RIP? Hope NOT but MAYBE

[VINNIE86]

Another e30 showed up at pick n pull dallas west today! Its a 325e too!

http://row52.com/Vehicle/Index/WBAAB6402H1687576

Plan is to go on Sat to check on the 1st 2 - then to the other one ...

thanks for all your help

regrds

[VINNIE86]

Also if ther are any others words of wisdom to pulling the motor out of the donor - i am all ears for suggestions ....plan is to cut the pipes hook up the hoist , remove the motor mt bolts , remove teh transmision bolts ... then pull

if there is a definitive good way to do it - let me know

[82eye]

at the least do an m20b25 swap or I head and ancillaries. the m20b27 complete motor is the most boring of all possible options with the least gains to be had. if sticking with the m20b27 then just swap the heads or fix the current one for a lot less headache and expense.

also its loads easier to pull them with the transmission attached and separate later. at a wreckers i always pull the front of the car off,bumper grill valence rad and rad support, then yank it straight out the front.

[Thecatmilton]

Also if ther are any others words of wisdom to pulling the motor out of the donor - i am all ears for suggestions ....plan is to cut the pipes hook up the hoist , remove the motor mt bolts , remove teh transmision bolts ... then pull

if there is a definitive good way to do it - let me know

You can just unbolt the exhaust manifold pipe flanges. I have never had the bolts be seized yet on 3 e21 320i(s)

[actletpone]

How far past half way did the temp gauge go?

[VINNIE86]

bought the engine and trans... from the 87...thanks

will strt another thread on the re-build

[superj]

cool. nothing wrong with the eta motor. I like them

[Thecatmilton]

bought the engine and trans... from the 87...thanks

will strt another thread on the re-build

How many miles were on the donor car? There were 2 1987s. One was a convertible 325i and the other was a 325e.