Brand New BMW M57N Engine

BMW M57N Engine (2003-2007)

The M57N is the twin turbo 306d4 generation of BMW’s 3.0 liter inline six, rated at 272 HP and 560 Nm on a cast iron block. This is a brand new engine supplied direct from BMW with zero mileage, so nothing about its service history has to be taken on trust.

It ships as a bare M57 306d4 in naked form rather than as a complete dressed assembly. That suits a like for like replacement in a 530d, 730d or E53 X5 as readily as a Defender, Patrol, Pajero or Transit conversion, where the ancillaries are dictated by the conversion rather than by the donor car.

Where a BMW M57N twin turbo engine makes sense

Two sorts of customer buy this engine. The first has a BMW that needs an engine and wants it fixed once, in which case the Direct Fit list below is the whole conversation. The second is building something that never had an M57 in it, and for them the interesting part is that the engine arrives with no history attached to it at all: no previous owner’s maintenance decisions to inherit, no ancillaries that were already tired when the donor car was scrapped, and no need to strip and inspect before the build starts.

The cast iron block is the defining detail of this generation and it is worth knowing before you plan the rest of the drivetrain, because some of our kits are specified around the later aluminium block engines instead. That is covered under Before you order below.

If you would rather not source the ancillaries yourself, the engine can be dressed here before despatch at additional cost. The Optional Extras list below covers what can be fitted.

Vehicle Compatibility

Direct Fit Applications

• BMW E60 530d
• BMW E61 530d Touring
• BMW E65 730d
• BMW E66 730Ld
• BMW E70 X5 3.0d
• BMW E71 X6 35d
• BMW E53 X5

Common Conversion Applications

• Land Rover Defender
• Land Rover Discovery 1
• Land Rover Discovery 2
• Land Rover Discovery 3
• Land Rover Discovery 4
• Nissan Patrol
• Ford Ranger
• Ford Transit
• Mitsubishi Pajero
• Custom 4×4 and off road projects

What’s Included

• Engine block
• Cylinder head assembly
• Crankshaft
• Connecting rods
• Pistons
• Camshafts
• Timing chain system
• Valve train components

Optional Extras Available

• Turbocharger package
• Fuel injectors
• High pressure fuel pump
• Intake manifold
• Exhaust manifold
• Engine wiring harness
• ECU package
• Starter motor
• Alternator
• Power steering pump
• Air conditioning compressor
• Conversion specific components
• Full engine dressing service

What the extras list tells you

The Optional Extras on this listing run further than a straight engine rebuild needs, down to a power steering pump, an air conditioning compressor and conversion specific components. That is deliberate, because a large share of these engines go into vehicles that have to keep their own power steering and air conditioning working after the swap. If yours is one of them, list what the vehicle has to keep when you enquire and we will quote the engine dressed to match rather than leaving you to chase parts one at a time afterwards.

Anything not on that list is not coming with the engine. There are no mounts, no gearbox adapter, no cooling package and no conversion loom here, because all of those are decided by the vehicle rather than by the engine.

Before you order

Confirm the engine code your conversion is built around. Our M57N2 to 8HP Swap Kit states that it fits aluminium block M57N2 engines with codes 306D3 and 306D5, and is not compatible with earlier cast iron M57 engines; a steel block version is in development and not yet available. If a ZF 8HP is part of your plan, raise that with us before you buy an engine, not after.

For a build on the later engine instead, we also list the brand new M57D30TU2 306d5. For a manual build that keeps the original Land Rover gearbox, the M57 to R380 kit names the engines it is designed around on its own page.

Tell us the vehicle, the intended gearbox and whether the engine needs to arrive bare or dressed. We will confirm the specification in writing before anything is despatched.

WARRANTY;

12 months warranty. Stock components sold from the shelf in their original packaging can be returned under the EU right of withdrawal within 14 days of delivery. Built-to-order conversion kits, custom-machined or modified parts, chassis builds and engines built to a specification you have chosen are excluded once we have started building; until then you can cancel for a full refund. The full terms are in our returns policy.

Delivery Time;

Stock components leave our workshop within the handling time published in our shipping policy. Complete kits and mounted powertrains are built to order around your platform, gearbox and ancillaries, so their lead time is measured in weeks rather than days and is confirmed in writing when we accept your order. Handling time and carrier transit time are separate and add together, and the transit estimates we publish are given in good faith, not as guaranteed delivery dates.

Shipping Price;

Send us the delivery address and we will quote the shipping.

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