3 Litre 6 Cylinder 3.0L Built 1971 to 1992

3.0 litre

This version was produced from 1971 until 1992. It has a bore of 89 mm, a stroke of 80 mm and a displacement of 2986 cc. The first model to use the carburetted version of the 3 litre M30 was the E9 3.0CS. There was also the first fuel-injected M30 version for the CSi and later Si models.

Applications (carburettor):

1971-1975 E9 3.0CS

1972-1974 E3 3.0S

1972-1974 E3 Bavaria

1976–1979 E24 630CS (Pierburg 4A1 downdraft carburetor)[5]

1977-1979 E23 730 (135 kW)

Fuel injected

1971-1975 E9 3.0CSi

1972-1973 E9 3.0CSL

1974-1975 E3 3.0Si

1975–1978 E12 530 (130 kW, South Africa only)

1975–1978 E12 530i (131 kW, North America only)

1976 E12 530 MLE (147 kW, South Africa only)

1977–1978 E24 630CSi (North America only)

1986–1992 E32 730i (138 kW)