engine fitters

[ianglanister]

any engine fitters in the northwest area?? may be getting a new engine for my nova but will need it fitted idealy within a day!(if thats possible) anyone around the northwest manchester area who can do this as a cheap job, dont need to be a fully trained machanic just someone who knows what they are doing. cheers for any help Ian

[General Baxter]

stright engine swap, same for same?

[ianglanister]

no from a 1.2 to either a 1.3sr or 1.4 sr/sri

[Lee-1984]

no from a 1.2 to either a 1.3sr or 1.4 sr/sri,

1.3 or 1.4sr you could do it your self in a day as long as you got all the parts needed

[ianglanister]

any links to step by step guides would be very much appreciated!!also list of tools needed

[Lee-1984]

any links to step by step guides would be very much appreciated!!also list of tools needed

hane's manual, will tell you every thing you need,

have you got the engine yet?

[ianglanister]

not yet just looking around, wanted prices on getting it fitted so could afford to get it done the same day

[big gra]

give it a go yourself man, im 17, not doing mechanics or anything and im on my 3rd engine swap!

[ianglanister]

big gra any chance you could give me a little run down on what tools are needed, and what needs to be done? any help appreciated!

[big gra]

well you need:

1.6 engine/ gearbox with inlet and exhaust manifolds!

engine loom with ecu, maf sensor etc

either a fuel tank with an intank pump, or one with a fuel pump on the outside!

youlll need to run fuel ines aswel for the new tank!

as for the wiring, it was so much easier than i thought it would be, for me there was 3 wires, 1 live, 1 ignition live and a wire to the fuel pump! got mine done in 3 days, but i wasent working on it all day!

[Mike]

give it a go yourself man, im 17, not doing mechanics or anything and im on my 3rd engine swap!

yep, its pretty easy tbh, im not a mechanic yet i do stuff like this all the time

[big gra]

honestly mate, if you take it 1 step at a time, and dont rush you will be able to do it and youll be damm chuffed with yourself at the end aswel, i know i was!!

[ianglanister]

any help guides on the internet? cheers for all help. Ian

[big gra]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82793&highlight=regretting+swapping+engines

thats from when i did mine!

[Andy]

well you need:

1.6 engine/ gearbox with inlet and exhaust manifolds!

engine loom with ecu, maf sensor etc

either a fuel tank with an intank pump, or one with a fuel pump on the outside!

youlll need to run fuel ines aswel for the new tank!

as for the wiring, it was so much easier than i thought it would be, for me there was 3 wires, 1 live, 1 ignition live and a wire to the fuel pump! got mine done in 3 days, but i wasent working on it all day!

lol he said 13 or 14 Sr why would he need a new tank? and ecu??

[ianglanister]

i think gra was on abou how he is doing his 1.6 engine

[big gra]

lol he said 13 or 14 Sr why would he need a new tank? and ecu??

silly me, well if your going to a 1.3 or 1.4 sr its pretty much a straight swap then!! lol

[big gra]

silly me, well if your going to a 1.3 or 1.4 sr its pretty much a straight swap then!! lol

id still go for a 1.6 over my old 1.4sr anyday!! :thumb:

[Andy]

If you have got a socket set and can borrow a hoist,theres no reason why you cant tackle this your self,just remember to support the engine with either a jack and/or the hoist as being undernearth to undo your rear gearbox mount you risk being clouted in the face by the engine as it will drop back!!!
Also engine and box will go in and out as one incase you were wondering

[big gra]

you should be able to do this easily in a day as long as the engine you buy has all the bits you need! when i put a 1.4sr in my 1.2 it took me 2 days because it was the first time id done an engine swap and had to figure out stuff like geting driveshafts out on my own, its little things that hold you up really!

[ianglanister]

cool,well a 1.6 is too expensive for me at the minute probs a 1.4sri is but im trying to swop/sell my pc to buy an sri car and strip it for what i want ie engine seats clocks & a few other bits then sell what i dont need and scrap the shell but its just finding the money or buyer for a pc. would love a corsa 1600 16v sport engine would these go in? or the nova gsi engine(standard) quicker?? and cheaper? cheers Ian

[Ste L]

if your going to fit an sri engine, get a corsa or astra mk3 si engine..

wiring's a pain in the ass on sri nova's, where as the corsa's and astra's the loom is speperate

would ofer to help for some ?? though

[Adam]

As ste said, unless you fancy cutting the loom out or swapping the entire loom, dont use a nova sri as a donor car.

[Riggy]

where abouts in manchester are you, and is yours a 1.2 car or spi at them min

if its a carb then it can be done in about 3 hours lol if that , ste and rexy know what i mean lol

[Ste L]

yea, lol

me riggy and rexy had engine out 30-45mins, iirc, that was funny :thumb:

[draper]

ive got a 1600 16v engine if your interested, has a 4-2-1 manifold aswell ;)