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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: MickP mk3 on 21 February 2013, 20:14

Title: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: MickP mk3 on 21 February 2013, 20:14

roughly how long should it take a competant person to swap a 8v GTI engine and box over ? :undecided:

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: tweed on 21 February 2013, 20:18

One Saturday with tea and cheese sandwich breaks

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: CJA321 on 21 February 2013, 20:18

Not long. But depends whats seized etc, then also depends what kind of equipment you have

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: ant_gti on 21 February 2013, 20:42

Quote from: tweed on 21 February 2013, 20:18

One Saturday with tea and cheese sandwich breaks

  :grin:

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: madmanmart on 21 February 2013, 20:44

As Tweed said about a day if your going steady.

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: gazpowells on 21 February 2013, 20:50

should be easy done in a day with loads of t breaks  :smiley:

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: MickP mk3 on 21 February 2013, 20:51

Im i right in thinking the easiest way is: lights, rad, bumper,and slam panle off. Then drag it out through the front with a crane and unbolt the maifold at the cat?

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: tweed on 21 February 2013, 20:55

You can take front end off in one  :wink:

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: madmanmart on 21 February 2013, 20:59

Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdHp1lFrnEk

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: MickP mk3 on 21 February 2013, 21:14

Quote from: madmanmart on 21 February 2013, 20:59

Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdHp1lFrnEk

seems a very fast way of doing it, but might be a few issues putting the new engine back in. :grin:

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: joshstanvw on 24 February 2013, 18:01

i did mine in a day on my own with no engine hoist as all i did was took the front end off the car propped the engine up and moved the car off of the engine i did have to get my old man to help me lift the new engine onto the props though as they are fairly heavy i would say make it a time hen you have 2 free days. one day should do it but leave another free day just incase

Title: Re: how long to swap 8v engine?
Post by: mattrobinson1982 on 25 February 2013, 23:24

we can do them in about 6 hours without slogging our guts out. Done a few though. Just take your time and make sure you connect everything back up.....