{"id":139889,"date":"2025-10-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139889"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:51:22","slug":"bmw-e30-with-a-mercedes-diesel-inline-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139889","title":{"rendered":"BMW E30 with a Mercedes Diesel Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We found this unique 1989 BMW 325i (E30) on Cars&Bids<\/a>. The coupe is powered by a 2.5 L Mercedes OM605 turbodiesel inline-five. It features BenzForce rods, KM camshafts and valve springs, Dieselmeken 8 mm mechanical injection pump, Kangaroos Team intake manifold, CXRacing intercooler, and BorgWarner AGP S261 turbocharger. Behind the motor is a DieselPumpUK adapter plate connected to a BMW E90 335i six-speed manual transmission. A custom one-piece driveshaft sends power to a limited-slip differential with a 3.15 ratio. The exterior uses a MTech fiberglass body kit, Depo \u201csmiley\u201d headlights, MHW replica taillights, and Brock 16-inch wheels. The interior features Recaro seats from a VW Jetta GLI Mk2, Renown steering wheel, CAtuned headliner, and KinematicSpeed shifter. <\/p>\n

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We found this unique 1989 BMW 325i (E30) on Cars&Bids. The coupe is powered by a 2.5 L Mercedes OM605 turbodiesel inline-five. It features BenzForce rods, KM camshafts and valve springs, Dieselmeken 8 mm mechanical injection pump, Kangaroos Team intake manifold, CXRacing intercooler, and BorgWarner AGP S261 turbocharger. Behind the motor is a DieselPumpUK adapter… Read More »BMW E30 with a Mercedes Diesel Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":139895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1989-BMW-325i-E30-with-a-Mercedes-OM605-turbodiesel-inline-five-01.jpg?fit=2080%2C1386&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133656,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=133656","url_meta":{"origin":139889,"position":0},"title":"BMW E30 with a Turbo 1JZ","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mach1 Motorsport is a custom fabrication company in Beresfield, NSW, Australia. 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