2.5l into a 2.0i body! Help!!

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 6:11 pm

Good afternoon all!

So to cut a very long story short... I have a 2.0i sdrive and my N20B20A engine died on me.... Thrust bearing failed... Crankshaft drilled a nice wee hole in my case as the engine went bang

I've now managed to acquire a 2.3i (2.5l straight 6) and plan on putting the engine from that into my 2.0i shell...

Thoughts and advice welcome, I'm a total noob on this sort of thing but competent enough to follow instructions

Is it possible, what do I need to consider when making the transplant! If I go ahead with it I'll document fully my steps for future generations! Haha

Cheers!
David

Pbondar · Post by **Pbondar** » Wed May 22, 2019 6:33 pm

I can only start to imagine the possible pain that you may endure...I hope I’m wrong but suspect this will not be a trivial exercise...look forward to the end of term report

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Wed May 22, 2019 6:39 pm

I hope you bought a lot more than just the engine to go with it.
I would imagine that the wiring harness and a lot of the electrics will need to be changed and you will need a new exhaust.

Post by **srhutch** » Wed May 22, 2019 7:27 pm

Nictrix wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 6:39 pm I hope you bought a lot more than just the engine to go with it.
I would imagine that the wiring harness and a lot of the electrics will need to be changed and you will need a new exhaust.

....and two extra spark plugs

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 7:45 pm

Haha! I've bought the whole car! Probably should have been a bit clearer

A nice wee Valencia orange with a gloss black roof but no engine!
And another with a working engine but "slightly" bashed!

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 7:50 pm

The 2.3i with a working engine:

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2.0i with beautiful bodywork, and no engine!

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flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:17 pm

So why not just find another 2.0 engine and px and get shot of the 23i.
Or transfer body panels to the bashed 23i.
Transferring the electrics i would imagine would be a nightmare.

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:38 pm

Option to swap the panels across might be the way! Although with the airbags going?.... Easy enough to swap them?

Got this car ridiculously cheap, hence the purchase!

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:45 pm

Swapping the panels still leaves you with a white body when you open the doors, bonnet and boot though.

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:49 pm

Yea, think I'll go through the pain of getting the orange car with the engine etc... Should be fun

Deepseaskateboard · Post by **Deepseaskateboard** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:51 pm

Any warning prior to the engine failure?
How many miles had it done?

hill.drw · Post by **hill.drw** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:54 pm

52000 miles!
Bit of a whine.... I assumed it was some electrical interference, sounded like it was coming from the radio, increased noise with RPM... But didn't sound bad, then bang. Was still driving, but sounded like a bag of bolts!
Total sh*te situation.... But hey ho, almost over it now! Lol

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed May 22, 2019 9:23 pm

Well you've taken it remarkably well!

That's some project you're undertaking - good luck.

Deepseaskateboard · Post by **Deepseaskateboard** » Wed May 22, 2019 9:27 pm

hill.drw wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:54 pm 52000 miles!
Bit of a whine.... I assumed it was some electrical interference, sounded like it was coming from the radio, increased noise with RPM... But didn't sound bad, then bang. Was still driving, but sounded like a bag of bolts!
Total sh*te situation.... But hey ho, almost over it now! Lol

Damn, I will need to listen out for it. I have heard it is a fault with these engines.

Post by **srhutch** » Wed May 22, 2019 10:02 pm

Looks like you have everything you need to transplant the engine, drivetrain and whatever else is needed.

Nice project

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