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Offline matping

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1.8 8v gti ???
« on: 10 March 2011, 22:08 »
This might sound a bit crazy but im about to start my project tomorow starting with taking the original engine out . ill be selling the engine to fund parts that ill need  but when i come to list the engine for sale do i list it as a gti ?? how can i tell if it isa gti  by looking at the engine?? any pointers would be good guys . thanx

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #1 on: 10 March 2011, 23:41 »
Engine code is the easist way :smiley:

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2011, 01:50 »
This might sound a bit crazy but im about to start my project tomorow starting with taking the original engine out . ill be selling the engine to fund parts that ill need  but when i come to list the engine for sale do i list it as a gti ?? how can i tell if it isa gti  by looking at the engine?? any pointers would be good guys . thanx

Which one does it look like? first pic is a GTI, second one is not. :huh:






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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2011, 07:56 »
cheers guys its deffo the second 1 !

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« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2011, 08:03 »
cheers guys its deffo the second 1 !

That would mean it is a 1.1 or 1.3

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2011, 08:04 »
well thats totally threw me its on the logbook as a 1.8  ill get the engine code today if that will  tell ?

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2011, 09:15 »
well thats totally threw me its on the logbook as a 1.8  ill get the engine code today if that will  tell ?

It will help but if it is 100% the 2nd picture it can not be a 1.8

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2011, 09:55 »
Be interesting to see the car and engine if you can get some pics up.. also, if possible, see if you can get the engine code on here too.

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2011, 17:14 »
bottom one looks to be a 1,3 , same engine was in mine

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Re: 1.8 8v gti ???
« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2011, 18:18 »
got the engine out today only took 3 and half hours  i dont know where to look for the engine code its not in the same place as a mk4  i took lots of pictures aswell but dont knoiw how to upload them to here erm if you pm me your email address ill forward them