e30 injectors - early/late difference?

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Post Mon May 28, 2012 12:49 pm

hopefully an easy question for someone - would the injectors out on a c plate prefacelift and an f plate facelift be the same? both m20b25. just wondering if i can get the 'spare' set reconned or if they'll be different.
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Post Mon May 28, 2012 1:03 pm

You'll have to check the years, because C-plate and F-plate can span changes in E30 production history. But yes, there is usually a difference. Injectors before 1987 (not sure when, but Jetronic) were high-impedance units, and ones after that (so Motronic) were lower impedance, and are therefore incompatible.
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Post Mon May 28, 2012 1:07 pm

thanks for that, hoped they were the same but thought they wouldn't be!