Engine exchange...whats needed apart from engine?

[FLOBALOB]

Ok my brother has a 51 plate 172 normal, non cup. Its fine except for the engine ( very noisy dephaser, and it now looks like a knackered gearbox ).
I have the remains of my old cup and about the only good thing about it is the engine ( all fine ,had belt and dephaser done about 9 months ago by Mike Woodford ).

If I want to put the good cup lump in my brothers car, do I need anything else off of my cup apart from the actual engine, i.e ecu? uch? etc or is it just a physical swap of the actual lump, connect it all back up and you're good to go?

Has a look in the guides ( I know there is a removal guide but it doesnt expand further than the actual removal process ) and did a search but couldnt find anything definite.

Any info appreciated.

 

[ben_r1]

If your simply changing the actual lump and just plugging it all up it should be fine as no mechanical item can be programmed to a certain car, assuming that engine is of same spec.

 

[FLOBALOB]

Cheers thats what I was hoping to hear, its just a metal-metal lump exchange, plug everything back in and it should all work....Ta

 

[Chip-mk1]

Yep, nothing else needed, straight in, swap the ancilleries over obviously but I am sure you spotted his has aircon and yours didnt etc, lol.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I'd do a clutch aswell.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Yeah unless when it comes apart it looks mint a 100 quid clutch would be money well spent as its literally 2 mins work to do when the engine isnt yet on the box.

 

[FLOBALOB]

Cheers for the advice, will have to see how much my tight arse brother wants to spend on it. But doing clutch while its out is a logical idea.

 

[Dan@SJM]

It's proper false economy not to.

 

[ckings6056]

It's proper false economy not to.

Couldn't agree more....