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Originally Posted by hipsterdufus  I would want to swap a OBD1 M50 into my OBD1 318ti. If I bought a parts car with a running engine, how difficult is this process? |
This is subjective. Easy for some; however this is not an oil change...
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Originally Posted by hipsterdufus Is everything just plug and play? |
Depends on the exact 'donor' car selected and the ti you are planning to use. It is not uncommon for BMW to make changes within the middle of a model year...
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Originally Posted by hipsterdufus Or is there significant wiring that needs to be done? |
See above...
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Originally Posted by hipsterdufus Would the parts car provide me with pretty much everything I need? |
See above again. It depends on how far apart the donor and ti are in production date. There are several 'small' things that have to be attended to of course, but the OBD-I swap is the easiest one to do. That's why everyone is doing it that way, even if the ti is OBD-II. Then they cry when the emission laws change in their state and suddeenly they have a car they cannot drive because emision control devices have been disabled (in the eyes of the inspectors)...
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Originally Posted by hipsterdufus Sorry if these questions have been answered before, but I just couldn't find any real hard information in these threads. |
Interesting...
