16v engine in a MK1 by paul-c
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16v engine in a MK1 by paul-c
very interesting read
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Mk1 Jetta (Jessie) build thread here
View topic: Jessie the mk1 jetta (pd conversion) lots of pics!! - The Mk1 Golf Owners Club
T25 westfalia camper, 2.2 Subaru powered
vw touran 1.9 tdi remap, Bbs rep wheels , lowered, bla bla bla……… Wife's car
2013 Vw amarok 2.0bitdi, work truck……. www.jsgarageaberystwyth.co.uk
View topic: Jessie the mk1 jetta (pd conversion) lots of pics!! - The Mk1 Golf Owners Club
T25 westfalia camper, 2.2 Subaru powered
vw touran 1.9 tdi remap, Bbs rep wheels , lowered, bla bla bla……… Wife's car
2013 Vw amarok 2.0bitdi, work truck……. www.jsgarageaberystwyth.co.uk
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I've found a friendly local garage which are familiar with engine tuning, etc and they're going to swap the gear on the end of the cam, to the other one. All the ancillaries on the engine have been unbolted. The engine was very mucky and a pain to work on, so I refitted some of the ancillaries, so I could close up the holes and degrease it. More pics to follow…
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Here they are all prepped and ready for paint:
And painted:
The paint is nothing more complicated than VHT black paint, which gives a nice matt coating. I know the components technically don't need to be in VHT, but I prefer the finish:
Now I need to work out which parts I'll be using off which engine (eg alternator, water pump, oil cooler, etc). I need the car together for a couple more weeks before I can take it off the road and whip the old engine out. Its going to be a number of weeks/months, because I'm going to be painting all the other little bits in the engine bay too, hopefully once finished it will look proper tidy in there!
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Anyway, slow but steady progress is being made. I have pretty much stripped the new block, I need to wait to get the car off the road before I can sort out which bits are going where. The block is still a bit dirty and has surface rust, so I need to have a think about what I'm going to do here. I guess duct tape over the holes, would be okay for painting it?
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i supose i'll need to tackle my 9a soon
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So I've been drilling at one of the bolts, pretty much all day, made a little progress but its not yet out. Whatever metal they make bolts from, is tough - seemingly tougher than the average drill bit! I have gone through about 5 sets of cheap drill bits.
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rebuild in progress....
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Have you tried a heat gun to warm the bolt and the head at the same time? The different rates of expansion should help get it loose…
HTH
Rich
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when i stripped my 9a 3 weeks back the same happened with one of the exhaust studs, and this methood done the trick.
9A,027,278,02A,mikuni r1 carbs,megajolt 36-1,R1 pump,lc1,02J shifter,9J ats…
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The problems of a lowered car! Spoiler has been removed, it gets right in the way when pulling out the gearbox.
Front of engine bay is pretty clear now (oil cooler has been left there for convenience, for tonight), ready for lifting the engine out.
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The engine and box came out using the now-familiar "over & under" routine - the box comes out underneath, which makes taking the engine out over the front panel, so much easier.
Engine's weight taken on crane and left mount unbolted. Drivetrain lowered to lean at an angle. Right engine mount left in place and gearbox unbolted and slid down a wooden board
Engine brought back to the horizontal, so that it doesn't shift on removing the right engine mount's bolt.
Gradually bringing it up and forwards, the crane misses the bonnet luckily!
Engine now out
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Carbs4ever said
good work! extra points for poor visibility conditions!
I've been there so many times, the worst thing is, my parents have a perfectly good garage, they just won't let me use it :evil:
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If I was doing it again I would lift the front of the car over the engine. You can do it from the top but it's much more difficult
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theDaddyUK said
Which way are putting the 16v engine in mate? I dropped mine in through the top, never again!!! :evil:
If I was doing it again I would lift the front of the car over the engine. You can do it from the top but it's much more difficult
Why not over the top? Is the 16V inlet manifold so much deeper that it causes real issues somewhere? I didn't have any problems with it this way (last time I put an 8V in), its pretty easy once the gearbox is out the way - the engine would go in before the box, and the box goes in from underneath.
I nearly took it out all underneath the car, just for the experience, the only problem is once you've lifted the front of the car, eg with the engine crane, its legs would be in the way of the engine.
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