Mk2 8V - Engine Swap QUESTION!

[laurenceyon]

Hi

I hope you are all well?

My 8V has blown up and I need to replace the engine, i'm shopping around on eBay atm.. and have QUESTIONS!

Can somebody please advise me whether a 2.0 8v from a MK3 is a straight fit onto a MK2 8V subframe/box? Also, will I need to make any modifications in order for it to fit properly.

I've seen this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Mk2-Golf-GTI-2-Litre-8-Valve-Engine-Upgrade-/291088095700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43c633d9d4#ht_872wt_996.

Thanks i advance

[Brighouse-gti]

I know a mk3 2e 2.0l bottom end is a straight swap regarding engine mountings. I have that setup in my mk2, with the mk2 8v head. Advantage to this is it literally plug and play. If you have a search I'm sure you'll find what your looking for, there's plenty of threads on here to look at!!

[Diamond Hell]

Management and head is lots different.  Get your head checked out and if it's OK get a 2.0 bottom end and fit your head to it.