si_03 0 Posted March 4, 2008 my head gasket has gone on my car and i am looking at swapping the engines over so i have a lower millage engine. how much work is there to transfer for a 1600 to a 1900 and is there a guide on how to do this please. also what sort of time span are we looking at to swap engines over cheers si Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamirGTI 344 Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.205gtidrivers.com/articles/e1-gti16to19.html Have fun ! Damir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
si_03 0 Posted March 5, 2008 cheers for that, what sprt of time you looking at for this please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamirGTI 344 Posted March 5, 2008 You mean how long does this conversion takes ? well id say one (full) day , if you have all the necessary tools (engine jack) cos it's plug and play conversion no need to modify anything just to remove your old engine out , fit new one inside - wire it up and off you go Rgs ! Damir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djinuk 2 Posted March 5, 2008 i have a cheap 1.9 engine for sale, you may just need to replace a valve... or 2. however it does have all enw steam seals etc, If you want to take it £40 and its yours , i even have engine hoist to lift it into van/car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim.Badger 15 Posted March 5, 2008 Its an easy job, I did mine over a short weekend on my own without an engine crane; just be careful and think about where everything has to go. Its easiest if you remove the exhaust manifold first but not much different really. Are you going from 1.6 to 1.9? Have a search before you do this as a lot of people prefer the 1.6. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hodgy 0 Posted March 5, 2008 only prob i had when i did mine is i went from a ph1 - ph2 engine so the coil is different and in a different place so i just used the ph1 inlet and its all good. gauges worked so its really easy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
large 33 Posted March 6, 2008 I did this not so long ago. I would give yourself a good weekend and mark everything up. This has been coverd many times and a search will bring up loads of info and was a massive help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamVester 0 Posted March 10, 2008 it took me 3 days first day was building the block... had to change gaskets and paint it etc etc... i had problems getting driveshafts out as one was stuck... had to use an agel grinder on the manifold bolts aswell.. oh and i used the 1.6 gearbox but i had problems removing a bolt there aswell.. so yeah 3 days for me including engine build.. my friend did same convershion and it took him 8 houres from start to finish same day including swapping gearbox, timing, head gasket, cambelt, etc etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keith 0 Posted March 10, 2008 it took me 3 days first day was building the block... had to change gaskets and paint it etc etc... i had problems getting driveshafts out as one was stuck... had to use an agel grinder on the manifold bolts aswell.. oh and i used the 1.6 gearbox but i had problems removing a bolt there aswell.. so yeah 3 days for me including engine build.. my friend did same convershion and it took him 8 houres from start to finish same day including swapping gearbox, timing, head gasket, cambelt, etc etc.. always budget +1 day for anything 205 related. hence why i start stuff on friday. theres always something stupid that holds you back, ie manifold bolt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
si_03 0 Posted March 10, 2008 drive shafts have only just been swapped along with mounts and manifold. so hopefully shouldnt be to bad, cheers for them help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
