E36 Upper Oil Pan compatible with E30

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  • gespinal0301
    Grease Monkey
    • Jan 2011
    • 317

    #1

    E36 Upper Oil Pan compatible with E30

    Hey guys I just want to make sure that the upper oil pan from the m44 is the same as the m42. I'm looking at a 1995 & 1997 318i from a junkyard to replace my cracked one. Thanks for any help!


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  • Balleristic31
    R3V Elite
    • Aug 2009
    • 4198

    #2
    They are NOT the same. The e36 pan is all one piece and has a rear sump.

    -NICK

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    • gespinal0301
      Grease Monkey
      • Jan 2011
      • 317

      #3
      Originally posted by Balleristic31
      They are NOT the same. The e36 pan is all one piece and has a rear sump.
      Are the m40 or m42 the same or could I pull one off of an early 318ti?


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      • Balleristic31
        R3V Elite
        • Aug 2009
        • 4198

        #4
        As far as I know, no e36 pan will fit an e30 with an m42

        -NICK

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        • gespinal0301
          Grease Monkey
          • Jan 2011
          • 317

          #5
          Originally posted by Balleristic31
          As far as I know, no e36 pan will fit an e30 with an m42
          Could any m10 or m40 upper oil pan fit?


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          • gespinal0301
            Grease Monkey
            • Jan 2011
            • 317

            #6
            I'm looking at the oil pan for the m40 and they look very similar just want to make sure before I start looking for one


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            • varg
              No R3VLimiter
              • May 2014
              • 3283

              #7
              An M40 oil pan would fit, but we didn't get the M40 in the US, so you won't likely find an M40 pan and no other M4X pan will fit, nor will the M10.

              IG @turbovarg
              '91 318is, M20 turbo
              [CoTM: 4-18]
              '94 525iT slicktop, M50B30 + S362SX-E, 600WHP DD or bust
              '93 RX-7 FD3S

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              • gespinal0301
                Grease Monkey
                • Jan 2011
                • 317

                #8
                Damn I was hoping the e36 pan would fit, this is proving near impossible to find an upper oil pan. There's a guy in the UK selling one on ebay for the m40, might have to go with that. I'll post a want ad here just in case. Thanks for the help!


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