2.0 conversion

[fairy145]

finally put my 2.0 8v in my nova after getting the engine mount but the engine will not sit correctly it was a 1.0 before and i have used the 1.0 mounts apart from the o/s/f where i only used the 1.0 rubber mountand the 2.0 engine mount. i have read the article on the 2.0 8v/16v but dont semm to know where i have gone wrong


please help some 1 :thumb:

[Adam]

Is it sitting too high?
What conversion mount have you used?

[Lee H]

Does your engine mount have three holes where there are only two on the rubber mount? If so have you used the right two holes?

[fairy145]

its not to high as the bonnet is shutting ok. im not sure what mounts they are to be honest. when i have put the front g/box mount on and the front engine mount the back g/box mount wont line up?

[Lee]

have you changed the rear mount on the gearbox for a nova one? Also you should be using the offside engine mount from any nova bar the 1.0

[fairy145]

yeh im usin the rear nova mount but still usin the 1.0 o/s/f mount. what is the difference between the 1.0 and the rest?

[fairy145]

Please Some One Help Me

[KITT1972]

Seem to me all you have done wrong it that on the rear mount you have not spaced the rear mount from the gearbox. To explain you need to do is take the rear gearbox mount off. where you have the 2 bolts that hold the mount to the gearbox. you need to put washers on the bolts about 5/6 washer enough to make up between 10mm/15mm then bolts the mount to the gearbox then the mount should bolt to the car fine. Hope this helps. You can buy spacer bars if you want to do it with one.

[fairy145]

cheers scott but i have spaced the g/box with the propper spacers so that way i could use the 3rd/middle bolt hole.


are the 1.0 back g/box and front g/box mounts the same as the 1.2 and 1.3?

[KITT1972]

To Be Honest I Am Not Sure. But I Can See Why They Would Be Different As I Have Just Used A Diesal And It Was Fine Plus All The Gearboxs Are The Same.

If you could take a pic of the mount i will compare with mine.also show me how far out it is on the rear mount

[fairy145]

these are the parts i used only cost me 40 quid for these and the anti roll bar lowering brackets

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310025795276

[KITT1972]

I USED THE SAME KIT. Mine did not line up either. It was out by about 8mm out but i not a mate to push the hole engine mount with his foot under the car and I managed to get it to line up while I bolted it up, but its not perfect, what i am going to do is put all three spacers together and not have the thrid bolt which will be fine will need to grid the loop of where the bolt goes through.

[fairy145]

yeh i used all three on the one side but i think it might want to go some more. do you know if this kit is ok for the 2.0 8v?

[KITT1972]

yes its fine just space it out with washers until it fits

[fairy145]

ok i will try it and let you know mate. thanks for your help on this

[John]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79715

dis xe or dizzy?

[fairy145]

how do you mean john?

[John]

Is your xe early with a distributor? or late with a coil (dis) pack? As i had trouble fitting mine because it was a late xe with dis which means it has an extra cam pulley, and fouled on the engine mount.

[fairy145]

its not a xe its the 130bhp 8v mate