BMW M51 engine
This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the M51 family appears.
A shared family code does not mean an identical specification. Parts and service decisions require the complete engine suffix, production date, market and the individual car’s VIN.
- Documented period
- 1988–2001
- applications
- 9
- generations
- 4
- bodies
- 9
Source rows containing this family
Each row keeps the original model, body, market and source boundaries. Where a source row names several engine families, its grouped model list is not treated as a one-to-one model-to-engine mapping.
| Models in source row | Years | Generation / body | Recorded engine | Output | Transmission | Drive | Market | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524td / 525td / 525tds | 1988–1996 | 5 Series E34E34 · Sedan | M21D24 / M51D25 | 115–143 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 5 Series (E34) |
| 524td / 525td / 525tds | 1988–1996 | 5 Series E34E34/2 · Touring | M21D24 / M51D25 | 115–143 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 5 Series (E34) |
| 318tds / 325td / 325tds | 1991–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | M41D17 / M51D25 | 90–143 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 318tds / 325td / 325tds | 1991–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/3 · Touring | M41D17 / M51D25 | 90–143 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 318tds / 325td / 325tds | 1991–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/5 · Compact | M41D17 / M51D25 | 90–143 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 525td / 525tds | 1996–2000 | 5 Series E39E39 · Sedan | M51D25 | 116–143 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| 525td / 525tds | 1996–2000 | 5 Series E39E39/2 · Touring | M51D25 | 116–143 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| 725tds / 730d | 1996–2001 | 7 Series E38E38 · Sedan | M51D25 / M57D30 | 143–193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 7 Series (E38) |
| 725tds / 730d | 1996–2001 | 7 Series E38E38 L · Long-wheelbase Sedan | M51D25 / M57D30 | 143–193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Europe | BMW 7 Series (E38) |