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CraigG
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:50 am

could anyone point me in the direction of a list of the engine codes for beemers?

ive seen many Mxx named and not a clue what they are.

i think m42 is the 318is engine? right? wrong?

so does anyone have a list stating

mxx = 3xx or similar please?


they aint no where near as logical has vauxhall engine codes :( :P
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:07 am

i posted this link a while ago for some swap ideas it should help you out http://forums.mwerks.com/zerothread?id=912412
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:47 am

M42 = E30 318is, correct.

Dont' forget - the early E21 3-series M20 was designated M60. Just to be confusing.
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:49 am

kidsinister wrote:Dont' forget - the early E21 3-series M20 was designated M60. Just to be confusing.
Which is a code that was later assigned to some of BMWs V8 engines. Confused yet? winkeye
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:41 am

cheers guys :)