E30 318iS motor?

[doucy2]

Early model 318i's had the M10. Late model 318i's had the M40 and 318is's had the M42.

If you take a look here in the tech section, all will be explained:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/tech/breakdown/breakdown.htm

Late model 318i's (4drs) also had the m42, but lets not get to technical ha.

[tjts1]

Late model 318i's had the M40 and 318is's had the M42.

All 1991 318i and 318is had M42s in the US. There are no M40s in the US.

[AndrewBird]

Early model 318i's had the M10. Late model 318i's had the M40 and 318is's had the M42.

If you take a look here in the tech section, all will be explained:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/tech/breakdown/breakdown.htm

[fiftytakedowns]

lol wut

[Alkasquawlik]

No wonder your girlfriend left you.

basically

[Turf1600]

Both the iS and I share the same engine you dolt.
Can you really not search.... there is a whole M42 subforum....

No wonder your girlfriend left you.

[Vethen]

Just to show you why I though I'd ask for some help from people I'd expect not to get all offensive.... yes wiki says m42. Several other sites i found both said m40 for some reason. So in my confusion why not ask people who should know? makes perfect sense to me...


plus how should i have known they used the same engine if i didnt know what engine it had? is it really that had to just to answer a question and not call people stupid? =P

[ob_318is]

he cant type in the engine spec name into google if he doesn't know what it is.

I felt the same way but I justified it, by the title ... "Let me Google that for you". So he did not need to know the kind of motor, because someone else found knew it and found links for him...I am guess ;x

[doucy2]

another fail due to lack of

[Alkasquawlik]

Both the iS and I share the same engine you dolt.
Can you really not search.... there is a whole M42 subforum....

[Vethen]

/sigh

it seems they all have a different one =P obviously.

I wanted to know the "IS" version of it, all the googe engine gives me is the "I"

Ty to everyone who helped.

[iamsam]

wait doesn't the 318is have the V-12? mine does...

[Hick]

wut? it has an m10b18 motor you n00bs

[iamsam]

name calling is kinda gay, but dude, you really could have just typed BMW E30 3 series into wikipedia.

[naplesE30]

www.m42club.com a site dedicated to our beloved 318's.