1.8T Conversion Guide

The inner cv/gearbox flange isnt magically going to move no matter what position the engine's in lol

Cheers i'll have another look at the mount tomorrow.

the front mount bolts on with the starter motor not the the block so wont fit until the gearbox is mounted to the engine

the engine should sit at 15 degrees what cambelt end mount do you have?

the qpeng downpipe will miss the cv but be very close to the steering uj

as for the tensioner how is the 20vt valve one being used? as the damper gets in the way of the mount i know as i tried it but would like to see a picture proving me wrong lol

the cambelt cover will need to be trimmed to miss the mount and yes they are tight to get on lol

Thanks Ben.

Do you have pic/diagram of how it bolts onto the starter?

Im using mounts from crazyquiff.

The downpipe is in the way of the cv, theres no 2 ways about it. Its not that close to the steering uj.

you might find once the front mount is on it will pull the engine forward enough to clear it

the mk1 gti front mount was held on by the two long starter motor bolts the mount sits the block side and should have a captive nut in the top hole any pictures of your mounts

bens_cab said

you might find once the front mount is on it will pull the engine forward enough to clear it

I did try mentioning this earlier, once the positon of your front mount is sorted, the postion of your engine will change hopefully resolving your CV issue and the manifold clearance.

Here is an Brad Moles ABF setup but i think same mounts as the 1.8T

The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

yeah i think he missed that bit lol

Ok i'll get to the front mount tomorrow and see how it goes, but I dont think you guys understand my problem with the downpipe. The pipe comes straight from the turbo and is blocking the path (slightly) of the cv joint. It has nothing to do with the mounts since it is mounted solid to the turbo and is not flexible. Even if the engine was upside down it wouldnt change position. There is no scope for adjustment, all I can do is bend it to make it clear, but im wondering if I should bother or just send it back? Actually forget it, im going to speak to qpeng and get them to send me another one

GaryGTi83 said

Joe90k said

Sorry forgot to add two more things…

One the 16V tensioner is not needed, buy yourself some M18 shakeproof stainless washers and save some pennies as the 20Vt tensioner is fine it just needs fixing in place, a couple of people have done this and it saves a lot of hassle! Then the belt will run true not off to one side. It is less of a bodge than 8mm worth of washers, you can also leave the aluminium bit on the back to tension the belt by hand and as you tighten the bolt it will tension the cambelt further as the shake proof washer bites into the tensioner.

and number two! MODS THIS SHOULD BE A STICKY!!!

Hi Joe, Can you attach any pictures of the setup you have. I have found the 16v tensioner doesnt fit too well, and would prefere to stick with the factory one if its possible

You can see in that pic, that was a temporary tester idea, I just used a normal washer which I wedged into the top of the bolt and tightened to see if it would lock the tensioner which it did. I then ordered THESE which were an exact fit and stopped the tensioner moving at all. I left the alloy arm on the back of it so that I could tension it by hand as much as possible and as the bolt was tightened it bit into the tensioner and turned it even more making it tighter.

I hope that makes sense? If anyone wants to buy a washer I will do them cheap as you only need one, I have 9, just PM me. I had a lot of trouble finding them anywhere except eBay!

As for using the original pneumatic part, I didn't it was removed. I am sure this is a much better way of doing it as the belt runs true, the tensioner is well and truly locked, and there isn't 8mm worth of washers on the cambelt end of the engine.

HTH
Joe

(It also saves buying a £30 tensioner!) which you don't need!

I am having a bit of trouble with the mounts, you say there are 4 mounts, I have ordered three from CQ which are the cambelt end, gearbox end and one solid mount, but I thought this went on the back of the engine underneath??? Obviously I was wrong and this goes on the front on the starter motor as you said before, but then what goes on the underneath at the back??

if using the a standard 020 gearbox all the the original gti mounts apart from the cambelt end one will fit as before

the 02a/j ones are very different on the gearbox end im guessing the rear one will just be the bracket for the gearbox which will marry up to the original mount