Blown engine, very sad, help make me happy

[bananawhip 0]

Right I'm trying to be positive about the fact my engine is dead, coolant hose split, water went everywhere and I didn't catch it in time.

What I want to know is what engine can I pop straight in? Mine was a coil pack Vr6.

 

Obviously an identical one will work but what about the 2.8's, I can't be dealing with the hassle of a full obd2 conversion even though I know this is the way forward but can I just use the head and block easy enough and not lose power?

 

Will a 2.8 obd1 drop straight in and if so what can I do to make it Corrado power?

 

I just want the cheapest and easiest fix with power in the 190 region, I also have some schimmel cams waiting to go in just to confuse matters.

 

Whats going to be the best overall set up without messing about with wiring etc?

 

I've tried using the search but when people start talking about looms etc my eyes glaze over and I start dribbling

 

P.S if anyone has a 2.9 sitting around then I'm extremely interested

[fla 9]

When my chains snapped (lower chain in fact) i felt teh same as you. terrible. Anyway, there is always a solution and it just depends how far you want to go. One option would be just to buy a anew VR and keep this one for spares, or to swop some of the nice bits over and sell the rest. Again, its down to time and money.

I was convinced to have a go myself and as my Rado is just a toy i have the luxury of time. Dont lose heart, you may end up learning a whole lot about the C, and within no time you'll be thinking of turbos, superchargers, even an R32 conversion, like KADVR6... ANd you'll hopefully enjoy it too.

[andy 0]

A 2.8 will obviously be easier to get hold of, cheaper and with your cams won't be too far short of your desired figs. An obd1 version will slot right in there with no wiring issues but don't know what you have to do ecu wise.

Whats actually broken on your existing lump?

[flusted 0]

how dead is yours? might only be head gasket?

[bananawhip 0]

Absoluely gutted as it had a low milage replacement when I got it and I've only had it a few months but such is life.

 

Toyed with the idea of buying another one and building a perfect example but mine's pretty mint as it is so I'm thinking just sorting the engine out.

 

Not 100% on what's actually wrong with it other then the fact it sufferred from severe overheating and now wont start, turns over with a really horrible metal sound and the oil smells like it's been bbq'd.

It's going to need at least a new head I would've thought as mine will be super warped along with all the relevent gaskets etc. Think I've done the piston rings too but it's hard to tell without checking compression etc.

 

Do you think maybe I'm being a touch hasty? Has anyone else managed to bring one back easily enough from this kind of state?

Also if I'm looking to buy a new head are they all the same when stripped bare? golf/rado...obd1/2...coil pack/dizzy?

[dukest 0]

fairly certain all obd 1 heads are the same, but also 2.8 VRs pop up every week or 2 on ed38 or VR6OC or ebay and are not normally more than a few hundred..

[Neil VR6 0]

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[bananawhip 0]

unfortunately I'm in Dorset so decent vw specialists are pretty thin on the ground, I'm pretty stuck as to what to do. Does anybody know what actually gives the rado 16bhp over the early golfs other then the inlet manifold?

[jamminvr6storm 0]

Id agree with getting someone (professional) to come and have a look and bring some testing gear with them compression test and sniffer etc...

 

Personally, I would look at a 2.8 24v as they are cheap to source and its newer technology (will also probably have less mileage). Im no expert on the conversion however from what ive read on here theres no more work involved then there would be changing a 12v engine and converting to OBD2.

 

Just my 2p :)

[andy 0]

unfortunately I'm in Dorset so decent vw specialists are pretty thin on the ground, I'm pretty stuck as to what to do. Does anybody know what actually gives the rado 16bhp over the early golfs other then the inlet manifold?

Capacity........2.9l vs 2.8l