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N52 Repair guides

N52 engine swap: step by step

N52 engine swap: step by step

Engine out the front, gearbox left in: one picture per step, BMW's warnings and the gearbox bolt order.

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  • B38 1.5 turbo I3
  • B46 2.0 turbo I4
  • B47 2.0 diesel I4
  • B48 2.0 turbo I4
  • B57 3.0 diesel I6
  • B58 3.0 turbo I6
  • M10 1.6-2.0 I4
  • M20 2.0-2.7 I6
  • M21 2.4 diesel I6
  • M30 2.5-3.5 I6
  • M40 1.6-1.8 I4
  • M42 1.8 I4 16v
  • M43 1.6-1.9 I4
  • M44 1.9 I4 16v
  • M47 2.0 diesel I4
  • M50 2.0-2.5 I6 24v
  • M51 2.5 diesel I6
  • M52 2.0-2.8 I6
  • M54 2.2-3.0 I6
  • M56 2.5 I6 SULEV
  • M57 2.5-3.0 diesel I6
  • M60 3.0-4.0 V8
  • M62 3.5-4.6 V8
  • M70 5.0 V12
  • M73 5.4 V12
  • N20 2.0 turbo I4
  • N26 2.0 turbo I4 SULEV
  • N42 1.8-2.0 I4
  • N43 1.6-2.0 I4
  • N45 1.6 I4
  • N46 1.8-2.0 I4
  • N47 2.0 diesel I4
  • N52 2.5-3.0 I6
  • N53 2.5-3.0 I6 direct injection
  • N54 3.0 twin-turbo I6
  • N55 3.0 turbo I6
  • N57 3.0 diesel I6
  • N62 3.6-4.8 V8
  • N63 4.4 twin-turbo V8
  • N73 6.0 V12
  • N74 6.0-6.6 twin-turbo V12
  • S14 2.3-2.5 I4, E30 M3
  • S38 3.5-3.8 I6, M5
  • S50 3.0-3.2 I6, E36 M3
  • S52 3.2 I6, E36 M3 (US)
  • S54 3.2 I6, E46 M3
  • S55 3.0 twin-turbo I6, F80 M3 / F82 M4
  • S58 3.0 twin-turbo I6, G80 M3 / G82 M4
  • S62 4.9 V8, E39 M5
  • S63 4.4 twin-turbo V8, M5 / M6
  • S65 4.0 V8, E92 M3
  • S68 4.4 twin-turbo V8, G90 M5
  • S70 6.1 V12
  • S85 5.0 V10, E60 M5
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