Anyone upgraded M54 to M62/N62 or anything else?

[Bmwe5320023.0]

Picked up this 4.8 today
N62 swap it is! Gonna start the swap in a few weeks. Gonna be a nice challenge, never taken an engine or transmission out of any vehicle



Plan is to swap dme, tcu, ews, steering column engine, tranny, TC, both diffs, driveshafts and exhaust. I

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by Bmwe5320023.0

Picked up this 4.8 today
N62 swap it is! Gonna start the swap in a few weeks. Gonna be a nice challenge, never taken an engine or transmission out of any vehicle



Plan is to swap dme, tcu, ews, steering column engine, tranny, TC, both diffs, driveshafts and exhaust. I

Good Luck! I wouldn't want to attempt this, though I've done dozens of such operations over the last 55 years.

It was much easier back then, with simple wiring, more spacious engine compartments, and mostly interchangeable components. I (and two friends) once swapped out one engine for another in an hour. It was in a tube-framed ex-Pro Stock drag car, where we were at a local drag strip, blew the engine during warm-ups, took it back to the owner's home shop, and installed its' old engine (still complete, with carb and flexplate still installed, just as it was when pulled a couple of weeks before) in time to get back to the strip for races. We had all the parts needed on hand, extra tools, lifts, etc., and a master mechanic (not me) in charge. Total time spent, including travel time, was 3 hours.

I might still be able to do that swap today, at 74, but I wouldn't even want to fiddle with the X5's myriad modules, harnesses, drivelines, etc., even in a straight drop-in swap (3.0 for 3.0 engine). My body and patience wouldn't be up to the job.