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gnrsoul
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Post Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:20 am

325 manual gearbox got a second hand 325 box but there are 2 holes at one side of bellhousing old one dose not have this??

Can I sill use this box? What are the 2 holes for?

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Post Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:30 am

Yes you can still use the box

Sounds like it's from a prefacelift 325i with DME 1.1 and those holes were of the sensors used on the flywheel.
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Post Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:18 pm

Your engine has much more advanced electronics than the one this box was originally attached to, and uses a single sensor near the toothed crank pulley at the front of the engine to replace these two.
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Post Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:40 pm

Cheers that good to know thanks for getting back to me