Is there...

[Jon Tilson]

a site on BMW E numbers and which is which...
I know the E30 and E 34 cos it pays to know the enemy...but lately Ive lost the plot with what 3 or 5 is which and 7's just I have no idea...
Just to be the complete cara anorak...
Spose I should knwo the Merc W numbers too...but Ive fallen asleep.,..

Why cant they just use simple ones like X300 and XJ40...
or SD1...

Jonners

[2F45T4U]

Google. Just type in random E numbers in is the way I found out

[SprintV8]

TYPE SERIES MODEL EXAMPLES
YEARS
114 2 1502, 1602, 1802, 2002 66 - 77
115 2 1500 62 - 64
116 2 1600 64 - 66
118 2 1800, 1800ti, 1800tisa 63 - 71
120 2 2000, 2000ti, 2000tilux 66 - 70
121 2 2000, 2000ti, 2000tilux 66 - 72
E3 2 2500, 2800, Bavaria, 3.0s/si 68 - 77
E6 2 1600, 1800, 2000 touring 73 - 75
E9 2 2500cs, 2800cs, 3.0cs 65 - 75
E12 5 530i 79 - 81
E21 3 320i, 323i 77 - 83
E23 7 733i, 735i, L7 78 - 88
E24 6 630Csi, 633Csi, 635Csi, M6, L6 78 - 88
E25 Concept Turbo 72
E26 5 M1 82 - 88
E28 5 524td, 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, M5 82 - 88
E30 3 318i, 318is, 325, 325e, 325es, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 325ix, M3, Z1 84 - 91
E31 8 840Ci, 850i, 850Ci, 850CSi 90 - 99
E32 7 735i, 735iL, 740i, 740iL, 750iL 88 - 94
E34 5 525i, 530i, 535i, 540i, M5, Touring 89 - 96
E36 3 318i, 318is, 318ti, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 328i, 328is, 328iC, M3, Z3 92 - 99
E38 7 740i, 740iL, 750iL 95
E39 5 528i, 540i 97
E46 3 323i, 325i, 328i, 323Ci, 328Ci, M3 99
E53 5 X5 3.0, X5 3.0d, X5 4.4, X5 4.6is 00
E65 7 745i 02

http://www.bmwworld.com/repairs/codes/vehicles.htm

http://www.benzworld.org/modelguide.html

[Jon Tilson]

the posts reflect the experience and general approach of the posters...

I know nothing....

Adam does his best and Phil just nails it...

Jonners

[xvivalve]

...but what you don't appreciate Jon is Phil recited that list from memory!

[Jon Tilson]

I did of course know that Alun...

I could tell cos there are a couple of omissions, but I thought it would be churlish to point that out....

Jonners