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robert1700
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1398 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: I am putting an I enigne into a Eta car |
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My new 86 eta has a blown engine, no biggy. Anyway I am wondering what I will need to put a i into a eta car. I have an air box, idler control, ecu and a rebuilt engine. I hope to keep the eta cooling system instead of changing it to the 88+ system to keep cost down. Is there anything else I will need? _________________ 1987 325i Convertible
51,000+ miles
Sold to a friend car is now destroyed, such a same.
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e30_325es
Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 1159 Location: Annapolis, MD
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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All sensors, esp. crank position, oil level, coolant temp, afm, and entire engine harness. If you use the eta starter you will have to cut and splice some wires, but it's no biggy. _________________
86 325es The Super Eta.....
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cmcon98
Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 1844 Location: Boston
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:19 am Post subject: |
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If you have the engine harness and ECU from the engine you're installing, it should be no problem. As for the cooling system, it should work fine as long as you make sure to install all of the coolant temp sensors from your engine into the eta thermostat housing. Obviously, you'll have to install a tach from an "i" car to reflect the higher redline, and probably other little detail stuff. _________________ Cirrusblau '88 325iC 5-speed
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robert1700
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1398 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Right now my eta has a moto meter ecu, the ecu that I have came from a vdo donor car. Do I need to worry about the moto meter/vdo instrument panel thing? _________________ 1987 325i Convertible
51,000+ miles
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dale
Joined: 22 Aug 1999 Posts: 3087 Location: Seattle, WA USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: |
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Robert,
You don't _have_ to do anything with your cluster, but you'll max your tach if you get on it getting on the freeway.
If you want to swap parts in the cluster, I think you have to keep VDO and Motometer pieces seperate, but the whole cluster is a direct swap back and forth. _________________ http://www.unofficialbmw.com
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sold in 2016
87 325 5spd eta |
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robert1700
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1398 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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So now I am looking for an engine. Any for sale? I want a good one, looking to pay around 2K for one. _________________ 1987 325i Convertible
51,000+ miles
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wazzu70
Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 838 Location: Issaquah, WA
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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robert1700 wrote: | looking to pay around 2K for one. |
wow, thats a lot.
www.car-part.com had some listed in the NW. You can also call Joe Funk in Portland as he usually has one of everything it seems. You shouldnt be spending much over 1k for a motor _________________ -Nick
1984 BMW 325e
1991 BMW 325i
1976 Honda CB400F Super Sport
"The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" |
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robert1700
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1398 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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I want a really good motor, I just can not afford a rebuild right now. _________________ 1987 325i Convertible
51,000+ miles
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tncean
Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 1652 Location: Chattanooga, Tn.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: |
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Unless you know the engine history, be wise to do a head job on a used engine. Most seem to have lots of miles. Would think head re-do, tbelt, hoses, etc, would be under 2k, including cost of used motor.
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cmcon98
Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 1844 Location: Boston
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: |
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A two thousand dollar used M20 had better have under 50,000 miles on it. For that much money you could do a very budget-conscious M50 swap. I don't know about in Seattle, but around here (Boston) you can get a good M20 "i" motor with 150,000 miles or so for well under $1000.
If you can find one with lower miles, it may be worth more, but these cars are 20 years old, and I would verify anything purporting to have under 100,000 miles VERY carefully.
Good Luck with your project. _________________ Cirrusblau '88 325iC 5-speed
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Bimmerboy91
Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 126
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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xcuse the newbee question but, could you put in an s52 engine in an eta car? _________________ '91 325I Cabrio - its gone
'87 325/e- the driver
I GOTTA get me an "i" again |
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dale
Joined: 22 Aug 1999 Posts: 3087 Location: Seattle, WA USA
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robert1700
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1398 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think I am going to go all out and put a 850CSI enigne in my car. You only live once, the dreams! _________________ 1987 325i Convertible
51,000+ miles
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