[ColoradoCale]

Looking to replace the engine in my 02/2006 e90 325xi (silver top) with a another motor with fewer miles.

Will an '07+ be compatible with my car for a straight swap or will I need a specific year engine to swap?

Found a few N52s locally through a salvager with ~80k-90k from 325xi, 328xi, and 330xi's and a couple 52Xxi's in the $1k range and waiting to hear back from the seller for what years they are (does anyone know which would have the MSV70 vs MSV80 in them?) Have everything to do the swap in my garage.

Looking on RealOEM for the pre-LCI cars, it shows 09/2004 to 08/2006 for the 2004-2008 e90 and shows the MSV70 DME for everything from 09/2004 to 08/2006 and then looking at the LCI cars it doesn't show USA market parts for the 2007-2012 325xi, only EUR and RUS. I'm guessing as long as it isn't from a car with the MSV80 it should be a (relatively) straight swap where I can use my current DME (MSV70) for the swap?

Already have a Bentley manual and would be following the engine removal/reverse order from a few guides from people doing LS swaps.