Want to do an M30 swap

[ldsbeaker]

I would like a chart.
I would also like to know about the motor mounts. ('86 535i M30) I'm thinking about taking some vacation in June and doing the swap then, but I kinda need ALL the parts to do it. I have some, and am collecting more, but I want to have 95% of everything to cut down on running to and from the store, or having to wait while something gets shipped in.

[Funkmasta]

Joe, can you email me the chart? (or post)
I am working on the C101 pinout for the 88 635. Proving to be a PITA.

[JoeMadoo]

How do you get the timing right on the M30? Theres no mark on the head, do you just eyeball it? I know i have it close, how did you guys do it?

Here is the chart for an 86 325e. Items in Blue are additions after 1987


Pin What it Does (Color)
1 Alternator Charge Indicator (Blue)
2 Oil Level (Static) (Gn/Y)
3
4 Coolant Temp Sensor (Br/V)
5 Oil Pressure (Br/Bk)
6 Voltage With Ignition ON (Fused) (Gn/W)
7 Voltage With Ignition ON (Not Fused) (Green)
8 Idle Control (W/Gn)
9 Engine Speed (Black)
10 Oil Level (Dynamic) (Blue)
11 Service Reset (W/Bl)
12 DME Control/Engine Plug (Gray)
13 Fuel Pump Relay (V/Rd)
14 Speedometer for OBC (Bk/W)
15 Starter Unloader (Bk/Gn)
16 Airbag
17
18 Voltage While Starting (Bk/Y)
19
20 Ground (Br)

86 325e C104 connector in glove box

Pin What it Does (Color)
1 Engine Speed (Black)
2 Fuel Cut Code for OBC (Gn/Rd)
3 Fuel Rate for MPG Gauge (Y/W)

This is all taken out of the ETMs, I noticed one of the wires is a different color in my car, but it should be the same thing. I also learned that the 7series plug (X20) has mostly different colors but they all do the same thing, so no pins are needed to be moved around! Only need to rewire the c104 connectors.

[Funkmasta]

Running now!!!!

Woot!

[JoeMadoo]

My fuckin motor mount brackets got lost in the mail... I'm going to shoot the mailman.

[george graves]

My fuckin motor mount brackets got lost in the mail... I'm going to shoot the mailman.

From e30.de?

[JoeMadoo]

Well not directly from there, my friends uncle picked them up because he happened to be in germany at the time, they got lost from the powdercoat shop to my college.

[george graves]

Well not directly from there, my friends uncle picked them up because he happened to be in germany at the time, they got lost from the powdercoat shop to my college.

I waited 3 months(either never sent or lost in the mail) - then asked for them to be fedex 4-5 days air from the homeland - Dino at e30.de blew be off. Not a good transaction at all.

The chepest way to send something form germany to the states is Via DHL - DHL picks up in deutschland and ships it overseas - then intergates with the USPS and is delivered to you. *But* none of the tracking numbers work - it's a crap shoot.

Dino said he would never ship to the US again

M3 Ryan and I built our own...

I'm as low as you can ever get to the subframe - and as far back as you can with out cutting. Only handeling difference is the flat TQ curve you don't expect in the wet - that is with the AC removed..

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Hope that helps...


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[ldsbeaker]

I don't have the resources to make my own. What would you recommend?
Is there anyone on the board that can do this? ('86 325es + '86 535i M30)

[Funkmasta]

:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H80XZCLdtYs

[george graves]

:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H80XZCLdtYs

NICE!!!!! Congrats - welcome to the family..

[Funkmasta]

NICE!!!!! Congrats - welcome to the family..

We ended up being able to use the M30 harness too, pretty sweet.
How many M30 E30s will be at Bimmerfest?

[george graves]

Harnness off a manual? Since it's fresh in your mind, now would be a good time to share everything you had to do wiring wise...

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[Funkmasta]

The harness we used was from an Automatic 88 635.

It is FAR from fresh in my mind, we just whipped through it because of the schedule we are on. When we get back we are going to take it back apart and make pinouts.

We lost a whole day today, because when we built everything originally, we used a G260 for sizing purposes, thinking that the G280 was the same dimensions.
We were wrong, and the driveshaft we had set aside did not fit. Most of today was spent scrambling, figuring out which driveshaft to use. We ended up modifying a 98 M3 driveshaft, and it seems to work. We will get the clutch and cooling system hooked up over the weekend, and the car to the exhaust shop on Monday. (then cross my fingers and drive it hard for 2 days). We will be well tooled on the trip lol.

[Mike325]

Nice work Joe:D So your custom made mounts seems to be working out well? I will need a set for my 92 735i m30. I forget, will the ones you made work for this gen m30 without hitting up the firewall?