» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 0 Replies, 959 Views | | | | | 10-11-2004, 03:05 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WA STATE Posts: 129 | How do I tell if I have m42 or m44 I need help figuring out what kind of engine I have in my '95 | | | 10-11-2004, 03:27 PM | #2 | I miss my Ti....... :( Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 828 | Good Question??? Quote: Originally Posted by just_a_dude_in_the_couve I need help figuring out what kind of engine I have in my '95 | I guess one way to tell is if the car is OBD I then you have an M42, & if it is OBD II then you have an M44. I am thinking thought that you may not know that off the top of your head? You can probably check the VIN with the dealer and they can tell you. Also if you have AFM (Air Flow Meter) then you car is an M42, M44's have MAF (Mass Flow Sensors) on the intake track. If you have a throttle heater, a whine for a few minutes when you first start the car then the car is a M44, M42's did not come with that. Hope that helps. | | | 10-11-2004, 05:22 PM | #3 | I miss my Ti....... :( Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 828 | Not True ... Quote: Originally Posted by Jeff Spooner If you have a metal oil filter top with a 13mm bolt head, M42. if you have a plastic top that requires a big filter socket, M44 | Jeff, That is not always true. I have the plastic oil filter cap and my production date is 9/95 and my car is an M42. -Chad | | | 10-11-2004, 10:31 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 | i have a 1995 ti that made in 10/95...its an m42 http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi type your VIN number in there __________________ 1995 318ti Active Pioneer Speakers [] Aluminum Billet door locks [] ACS Pedals/Deadrest [] ACS Shift Knob / E-Brake Handle [] Clear Corners/Tails/Sides [] Sylvania Exterior Lighting [] Custom CAI [] Dinan Engine Chip [] Dinan Transmission Chip [] H&R Race Springs [] Tokico Illumina Shocks [] BMW X-Brace [] Relocated Lighter Mod [] Custom iPod Mod http://www.cardomain.com/id/robcarync | | | 10-12-2004, 02:21 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WA STATE Posts: 129 | Thanks rob I came up as a M42. NOW the question is what can I do to hop this thing up? | | | 10-12-2004, 02:57 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Downing Atlanta Supercharger. There are numerous threads on the topic. http://www.318ti.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25 __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 10-12-2004, 02:49 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 234 | Quote: Originally Posted by ZeroG Jeff, That is not always true. I have the plastic oil filter cap and my production date is 9/95 and my car is an M42. -Chad | same here it does in fact use a 96+ oil filter. | | | 10-12-2004, 08:14 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 290 | Same here. 9/95, plastic cap. | | | 10-14-2004, 02:31 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 528 | The m42 also looks smaller than the m44. it's in the way it's fit in. the m44 (in my case) has been surrounded by more plastic on the front and stuff. the m42 was much more wide open and you could see to the ground between the fan and the front of the engine itself. that's been my experience between the 95 ti and the 97 ti. I've read that the 42 was more tuneable...but that's open for debate... | | | 02-18-2005, 08:22 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: oc-california Posts: 239 | m42 which is obd 1 is way more tunable. m44 is a better daily driver, more torque | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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