It's painfully slow, the car has done allot of miles now (180k) so I figure the engine must be close to letting go completely despite being really well maintained.
So i'm going to get the engine out and give it a total over haul and a new head gasket, water/oil pump...etc.
Before I do that I was wondering if there was a turbo diesel engine I could put in there like the 100bhp 1.5 direct injection engine and if it was just a straight swap?
I know it would be easier to sell the car and get a mk2 with the 1.5 dCi engine from factory... but I love the little bugger.
If there is no direct swap, what can I do to make it even a little bit quicker while rebuilding?
So i'm going to get the engine out and give it a total over haul and a new head gasket, water/oil pump...etc.
Before I do that I was wondering if there was a turbo diesel engine I could put in there like the 100bhp 1.5 direct injection engine and if it was just a straight swap?
I know it would be easier to sell the car and get a mk2 with the 1.5 dCi engine from factory... but I love the little bugger.
If there is no direct swap, what can I do to make it even a little bit quicker while rebuilding?