[VEEDUBB1]

Soooo the wife wrote off her 2006 325xi in a solo accident do too weather. The plan is to buy another e90 and keep the write off for parts. My question is what model 3 series did those engines come between 06 and 11. I'm thinking 325 328 and 330? Can someone confirm. Thx

[Dan Bilzerian]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

Soooo the wife wrote off her 2006 325xi in a solo accident do too weather. The plan is to buy another e90 and keep the write off for parts. My question is what model 3 series did those engines come between 06 and 11. I'm thinking 325 328 and 330? Can someone confirm. Thx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N52

[STR8-6IX]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

Soooo the wife wrote off her 2006 325xi in a solo accident do too weather. The plan is to buy another e90 and keep the write off for parts. My question is what model 3 series did those engines come between 06 and 11. I'm thinking 325 328 and 330? Can someone confirm. Thx

yep, canadian market 323i also had the 2.5L n52.

325i, 328i 330i all have different power levels due to the intake manifold.

there were many other vehicles with the n52. the older z4, 128i, 2011 528i (n52 for this year and model only) etc.

[VEEDUBB1]

Originally Posted by the storm breaks

Welcome to the internet

Thank you and welcome to my thread.

so all those n52 use the same parts other then mass air flow sensors intakes and Maybe fuel system. Any compnent to raise or lower the hp. But The alternator, water pump, starter, any mechanical part would be interchangeable? Within the e90

[smass]

06 was an odd year. An example being a 325 has a 328 intake but a 330 automatic transmission. With that said many 325 parts will fit on a 335. You just need to check each one to be sure. A 325 will most closely align to a 328 except for things like the ECU and transmission. HP in a 325 is dictated by the ECU. Other than that it is a 328 system.

[absentmathis]

Not being a smartass, but wiki has become a great source for a quick check at what cars a given engine was used in. Plug your last 7 of VIN into realOEM, see exactly what model engine you have (n52b25, etc.), and from there you can cross-reference parts from that engine across other models.

[VEEDUBB1]

Originally Posted by absentmathis

Not being a smartass, but wiki has become a great source for a quick check at what cars a given engine was used in. Plug your last 7 of VIN into realOEM, see exactly what model engine you have (n52b25, etc.), and from there you can cross-reference parts from that engine across other models.

The fact that u just told me that your tying to not be a smart ass , u are. If you would of been like " hey man if you go here such and such etc. " then that would be cool .
If wiki could tell me what smassey321 just told me I wouldn't be asking. Smassey321 has the answer I was looking for to my question. Thanks to their answer I have a general idea , what's parts from my wife's totalled 325 I might be able to use if I got a 328 or 330 for say.

Not sure y some of you are so uptight. Come over to a vw or Audi forum. Nothing but love there.

[Eddien123]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

The fact that u just told me that your tying to not be a smart ass , u are. If you would of been like " hey man if you go here such and such etc. " then that would be cool .
If wiki could tell me what smassey321 just told me I wouldn't be asking. Smassey321 has the answer I was looking for to my question. Thanks to their answer I have a general idea , what's parts from my wife's totalled 325 I might be able to use if I got a 328 or 330 for say.

Not sure y some of you are so uptight. Come over to a vw or Audi forum. Nothing but love there.

Haha relax man he was genuinely telling you he didn't want his suggestion to come off as rude or being a smart ass as it is hard to interpret people's tones over the Internet.

Also Audis suck

[VEEDUBB1]

Originally Posted by Eddien123

Haha relax man he was genuinely telling you he didn't want his suggestion to come off as rude or being a smart ass as it is hard to interpret people's tones over the Internet.

Also Audis suck

Yah , maybe your right. It just annoys me when you go to a forum to ask real people a question and they start replying with annoying replies. I know sometimes people ask easy questions that you can find on google or wiki but I was looking for a more in depth answer from a person.

Anywho I'm done here and don't want to go off topic but your partially right some Audis do suck. But I stiill love the ones that don't.

Cheers

[Eddien123]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

Yah , maybe your right. It just annoys me when you go to a forum to ask real people a question and they start replying with annoying replies. I know sometimes people ask easy questions that you can find on google or wiki but I was looking for a more in depth answer from a person.

Anywho I'm done here and don't want to go off topic but your partially right some Audis do suck. But I stiill love the ones that don't.

Cheers

The Audi sucks was just a joke. I believe it to an extent but I also know there are great ones out there. Considered an RS5 as my next car. And will forever love the RS7 and R8

[Dan Bilzerian]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

Yah , maybe your right. It just annoys me when you go to a forum to ask real people a question and they start replying with annoying replies. I know sometimes people ask easy questions that you can find on google or wiki but I was looking for a more in depth answer from a person.

Anywho I'm done here and don't want to go off topic but your partially right some Audis do suck. But I stiill love the ones that don't.

Cheers

We're not going to do your homework for you. READ

[absentmathis]

Originally Posted by VEEDUBB1

The fact that u just told me that your tying to not be a smart ass , u are. If you would of been like " hey man if you go here such and such etc. " then that would be cool .
If wiki could tell me what smassey321 just told me I wouldn't be asking. Smassey321 has the answer I was looking for to my question. Thanks to their answer I have a general idea , what's parts from my wife's totalled 325 I might be able to use if I got a 328 or 330 for say.

Not sure y some of you are so uptight. Come over to a vw or Audi forum. Nothing but love there.

You post this and you accuse others of being uptight‽ Buddy, if I was trying to be a smartass, I'd have done something like point out that you don't know the difference between you're and your. What I did was give you the resources to find much more information than what smassey posted. Sorry I didn't give a link, I can't do it all for you.

[Hoody007]

If in doubt about interchangeability: use realoem.com, type in the part number or VIN of your car, and you’ll see what cross references over.

The 325i/330i also have a different VC and PCV setup. Also, advise you don’t buy a N51 powered 328i/128i, unless you’re in an SULEV state (Google search for the list).

You might also consider a 2011-2012 X3 28i. That has an N52 with an 8 speed ZF. That combo in my 2011 528i returns about 34 mpg hwy, 26 mixed.