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compatibility of crank sensors????
« on: July 12, 2014, 06:20:20 PM »
so i have a e30 m42 which needs a new crank sensor and i wanted to know if an e36 m42 crank sensor wud be compatible since they have the same engine? can anyone confirm this?

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Re: compatibility of crank sensors????
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2014, 06:50:32 PM »
 I got on to RockAuto.com and did a search on my 1991 E30 M42 and compared to what came up in a 1994 E36 318i and the sensors were not the same.

RealOEM..com says they are not the same as well:

E30 1991 318is M42
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=11_4308&hg=11&fg=10
Pulse Sensor/Crank Sensor: 12141721504 


E36 1994 318is
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BE53&mospid=47480&btnr=11_0156&hg=11&fg=10
Pulse Sensor/Crank Sensor: 12141247259   <-- after 9/1993
Pulse Sensor/Crank Sensor: 12141734818  <-- before 9/1993

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Re: compatibility of crank sensors????
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2014, 04:24:12 PM »
LOL, just posted the same info on your other thread:
http://www.m42club.com/forum/index.php?topic=18397.msg126494#msg126494

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