Radiator Fitment Issues 318 to 325

[lbennyboobool]

I'm having some issues with getting a radiator to fit into my 325i. I bought a brand new e36 318 radiator to put in there because it's a swap car and I thought it would make the cooling system allot easier with the resavor on the radiator in the drivers side. I go to put it in and it's not wide enough to fit in the plastic trays. is that normal? does the 318 have the plastic tray things (connect the the frame rail and the radiator sits ob6 at the bottom) that are different than the 325? I don't have a 318 handy to look. I thought they were all the same so I'm kind of lost on how to make it work

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[bluptgm3]

www.realoem.com is your friend.
Look up both cars and compare part numbers.


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[lbennyboobool]

www.realoem.com is your friend.
Look up both cars and compare part numbers.


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I have never had good luck with realoem. I don't know why, but it's hard for me to navigate. trying to see in real world experience if anyone has encountered this

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[M3AN]

M44: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=17_0959
M50: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=17_0960

Different radiators...

[ed323i]

The M44 one in the US, is the same as the M40,M42,M43,M44,M50 and M52 one in Europe. It's probably the same as the one I have in my European 323i (originally French, 02/1997).
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...907&series=E36

This is the radiator I recently bought and installed in my car (a month ago):
https://www.autodoc.es/van-wezel/7147962
Click on the second photo to see a detailed photo with all dimensions.

In my E36 it fits perfectly fine. Just a plug&play fit. Not sure if the US models have different mounts?

[ed323i]

Check the left bracket here, number 4 in the link below. It has a different p/n than the US M52 left bracket:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=17_0958

The right bracket is the same and the rubbers are also the same..

Compare 3 and 4 in the 318i chart with 7 and 8 in the M50/M52 chart here: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=17_0960

So, I think if you buy number 4 bracket, p/n 17111723339, at the BMW dealer, then you'd be ready to install it..

[lbennyboobool]

Check the left bracket here, number 4 in the link below. It has a different p/n than the US M52 left bracket:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=17_0958

The right bracket is the same and the rubbers are also the same..

Compare 3 and 4 in the 318i chart with 7 and 8 in the M50/M52 chart here: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=17_0960

So, I think if you buy number 4 bracket, p/n 17111723339, at the BMW dealer, then you'd be ready to install it..

Thank you so much for that! I had to wait until i was on a computer to see them, but i think that's the issue i've ran into. I'll order that and see if that will make it fit correctly.

Thanks for all your help ed323i! I'll report back and confirm that it worked

[lbennyboobool]

Update:

I got the mount for the e36 318 driver's side radiator mount and it mounted up great!

[ed323i]

Great! Thanks for letting us know!

[justin740]

Took longer than I thought to find out if you can upgrade a 318i rad to a 6cyl rad lol

[R.Thomas]

As long as you get the driver's side mount bracket, you're good!

[justin740]

As long as you get the driver's side mount bracket, you're good!

Thanks for backing that up. Was hoping it was something easy like this.