1994 BMW E36 M42 1.8L engine from 318, complete 68K mi $1500 Yreka CA 96097

[Bentworker]

I have an E36 M42 engine for sale. I purchased it from a fellow BMW enthusiast in Fresno, CA about four years ago. He pulled the engine from his 1994 318 (auto transmission) to swap in an M motor. Long story short I was planning on swapping the engine into a 1973 BMW 2002, but the opportunity popped up for me to purchase back a muscle car that my grandpa purchased new off the dealer lot in 1971, so now I have one too many projects.

The engine has 68K mi, came out of an automatic car, the original owner ran Mobil One synthetic in the engine. It is in very nice shape. If you look at the photos you will see that the engine has an E30 M42 front sump oil pan (I no longer have the E36 rear sump pan), it also does not have the AC compressor, and the power steering pump is not mounted. Currently it is set up with a shorter belt to drive the water pump and alternator. It comes with all the airbox, intake, harness, DME, down pipe with catalytic converter, flexplate, E36 dual mass M3 flywheel and pressure plate (flywheel has a bolt broken off in it), starter, coils,wires, bell housing bolts and all other goodies you see in the photos.

If you want I also have an E30 5 speed Getrag 240 gearbox that bolts right up to the M42 $330.00

I’m located in Yreka CA (about 20 miles south of the Oregon boarder on I5, a 5-6 hour drive from the Bay Area). I would be willing to meet a firm buyer in Redding CA on a weekend.

No shipping!

Thanks for looking!
Peter













Getrag 240 our of M42 powered E30, will consider shipping, boxing fee of $20.00. Will only ship to a buisness address $330.00

[Bentworker]

Guys,
I am sick of storing the engine.

Make me an offer!
Peter

[REDIS]

$200

[dude8383]

Originally Posted by REDIS

$200

thats kind of an insult.

it has 68k on it...its worth AT LEAST $600.

[HuGo]

Originally Posted by dude8383

its worth AT LEAST $600.

+1

Exactly, atleast 600, not 1,500. 900 tops?

[REDIS]

Originally Posted by dude8383

thats kind of an insult.

it has 68k on it...its worth AT LEAST $600.

I know. Just trying to make him realize 1500 is way off.

[dude8383]

Originally Posted by REDIS

I know. Just trying to make him realize 1500 is way off.

well then give him a reasonable offer...he can't read your mind, he doesn't know what you actually meant. you know?

im sure he'd be willing to drop the price

[new318TImods]

id buy the tranny but i will need it shipped and i dont have a business adress just my homes so??? idk well if thatll work for you pm message me so i can set the sale up!!! thanks -jake-

[Bentworker]

It will be over 70 pounds packaged, that is why I can't ship it to a home address, do you know someone who would not mind if you shipped it to their buisness?

Peter

[new318TImods]

nope damn owell i hope you find someone who can buy it!! goodluck

[Bentworker]

I still have it all,
If you need a clean engine get ahold of me!

[HuGo]

lowering the price CAN help your sale.

[Bentworker]

Looking for offers over $1,000.

It is an honest low mileage M42, pulled out of a good car for an M swap.

[Bentworker]

Wanted to give some more info on shipping. I can ship the transmission for cheap, but it will be just at or over the 70 pound limit for FedEx Ground home delivery, so it will have to be shipped to a business address. Count on it being about $20 to ship it in California ranging up to about $50 for you Far East coast guys. I can ship it to your workplace, friends shop, wherever as long as it isn’t a residential address.

As for the engine and goodies, I think that local pickup would be most practical, but if you want it shipped truck freight I would be willing to crate it and take it to a terminal in Medford Oregon for $50.00. I once shipped an E30 M3 S14 shortblock from California to a fellow in Florida, it was about $400.00, so I doubt shipping it truck freight would be worth it unless you have an insider deal.

As M42 stuff goes, both the engine and transmission are low mileage. The engine mileage of 68,XXX was confirmed by me when I picked up the motor from a fellow in Fresno CA. I got to check out the guys M-powered 318, it was incredibly clean. The engine was pulled from the car in late 2002 and I purchased it in early 2003, it has been in dry inside storage ever since.

The transmission has 8X,XXX miles on it. This has not been confirmed, I purchased it from a guy in San Francisco California, who had bought it from a guy parting out an E30 M42 powered 318on eBay. It is clean, and should function well.

The guy who’s car the engine came out of had a garage that was meticulous, he was an engineering student at CSU Fresno, was wealthy and seemed to take incredible care of everything he owned.

This IS NOT some clapped out engine out of some Primered body kit E36-Honda-civic-wannabe-rice-boy-200,000-mile-clapped-out-fake K&N filter-smoking-wrecked into a utility pole engine. This is a nice engine, and should easily provide 100,000 miles of service, comes with everything you need, hell you could convert your earlier E30 M42 powered car to the later, with more horsepower… and if you have money, bolt on a Downing Atlanta supercharger and keep up with the M3’s

Anyway, the engine could be yours for 1K, no less.

Thanks for looking,
Peter

[HuGo]

seriously man, u need to LOWER your price. If you havent noticed, no one has replied at all. NO ONE is going to pay that much for the engine. I dont see why your so anal for wanting exactly a G. Im not saying this to crap your thread but help you sell your engine. What do you want, a sitting around engine, or about 700 bucks in your pocket?