early 325i engine into a face lift 318i

[tommy22]

will this fit and is there much wireing involved i can do most things but i hate wires

[maxfield]

Yes it will. I'm not sure about the wiring but don't think theres much.

[mrLEE30]

you need to change the engine loom/ECU and the instrument clusters are not the same so some wiring going on there too. (you may be lucky and just get away with changing the cluster but dont hold me to that!)

you will also have drum rear brakes and some smaller suspension componants too, not to mention a diff that wont handle the power.

quite an involved swap TBH, do you have a full donor car? if not the swap would be better done by selling your 318 and buying a 325.

mrlee

[tommy22]

ive got a whole car so all the running gear will be going on.
i would buy a 325 but doing mine will give me something to do it the winter when its off the road

[alan325i]

Suggest you look at this link as ur gonna need alot more than just the engine and ECU

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 085#504085