Please identify this engine

[TonyRPH]

This has popped up in my Facebook feed - and it's claimed to be a BMW engine - but unless it's from an 'X' drive I'm not sure, given the driveshafts?

It's obviously a 'V' (probably V8) but that's all I can tell from the image.

[filski666]

Looks like a BMW S63 engine....?

Edit - although could be the more mainstream N63 which the S63 is derived from - I just always jump to the M version ha ha ha

Edited by filski666 on Thursday 9th June 15:41

[lemonslap]

filski666 said:

Looks like a BMW S63 engine....?

Edit - although could be the more mainstream N63 which the S63 is derived from - I just always jump to the M version ha ha ha

Edited by filski666 on Thursday 9th June 15:41

+1 BMW S63 or N63

[finlo]

Medusa springs to mind!

[Panamax]

finlo said:

Medusa springs to mind!

Or the centre-fold from Plumbers Weekly.

[TonyRPH]

That was quick.

Thanks all.

Looks like a nightmare to work on...

[Djtemeka]

Got more pipes than my grandpa

[helix402]

Petrol turbo V8. As the 1st post suggests.

[bmwmike]

intercooler/airbox thingies too small for S63 so i'd vote for n63. Not sure what the driveshafts are, presumably some x-drive type thing. Edit ah yes box is on the back and you can see the transfer shaft heading under the engine. So that rules out any M version, i think, so defo N63 or the v12 equivalent (doesn't look like a 12, but hard to say).

Also wow that's a lotta a spaghetti !!

Edited by bmwmike on Friday 10th June 11:22

[E-bmw]

That is not an engine, it is a Scottish musicians scrap yard.