rebuild on a 1.4 energy

[oli123]

Hi there guys. I am 16 years of age and i love mechanical things i am at college learning the motor trade.I have bought a 1.4 renault 19 energy engine.I am going to completely strip and rebuild the engine changing all gaskets.and i will be putting the engine into a Renault Clio.This is for my first car.If you can give any advice and guidance for this job. please email me at- oliverperkins@gmail.com

 

[Brian172]

Welcome to CS.
I had a 1.4 Energy in my MK1 ClioRT.
Good luck with the rebuild mate.

 

[jesus]

Welcome to Cliosport

 

[theduck]

Welcome fella! Put up something in the project section about the build.

 

[Jason_E]

Yay I'm not the youngest anymore xD

Hey matey, as said go to the Clio projects section and make a thread to keep us updated

 

[mat-nos]

if its an r19 engine you will need an upper clio engine mount as the 19 engines mount differently. rebuilts are piss easy on energy engines just follow haynes manual for guidence and take your time undoing bolts as 90% of them will be seized, might be worth investing in some decent sockets/spanners if you havnt already.

 

[Sam]

Yay I'm not the youngest anymore xD

Hey matey, as said go to the Clio projects section and make a thread to keep us updated

You still get a star for being immature! :rasp:

on the other hand, Welcome to Cliosport!

 

[oli123]

lol thanks guys i have all the tools etc but wont the ECU and the wiring loam be different

thanks

 

[mphgoose]

Welcome mate! Sounds like a nice little project there!

 

[White16valver]

Not sure about the wiring/ECU issues - I guess they could well be different! Probably have to swap the ECU into the clio if nothing else and, in a worst case, transfer the whole loom over.

I'm not sure if you'll have any trouble with the speedo - do both models read in the same way off the gearbox?

Good choice of engine to rebuild though, they seem to be pretty bombproof. One in the ex's R19 was still going strong on 175k

 

[oli123]

one query.What would the process be for changing paper work. I.E model number ETC is it necessary ?

thanks

 

[oli123]

thanks guys for the post you have made me very welcome.I have just bought a MG midget for a hole rebuild because i thought that there was going to be to many problems with engine build, but with all your feedback i have carried on with the project.

thanks

 

[White16valver]

Nothing's unachievable - it just takes more time and more swearing LoL


re: the DVLA paperwork, I think you can just ring them up and they'll advise you what to do

 

[oli123]

ok thanks god nose how much money it will cost lol?

 

[White16valver]

If you're doing the work yourself, it should just be parts costs

Ebay or retrorenault may have stuff for sale?

German Swedish and French (GSF) are also great for cheaper new renault parts.

 

[oli123]

ok well im doing the work its just parts really and what to do about ecu etc and getting the right car