right guys,second bit of bad luck,the second engine i got which was idling bad and the fuel smell and didnt start the next day,the reason was oil had got into the throttle body,the piston rings had gone,that engine hadnt done 70k,mor like 170k miles,anyway phoned the scrappy i got it off and he happily refunded the money,
went and got another engine, its AEX code but the mountings didnt fit,upon further enquiry fom this scrappy,it was from a polo and he "thought" it was from a golf,sooooooooo tok the engine back,finally found an engine that was still in the golf,mileage on the cluster was 73k and same engine code,go the engine,had it fitted yesterday and absolutely fantastic engine.
i need to adjust the clutch a bit more as the biting point is way too high and ill get the oil changed in a couple of weeks too.
3 problems left which i think are connected
1. i topped up £15 yesterday and it got me 28 miles!!!!!!! whats up with that
2.th fuel smell is still there,so i can rule out anything in the engine as ts a new one,could it be the fuel pump?
3.when stationary,the car is at 90degrees,when i start driving,it drops to zero,im going to change thermostat,temp sender tomorrow and hope that fixes it but could this be the reason why its drinking fuel soo much or is that a totally seperate problem altogether
thanks guys
