M52 2.8l BMW engine conversion kit

[MPETT]

Hi there PH BMW community,

I've got a kit of bits taken from a 1997 e36 328i Sport that would be perfect for someone wanting to do a engine conversion project. Let me now if you're interested. Offers welcomed.

Kit consists of....

1998 Alusil 2.8 engine,
all anxilaries
manual gearbox
dials/cluster
headlights/tail lights
radiators
Heater/cooler units
steering column
steering rack
full wiring loom
all sensors
ecu


Pics of everything:
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/872443022

For information: All bits were taken from my friends car that was hit whilst parked up in snowy conditions last winter. I bought the car from him and stripped the parts off it for a Tvr project that I had a change of heart about
.

[MPETT]

I've just had the buyer pull out after waiting an agreed month for him to collect it this weekend. Anyone else interested?

[s m]

MPETT said:

Hi there PH BMW community,

I've got a kit of bits taken from a 1997 e36 328i Sport that would be perfect for someone wanting to do a engine conversion project. Let me now if you're interested. Offers welcomed.

Kit consists of....

1998 Alusil 2.8 engine,
all anxilaries
manual gearbox
dials/cluster
headlights/tail lights
radiators
Heater/cooler units
steering column
steering rack
full wiring loom
all sensors
ecu


Pics of everything:
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/872443022

For information: All bits were taken from my friends car that was hit whilst parked up in snowy conditions last winter. I bought the car from him and stripped the parts off it for a Tvr project that I had a change of heart about
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Do you mean it's a steel-liner block rather than a Nicasil?

[MPETT]

To my knowledge, the Nikasil engine was replaced on the early m52 engines under warrantee with what is known as the alusil. I believe these were indeed steel liners. They were fitted I think as standard/at the factory on the 1997 models onwards.
Hope that helps.

[m444ttb]

V8's came in alusil to replace nikasil. The 6's were just steel lined.

[4rephill]

MPETT said:

To my knowledge, the Nikasil engine was replaced on the early m52 engines under warrantee with what is known as the alusil. I believe these were indeed steel liners.

"Back in the day", BMW only replaced Nikasil engines if they displayed signs of premature bore wear, so in reality, not that many engines got replaced.

At first they did not understand what was causing the fault and so replaced Nikasil engines with a replacement Nikasil engine. They eventually worked out that the Nikasil coating was the issue and so then started to replace affected Nikasil engines with the steel lined "alusil" engines.

(Note that if the car had already had a replacement Nikasil engine fitted and the replacement engine did not show any signs of premature bore wear then they did not automatically fit a second, "Alusil" replacement engine).

MPETT said:

They were fitted I think as standard/at the factory on the 1997 models onwards.
Hope that helps.

From week 10 in 1998 was when the Alusil engines started to be fitted at the factory as standard.

[MPETT]

Well this is an alusil/steel liner engine as indicated by the tab above the starter motor.

I didn't really want to get into a debate about the alusi engine, interesting as it may be, simply to sell a good engine and all the bits for an engine conversion.

[4rephill]

MPETT said:

Well this is an alusil/steel liner engine as indicated by the tab above the starter motor.

I didn't really want to get into a debate about the alusi engine, interesting as it may be, simply to sell a good engine and all the bits for an engine conversion.

That's fine, but people are easily mislead by misinformation that they read on sites such as this. Suddenly it becomes true because they read it on a specialist web site.

Plus, if people believe that all the Nikasil engines were replaced under warranty with Alusil engines, then they won't realise that the engine you're selling is actually more sought after and a better choice to buy.

[sethadbp]

Yes, I heard