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[FoxXx325echo]

ok, as far as i know the 325e came with the M20 B27...correct me if im wrong here...but i just ran my VIN on http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi . and this is what i got back...

Chassis number 9507270
Vehicle code 1254
Series E30
Model 325e
Body type coupe
Catalog model USA
Production date 1984 / 10
Engine M20
Transmission Manual
Steering Left
Catalyzer YES

Additional Information for Vehicle code 1254
Production FROM : 1983/12/01 TO : 1988/06/30
EngineM20 B25
Engine Oil4.25 Liter
TransmissionManual
Transmission ModelGetrag 260/5
Transmission Oil1.25 Liter
Rear Axle Oil1.70 Liter
Coolant(w/o Air Conditioner)10.50 Liter
Coolant(with Air Conditioner)11.00 Liter
Brake fluid1.00 Liter
Remarks :


now according to this, it says i have the M20 B25, which the car does have (the tach's redline matches the motor also)...is this some sort of odd factory oops, because i cant find anything ANYWHERE for a 1985 2.5l...could someoene help shed a little light on this befuddlement i have found...
Thanks in advance

[FoxXx325echo]

anybody? everything that i am looking at is telling me that a 1985 e is supposed to have a M20B27...

[Mike325]

Your car has the m20b27. Someone must have put in the i cluster. My eta came with an i cluster and it confused the hell out of me for a day or two. Look under the hood at the intake, opposite the throttle body. Does it have a valve looking thing with a fuel line going into it? Also, does the vlave cover, towards the back of it, have a braket on it? About 3 inches long and half an inch wide?

If yes to any (which will mean all) of these questions, you have an eta.

The first m20b25 car in the U.S was I believe the 87 325is.

[FoxXx325echo]

Your car has the m20b27. Someone must have put in the i cluster. My eta came with an i cluster and it confused the hell out of me for a day or two. Look under the hood at the intake, opposite the throttle body. Does it have a valve looking thing with a fuel line going into it? Also, does the vlave cover, towards the back of it, have a braket on it? About 3 inches long and half an inch wide?

If yes to any (which will mean all) of these questions, you have an eta.

The first m20b25 car in the U.S was I believe the 87 325is.

sorry for the crappy cell phone pics, but my digicam is dead to the world ATM, There was an open house at a local BMW shop (Reggie's Motorworks) shortly after i picked my e up, and that is where i was told that i have the 2.5. Pardon my ignorance, but on this site as well http://www.vrchlabi.cz/e30/ruzne/enginenumber/ it says that the M20B25 was run from 1985-1986 then replaced by the M20B25Kat from 1986-1992. Maybe i just dont know what im talking about...lol




and here is an image of a m20b25 that i got from wikipedia...looks the same to me...

[MikeE30325i]

i have no idea. thats some wierd shit.

you dont have a late model radiator though.

engine swap is probably the culprit.

[FoxXx325echo]

i was figuring on engine swap, but where can i find casting numbers to see what year the engine is out of? **sigh** this means tune ups are gonna have to be planned accordingly...lol...and since the odo gears are practically gummy bears, i have no idea how many miles are on it...

LOL...the two mikes had me confused for a sec...lol...wow i think its too early for me

[Mike325]

That is not the m20b27. You have a motor swap. That could be the seta or the i engine.

[MikeE30325i]

i am not sure where the casting numbers are, but i know there is a thread here that details the process.


yeah my odo is boken too, i just do everything often.

[FredK]

or an i manifold?

[MikeE30325i]

or an i manifold?

no his car has that plug in against the firewall on the drivers side. only late models have that.

[Mike325]

And valve cover. This is seriously fucking confusing the shit out of me. Look under the hood at the vacuume routing sticker. It will say e,es or i.

[Mike325]

no his car has that plug in against the firewall on the drivers side. only late models have that.

My 87 has that.

[MikeE30325i]

My 87 has that.

my bad, i meant cars with the m20b25.

[Fanzotti]

You my friend have just won the E30 lottery!

The thing that confuses me is you said you ran your VIN numer and it said you had an e but that it came with an I engine. How is this? It would make sense if you ran the motor number but your running the Vin? someone please explain?

[MikeE30325i]

You my friend have just won the E30 lottery!

The thing that confuses me is you said you ran your VIN numer and it said you had an e but that it came with an I engine. How is this? It would make sense if you ran the motor number but your running the Vin? someone please explain?

maybe the person went to some official place and got it all taken care of and official.

just a wild stab in the dark.