e30 316i 1988 swap to 2.0 L jetronic

[vercruysse30]

Hi, I have an e30 stand I built a m20 2.0 L Jetronic there but the engine has the flat connector C101
but the chassis has the c101 round plug
Who can help me with schematics / information
how can I start this engine

[pacerpete]

[vercruysse30]

ok thanks,
the engine of 1985 and the chassis 1988 the motor connector is not the same

[Grrrmachine]

Hi, I have an e30 stand I built a m20 2.0 L Jetronic there but the engine has the flat connector C101
but the chassis has the c101 round plug
Who can help me with schematics / information

The Wiki has all the info you need:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/C101

[Speedtouch]

Why would you opt to use a pre-facelift L-Jet 320i engine in a facelift car? You should have gone for the later Motronic version, which gave around 129bhp instead of 125bhp, and is chippable for a bit more.

Still, to each their own...

[pacerpete]

Why would you opt to use a pre-facelift L-Jet 320i engine in a facelift car? You should have gone for the later Motronic version, which gave around 129bhp instead of 125bhp, and is chippable for a bit more.

Still, to each their own...

125 bhp back in the day before the auxilliary air slide stuck open and the f0000ked distributor got seized in the block with the timing 10 degrees retarded........

[Speedtouch]

Indeed. Oddly enough, my first E30, a 1984 L-Jet 320i, went very well indeed, until I had the cambelt changed at a Halfords superstore in Essex; I think they must have put the new one on one tooth out, as it wouldn't rev over 4,500rpm after that.

The second one I had, a 1987 L-Jet 320iSE 2-door, seemed alot slower for some reason, and idled too high due, I later learned after joining the E30 Zone, was probably down to the air slide valve sticking. Fortunately, I found a victim for it before having to resort to trying to fix it.