hi I'm new and in need of help with what parts are on my golf

hi everyone I'm new on here just paid and i have to say what a great site,
I'm after some help i have just purchased my first golf mk1 it was a non runner as the bottom end was seized, the person i purchased off said it had various parts on but i have no receipts for this he said it had a 2.0 audi e bottom end mk2 16v gearbox/and a tsr pack c head (i do have a receipt of this), would any of you know what parts this has got? I've removed the engine now and want to get it back on the road asap but not sure what block to buy or even if the head is any good and what engine is best to replace it with your help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Well can see its a 2 ltr , written on the block, and a good conversion in a mk 1.

If you've built an engine before then I'd say crack on and open everything up and build up a new one from all the bits you have.

It's a bit hard to tll from the photo's what you have and what came out and what's replacement and what was in it.

I think there are some guides in the bottom of the site to engine builds and mixing and matching different bottom ends to other heads etc


By the sounds of it:
Your gear box is ok
Your head is ok
Block is shot.

If you can find the code from the block then you can research what cars that block came in, find one in a scrappy (or going cheap on ebay) and swap the block over.

Or just pull the lot out and replace it all with another engine.

Hope that helps a bit

Ian

You seem to have an early head as you have 5 cam shaft caps so it's got shims and buckets, heads with hydraulic tappet don't have No. 4 cap fitted. You also have digifant fuel injection system (later cars used this system) early cars have k-jet injection system.
What year car is the engine from?

That's a large windscreen washer tank, not a standard fitmemt to a uk car.

thanks everyone for your help, the car is a1983, what years used this digifant fuel injection would it of been mk2?

Early Mk2 golf used k-jet, digifant came in 1988 ish to the Mk2 golf.
Mk1 golf cabriolets stayed with k-jet till 1991 ish.

injectors and inlet are digifant but you have an aftermarket ecu. the block looks like a mk3 golf or audi so should be easy to find a replacement, just swap everything over. looks like there is blanking plates fitted to the block breather
http://www.tsr-performance.com/webshop/engines-and-engine-tuning-parts/tsr-2-0-8-valve-conversion-blank-set/

ok, so if mine has digifant fitted could i put a mk2 1.8 8valve engine in and it would run?

also just found these numbers on the block do they mean anything? i think it reads 048103021b

Hi there, im new to forums but not golfs,

If you're keeping it 8V (and I hope you do) assuming the head was produced while Tim Styles was still the owner of TRS Performance then you have a real diamond. Drop it onto almost any 1.8 to 2.1Litre bottom end, the more work the bottom end has the better the head will lend it's self. The bubble block is best by far from early 2.0l Audi but they're rare as rocking horse poo now.

Do yourself a real favour and buy the Golf GTi Performance Manual from Haynes, written by Tim Styles, every conversion worth doing is explained, he was a tuning god of mk1 and 2 golfs

Up to 200hp, use an 8v mk1 or 2 GTi gearbox if you can, the ratios are much closer than 16v, they're strong, problem free and you can put a 16v 5th gear for cruising if economy is an issue.

As far as the fuelling, digifant is plop in my opinion, K-let though less efficient is a far better system a point proven when VW when brought it back for the 16v mk2s, it offers much more scope for tuning though you'll need the appropriate wiring, and you'll never better a throttle body or carb set up, its all about cash

Hope this helps a little, oh, and don't despair, get some paracetamol mk1's are not without their headaches ! 

i just need to make sure the head is ok. if not would a mk 2 1.8 gti engine fit?

ian85 said

ok, so if mine has digifant fitted could i put a mk2 1.8 8valve engine in and it would run?

Ian I've not chewed through the whole post because I'm not a mod kinda bloke but is see you've mentioned 'Digifant'.
So I'm curious as to why you have that injection system because it's my understanding it's rarely found in the U.K. unless it's LHD.

I live in Austria and have a 1990 Cabby bog standard but it has the engine, gearbox and the 'Digifant II' set up the same as the Mk2 GTI.
The only difference is it was rechipped to give an output of 98 Bhp, 72 Kw. I could change the chip for 30 quid but what's the point on a convertible.

By the way and highly unlikely in your case but the 'Digifant I' was only sold in California, something to do with the emissions.

Just a bit of info for you and I'm not sure if it helps in anyway but I thought it was worth mentioning mate!