alistairolsen

Anyone got a BMW E36 haynes that covers diesel models?

Could you tell me what the gear ratios are for the diesel models please?

Thanks

AlexF

auto or manual?

alistairolsen

Manual please

AlexF

OK I need the gearbox number or the car's chassis number - there are options of both manufacture of the box and then 2 types of boxes for each manufacture!

AlexF

If you have a Gatrag there are 2 types

240/5
1st 3.717:1
2nd 2.019:1
3rd 1.316:1
4th 0.804:1
rev 3.445:1

260/5
1st 3.829:1
2nd 2.199:1
3rd 1.401:1
4th 1:1
5th 0.809:1
rev 3.456:1

ZF type

1st 3.716:1
2nd 2.037:1
3rd 1.340:1
4th 1:1
5th 0.819:1
rev 3.543:1


but why do you want to know

alistairolsen

cheers, dont have the car, but wondered what the ratios were like because I want to run a petrol turbo engine in a light car with a 4.1:1 diff.

sadly the second two boxes are near on ideantical to the petrols, so they must simply fit a different diff to the diesel motors. the first one only has 4 speeds

shame mazda build gearboxes with stupid ratios