The BMW M10 is a SOHC inline-4 petrol engine which was produced by BMW from 1962-1988. It was the company's first four-cylinder engine since the BMW 309 ended production in 1936 and was introduced in the New Class sedans .

The M10 engine as seen under the bonnet of an E30 is the culmination of a design that goes all the way back to 1961. Its conception began when engineering and racing hero Baron Alex von Falkenhausen was asked to design a small-displacement 1.3 litre engine for BMW's new line-up.

Mar 10, 2022 · In this article, we discuss the BMW M10 engine. This complete guide covers M10 engine modifications, stats, history and M10 problems.

Apr 20, 2017 · Getrag 240 from the e30 works well. Doesn't have a mechanical speedo output, but weighs about 15 pounds less than a G245. Getrag 265 from e23, e24, e28 works, but requires significant mods to the trans tunnel.

The ignition in most E30 engines (M10, M20 and M40) is a standard coil -based system whereby a large electric voltage is generated and sent to each cylinder in turn by a mechanical distributor. In the more modern M42 engine, this system is replaced by coil packs.

The BMW M10 is a straight-4 SOHC piston engine produced from 1962 to 1988 with displacements ranging from 1499 cc to 1990 cc. It was first released in the New Class sedans and began to be phased out following the introduction of the M40 engine by 1987.

Jan 2, 2014 · I've been looking at doing some mods that may help either reduce or eliminate some issues with cooling. My thoughts are: Replace the rad with an E30 type with expansion tank like on the M20 engines, with no rad cap on the rad but on the expansion tank. I …

BMW M10 engine. At the launch of the E30 range in 1982, the 316 used a 1766 cc version of the M10 fed by a carburetor and producing 66 kW (90 PS). [30] [39] The 318i had the same M10 engine, but with Bosch L-Jetronic fuel-injection, increasing power to 77 kW (105 PS) [30] [40] while also improving fuel economy.

May 6, 2021 · M10 is very tunable and a good old fashioned bomb proof unit. However an M40 is more modern and easier to get parts for. I have both the M10 in my E30 and M40 in E36. M10 is more relaxed and M40 revs more freely.

Apr 15, 2018 · Dipstick can't reach to the oil pick up, on E30, oil pump is in front of the engine and dipstick is on the side... I probably try remove oil cooler and make short loop between ports on sandwich plate.