E34 m50 oil pickup fabrication

[Jonny6]

Hi guys ? I'm
Having a bit of trouble sourcing a e34 m50 oil pickup for my m52 conversion .. Has anyone fabbed up there own to suit ? Are there any ways round my issue ? Need to get this sorted ASAP , thanks .

[jmc330i]

Have not tried the dealer for a new one?

[DanThe]

I found this in the sump of an S50 conversion I was sorting some issues out on



Needless to say it went in the bin and a new E34 pickup with the proper strainer went on

[Jonny6]

£150 quid for a new one . Have you got any kicking about Dan ?

[maxfield]

Dan, that wasn't a car that got built by someone in Mansfield was it?

[jmc330i]

Jesus Dan, epic bodgery I bet the rest of the conversion was great - check out that manifold and O2 sensor placement

Are the E34 pickups really £150 new now?
The last E34 one I bought a few years back was £25. I bought an M40 one for £9 last year!

[DanThe]

No it was a so called 360hp cabby built by a well known con artist/re-mapper, it was very well known about 10 years ago when the pictures/stories were doing the rounds!

The lambda wires were cut off at the sensors James

£150 is ridiculous, id rather make one from an E36 pickup, just be sure it sits at the correct distance from the bottom of the sump

[jmc330i]

Oh, is that a Zoom Motorsport manifold then? Did it have the special Zoom intake plenum?

[DanThe]

Correct!

[jmc330i]

Oh the quality. I almost bought one too

[Jonny6]

Easier said then done dan , almost blind fabbing .. Iirc pickups need to be 4mm from sump base .. Without sacrificing a e34 sump to cut a window in , that's a tough job ..