E30 Zone

is there any difference between m20b25 camshaft and m20b20 ...

thanks for the tip....head has been pressure tested allready and all ok..valve guides on cylinder no one and two are worn...some scars on the cam bearings/journals...looks like im better of looking for another head...getting one from a friend who is swapping his for a M30...will need to check that f...

ok will try and let u guys know....what have i done to the head?nothing much other than what i have mentioned...any recomendation? http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss82/super_e30/Image071.jpg before http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss82/super_e30/Image073.jpg after degreaser http://i564.photobuc...

ok got it....will try polish it...any tips on how do i do it correctly..machine on manually?autosol?

ok got it....will try polish it...any tips on how do i do it correctly..machine on manually?autosol?

thanks for all your reply.....ok i m getting the rocker shaft too....my concern about the combustion chamber is its alittle rough and matt in colour opposed to polished...is this ok or do i need to polish it or do i need to find another head...im worried about carbon build up.....but correct me if i...

thanks for the comments guys....what can i do from here....i have cleaned the head with chemical then pressure tested for cracks and resurfaced it 6 thou and the head height is 125.05mm after that..lastly sandblasted it except the gasket surface.....my worry is the combustion chamber ....pls advice....

i send my cylinder head to the machine shop to be resurfaced and they recomended me to sanblast it.question is when it came back they did sanblast the combustion chamber as well and its like met grey colour and alittle rough.is this ok....pls advice...or do i need to polish it...

i just puuled out the valves and valve springs out today and found out that the bigger spring is slightly shorter than the smaller spring.is this normal?

I C.....thanks mate....

i have the same problem.my car is switchable auto and im planning to swap for manual.can i use the same loom and 6 wire tps or do i need to change it?any disadvantage?

typical m40 camshaft worn symptom...mine is the same...thats why im swaping in an m20 into it...

thanks....ill keep that in mind...what about valves and rockers?

im rebuilding a m20b25 before i plant it in my e30 318i.any idea what brand rebuild kit is best for the job..and how much?

ya whats cover is that?looks neet though...

anyone???

i see....just that often there is many options in ETK such as 'FOR VEHICLES WITH' options fitted that was my concern....anyway thanks for the advice...cheers

i need a RHD 325i 91 (M) sport with full option(abs,obc,obd) vin number as im swaping my M40 for a 325i sport from a Japan spec LHD (A) 1990 donour car.i need a vin no to order parts for manual RHD spec preferebly with '380' ecu.can someone help me out here.thanks in advance...

can someone advice me which fan to use for my m20b25 swap 9 or 11 blade as i live in a hot climate country...as far as i checked the 9 blade item is 420mm and the 11 blade is 410mm...is there and diff?has anyone tryed...

the engine loom is the same just that the loom after the c101 to meter cluster is too short.....im gonna try use the one from my m40 and see if it works .....any idea?

thanks for the advice mate....ill stick with it then...

thanks r the advice but some are telling me ill loose some low end torque and idle problems.....is this true?

hi,im swaping my m40 for a m20b25.is the any difference if i replace the cat with a not cat earlier type exhause....will this effect performance or consuption?

nice to c someone who is swaping a m40 to m20b25 cause im doing the same at the moment.my car is RHD and the donour car is LHD.will the facelift 325i engine loom work perfectly if i just connect it to the c 101 cause the LHD loom to the meter cluster is shorter?

thanks for the info....i have the bible and the problem is my bellhousing says HC....tried searching realoem for all the year production for e30,e34, e28 but didnt find any that matched....need help if anyone knows how do i see the part no for the gearbox besides the alphbet code....thanks....

hi, im currently swapping my 318i motor for a m20b25 from a auto donor car...i purchased a manual getrag 260 box separately and i would just like to know how to tell what car or model it came from...where do i c the part no?how do i know if its a sport or overdrive box....thanx

i changed my M40 injectors to 520 M50 ones 2 years back without any adjustments.Runs fine till today.The M50 ones have 4 pintles oposed to the M40 single pintle ones hence it fills up the combustion chamber better.u will get better mid range torque.

can use 34 oil sump and e28 M5 mounts....

thanks for the link bro but i allready checked it out...i just want to know if its physically different so i will know the difference when i purchase it...anyone with pics will help...

i am planing to change mine...so just wanted to know if anyone knows the difference in the 325i ones....e30 restoration bible says there are two types

1)standard 318i - 31 12 9058 815
2)up-rated 325i - 31 12 9058 931

i dont know if they are physically different.....

hi can someone tell me whats the difference between the e30 318i standard lower arm bush and the 325i item....apparently the part number for both the item are different too...assumed it was the same exept the m3 (offset caster) item...it would be helpfull if any of u guys can show me some pics of th...

hi,i live in malaysia n own a e30 318i rhd and would like to swap the engine to a m42.the problem is its allmost impossiblemto find a e30 m42 arround here and only the e36 m42 is available.my question is can i fit the wiring loom from the e36 without any modification?has anyone done this before?pls ...

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sandblast cylinder head

valve spring height

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engine rebuild kit..what brand?

VIN NUMBER

clutch fan

with or w/out cat

m40 to m20b25

getrag 260 identification...

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Re: e36 into e30

325 lower arm bush

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