Technical Engine change

[shaun]

Hi my friend has been offered a 51 reg 1.6sx with the engine siezed for £650 is it a good buy, if so will a w reg 1.6 engine be the same. if not will a bravo brava or marea engine fit.
Thanks shaun

 

[dave]

sounds like a good price to me, not sure what fits what with these though sorry

 

[shaun]

Cheers dave i was hoping maybe the bravo route would be a bit cheaper than trying to find a multipla engine, there is one on ebay at the moment on £400

 

[Gary]

Hi my friend has been offered a 51 reg 1.6sx with the engine siezed for £650 is it a good buy, if so will a w reg 1.6 engine be the same. if not will a bravo brava or marea engine fit.
Thanks shaun

Thats the bargain of the year, I would buy that straight away.

Even if you stripped it you would make money as there arn't many in the breakers yards.
As for the engine from a Bravo i am not sure either sorry

 

[shaun]

Thanks so run, sounds i good deal to me i think the 1.6 engine has not changed just the diesel engines they have upgraded

 

[Gary]

You could always try putting a thread in the bravo/brava section asking about the engine

 

[shaun]

Thanks so run i will try,the problem is if it is slightly different what with engine management systems and alike he could buy a engine which he could be stuck with.Thing is he is not sure about the car and he has offered it to me.I have a marea weekend at the moment and trying to sell that will be a big problem this time of year

 

[ivantate]

I am doing exactly the same thing at the moment. Its a 2000 Multipla with exactly the same problem.
Luckily i jumped in last week and got a brava engine of ebay for just over £100 last week.

The engines look identical and you already have all the electrical bits off the multipla anyway. I should have it fitted by the end of the week so will let you know.

 

[shaun]

Thanks ivantate look forward to hearing how you get on

 

[ivantate]

The engine change is done now. And it works well.

The Bravo 1.6 engine is very similar, the bits that needed changing were the dipstick, a few sensors and the thermostat housing/hoses. The dipstick and sensors could be down to the age of the basic engine though, i think the engine I used was older than the one removed.

It probably took about a day and a half to swap it. To make like easier I took the whole bumper off and the hubs out, this meant the engine could be assembled and put in whole.

All I need now are some trim parts to tidy up the rest of the car.