'83 318i m52b28 alpinweiss

[Mr Mpower]

Well, after a lot of thought, ideas, intentions and conversations with a friend, this has finally begun.
The patient in question is a (very) early 1983, initially wearing a M10b18 but maybe it is a little small for certain requirements.












At first without being aware that i would soon have an engine in my house, just to improve the car, i made the 5 lug swap and put a set of cheap coilovers (only for now)...









My GF wants to help



Well, the interesting thing occurs when a friend offered me a M52B28 with some work done (e34 oil pan, exhaust adapted to the chassis, m50 intake ..)











And a little trailer/spoiler pic.

[M-technik-3]

Nice early chassis, where in Spain are you? I travel to Rota and Sevilla and I see a ton of French cars these days.

[spanish pants]

Nice early chassis, where in Spain are you? I travel to Rota and Sevilla and I see a ton of French cars these days.

That´s odd, i´m in Rota. What brings you to these parts ?

Now back on topic. Don Mr. Mpower, which coilovers are you running?

[Mr Mpower]

Nice early chassis, where in Spain are you? I travel to Rota and Sevilla and I see a ton of French cars these days.

Thanks! the car is rust-free, that's very difficult here.
im in jerez de la frontera, cadiz! near to rota...in fact the car is in jerez the la frontera...but i work in sevilla!!

That´s odd, i´m in Rota. What brings you to these parts ?

Now back on topic. Don Mr. Mpower, which coilovers are you running?

Rota? we are very near! glad to hear this! maybe you want to come to the next meet? PM me with your phone number!

the coilovers are JOM!

[M-technik-3]

Rota and Moron are AMC stops. I know Jerez been there a few times and Cadiz.

[spanish pants]

Rota and Moron are AMC stops. I know Jerez been there a few times and Cadiz.

I should have guessed, Almost everything here revolves around the base.
Next time you stop by let me know, we can talk E30´s over cheap beers and fried pork rinds.

[spanish pants]

Thanks! the car is rust-free, that's very difficult here.
im in jerez de la frontera, cadiz! near to rota...in fact the car is in jerez the la frontera...but i work in sevilla!!



Rota? we are very near! glad to hear this! maybe you want to come to the next meet? PM me with your phone number!

the coilovers are JOM!

I should have known you were near. The "Madre Coraje" clothes bins looked very familiar :nice:
I used to go to the meets with Albertosi and the other guys from Seville, when i am in Spain, but my work keeps me busy and it´s been a while since i have been able to go.
Also, i have neglected my 318is since i got the E34. I need to get back on it before i take it to a meet. It´s not too presentable.

Anyway, check your inbox later for a PM.

[Mr Mpower]

I should have known you were near. The "Madre Coraje" clothes bins looked very familiar :nice:
I used to go to the meets with Albertosi and the other guys from Seville, when i am in Spain, but my work keeps me busy and it´s been a while since i have been able to go.
Also, i have neglected my 318is since i got the E34. I need to get back on it before i take it to a meet. It´s not too presentable.

Anyway, check your inbox later for a PM.

i think there is one guy in my group who knows albertosi, his name is tasio, he have a white 4 door 320 m20b25 swapped.

this is the last meet i've organized

[M-technik-3]

I should have guessed, Almost everything here revolves around the base.
Next time you stop by let me know, we can talk E30´s over cheap beers and fried pork rinds.

Will do, we hang out at los Archo's Chris the owner is from NH. He's a good friend of our unit.

[Mr Mpower]

22/12/2013

Knowing that the engine is on the way, we proceed to take out the small but indestructible M10 from the chassis.
Here some other rides.



Along with some e30 friends begins the operation, remove the hood of the car and start to remove all wires, filter, air hoses and fuel, masses, transmission, clutch line ..





And in less than 1 hour or so, we have the 4 cyl out.

[Mr Mpower]

23/12/2003

Once the engine arrived home, I see what I have and what I need.



need:
-e34 throttle cable
-driveshaft (328 i suppose)
-cooling system
-i have no power steering, i need a e36 one

Already with the m52 at home and said, I see that I have two harness.

In a box full wiring m50 e34 with red label 413 ecu, initially each cable was labeled, after checking out, I notice that the tags are wrong and correct it, perhaps for this reason is mounted wiring m52.
In the engine, mid installed,a m52 harness without ecu .. I need to get one and delete the immobilizer.

At firs i want to go m52's route, i need to identify each wire and see if it's well installed, ... for the m50 correcion use this scheme but im not sure if it will be the same if the m52, I have to confirm.

oil pressure sensor BRN/GRN or BRN/GRY

front coolant temperature sensor (ECU) BRN/RED BRN

rear coolant temperature sensor (Gauge Sensor) BRN/YEL BRN/VIO

crank position sensor YEL i dont have any wire with only yellow, the most likely is yellow/black and yello/without colour

cam position sensor YEL RED/WHT BRN/ORG

VANOS solenoid RED/WHT GRN/BLU

knock sensor, 1-3 BLK NCA DME PIN 70

knock sensor, 4-6 BLK NCA DME PIN 69i dont know wich knock sensor go with wich connector

throttle position sensor (TPS) BRN BRN/BLK RED/YEL

intake air temperature (IAT) sensor BRN GRY

idle control valve (ICV) WHT/YEL RED/WHT WHT/GRN

Evaporative emissions valve BRN RED/WHT

And the second day ends like this.

[Mr Mpower]

Throughout christmas we have been collecting parts like m52 ecu, specific motor mounts for the swap ,wiring





We have researching about the wiring, this is an early e30 and it have square c101 and this is a bit differente from the round c101 of the typical e30 .



My GF again helping to clean




some pictures..

[Mr Mpower]

well the new wiring diagram is this

C101 rectangular ……………x20 redondo………………función
1 azul…………………………………25 azul………………………alternador
4 marron/verde………………12 marron/violeta……temp refrigerante en marcador
7 verde/violeta……………………13 verde/violeta………bomba de gasolina
8 negro/amarillo…………….18 negro/amarillo……….arranque
9 negro……………………………20 negro……………………este empalme no estoy seguro de que sea asi, pero creo que la señal de rpm
10 verde…………………………21 verde………………….alimentacion centralita
16 marron/verde...............23 marron/verde……presión de aceite
17 blanco/azul……………….19 blanco/verde………reset de indicador de intervalo de mantenimiento

the pin 6 c101 in europe isn't neccesary and in my x20 i dont have pin 22
the same with pin 15 x20..i don't have a place to plug in my c101..i hear it can be plugged in pin 18x20??

the car cranks but don't start.
ews deleted
it have fuel and spark too i think..

[Mr Mpower]

now im sure that i have spark and fuel

[Rdreas]

Have you checked your crank position sensor? it can be checked with a volt meter don't quote me on this but i think it should read 540 ohms of resistance if it is good. I would also see if you have a fuel pressure regulator if you have fuel and spark. This is what my issue was and the quick check was to use some pliers and clamp the return line and see if it starts. If it does you need a fpr.