M10 to M20 swap(wiring)

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Post Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:58 pm

Guys im doing a m10 to m20 325i swap

Im using a late 325i g reg sport engine

Engine is in

Now stuck on the wiring

What is involved?

Also what about the fuel pump side of things?

Your help will be very much appreciated.
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Post Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:14 pm

316 or 318i?
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Post Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:26 pm

316

Basically need to sort out wiring on the c101 plug and what to do with fuel pump
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Post Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:49 pm

Is it a later 316 with a C101?

If so there are two wires you need to cut on the ECU plug and then connect to the C104 plug which will now be unconnected following the removal of the old loom. The easiest thing to do is cut the matching plug from the old loom and plug it into the loose plug in the car. Then you need to connect pin #1 (Blk/Blu) on the C104 to pin #6 (Blk) on the ECU, the second connection to make is to connect C104 pin #3 (Wht) to ECU pin #32 (Wht/Blk), C104 pin #2 is not used. This is purely for the instruments.

You need to fit the return fuel line then just use a later intank fuel pump, one with the return on the top like on a 318iS. Then find the unused fuel pump connection underneath the rear bench seat, extend them slightly so they will reach the intank pump and then fit the fuse in the fusebox.
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Post Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:17 pm

On the same swap what would cause the rev counter to stop working? It was working prior to the swap?

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Post Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:22 pm

Kedge wrote:If so there are two wires you need to cut on the ECU plug and then connect to the C104 plug which will now be unconnected following the removal of the old loom. The easiest thing to do is cut the matching plug from the old loom and plug it into the loose plug in the car. Then you need to connect pin #1 (Blk/Blu) on the C104 to pin #6 (Blk) on the ECU, the second connection to make is to connect C104 pin #3 (Wht) to ECU pin #32 (Wht/Blk), C104 pin #2 is not used. This is purely for the instruments.
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Post Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:01 pm

All wires mentioned above have been connected

Pin no 1 to 6
And pin no 3 to 32

Still not working

Is there any other wires i should connect?
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