Motor swap in a 1.8 16v

[mkii at nycap.rr.com (Josh20V)]

>And I have a place with a lift and tools for 3 days.

ya, as others said, don't count on it being done that fast. It would be nice
if it can be, but VWs tend to run a little more time for some odd reason..

Heck, I spent 2 days getting (and finally just making) VW special tools for
my damn head bolts..


Josh Able
www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: <derrickmd18@juno.com>
To: <rocco16v@netzero.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v


> I was asking because I used to work at a Toyota dealership and I seen
> technicians have a motor down to the bare block inside the car took all
> the parts out and put them in a Cleaner tank, cleaned them and re
> assembled the motor in the same day.  and only one tech is working on the
> car.  But now that I think about it I only did one motor swap and it took
> me a week to do because I ran into problems with it.  I left a ground
> strap un bolts and did see it and I got a harness wire stuck between the
> engine and trans.  took me a week to see it and by that time the harness
> was destroyed to the point where I had to get it towed to a vw dealership
> and have it repaired.  now that I have access to a lift and being where
> as though my car is currently off the road I would think about a swap.
>
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:57:06 -0700 "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net> writes:
> Think about it, der.   Rebuilding an engine will take X amount of time,
> whether that engine came out of your car or is already out of someone
> else's car.
>  Of course, your car will be engine-less for fewer days if you rebuild a
> spare engine while you continue to drive the car.
> You can get the lift-work done in fewer consecutive days if you have a
> rebuilt ready to go in as soon as the old one is pulled, that's easy to
> figure out.
> So....what was your question again?
> Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: der flo
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:20 PM
> Subject: Motor swap in a 1.8 16v
>
>
> I have a 87 vw scirocco 16v and I need to either swap the motor with a
> rebuild one or rebuild mine in the car.  Which one would be the less time
> consuming idea.  I have a spare motor in my garage on a engine stand with
> a rebuild kit sitting in my garage.  And I have a place with a lift and
> tools for 3 days.  I recently had a fuel problem with CIS-E and now my
> compression went from 150 to 110 so I need to rebuild the motor or swap
> it.  Please hit me back on this.
>
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