BMW M44

Infobox Automobile
name=BMW M44
manufacturer=BMW
production=1996–
class=DOHC Straight-4
predecessor=BMW M42
successor=BMW N42
related=BMW M43
engine=The BMW M44 is a DOHC 16-valve I4 piston engine. It replaced BMW's previous multi-valve four-cylinder, the BMW M42 and was related to the lesser 8-valve BMW M43. The engine had slightly more power and torque than the M42B18 it replaced to cope with the increased weight of the E36 BMW 3 Series over the E30 BMW 3 Series.__NOTOC__

M44B19

Displacement for the M42B19 was 1.9 L (1896 cc); cylinder bore was 85 mm; and stroke was 83.5 mm. It used Bosch M5.2 fuel injection [http://bimmerportal.com/forum .]

Applications:
* 1996-2000 E36 318iS/318ti
* 1996-2001 Z3 1.9

Prior to 1996 the 318iS used the M42 1.8L engine which has the same bhp but less torque at Auto ft.lbf|129|0.

44B20

A racing version of the M44, called the S44, was used in 2 litre touring cars. It differed by having individual throttle bodies for each cylinder and its capacity was enlarged to 1999cc. In this guise the engine produced nearly 300 bhp.

ee also

* List of BMW engines

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