found a motor on craigslist

[jrobie79]

it costs 900 bux.
"Complete Euro Turbo M106 Motronic 3.5L straight 6 cylinder Engine, complete with all computers/ECUs, complete un-cut wiring harness, alternator, belts/pulleys, injectors, head, block, intake/throttle body, turbo, manifold, downpipe, turbo intake tubes, AFM, plugs/wires, intercooler, water pump, starter, turbo cooler (for when car turns off), air filter, oil cooler with lines and oil filter to match, power steering pump, a/c condenser, heat shielding, and other misc. parts. This engine was a very clean removal and nothing was damaged or butchered. The engine is from a rare limited edition 1986 Euro 745I highline which had 132k miles on it."

from the ad...


for 900 is this a good deal, and how much would it cost to throw it into my 1990 318i? i got a welder so i would be able to make some mounts or something, anyone got any info on this?

[george graves]

Is it in a running car? that would be nice to drive the car before hand. That's the only advice I have.

I've never used one, but I though there was "lead down" testers that you punp compressed air into the closed cylinder and then measure the time it takes for the compressed air to leak out.

Besides from that, it could have a cracked head, burnt turbo, ect...Good news is 132K in nothing on a m30 motor.

I would only buy it knowing that you might have to rebuild the head/turbo. The bottem end will be fine.

Pricewise it's a fair deal, I paid $800 shipped for my 90k M30.

HTH...

[euroshark]

I wouldnt expect it to have a messed up head, BMW updated the M30 head in '83 to help with the cracking issues. $900 is a good deal for a complete motor with electronics and everything.

Expect almost $300 for e30.de mounts, money for the exhaust, hoist rental, at least $150 for misc supplies and fluids... You might have to figure out how to get a driveshaft that fits either by using one from another Bimmer or having one shortened.

Getting it physically in the car is not a huge challenge. Getting the car driveable takes a long time as anyone who has done an M30 / M50 / S50 / S38 swap can tell you. Its all in the god damn details....