How does the 318is get fuel!

[02stu]

I bought a 318is awhile back with a blown engine and I'm trying to get it running. I swapped the engine out and now I'm not getting any fuel, so I craweled under the car and noticed that it does not have the typical fuel pump next to the filter, all it has is a metal ring where the pump normal is and no wires indicating that there used to be a pump there. Does the intake pump supply all the pressure or is there a pump I don't know about? I guess I'll have to add a pump to support the m50.

[FredK]

It's an in-tank pump, and people that have swapped M/S5x engines have used the stock 318 fuel pump with no problems.

[lordofthewaters]

I bought a 318is awhile back with a blown engine and I'm trying to get it running. I swapped the engine out and now I'm not getting any fuel, so I craweled under the car and noticed that it does not have the typical fuel pump next to the filter, all it has is a metal ring where the pump normal is and no wires indicating that there used to be a pump there. Does the intake pump supply all the pressure or is there a pump I don't know about? I guess I'll have to add a pump to support the m50.

As I understand it from my BMW mechanic, these pumps (in tank) have a tendency to go bad after sitting for a while unused (he says over a period of weeks to months, depending on the condition it was in when "parked". I'd start there.

[asubimmer]

all e30's have in take pumps, some (early models) mave two pumps. One in tank and one above the fuel filter.

[02stu]

moving on, where is the fuel pump relay on a 91 318is? Can I swap it with any of the other relays to test it? I know its in the fuse box but where.
Thanks again
-Stu

[asubimmer]

^^it should be right by your PS resvoir, the relay furthest from the resv.