Are all M30 starter motors interchangeable?

chicane

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Are all M30 starter motors interchangeable? In other words can I take a starter motor from a late model 5 series and use it in our cars?
 

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I looked up under Maximillian starter part number 12411272150 and came up with..
E12 528i,530i
E23 733i, 735i
E24 630csi,m6
E28 533i, 535i, m5
E3 2500,2800, 3.0
E32 735i
E9
I don't know about more contemporary M30s engine.\
abe
 
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I successfully used a started motor from a 1991 735i. It bolts right in. The body is a smaller diameter which makes it much easier to get to the two mounting bolts (especially the inside one). The working gear end appears to be the same size.
 
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