p38 engine rebuild

[military mad 110]

just puting a p38 bmw 2.5dt back together does it have a spigot bearing or not? as the new engine came out of a 3 sieres bm and didnt get the old engine with it so i have no idea if it does or not

[les baty]

hi, i cant help you with the spigot bearing, but would be interested to know if the engine and gear box mate up ok, as iv been told that altho they are the same engine, the 7 series engine wont fit the P38  gearbox

[military mad 110]

now that might throw a spanner in the works! can anyone else help with some info on this?

[R Bates]

I was told the same thing when i was looking for an engine for a p38 i bought. The same engine is also fitted to vauxhall omega's aswell as the bmw's but apparently neither of them will fit a p38.
 

[military mad 110]

is there any specific reason why or if they don't match i.e different moulding of the block etc?

[piggysteve]

If it's the same engine as a 525 then you have to change the sump and oil drainer, i'll ask around and get back

Steve

[andy4x4]

I was told not all of them have electronic pumps or crank sensors???

[les baty]

 whats the sump like on the 7 series as the P38 gear box bolts on to the sump aswell as the block

[military mad 110]

sump , flywheel , exhaust manifold are different apart from a few little brackets its the same! £295 i paid for the new engine thought that was reasonable enough came with alt , pas pump and ip pump! most scrapers wanted around £600 upwards

[les baty]

thats a cheap engine, how are you getting on with it? mine got finished off  this morning and the wife is very happy to have it back

[military mad 110]

plenty of moaning later by the missus and the engines gone in! and its only 11.30pm i haven't swapped the diesel pump yet will it run with the pump what come with the engine or do i have to change it over for the pump on the old engine they look roughly the same?

[craig_midz]

change it for one off ya old engine as im sure injector pump is coded so if u dont change it you may need to plug in it into computer an just out of intrest does that mean u will have a spare injector pump if so how much would u be lookin for it

[military mad 110]

i have the pump witch came with the new engine as its still fitted to the engine i was gona see if it would fire up with that pump in first! have tryed it and no luck so am going to have to swap it for the old one! 

[craig_midz]

how much do u want for the old pump as i can get it re coded its for a mate

[military mad 110]

eventho it came out of a BMW 3 series car you will be able to code it?