[SicamM3]

Hi I'm new to BMW and I'd like to ask. What do the engine series i.e.M mean and which engines are the troublesome ones. Also what's the issue with vanos or non vanos engines. Thanks

 

[jasonbimmer]

possibly the worst questions someone has ever asked.
http://www.wikipedia.org/

 

[ChicagoRY]

possibly the worst questions someone has ever asked.
http://www.wikipedia.org/

How do I mail them the question?

 

[NOVAbimmer]

Just put "Wikipedia" on the envelope. No postage necessary. It'll make it there and they'll post your question on the website

 

[Zell]

http://www.bimmerfest.com/wiki/index.php?title=BMW_E46

Anything you ever wanted to know about the E46 ever.

 

[DDNPresident]

Just put "Wikipedia" on the envelope. No postage necessary. It'll make it there and they'll post your question on the website

:shhh: That's a secret, you're not supposed to tell anyone that!

 

[Endless Money Pits]

haha you guys are dicks. but seriously, that was a dumb question.

 

[SicamM3]

Thanks for a warm welcome

 

[SicamM3]

Ok how do they put a man on the moon

 

[BBBoy323i]

OP you've been here since '11, you should know by now :tsk: JK what model is your engine? m52, m54, m56 or s54?

 

[MercForHire]

Ok how do they put a man on the moon

Man never landed on the moon. It was a movie

 

[SicamM3]

Yeah I believe it wad

 

[SicamM3]

Sorry been on the moon since 2011

 

[SicamM3]

Man never landed on the moon. It was a movie

Possibly. But how did 4500 NASA workers keep it a secret for so long. T

 

[jdstrickland]

Hi I'm new to BMW and I'd like to ask. What do the engine series i.e.M mean and which engines are the troublesome ones. Also what's the issue with vanos or non vanos engines. Thanks

BMW engines, like any automaker's engines, have a factory designation. In the States, there are two engines used in the E46, the M52 and the M54. Basically, the difference is that the M54 uses a fly-by-wire throttle control. The gas pedal is a potentiometer that feeds a position signal to the computer, which then sends a signal to the throttle body to tell it how far to open. The M52 uses a cable, much like a brake cable on a bicycle, to directly operate the throttle plate as you push the pedal with your foot.

You also have a couple of 4-cylinder motors that are not offered here.

There is no such thing as an E46 with a non-VANOS motor. The last non-VANOS was the M50 used in the '92 model year of the E36, and before.

 

[jasonbimmer]

BMW engines, like any automaker's engines, have a factory designation. In the States, there are two engines used in the E46, the M52 and the M54. Basically, the difference is that the M54 uses a fly-by-wire throttle control. The gas pedal is a potentiometer that feeds a position signal to the computer, which then sends a signal to the throttle body to tell it how far to open. The M52 uses a cable, much like a brake cable on a bicycle, to directly operate the throttle plate as you push the pedal with your foot.

You also have a couple of 4-cylinder motors that are not offered here.

There is no such thing as an E46 with a non-VANOS motor. The last non-VANOS was the M50 used in the '92 model year of the E36, and before.

you are so nice trying to type this all out. everything is on wikipedia.

 

[daki_bmw]

Possibly. But how did 4500 NASA workers keep it a secret for so long. T

They thought they really sent men on the Moon. Easy. :dunno:

 

[NOVAbimmer]

"moon" landing was actually filmed on mars

 

[MercForHire]

The moon doesn't exist. It's actually a mothership built by lizard-like gods who has been secretly ruling earth for many millennias.
Dinosaurs were their pet, until one day a lizard-god was mauled to death by a t-rex. Then they decided they needed safer pets, thus mammals were born.

 

[daki_bmw]

The moon doesn't exist. It's actually a mothership built by lizard-like gods who has been secretly ruling earth for many millennias.
Dinosaurs were their pet, until one day a lizard-god was mauled to death by a t-rex. Then they decided they needed safer pets, thus mammals were born....

I've heard it's an antenna...and that it's hollow. Rings like a bell. :eeps:

Oh, and IBTL...