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darkchild
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Post Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:55 am

Quick question peeps. Does a 2000 X Plate 318ci have a M43 engine or the later valvetronic one? When did BMW stop using the M43 in them?

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Andyboy
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Post Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:15 am

2000X will have the M43. The Valvetronic engine is something to be avoided at all costs - that arrived in September 2001.
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Post Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:18 am

Andyboy wrote:2000X will have the M43. The Valvetronic engine is something to be avoided at all costs - that arrived in September 2001.
Cheers Andyboy. I was hoping that would be the case, the M43 in my E36 has been a superb little thing.
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Post Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:50 pm

Why Andy? my father in law to be had a 52 plate 318i saloon with this 2.0 4 pot he had it from new until recently and clocked over 80k in it and it never missed a beat. I thought it was pretty good the times i drove it
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Post Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:00 am

Simon13 wrote:Why Andy? my father in law to be had a 52 plate 318i saloon with this 2.0 4 pot he had it from new until recently and clocked over 80k in it and it never missed a beat. I thought it was pretty good the times i drove it
I think its known for being pretty much unfixable if it does go wrong, whilst the M43 plods on forever and is simple to work on.
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Post Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:26 pm

The N42 Valvetronic is the best selling used engine from the big BMW breakers. Draw your own conclusions! And it's built in Birmingham, that engineering centre of excellence. :D
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Post Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:13 am

Andyboy wrote:The N42 Valvetronic is the best selling used engine from the big BMW breakers. Draw your own conclusions! And it's built in Birmingham, that engineering centre of excellence. :D

I wondered why i could never find an engine number on a valvetronic donk...... :)
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