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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: doigal on June 30, 2006, 12:00:58 AM

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: doigal on June 30, 2006, 12:00:58 AM

Bit of a strange question, but from looks alone, is this more likly to be a m40 or an m42 engine?



Thanks!

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: bmwman91 on June 30, 2006, 12:11:01 AM

Looks to be the M40 used on E36's.  Definitely not a US model.

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: StreetSpec_iS on June 30, 2006, 12:26:00 AM

m43 cuz

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: johna on June 30, 2006, 12:26:28 AM

That's no M40 or M42 engine - look at the timing case cover. Doesn't look like any of their engines and it is sitting way too low down IMO.

At one point BMW trialled the Australian-designed 'Orbital Engine'. Maybe it is one of those?

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: doigal on June 30, 2006, 12:32:02 AM

Its a japanese engine. I didnt think it was the m42, but i wanted to be sure.

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: StreetSpec_iS on June 30, 2006, 12:47:47 AM

hmmm, im actually thinking its m40 with m43 intake.

actually, no, not even that. lol.

why dont you guys think its m40. it looks pretty m40 to me.

(http://www.eurohand.neostrada.pl/1111/silniki/bmw16.jpg)

(http://www.e30gronau.de/faq/kaufberatung/images/m40.gif)

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: johna on June 30, 2006, 04:16:54 AM

I stand corrected - it is definately an M40.

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: doigal on June 30, 2006, 08:50:18 AM

Thanks guys, the search continues then!

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: 318-is on July 05, 2006, 11:07:40 AM

its na m40, easily tood by the fact its only got a single cam (look at the size of the timing case)

steer clear of this engine, very unreliable one over here in the UK!

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: tim_s on July 05, 2006, 04:50:25 PM

Quote from: 318-is

its na m40, easily tood by the fact its only got a single cam (look at the size of the timing case)

steer clear of this engine, very unreliable one over here in the UK!

i dunno dan, my old man had an M plate e36 many moons ago which i think had the m40 (94 car - never really cared what engine it had i must admit) and it had done nearly 200k miles by the end, never gave any grief, never used any oil, was quiet and good on fuel etc. whats your reasoning for them being very unreliable dude!?
as for the engine, def a bog standard run-of-the-mill m40, with a bog standard inlet manifold without DISA, only fitted to m40s not m43s, and a bog standard plastic timing belt cover found on all of them.

Title: What engine is this?
Post by: m44power on March 17, 2007, 05:18:32 PM

its a m40 316 pre 1993 E36