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    Default quiz time - which motor is this?

    it's from a 1990 "525i" that is for sale.... swapped from a 535i?
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    Doesnt that say '2.5' on the inlet manifold? I'd say M20B25 for the year but that would be normal. So I'll guess M30B25 out of an E28 on the basis that the oil filler is at the back of the engine
    Oct '00 E46 330i. Feb '92 525i (departed)

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    def looks like a m30 to me
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    that's a std issue e32/e34 m30b35, no doubt.

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    sweet thanks guys!

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    that is the latest and final generation of M30 that was made from 89 to 93.

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    Looks to be the top half of a caterpillar diesel, pic to verify:

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/...fd969a9ab4.jpg
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    Looks very much like my old m30 in the 535i!
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    95 E34 530I V2.37
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