauge or something? Is there oil in the motor?? Haha... is your oil pump ok?

[JoeMadoo]

If I take the oil cap off while the car is running and it is sucking the cap in, thats good right?

Becasue my oil pressure light is on, and my oil pressure gauge reads 0. I'm almost certain that the senders work.

[Mike325]

Funk, whats the word on the mounts.

[Axxe]

Bitches :)

[Funkmasta]

but most E28 blocks have the bosses for E34 mounts.
:)

[Axxe]

FYI.

The bolt patterns are the same , the reason for diffrent M30 motor mounts are
the later M30 exhaust manifolds. if you use earlier manifolds you can use (I´m assuming) both variations.

Assumptions made because a friend installed a S38 from a E34 into his E23 and used the E23 mounts on the S38 engine,.
And they for E30´s use the later style M30 motor mounts.

Assumptions? Those aren't good enough around these parts. Mounts designed for E28 M30's don't even bolt up to E34 M30's. That's no assumption.

[FredK]

wait, Mike, weren't you trying to sell your M30!!?!? :mrgreen: