May 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325i Sport Wagon 6-Speed at No Reserve
No Reserve: M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325i Sport Wagon 6-Speed
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October 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325i Sport Wagon 6-Speed at No Reserve
December 10, 2024 at 8:50 PM
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed at No Reserve
No Reserve: M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed
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February 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed at No Reserve
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #228,280.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
M54B30-Powered 2003 BMW 325xi Sport Wagon 6-Speed
I daily drove an E46 with the M54B30 for 6 years, and the Mazda K engine legit sounds better than the BMW one. It makes "big engine in a little car" sounds, and it's butter-smooth.
July 17, 2024 at 2:57 PM
I daily drove an E46 with the M54B30 for 6 years, and the Mazda K engine legit sounds better than the BMW one. It makes "big engine in a little car" sounds, and it's butter-smooth.
She was a 320i, but she’s got a 3.0l straight six M54B30 from an E46 in her now.
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
She was a 320i, but she’s got a 3.0l straight six M54B30 from an E46 in her now.
Alpina B3 3.3: (Base: E46 / 330i) 3.3-liter inline-six cylinder, Alpina-tuned Bosch Motronic fuel-injected M54B30 (F5) engine with 280 hp@ 6,100 rpm - 247 ft. lbs. (335 Nm) @ 4,300 rpm, 0-60 mph in 5.5 s top speed 165 mph. 1,299 units 1999-2003. classic-vintage-bmw.tumblr.com/e46alpinab33...
October 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Alpina B3 3.3: (Base: E46 / 330i) 3.3-liter inline-six cylinder, Alpina-tuned Bosch Motronic fuel-injected M54B30 (F5) engine with 280 hp@ 6,100 rpm - 247 ft. lbs. (335 Nm) @ 4,300 rpm, 0-60 mph in 5.5 s top speed 165 mph. 1,299 units 1999-2003. classic-vintage-bmw.tumblr.com/e46alpinab33...
BMW M54B30 engine be like
a man with his eyes closed looks at the camera
Alt: a man with his eyes closed looks at the camera “am i a joke to you?”
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November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BMW M54B30 engine be like
Idc that it’s harbor freight, this gear driven stand is the cat’s pajamas
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Idc that it’s harbor freight, this gear driven stand is the cat’s pajamas
It's easily the car I've owned that was the best at doing all the Car Things™: Going, stopping, turning.
The sheer COMPETENCE of the vehicle was something else. 🤌
This was its 200K+ mile engine bay:
The sheer COMPETENCE of the vehicle was something else. 🤌
This was its 200K+ mile engine bay:
July 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It's easily the car I've owned that was the best at doing all the Car Things™: Going, stopping, turning.
The sheer COMPETENCE of the vehicle was something else. 🤌
This was its 200K+ mile engine bay:
The sheer COMPETENCE of the vehicle was something else. 🤌
This was its 200K+ mile engine bay:
Es gibt nur wenige Dinge, die mir mehr Freude bereiten, als ein komplett auf einen nagelneuen Block mit Laufleistung 0 km aufgebautes M54B30-Triebwerk für den #E46.
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Es gibt nur wenige Dinge, die mir mehr Freude bereiten, als ein komplett auf einen nagelneuen Block mit Laufleistung 0 km aufgebautes M54B30-Triebwerk für den #E46.
Indeed. Both my E34s had windows that I would just never use in order to preserve the regulators as much as possible... Sigh.
The M54B30 is notorious for burning oil due to the low-tension oil control rings BMW used. I doubt the M6x used the same design.
The M54B30 is notorious for burning oil due to the low-tension oil control rings BMW used. I doubt the M6x used the same design.
October 31, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Indeed. Both my E34s had windows that I would just never use in order to preserve the regulators as much as possible... Sigh.
The M54B30 is notorious for burning oil due to the low-tension oil control rings BMW used. I doubt the M6x used the same design.
The M54B30 is notorious for burning oil due to the low-tension oil control rings BMW used. I doubt the M6x used the same design.
Na ich hoffe doch, dass der gerade diese Woche frisch verbaute nagelneue M54B30-Block mit Null Kilometern Laufleistung nochmal 21 Jahre hält…
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Na ich hoffe doch, dass der gerade diese Woche frisch verbaute nagelneue M54B30-Block mit Null Kilometern Laufleistung nochmal 21 Jahre hält…
~400 miles of stress testing the engine swap and it somehow averaged nearly 24mpg. No leaks, no errors, no CELs.
Now taking bets on how long the transmission lasts
Now taking bets on how long the transmission lasts
July 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
~400 miles of stress testing the engine swap and it somehow averaged nearly 24mpg. No leaks, no errors, no CELs.
Now taking bets on how long the transmission lasts
Now taking bets on how long the transmission lasts
the DISA in the donor M54B30 was toast so I swapped the known good unit from my M54B25
TIL they’re not supposed to be interchangeable
I ain’t getting any codes or issues tho
TIL they’re not supposed to be interchangeable
I ain’t getting any codes or issues tho
April 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
the DISA in the donor M54B30 was toast so I swapped the known good unit from my M54B25
TIL they’re not supposed to be interchangeable
I ain’t getting any codes or issues tho
TIL they’re not supposed to be interchangeable
I ain’t getting any codes or issues tho
Progress being made on #myE39Touring though I can’t find the screwdriver I was just using and now I’ve wasted 30 minutes looking for the thing and it’s still missing
March 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Progress being made on #myE39Touring though I can’t find the screwdriver I was just using and now I’ve wasted 30 minutes looking for the thing and it’s still missing
Work for the weekend: gotta get this M54B30 right so I can plant it in My E39 Touring. I’ve already fucked a VANOS piston so, uh
Can I do the timing set this weekend? Yes
Will I tho?
Can I do the timing set this weekend? Yes
Will I tho?
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Work for the weekend: gotta get this M54B30 right so I can plant it in My E39 Touring. I’ve already fucked a VANOS piston so, uh
Can I do the timing set this weekend? Yes
Will I tho?
Can I do the timing set this weekend? Yes
Will I tho?
I’ve lined up an M54B30 for My E39 Touring. Follow to watch me recondition and install it.
January 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’ve lined up an M54B30 for My E39 Touring. Follow to watch me recondition and install it.
Welp, I lost compression. Anyone around Denver with a good M54B30, DM me
January 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Welp, I lost compression. Anyone around Denver with a good M54B30, DM me