auto to manual swap

[coopa]

I am looking at swapping my auto to a manual gearbox. I have been told that all that needs doing is to change the flywheel to a manual an the manual box will go straight onto the auto engine as they are the same. I have a manual shell that I will be dropping the lump into. Just unsure what wwork will be need to do. Its a 2ltr 8v auto engine and a 8v gti gearbox. Any help would be great

[tweed]

so you have a manual car and want to replace the engine?

explain what your doing mate, because bit more work if that's not what your doing

[KIN9DUB]

i think hes saying he's got an auto and wants it to be a manual. surely it cant be as easy as stated? just changing the fly wheel...

[tweed]

i think hes saying he's got an auto and wants it to be a manual. surely it cant be as easy as stated? just changing the fly wheel...

he says he has a manual shell though. So if he's got a 2.0 gti car and blown the motor and replacing with a auto engine it will be simple as long as the engine are the same code.

[coopa]

I have got a manual but the engine has gone. And I have got an auto that I was gna use the engine from and put in the manual shell. I just need to know if I can use an automatic engine and put a manual gearbox on it. A mechanic reckons it just needs the flywheel changing from the auto to the manual one before fitting the manual gearbox. But this seems to easy to me so was hoping for someone to shed some light on the matter

[Gavv8]

I think he means he's got a manual 8v with a blown engine and a spare engine with an autobox on it and wants to know if you can replace the autobox with the manual box off his old engine...right?

[coopa]

Yeah that's what I wna do. I didn't explain to well lol. Does anyone one how to do this

[tweed]

same engine code?

yes it will be simple as that. Replace the clutch while its apart

[coopa]

Cheers been a great help.

[Wayne]

Dead easy to change over but fit a new clutch whilst it is all apart.