my friend has a 1.6 16v GSi engine in his garage nt being used he would like 200 for it engine, ecu,loom i have the gearbox tho bt u can have it for £30 as i plan to redtop mine now this ecotec lump is more trouble than its worth, he says that the ecu has been mapped to 120bhp engine had 80k i dnt kno of anyone who can do the conversion though im afraid

Im sure it's the bottom end anyway, and their not too much too purchase within reason, gota make sure their in good nic!

Well been planning on a 1.8 smallblock conversion for sometime so i'll prob convince someone i know in my area to use their garage 4a while and steadily do that i guess!

Wanted WarrenG to do it for me as he knows his stuff, but considering the situation im in now, don't think it's viable :lol:

[Edited on 28-01-2009 by swill_omnibus]

Yeah, squirted a bit of the old WD on there, gonna leave it til tomorrow now though, doing my head in! lol

That sucks about your engine! What you gonna do now? You gonna get another engine and chuck that in?

Bottom end idea sounds cool, but I dont have the talents or equipment to be doing jobs that big! lol

Ah get some WD-40 on it maybe? With abit of tough love sorted :thumbs:

My engines a write of anyway, spark-plug disintegrated in cylinder4 and theres no compression, the cylinder is gona be scratched and scorched to death!

If our probs are bottom end, im sure you can put an X16XE bottom end and have a 1.6 :thumbs:

lol, that is a bit mad that we are both having pretty much exactly the same problem!

Hope we get em sorted out soon! Tried changing my fuel filter earlier, but the clamp is rusted to hell and back and couldnt get the screw out that holds the clamp together!
lol
Not going well!

I would say have mine but mine is buggered too :(

Think our engines are psychically connected :lol:

(see link)

Anybody here have an engine for sale that they would be willing to fit for me as well?
lol, wishful thinking probably, but its worth an ask!
anything of the 1.4 or up sort would do!

Cheers
Kris