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M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:27 pm
by bm_guy
hi,
i have been offered a m30 with gearbox for a reasonalbe price, but the problem is there is no loom or ECU.
would this be a problem? i know that the m20 loom can be used but i would rather get a m30 one, are the ECU and loom easy to find/buy?
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:45 pm
by PazzaAE86
There is a few ECU's on ebay and alot of E34's being broken. Should be ok?
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:52 pm
by Theo
A manual gearbox is probably the hardest thing to source, I wouldn't worry about lack of loom/ECU - although I guess this means you can't hear it running?
Are the engine & gearbox from an E34 or E28?
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:21 pm
by leeparkes
Try on here in the wanted section for a loom or on here
http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=17
M20 can be used, see here
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=156582
ECU, M30 ones are easy to come by but you can also use an M20 ecu with the chip swaped, im sure Rav is using an M20/b20 ECU with one of speedtouch's chips
As said id buy it if it was cheap for the manual gearbox alone.
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:29 pm
by Rav335uk
Sure am, using a M20 325 ecu with Speedtouches chip and works fine.
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:47 pm
by PazzaAE86
Pleased to report the M20 loom works fine, the loom i bought was damaged hence the car not running. Sorted now, fired up about 10 minutes ago and sounds pretty sweet, more like a WWII aeroplane than a car!
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:06 pm
by Rav335uk
I take it you fired it up without the Exhaust manifold on then???
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:13 pm
by PazzaAE86
Well, manifold was on but no downpipes etc! But yeah didnt wanna waste time fitting exhausts and filling with coolent etc if the engine was toast already....
Re: M30 without ECU and loom
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:09 pm
by charlE30
PazzaAE86 wrote:Well, manifold was on but no downpipes etc! But yeah didnt wanna waste time fitting exhausts and filling with coolent etc if the engine was toast already....
It's a well know rule that when doing an M30 conversion you have to start it up wthout an exhaust system fitted
