what is the actual difference apart from the size of the 1.3 and 1.4 8v ohc engines. i have a 1.3 merit astra and to put a 1.4 sr engine in it. will my 1.3 gear box, drive shafts, exhaust manifolds, starter motor etc fit my 1.4. this is becuse im only buying the engine without the carbs or anything else.
any help needed
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£100. Need to swap it though cos there is something wrong with my sump on the 1.3 cos it leaks when the engine is running. had the gasket replaced about 5 times even with vauxhall gaskets. tried instant gasket and that didnt last. i spoke to someone who told me there may be to much compression which is forcing the oil out through the weakest point. all the breathers are o.k. can i just fit the 1.4 block and sump.
a 1.3 astra hasn't got a 13sr engine has it? i thought it had smaller carb and worse cam? so a 14sr will be a fair bit more powerful. but everything i'd imagine should swap over, although you might want to try and find a 14sr carb for it.
if you do a bit of investigation on previous posts in this section of the board it will tell you how to combine different parts of the 1.2/1.3/1.4 OHV engines to get the best power out your motor
any other suggestions on what engine to put in the astra. just need it to stop leaking and maybe give me more power. the car is mint so i want to keep it other wise i think i would have sold it with the hassle it has caused me.
any other suggestions on what engine to put in the astra. just need it to stop leaking and maybe give me more power. the car is mint so i want to keep it other wise i think i would have sold it with the hassle it has caused me.
well if you went for the 1.6 cabr option they do have more power and rev smoother then the 1.4's in standard spec in my opinion.
early models wthout ECU's can be found although i think the ECU models are more common in 1990+ vx models, all it does is give it a rev limit as far as i know
we've replaced the dead 1.7 diesel in our combo van for a 1.6sv, it had a little ecu thing, think its just controls the timeing etc as the distributor has no vacum advance. was only a few wires that needed conecting to make it run.
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