E30 Zone

Hi guys an girls thanks to all who responded to my last post you info has come in handy and cured alot of head banging

week 3 of my project and so far i have fitted z3 rear arms, evo front arms, evo front disc's, evo front bubs, e30 m3 bush's, evo black wheels, coilovers with ajustable top mounts and rosejointed rear top mount's(fitting 2night).

Picked up my engine yesterday 3.2 evo and removed ews ring, ews modg and controller. the engine came complete with ecu, engine loom and all the other bits.
I will have the prop and box by the end of the week but still no lsd.

So this brings me on to the topic subject, What do i need to know before i atempt to fit the engine? i dont want to atempt to get it in the hole to find out the engine has to come out cos i got somthing wrong.
Any help will be greatfully recived
cheers
mirro

have a read of the M50 developments thread if you haven't already

you'll need M50 sump and oil pickup pipe for starters + dipstick and tube

2 x E28 M535i engine mounts

E36 alloy eng mount arms( should have these fitted to the S50 )

Is the m50 the same block as a s50? will the same m50 thread aply to the s50?

what E number car will the sump and oil pick up need to come from?
I have the mount's all ready

s50 block is same externally as m50, the sump you need comes from the e34 525i or 520i, make sure you get one from an m50 engined car.

what about the oil pump? What car will that need to come from?
I have heard that you need a difrent oil pickup to attatch to the pump, dose anyone no what E-nuberd car that needs to come from?

Thanks again to everyone who has replied you are making my life alot easyer Cheers

you need the oil pick up pipe from the e34 that you get the sump from.

To get the engine it, you need to remove the emission pump and pipe, mount the trans, swap the oil sump, pickup, and pump, then you can basically drop the whole setup in.

You need E34 oil pickup and sump, and S50B30 oil pump.

Other things you may want to do
- Tighten the oil pump sprocket nut and apply some locktite to the nut. (highly recommended)
- Change to ARP rod bolts (optional)
- Modify engine wiring

Now depending where and how you want to install the header tank, you might want to consider the LHD E36 water pipe. If you did want to go that route, I really suggest you do it while the engine is out as well.

cheers for your replies You lot are sorted
What is the advantage of having the lhd water pipe is this to do with the location of the header tank.
3.0 m3 oil pump why is this required. sorry for being dum but i want to understand the conversion i am doing not judt build the car
What size engine dose the oil pic up have to come off or will any pic up do

once again thanks to all for your help

You need the oil pick up pipe and sump from a 1991-1996 E34 525i or 520i with the M50 24v engine.

e92mirro wrote: 3.0 m3 oil pump why is this required.

The 3.2 has a dual pick up pump which will not fit inside the M50 sump.

What size engine dose the oil pic up have to come off or will any pic up do

Either the 2.0 or 2.5 M50 from the E34.

cheers dude thanks for explaining i like to understand why i need the mods. i run a busy bodyshop and doing the work myself with a little help from my mechanic so need all the help i can get
thanks for taking the time to explain

e92mirro wrote:
What is the advantage of having the lhd water pipe is this to do with the location of the header tank.

This only applies if you want to install the header tank at the front battery tray. You can do it differently to achieve the same result but using LHD water pipe makes it look neater, IMO.

BTW, you should read other people's thread like old_skool's, jai's, Jhonno's, buster's, just to name a few. There's a bunch of info there and some good pics too.

Got a sump and oil pic up 2day from a 94 e34 520 from the local scrap yard will this do the job?
I think im gonna get a new s50b30 oil pump from the stealers as i dont fancy fitting a seconhand one at £200 i dont think its that dear

If it was from a e34 520 m50 you ll be fine if it was from a e36 320 it wont work crossmember in a different place

Regards Alan

sorry my mistake i ment 520 lol