engine change

[pistol pete]

hi ya
i got mk1a
need a new engine whihc i have got from jinxy

is there a write up for engine removal then change over to a B engine??

many thanks

(the one in the imoc KB no longer works

pete

[mr2mk1chick]

crikey - didn't know you needed a new engine. you've not had much luck with having to do stuff to that car

you wil need to swap looms as well as the engine if you are swaping 1a to 1b, plus you need other 1b bits unless you are gettign a job lot - eg intake manifold, injectors, ecu.....
easier to do a 1a to 1a swap

didn't Ki do a 1a to b swap recently?......
try a search in the section here

[pistol pete]

from speaking to jinx
its easier to swap the tvis and then just the sensors
other than that is straight swap....

the head gasket has gone putting air into the coolant but not water into cylinders yet..
its only when engines running also its not throwing lots of oil out now too

its running for now so gives me time to bling up the new engine

[Kieran Williams]

I just finished my 1a to 1b swap, things to remember are:

Use the 1a inlet manifold/throttlebody
unless you want to solder 1b injector conectors on then use the 1a injectors(i just soldered the later connectors to the 1a loom-10 mins work)
The TPS plug has to types, check which is on your existing loom and change the tps if necessary.
Distributers are different, use the correct one for the engine
The water temp connector was different between the looms(again i just soldered the one i needed onto the existing loom.
Right hand engine hanger and the actual mount are different, i ended up using a 1b mount and hanger but i had to cut off some of the tube that holds the mounting bolt as it is too wide for the 1a chassis.

Sounds alot but if you plan it all out then it just kinda happens, mine is running fine now and has been trouble free.................. ...touches some wood quickly!!

Hope that helps mate, any troubles just shout

Ki

[pistol pete]

I just finished my 1a to 1b swap, things to remember are:

Use the 1a inlet manifold/throttlebody
unless you want to solder 1b injector conectors on then use the 1a injectors(i just soldered the later connectors to the 1a loom-10 mins work)
The TPS plug has to types, check which is on your existing loom and change the tps if necessary.
Distributers are different, use the correct one for the engine
The water temp connector was different between the looms(again i just soldered the one i needed onto the existing loom.
Right hand engine hanger and the actual mount are different, i ended up using a 1b mount and hanger but i had to cut off some of the tube that holds the mounting bolt as it is too wide for the 1a chassis.

Sounds alot but if you plan it all out then it just kinda happens, mine is running fine now and has been trouble free.................. ...touches some wood quickly!!

Hope that helps mate, any troubles just shout

Ki

brilliant many thanks...

with the soldering are the wire colours the same if not how did you you know which was pos or neg??

i might solder as i am elec engineer anyway

mine is an a/b crossover with an a engine

cheers
pete

[Kieran Williams]

wires were the same as far as i remember pete

[cartledge_uk]

I just finished my 1a to 1b swap, things to remember are:

Use the 1a inlet manifold/throttlebody
unless you want to solder 1b injector conectors on then use the 1a injectors(i just soldered the later connectors to the 1a loom-10 mins work)
The TPS plug has to types, check which is on your existing loom and change the tps if necessary.
Distributers are different, use the correct one for the engine
The water temp connector was different between the looms(again i just soldered the one i needed onto the existing loom.
Right hand engine hanger and the actual mount are different, i ended up using a 1b mount and hanger but i had to cut off some of the tube that holds the mounting bolt as it is too wide for the 1a chassis.

Sounds alot but if you plan it all out then it just kinda happens, mine is running fine now and has been trouble free.................. ...touches some wood quickly!!

Hope that helps mate, any troubles just shout

Ki

The easiest way is

use the ECU, loom, throttlebody, dizzy, injectors, manifold and sensors off the current engine. No soldering and no problems.

Change the mounts where required

[Kieran Williams]

The loom is differnt lengths on 1b, there was a differnce on the water temp sender also.

Either way works, its your choice.