Mk 1 + Mk 2 Petrol Engines.

[neiluk]

Hello all,

Is there any difference between the Mk1 and Mk2 2.0 and 2.3 litre engines, or are they exactly the same?

 

Thanks,

 

Neil.

[gregers]

depends on whether its a tdi or a petrol,iirc petrol have a timing chain and the tdis have belts,im sure someone who knows more will be along soon to give you all the right info on this.

[mumble_bee]

the mk2 only came with 2.0 in Seat and VW.

the 2.3 is only available to Ford, and in my experience is an almost identical engine in mk1 and mk2, (I've swapped parts..)

 

I wouldnt be surprised at all if the 2.0 was the same engine on mk1 gal+vw as the mk2 vw, however I would advise a measure of caution if you're going to swap electrical bits from 1 to another..

 

in my current seat vr6 to gal v6 project I came across a slight difference on a cam sensor.. although the plug was (modifiably) the same.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess:

 

all the 113 and 115 2.0 petrol engines across mk1 and mk2 are the same. (across 3 makes)

all the 2.3 petrol engines mk1 and mk2 are the same. (ford only)

however 2.8 v6 petrol engines mk1 and mk2 are NOT the same...

all the diesel engines across mk1 and mk2 are smoke factories.

[Andrew T]

Actually, Seat/VW and Ford 2.0 are quite different. VW use the old 2.0 115BHP unit that's Grumbling around in a million Passats, Golfs, Octavias, Toledos..........

The Ford unit is derived from the old Sierra Twin Cam. The 2.3s underwent a small change well before the MK2, I think in order to become Euro 4 emissions compliant. Later units are slightly less powerfull (142 v 145 BHP) and economical (28 v 28.2MPG) than earlier ones.

Edited March 12, 2007 by Andrew T

[tim-spam]

In addition, I believe that the 2.3 was derived from the 2.0.