Petrol Into A Diesel 206

[Guest Kit]

Hope you guys don't mind me posting this here, it's just I know allot of you are very knowledgeable about everything pug related!

 

The engine in my car is in a bad way, it's breathing heavily and there's allot of smoke in the morning most days.

 

I'm loathe to sell it as I really like it, so i'm tempted to turn it into a track car project for me over the winter as i've already bought a golf to cover me.

 

I was wondering if it had the same engine mountings as the gti-6 or 180 gti engines and how different is the wiring loom?

[welshpug 1,662]

Its never been an XU bodyshell, though gti6 into them has been done.

 

Bit of a backwards step though as they're a heavy lump, best to stick to the EW IMO.

 

But, being a 2000 car it may be multiplex, which I think all the 180's were so you'd need to change instrument clusters BSI's fuel tanks fuel lines possibly wiring looms.

 

 

I would fix it rather than convert, it'd be far easier to just buy another gti, they are quite cheap now.

[Guest Kit]

Does anyone know if the EW and DW engines have the same mounts and compatible loom?

[Guest Kit]

After speaking with a mechanic today it seems the engine mounts are the same but the wiring loom/fusebox is different if anyone is interested which bodes well imho if I use megasquirt.