COP Brackets: Your Preferences?

[sheepdog]

Sheepster, you get your pump/timing case rebuilt yet?

Ahh, well... no.

I have been busy, plus the bolts holding the trans to the oil pan are frozen in place. I have almost ripped the head off one, and have been contemplating options as well as soaking it with RB rustbuster to loosen it up. I think in the end, at least one, is going to have to be removed with a grinder and vice grips once the pan is loose. Pretty much sure I can do this without lifting the engine. I am just goig to drop the upper pan a 1/2in and slde in the new gasket.

Everything is ready go back in place once I get those last 3 bolts. Just finding time is the problem. Oh and order the oil pickup, I missed that on the parts order I made.

Once that is done, I get to look forward to doing an auto-to-manual conversion on the Miata.. yay!  Too many projects too little time and money.

[bmwman91]

Haha, yes time & money are waay too scarce.  Yeah, pulling the upper pan was not necessary to get the job DONE, but I am the sort that likes to blast every last nut & bolt with degreaser & have everything nice & clean like new.  I was also paranoid about more metal tidbits hiding in there, although it would be highly unlikely to find them all the way up there.  Good luck man!  Take pics of the Miata project, too.  My neighbor had one and it was fun to work on/drive.

[mcfir7]

is there gainin usisng bremi agaisnt bosch coil?

i m using a e36 m42,comes wit a coil pack 4 coil in one pack.

can i mod to this?is there any gain from mine to this?

[mcfir7]

mmm

[m42 fan]

OK, I know I'm late to the party on this one (along with the MAF conversion), but you can count me IN as well.

Any updates on how this is going?  just wondering

Brian

[tim_s]

quick question, whats wrong with the n42 style cops? look like they'd fit better...

[D. Clay]

quick question, whats wrong with the n42 style cops? look like they'd fit better...

Is that a typo - n42 instead of M42.
If not, what is an N42?

[tim_s]

nope! do you not get it in the states? 318ci valvetronic engine... google it dude! the COPs have a really small head so look like they would fit our valve cover much better...

[D. Clay]

realoem.com shows it to be a Euro model. BMAParts.com shows the 318 ending in '99 in the US. Maybe some of the Bimmophiles know the scoop on this, knows a source for this part, and has tried it. The N42 is a nice little motor with balance shafts etc. and won some awards for BMW.

[2002maniac]

quick question, whats wrong with the n42 style cops? look like they'd fit better...

The connectors are different IIRC.  You would have to put new connectors on the harness.

[tim_s]

The connectors are different IIRC.  You would have to put new connectors on the harness.

yup, is no major drama though! im more interested in the fundamental fitment, boot length, coil dwell etc, just seems like it may potentially be better than chopping up the later M5x coils as its smaller and should fit the valve cover better. I don't yet know if they're 3 or 2 wire coils though, which may be of concern if you're running motronic - it doesn't really matter to me (running MS)

[bmwman91]

Are these the coils that have threaded bodies and are secured by that rather than by a set of small bolts?  Fitment would be interesting as they might be facing the wrong way, making it really hard to get a connector on there.

I think they would have to be 3-pin connectors.  The primary couil needs a + & -, and the secondary has 1 pin for output and is "grounded" through the spark plug.

[D. Clay]

I finally got around to putting my bmwman91 bracket on. It was a piece of cake - went right on. Still looking at wiring and cover stuff.

[MustPayDaddy]

hey bmwman, do you got any more of these left?  looking into doin this mod sometime soon.

[nickmpower]

yeah i need one too