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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: 91318isfoundation on July 10, 2008, 03:04:27 PM

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: 91318isfoundation on July 10, 2008, 03:04:27 PM

must i change the wiring harness for this procedure? anything else i should consider? engine is in transit to where my car has been sitten for 1+ yrs now

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: hesgone2fast on July 10, 2008, 03:21:53 PM

Please do a little search first...
http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6071

You have to change complete intake manifold, oil pan, oil pick up, complete wiring harness, and ECU.
Good luck!

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: E30nate on July 10, 2008, 11:10:31 PM

Quote from: hesgone2fast;53080

Please do a little search first...
http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6071

You have to change complete intake manifold, oil pan, oil pick up, complete wiring harness, and ECU.
Good luck!

if you are putting it into an e30 you keep the stock wiring harness & ecu. you only need to change the other mentioned stuff.

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: hesgone2fast on July 12, 2008, 05:54:44 AM

Quote from: E30nate;53109

if you are putting it into an e30 you keep the stock wiring harness & ecu. you only need to change the other mentioned stuff.

That´s what I meant, you need to use the E30 wiring harness, I said change the complete wiring harness reffering to the E36 engine harness.

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: 91318isfoundation on July 22, 2008, 12:30:32 PM

why is it that the oil pans must be changed?? cuz i actually dont have the oil pan from my m42 that im taking out...

Title: e36 m42 into e30
Post by: E30nate on July 23, 2008, 12:54:43 AM

the e30 has a two piece oil pan with the sump in the front. the e36 has a single piece oil pan with the sump in the rear.