Not mine: cheap M54b30

[Andrew325is]

Rebuild or use the parts to build a M50 stroker? Or maybe it just needs a new valve cover. Who knows. Most of the damage visible on the engine is mostly plastic trim like the valve cover and the engine mounts are broke. The only damage I can see to the metal is on the front where there's a screw bent out. I didn't have a breaker bar with to try to rotate it. A plug I pulled looked good and the oil smelled okay. It's in an 02 330i at the Sherwood, OR Pick-n-Pull. Transmission is automatic. Here's the VIN: WBAEV53492KM23067. I didn't do a carfax but a quick Google search comes up with some auction ads dated last August with about 143k miles.

Sorry for the crappy phone pix:

[e30austin]

Hmm...

[Dirtsquirt]

Austin... I'll give you $50 (on top of the crank cost) to pull the crank. I also need the turn signal stalk out of that car... I grabbed the mf steering wheel out of it on my way back from the dunes last week.

[Gear_Head13]

Does it have the ecu with it?? If so I'm in need of one!!! Pm me

[Andrew325is]

The ECU was already gone when I got there.

[Gear_Head13]

Does anybody know (or has tried) to use the m54 (2.5 or 3.0) block with a single vanos or non vanos head? Are they compatible? I have not seen one in pieces so I don't know if the water jackets & what not would line up, but it sure would be nice to have a alum block! Just throwing it out there guys...

[ScHpAnKy]

Interested in the rotating assembly if you decide to take it apart.