M51 conversion electrical problems

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ShaunPaul
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 9:42 pm

Is there anyone in the Torbay area who could help me with a m51 conversion? Cheers
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 9:56 pm

Diesel ?
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 10:12 pm

It's a petrol 6cyl out of an e36
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 10:13 pm

M50 or M52 in that case..give us more details
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 10:15 pm

ShaunPaul wrote:It's a petrol 6cyl out of an e36
In that case, you'll find it's an M50 or 52!
Eko is the expert on these in your area.
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 10:25 pm

Ah Eko you say someone mentioned his name to me how do i get hold of him? I am new to German stuff. it has a plastic rocker cover what other things should I look for?
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 11:02 pm

ShaunPaul wrote:what other things should I look for?
What car it came out of would be nice.....
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 11:38 pm

You can contact eko by sending him a PM (private message). Find one of his posts, and click on the PM button.
In the meantime, all you need to know is here: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... forum&f=56
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 11:54 pm

ShaunPaul wrote:Ah Eko you say someone mentioned his name to me how do i get hold of him? I am new to German stuff. it has a plastic rocker cover what other things should I look for?
Hi mate its me who bumped into you at the scrappy on saturday, hope you get it sorted so you can start enjoying your E30.
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Post Fri May 18, 2012 10:08 pm

It has a aluminium block
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Post Fri May 18, 2012 10:11 pm

m52 2.3 or 2.8 then.....................

what are the symptoms?
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Post Tue May 29, 2012 11:11 pm

noyhing on the dash works i have seen the wireing diagams in wiki but im not the best at it