for less than

[ChrisCrashTM]

is this engine worth buying? close enough to me aswell

no loom, no ecu (thought they only had a start up module anyway :S)

or should i hold my horses and wait?

thanks

[vRSLen]

is this engine worth buying? close enough to me aswell

no loom, no ecu (thought they only had a start up module anyway :S)

or should i hold my horses and wait?

thanks

Er, do you have a link Chris :confused:

[ChrisCrashTM]

Er, do you have a link Chris :confused:

how the hell did i manage that :S

sorry

MK1 GOLF GTI 1.8i ENGINE on eBay, also, Volkswagen, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 20-Jan-09 00:17:30 GMT)

[Robshaw]

Looks cheap - I presume you have asked for more details?

Did it run? Mileage? ect ect

[Tech1e]

You would need a fair bit to get it running, its cheap for a reason.

Seeing as you can buy a whole car for £200 whats the point?

[ChrisCrashTM]

nowhere to keep the car :/

there is no more room in the space i rented, and im living at the misses house (her parents wont appreciate a knackered car dumped outside)

and i the questions where asked and replied

Q: when was the engine running last? do you no what millage is on it? thanks. rich 16-Jan-09

A: engine was last running about 10mths ago mileage then was 107K

Q: Is the engine a good runner? I.e does it use oil, smoke etc. Also do you have the ecu and engine wiring loom? 14-Jan-09

A: engine ran well when vehicle was last used, sorry no wiring loom.

[Tech1e]

So its from a MK1 Golf and its a 1.8???

[ChrisCrashTM]

yep, out a gti, so i was quessing its carbed? being from a mk1 i mean

[Tech1e]

No GTi is carbed ('i' stands for injection).

And I think im right in saying only the Campaign models were 1.8, most were 1.6.

[BigW]

1976 - 1980 = 1.6 4 speed

1980 - 1981 = 1.6 5 Speed

1982 -1983 = 1.8 Non Campaign

1983 - 1984 = 1.8 Campaign

[ChrisCrashTM]

oh right, thanks

so not worth the buy? would it be the same 112hp as the mk2 1.8 8v?

[BigW]

oh right, thanks

so not worth the buy? would it be the same 112hp as the mk2 1.8 8v?

Essentially the same, MK2 came with KJet and Digifant injection later on though, the KJet mechanical is the easiest to work with in my opinion but you will also need a metering head and all the plumbing that goes along with it too.

[ChrisCrashTM]

right. so worth the buy then? for this price anyway?

[BigW]

for £40 its worth a pop, the fact the head is painted with hammerite puts me off a little but you wont be loosing much if all isnt well.

You can overhaul this engine for little money, they have shim tappets and the valve stem oil seals are common to go, worth picking up a headset and timing belt and doing it all at once, i recon youll get a belt headset and headbolts for under 50 quid.

The EG engine has some problems with cracking around the valve seats but without seeing it as a runner you wont find out.

If it was me and it was close enough i'd take the chance.

[ultra_joel88]

Vr6 imo

[ChrisCrashTM]

vr6 is out of my budget this time, but maybe next time. il have a pop at it then i guess, will it be much of a struggle to find a wiring loom and ecu? or is it just a case of buying one for the same size engine off ebay?

[Gizmo]

Looking at it it will need a full strip down and rebuild (gaskets will cost you more than the engine) as it looks like it has been left outside, so may be full of water as well?

As Lummox said you can get a running car for peanuts, drop the engine out (1/2 a days work max) then get rid of the rest, you will also have all the ancillaries that are missing from this one.

If it was me i would only consider it if i needed a head or block to rebuild.

[ChrisCrashTM]

but still the problem is i dont have anywhere to park another car up to work on or to keep, else i wouldnt even hesitate i would probarbly have allready got one

[BigW]

Or i could put the full 16v KR, box, complete car loom, clocks, ECU, servo, master cylinder and radiator I have in my garage up for sale :rubchin:

:P

[Duggie]

Mate, it's been said already but my choice would be to take a risk, for 40 quid it might just be the deal of the century, then again it might be cack... In the end it's only 40 quid. If it does turn out to be a dead one then buy a donor car, drop the engine out, a half day job in a MK1, strip the car and get the shell weighed in for scrap, if you're lucky selling the stripped bits and the shell, you may just make some cash.

-Duggie

[TeflonTom]

that lump is out of an audi, either that or it's got an audi intake manifold fitted to it, you can just see the cold start valve on the left at the back, it's on the right on the golf lump. this engine will cause you grief

[ChrisCrashTM]

didnt have it, there was one engine on ebay that you advised against tom that didnt sell, the seller messaged me asking if i want it for £50

MK 2 Golf 16v engine on eBay, also, Volkswagen, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Jan-09 16:16:25 GMT)

that or i keep waiting (y) thanks for the help

[TeflonTom]

fwiw, you'd be better off buying a scrapper so you can get all the donor parts you need from the same car, you will be shocked at how much individual fuel system parts cost to buy

[ChrisCrashTM]

i wish it was that simple, just dont have anywhere to keep another car :/

[vRSLen]

Rent a place for the day, it will be cheaper in the long run.