Mk2 golf GTI 2l bottom end conversation

[Kieranlaad1996]

Thanks mate any idea what oil to use? Is it just the same engine oil as before or different bud?

[gazareth]

10/40 semi synthetic will do nicely

[Kieranlaad1996]

Sorry for late reply thanks a lot mate I've went and brought the 2E dizzy

[gazareth]

nice one. it will save the messing around with the old one. its good to have a brand new hall sensor to as they don't give much warning when they fail.

[tinman]

I'm going against the grain here, but what's the point of a 2l bottom end conversion?

Right now, your car is between 23 and 35 years old. It's probably not as sprightly as it used to be, for sure.

Changing the bottom end is a lot of hassle for what it really needs, which is something along the lines of having the engine bored and rebuilt. The injectors are probably screwed as well, and they need replacing (they actually have a shelf life).

Working on its real problems will gain you much more in performance than messing around with the bottom end, which merely increases torque. Torque is useful for my pickup truck, and even more useful for when I'm pulling an excavator.

Your Golf however weighs about a ton and does not pull an excavator. So bhp is more important than lbs torque.

[gazareth]

i would say that replacing a worn out 1.8 with a decent low mileage 2 litre would be cheaper and much less hassle. so I am going with the grain on this one. also as strange as it may be lots of people find the 2 litre to be better on fuel (me included). ultrasonic cleaning would sort the injectors if they even need it.

[Craigwilson]

I agree, I done the 2l conversion over a year ago and it was a nice upgrade, the extra torque gives a good pull from low revs