MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: New Engine
Post by: Clart on May 30, 2019, 10:55:53 pm

I have a Mk 5 GTi with a wrecked engine.
I absolutely love the Car.
What engine can I pick up for a reasonable price that will drop straight in and be bulletproof and I can thrash the guts out it?

Engine codes please.... :)

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: pudding on June 01, 2019, 03:56:12 pm

CDL from an S3 / Scirocco R or MK6 R.  It's the toughest engine fitted to the MK5/6 platform.  Try finding a decent one for reasonable money though.

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 04, 2019, 08:58:13 pm

And would that drop straight in plug and play?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: absolute on June 05, 2019, 09:35:32 am

Yeah m8 quick weekend job with a can of warm larger

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Shoduchi on June 05, 2019, 01:06:22 pm

I'll suggest looking for the CULC engine. It's an EA888 gen3 engine fitted on Scirocco and mk7 Golf Cabrio, so you can retrofit a much better engine on your mk5 Golf by using an ECU from those cars (PQ35 platform as well). :evilgrin:

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 05, 2019, 08:41:52 pm

Will a CHH engine drop in plug and play?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 06, 2019, 06:08:23 pm

Ive found a CHH engine for sale from 2014 GTI, will this work with my 2007 Mk 5 GTI?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: bobby_fodge on June 06, 2019, 07:54:44 pm

What about getting the same engine that is in now?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 06, 2019, 08:06:26 pm

Finding a good one is difficult I'm finding.

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Shoduchi on June 08, 2019, 04:34:41 pm

Quote from: Clart on June 06, 2019, 06:08:23 pm

Ive found a CHH engine for sale from 2014 GTI, will this work with my 2007 Mk 5 GTI?

A 2014 GTI has a different chassis (MQB), so not as good and easy to swap to a PQ35 GTI.

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 11, 2019, 06:37:28 pm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-GTI-MK5-2-0-TSFI-COMPLETE-PETROL-AXX-BWA-ENGINE-CAN-HEAR-RUN/264357898677?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Taken a risk and bought this....
Wish me luck :smiley:

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Lucky ducky on June 11, 2019, 06:57:08 pm

 You did the right thing.. Straight in... turn the key... Off you go... job done.... Be positive

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 11, 2019, 07:11:27 pm

I just hope its a good one :happy2:

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 13, 2019, 06:49:07 pm

What should I be looking to upgrade on my replacement engine?
Obviously cam belt and water pump.
My broken engine had a new high pressure fuel pump fitted, so I'm going to swap that over.
Anything else I should be looking at?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Octoparrot on June 13, 2019, 06:53:53 pm

Take the sump off and clean or replace the oil pick up pipe

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 13, 2019, 07:04:47 pm

Before my engine went bang, I fitted a balance shaft delete kit which included a new pick up pipe, I was thinking of transferring this kit over to my replacement engine.
Good or bad idea?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Lucky ducky on June 14, 2019, 11:10:49 am

Until you find out what happened the engine I'd be very cautious in what  i would transfer over... especially a balancer shaft delete

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on June 27, 2019, 05:54:06 pm

So I bought and fitted this engine...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264357898677

Took it out for the first time today and it seems down on power to my previous engine.
The engine I blew up has the same engine code AXX, only difference I can see is the Forge PCV delete.
And I don't get the DSG farts anymore that I had on my old engine.
What should I be looking at to get power back to as it was?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: ljc19630 on June 27, 2019, 07:08:57 pm

Check the DV is new and current revision G I think?


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Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Dude2016 on June 27, 2019, 07:55:33 pm

Remap or not on new engine / old

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: muff1991 on July 03, 2019, 04:24:30 pm

Quote from: Dude2016 on June 27, 2019, 07:55:33 pm

Remap or not on new engine / old

i would have thought the ECU holds the map not the engine. But the map would have been done to the old engine, so if it was a "custom" map then yes this could also have something to do with it.
before going any further, you will need to double check all work.. boost connections etc, and all the usual common failures. DV and so on.

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on July 03, 2019, 04:31:29 pm

Going to buy a new DV, what's the latest revision to get?
I've kept the turbo from the engine that I blew up and it looks new so I was thinking of swapping that over.

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: ljc19630 on July 03, 2019, 06:09:29 pm

Rev - G I have a brand new unused unit if you want it?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: ljc19630 on July 03, 2019, 06:19:49 pm

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Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: Clart on July 03, 2019, 06:47:27 pm

How much do you want for it mate?

Title: Re: New Engine
Post by: ljc19630 on July 03, 2019, 07:08:03 pm

£40 inc postage to UK - PM me if interested