DBoy 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hello people.Ive got a Vento VR6 (1994) with a blown head gasket - basically f8$ked!Im looking to buy a VR6 Highline Engine taken from 1997 Golf VR6 Highline.I know that the early Vr6 engine have a distributor (i believe my Vento has a distributor) and the late VR6 engines have a coil pack.Im just wondering whether or not this highline golf engine will fit in to my vento without any major problems? Has anyone ever done this before, and what problems if any did you encounter?Any help will be much appreciated - Please email me if you can shed any light on the matter.Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 as long as you swap all bits that are different from your old engine to your new engine all will be fine they are basically the same however dont swap old tensioners keep all new tensioners and tensioner bolt cos they are better as for distributor you just swap the alloy plate that it sits in. Link to post Share on other sites
DBoy 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks for your help.Ive got a Polo G40 aswell thats not starting at the minute!A few weeks back it wouldnt start. My brother bridged the fuel pump relays, and it seemed to sort the problem. After a week of having used it, it just wouldnt start. When you turn the ignition on you cant hear the fuel pump prime up, but if you put a live to it via the fuse box you can hear it, so i dont think its the fuel pump.Ive changed the Fuel pump relays, ditributor inc cap and rotor arm, and its not sorted it.Have you ever encountered any problem like this with any vw before? Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 could be fuse box try running a direct feed to pump and see if it will run then if so you can wire pump to a direct feed on a switch it could also be dodgy immobiliser if it has 1 this is the most common problem ive come accross generally through alarm immobilisers. Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 A 1997 golf vr6 will be an ODB2 meaning it has a different ECU. You may need other ECU parts to make your Vento (which I assume is ODB1 being 1994) compatible with the 97's odb2 engine. Others will confirm this. Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 not if he uses all the bits off of his original engine like i stated hes then making his obd2 engine obd1 Link to post Share on other sites
sparkz 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I would personally try and stick to the obd2 setup. In which case you will need to swap the keys, transponder unit, and ecu over. Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 plus maf and engine loom at least as obd2 is completely different sparkz Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yep, for OBD2 you need everything from the donor car. ECU, key, reader coil, immobiliser box, immobiliser box comms loom, entire harness (injectors are timed differently on OBD2), Lambda probe (more sensitive than OBD1), 4 pin MAF, manifold and throttle. The crank sensor is different on OBD2 aswell, although OBD1 metal sensors work OK with the OBD2 ECU.I've done such a conversion on my OBD1 Corrado and it's well worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
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