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sunnysr
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:43 pm

Im am fitting a m50 from a 325 motor into my e30 and am stuck with the sump.
i have looked and looked through pages of other peoples swaps but cnt find any info
when i try to mount the motor the sump is in the way how do i overcome this problem
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hairydave
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:02 pm

You need the sump from a E34 5 series m50.
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:05 pm

^^ Spot on! :thumb:
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:10 pm

Sump and oil pick up pipe from E34!
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:23 pm

thanks
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Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:24 pm

Sunny,you may also need an E34 dipstick/tube?
This is purely a guess but maybe worth looking into?
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