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The M51 is a water-cooled and turbocharged inline six-cylinder diesel engine with a Bosch VP37-swirl-chamber-injection. [1] [2] [3] The displacement is 2.5 L; 152.4 cu in (2,497 cc) and the compression ratio is 22.0:1. Some engine variants have an intercooler in addition to the turbocharger, they can be identified by the tds. [2]
BMW is well known for its history of inline-six (straight-six) engines, a layout it continues to use to this day despite most other manufacturers switching to a V6 layout. . The more common inline-four and V8 layouts are also produced by BMW, and at times the company has produced inline-three, V10 and V12 engines, BMW also engineered non-production customised engines especially for motorsports ...
For example, the 1987–1991 530i uses a six-cylinder engine, the 1992–1996 530i uses a V8 engine and the 2000–2016 530i uses a six-cylinder engine (to add to the confusion, just prior to the 1992 V8 530i being introduced, the 535i model used a six-cylinder engine). BMW 320d, with badge signifying diesel model
For the facelift of the model range in the year 2000, the M52 was replaced by the BMW M54 straight-6 engine [33] and the version used in the 530i model topped the Ward's 10 Best Engines list in 2002 and 2003. [34] The post-facelift V8 models (535i and 540i) continued to use the M62TÜ engine. Specifications for European models are shown below.
The BMW M21 is a straight-six diesel engine developed by the German engine manufacturer BMW. It has swirl chamber injection and is based on the M20 petrol engine [1] and was produced for BMW by the Upper Austrian Steyr engine plant from 1983 to 1991. It was succeeded by the M51. [2]
The M41 engine was the first four-cylinder diesel engine from BMW. The engine was derived from the six-cylinder BMW M51 engine and shared 86% of its components. This engine became available in several models of the E36: 4-door sedan; 5-door touring; 3-door compact
The four-cylinder petrol engines used in the E36 range were initially engines carried over from the previous generation 3 Series: the BMW M40 SOHC engine and the BMW M42 DOHC engine. In 1993, the M40 was replaced by the BMW M43 SOHC engine and the M42 was replaced in 1996 by the BMW M44 DOHC engine. To retain a 50/50 weight distribution (on ...
The BMW S38 is a straight-6 DOHC petrol engine which replaced the M88 and was produced from 1984–1995. [1] [2] The S38 was originally produced for North America as an equivalent to the M88 with slightly lower power output. In 1989, power output of the S38 was increased and it became the worldwide replacement for the M88.