mk1 golf project

hi
i have a 1.1mk1 golf a reg
with a 1.3 mk2 driver engine but is nw dead so needing a new engine i have no idea where 2 gt a complete engine from n wot else is needed 2 gt it going again was thinking of putting a 1.8 8v mk2 engine in any advice???
many thanks clive

What are the symptoms which make you think the engine is dead?

well its back firing out the carb with a puff of smoke thers a massive oil leake nd looks as oil has been spraying ot from where the carb it attatched to the engine nd other parts of the engine, it will run for a little bit then starts cutting ot on idle n hard starting etc

I'd be tempted to replace like-for-like. There's no point trying to 'build' a GTI style car. If you want a GTI, buy one not build one.

yh true
is there any other bigger engine i can gt to drop straight in??

also i have jus spoke to a friend who has a mk1 1.5 4 speed jetta engine do u know how much work this will be to fit?

5p4mmy said

also i have jus spoke to a friend who has a mk1 1.5 4 speed jetta engine do u know how much work this will be to fit?

that's not really going to offer you much performance over your mk2 1.3 engine - plus you'll have to cut the driver's side engine mount from the chassis leg and move it back a few inches and weld it back on, you'll need a steering rack from a big block mk1 (1.5+) or have to modify your current rack to suit. you'll also need the gear linkages and driveshafts from the 1.5 as well.

like paul said, a like for like swap is probably your best bet. those mk2 small blocks are normally pretty bombproof.

yh
only reason was cause i was getting the complete engine cheap with low millage so is there a bigger driver engine i cn put in or do u rekon stay with the 1.3?
many thanks

engines that can go in on the same mounts:

polo GT
polo 1.4 16v
polo 1.6 16v

also, if you wish to run the 5 speed gearboxes with these polo engines you'll need to custom fabricate the gearbox mount for the passenger side.

thanks
so if i gt the polo gt engine would i need 2 move anything else apart from gearbox mount or gt anything else or will al my old parts be ok?
does anyone have any good sources to bye complete engines from also many thanks