xe question

[xedan]

hi can anyone tell the difference between early an an late 2.0 xe engines i keep coming across it and i dont know which ive got or how to tell the difference if there is any, and is there a way for interest sake of telling what car it came from astra cav etc.. thanks dan.

[mowgli]

really early ones have thinner crank bearings. then there is the different heads, coscast or KS. that's about it really

[xedan]

thanks mate

[mowgli]

then the electronics come into play, there is the 20xe which is the earliest, and non Cat. then there are various versions of the c20xe (cat). anything with an X prefix is an ecotec engine.

[xedan]

thanks again mate, got something to go on now, is there any manuals for these engines available or should i jus get one for a cav or astra

[mowgli]

get a cav mk3 one

[philip]

early engines have a forged mahle pistons stamped with 86p on the underside, and also early setups have round tooth belts which imo are alot better than the later auto tensioning type

[leefowler]

There are only 2 types with the later one being called the LN engine and it has a different cam pulley arrangement with different shape teeth on the belt. Early ones are round teeth and later ones square teeth.

Lee

[Mazz]

Honestly, the main difference imo is dizzy or DISpack

Dizzy:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2606/img7584l.jpg

DISpack:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7725/dscn1602mr0.jpg

[xedan]

thanks again for the helps everyone i bought this car on ebay as a half finished half broke project with no history as its my first nova project last being escort rst its all a bit new, plan is a full rebuild over the nxt year.