motronic vs. l-jetronic

[87mtech27]

which is better of the two, also will all of the wiring loom have to be changed to convert l-jet to motronic?

[Brianmoooore]

l-jet is to cars like an abacus is to computing.
Motronic, on the other hand, is a PC at least. A few years old one, but essentially the same as the latest models, although somewhat slower and less sophisticated.
Changing will need a loom change, mainly because the ECU plug has many more pins, and a fresh oil pressure switch, because the plug is different.

[87mtech27]

thanks Brian

will anything else have to be changed aswell?

[87mtech27]

by the way are all 325i's motronic,
from what i know the later 325i's had a 1.3 motronic ecu.
is this right or was that just for the south african market

[AlpineAde]

Mine's an Aus delivered car and has 1.3, if that's any help.

[87mtech27]

Mine's an Aus delivered car and has 1.3, if that's any help.

what year was it made

[Coyote_ar]

afaik, all 325i are motronic. all 325e are motronic. all 323i are ljet. pre 87 320i are ljet, post 87 are motronic.

cant tell which version for motronic though.

[Speedtouch]

Motronic 1.3 came with the 1988-on models of 320i and 325i. Prior to this, early 325i's used Motronic 1.1 or similar, with pre-1988 320i and 323i models having analogue L-Jetronic.

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

[87mtech27]

Motronic 1.3 came with the 1988-on models of 320i and 325i. Prior to this, early 325i's used Motronic 1.1 or similar, with pre-1988 320i and 323i models having analogue L-Jetronic.

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

thankz

[AlpineAde]

Mine's an Aus delivered car and has 1.3, if that's any help.

what year was it made

1989