325i engine in the 320!?!?!?!?!?

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:31 pm

hi all, im on about buying the 325i (pre facelift engine) for my facelift 320i. got a few questions...
1/ will my radiator/cooling system work with it?

2/ will my obc work with it?(need it cos its saved my ass a few times)

3/ will the downpipes/exhaust work with it?

4/ will the 320 diff be ok?

5/ am i makeing a big fuss over nothing..... is it just plug and play!

any help would be greatly appreciated

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:34 pm

diff might not be up to the job.. its prob a small case..

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:34 pm

the only problem i can see is that early 325s use differnt ecu
so youd need to swap that and the engine loom over and maybe a few other parts

im sure someone will know exactly whats needed

obc will need sensors from orig engine

exhaust i think is different

diff nono

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:35 pm

better off swapping to the later loom and ecu..

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:39 pm

how easy is it to swap looms over??? this is getting scary!

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:40 pm

Better off swapping to later engine loom and ecu and getting an early engine whilst you're at it then... Higher compression aren't they?

Jai

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:23 pm

e30bmlover wrote:how easy is it to swap looms over??? this is getting scary!

Easy! Leave them connected to the engines when you swap them.

Post Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:44 pm

you'll also ned pickup sensor and pulleys from your 320