m42?

[carlosuss]

Hi, i'm new to the forum. I recently bought a 94' 318is, how do i tell if its a m42 or an m44?

[3seriesNut]

94 should have a m42. unless its had a engine swap.i bought a 91 the other day that has a damn m44 in it. so you never can tell

[Thurber]

The intake manifolds look quite different.  Like 3seriesnut said, you should have the M42 in the '94.  The M44 appeared about 6 months into 1995.  

The intake manifold of the M44:


The intake manifold of the M42:

[HoJo Ti]

The intake manifolds look quite different.  Like 3seriesnut said, you should have the M42 in the '94.  The M44 appeared about 6 months into 1995.  

The intake manifold of the M44:


The intake manifold of the M42:

The E36 M42 and the M44 use essentially the same manifold. That is the E30 M42 manifold.

[psyyambmw]

pretty ez, just identify the maf, the thing that attached to the air filter housing/cai. :cool:

if it look like a box with the black squal on top like the pic below. It's an m42

[psyyambmw]

If it looks like a black cylinder, on e36er 318. It's an m44.