Wtb s54 z3m gauge cluster

[c63armand]

Part hunting for my S54 swap, one of the missing pieces. I know this may be hard to find, but if anyone has one they would like to part with or has a lead on one, feel free to PM me. Thank you!

[e36seanp]

You don't need a z3m cluster, you need a 2001-2002 z3 cluster, yes they are all M54 powered in those years only. They all talk canbus, same as the z3m. If you want chrome rings they most likely All have them. And are so cheap on ebay.

I currently am using Andrews canboard for the s54 swap and haven’t had AC or a working CEL on the dash.

I ran the canboard today and It says:
Temp:156
snowflake:false
evap:false (E30:false E36:false)
CEL:true
Fuel level:40
clock:101-205
fan:false
oil level:false


If I use the 01-02 z3 cluster, will it hook right up? Thanks

[brokeazz]

Look i dont know what these weird canbus circuits people keep coming up sith for this simple swap... If you want an s54 in an e36 you need only e36 z3 2001-2002 parts.

Thats all you need. The S54 was designed as an e36 engine, not originally made for the e46, altough the poor e46 had no M motor so they gave it to the e46...

I dont know what other parts you are ising for this swap, but you shouldnt be using the e46 pedal for example. The 01-02 z3m or m54 z3 uses a specially mounted pedal potentiometer that was taken from the e36 S50B32 SMG Evo m3's in europe (any m3 after '96 is an Evo in europe, much different than here)

So yes get a m54 powered z3 dashboard, and many other parts

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Care to explain how did you get the e36 AC pump to work and also the check engine light to function so you can pass state inspections without the “CANBUS” hooked up?

[brokeazz]

Yes your thread is gone,I’ve searched. Me and a few members here were searching for a very long time to get the AC and check engine light to work properly in a e36

You can explain here or PM me

Thanks