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Sporty1
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Posted: 28-March-2013 at 10:14 |
Your cars VIN is stamped on the drivers side front suspension turret, visible in the picture you have posted above, the engine type code does not appear on the VIN plate.
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shieldy
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pedal, cable at top of pedal, attached too floor
couldnt find vin plate too see what engine it is |
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wow, great info, ill have a looksie sometime tomorro and get back to you
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Andrew Rolland
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Not knowing the ins and outs of the engines in the E46 but assuming that they are the same as those fitted to the E39.....
Having a look here it would appear that it is an electronic throttle. You must have the M52TU engine, does the cylinder head front cover have a single bulge in front of one of the camshafts or does it have a single bulge.
M52 engines have signle vanos engines which have the single bulge in the cylinder head cover and they have a throttle cable.
The M52TU engine which was on post Sep 98 build date cars will have the double vanous identified by the large bulge in the cylinder head cover and have fly by wire.
Depending on your build date (check black data plate on inside of engine compartment) you may have either engine in your car. TU was the technical upgrade given to these M52 engines. All it did was make the max torque figure 245Nm available lower down the rev range making it a bit more driveable than the non upgraded engines. Didn't give the engine any more power or torque but variable valve timing on both inlet and exhaust camshafts, hence the change in cylinder head shape.
You can replace the throttle pedals easily enough on either type of engine.
Andrew
Edit to show link D'oh! Edited by Andrew Rolland - 22-March-2013 at 09:35 |
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shieldy
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btw my throttle pedal stiff any ideas?
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you sure its cable,? ive looked at mine and it looks like drive by wire at the throttle body
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It's cable operated,
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ive got a bmw 323i se 1999 e46
question is im aware that it could either be drive by wire or cable, how do i find out which? |
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