engine number

[pong]

the engine num of my car has 256K as the first four characters...

what type of engine is this and where can i find info on this? thanks!

[632 Regal]

the engine num of my car has 256K as the first four characters...

what type of engine is this and where can i find info on this? thanks!

[Bill R.]

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what type of engine is this and where can i find info on this? thanks![/QUOTE]

[pong]

its a 90 525i

i dunno whether or not the engine is an m50 version or the m20... from what i have read... it was in 1990 when the engine was changed frm the m20 to the m50. this is the reason why im bogged... do u guys know sites that show bmw engines? this way i may be able to identify the engine type

tnx

[Rigmaster]

easy way to tell the difference between M20 and M50 is by looking at the valve cover (the top of the engine- where the oil fill cap is). The M20 has a long Aluminum valve cover- the M50 has a wide black plastic cover over the actual valve cover, almost all you see in the engine bay is black plastic because the intake manifold is black plastic too!

HTH,
Bret.

[Bill R.]

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its a 90 525i

i dunno whether or not the engine is an m50 version or the m20... from what i have read... it was in 1990 when the engine was changed frm the m20 to the m50. this is the reason why im bogged... do u guys know sites that show bmw engines? this way i may be able to identify the engine type

tnx

[pong]

ok... its an m20... where do i get info on this?

[Rigmaster]

what info do you want??? We'll be glad to help you, but you've gotta TRY to help us....

Bret.

[JonE]

You could buy a Bentley repair manual for the E34 model. There's lots of information in there...

[pong]

i was planning to change the timing belts... i purchased this 2nd hand... i dont think d guy changed d belts of this car... is there a site where there are pdf files with pictures showing how to change the parts...

thanks!