Heat resistance plate engine support — a genuine BMW part, number 51 48 8 177 000. The number stamped on the part is 51488177000; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8177000. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits every E46 body style (320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and 330i, 1999–2006), with the M52, M54 or M56 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on the Insulation (51_3274) diagram. It weighs about 52 g (0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
