The stock cams are aligned with marks on the chain sprockets, they face each other and flush to the head (at 3 and 9 o'clock) A guy once installed them with the marks at 12 o'clock. Luckily the head wasn't mated to the block.
On Feb 12, 2016, at 6:26 PM, damac2004 <damac2...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: im in california, ugh! i found out the cams are estas. this may sound like a dumb question but when i went to time the car with stock pulley i found that the front cam is a little off. it looks like if i made sure the cam marks lined up its one tooth off. this car was running like this, i don't think any valves were contacting pistons. im scared to touch it in that sense since it had an adjustable cam. i don't understand how these motors work, should the #1 lobes be pointing towards the middle at the same angle? its hard to tell exactly but it seems if i turned the front cam to match the internal marks that the cam lobe might match the other cam. to me right now it looks just a tad off. > On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 2:12:10 PM UTC-8, Larry Velez wrote: > What country are you in that you are so worried about passing smog? In the > USA, most of these cars are now exempt. > > > > -Larry > > > > From: mk2...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > damac2004 > Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:43 PM > To: MK2-16v <mk2...@googlegroups.com> > Cc: mg...@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] how do i find out what engine i have? > > > > so are people saying native 2.0 heads can fit onto the 1.8 bottom end? > > > > is there any kind of clues on castings on the outside i can look for to see > what i have, and does anybody know if the stock cams 16v are the same part > number between 2 and 1.8 liter? > > > > i just tore into this car more and of course the techtronics chip with > adjustable cam gear, and under the valve cover are not vw cams. i got > colored stripes on these parts but all i can find is some kind of emblem. i > emailed them asking where part numbers are just in case its their parts. > > > > i don't know if this has an effect on smog but i just want to put the car > back stock. > > On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 9:37:13 AM UTC-8, hollandphillips wrote: > > The external differences between 1.8 and 2.0 16V heads and blocks are very > minimal. I don't recall the over hang you speak of, but I wouldn't be > concerned. > > ~Holland > > On Feb 2, 2016 09:28, "damac2004" <dama...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > hmmm, i am still not convinced and found a 1.8 oil pump in it. > > > > is there a problem with me going with the 2.0 im shaft/gear and its oil pump? > if im reading right it can only help? then i won't have to worry. > > > > the more i read im still not seeing how it can be a 2.0 bottom end with the > 1.8 intermediate shaft if things don't hit when running the engine. > > > > > > is it normal for the head on these motors to stick way out past the front of > the block where they meet? im used to seeing that area flush on mydiesel > where mated. > > On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 6:55:11 AM UTC-8, mgyip wrote: > > Sure sounds like a 2.0l 16v especially because of the 2 knock sensors which > were only present on the 91 and later cars - Digifunk for 8v and Moronic for > 16v. I wouldn't necessarily throw TEPO (the evil previous owner) under the > bus though - Volkswagen was/is notorious for having a vast spare parts bin > that crossed model types and years, throwing together old and new model parts > when their supply was thin. In 91-92, VW quality was, um, not-so-good and > their supply was the same. > > > > On Monday, February 1, 2016 5:51 PM, Holland Phillips <faster...@pacbell.net> > wrote: > > > > Well, it's definitely a 9A engine. Whatever else is going on with the > internals is a mystery. I would just buy all the replacement parts you need > for the 9A and be done with it. > > On Feb 1, 2016 14:30, damac2004 <dama...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > 1. yes there is an ecu and it has a techtronics chip in it that says 16v 2.0 > > > > 2. i think it does have 2 knock sensors on the front of the block to the > left of the block breather fitting? each one looks the same, one has a bare > wire the whole length, and each goes to its own wire harness clip. > > > > 3. this car is disabled on the driveway and im struggling to get it higher > for me to get underneath. i was trying to feel around back there from > underneath looking up and all i can find on the drivers side lower block is a > big embossed A > > > > i'm new to these cars so im scared its some kind of other engine. this still > doesn't explain how this car was using the larger im shaft and smaller oil > pump gear? there isn't a mark anywhere on those parts so obviously they > aren't hitting the guts of the engine. > > > > > > On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 12:04:43 PM UTC-8, hollandphillips wrote: > > Does it have a ECU mounted under the plastic tray at the base of the > windshield? The tray covers the windshield wiper motor, and is held on by > some clips. If it does, it's probably a 9A. The 1.8 liter 16V doesn't utilize > an ECU. > > ~Holland > > On Feb 1, 2016 11:59, "damac2004" <dama...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > the chasis is a 1991 gti but i don't trust the previous owners after having > seen all the hack jobs. for all i know another motor is in there :( > > > > > > im trying to look on front of block and see these markings in the picture i > attached, down below that is the part number. > > > > On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 8:30:48 AM UTC-8, hollandphillips wrote: > > I don't recall you saying what year your car is. If it's a '91-'92 2.0 liter > 16V, the engine designation is 9A. > > ~Holland > > On Jan 31, 2016 11:51 PM, "damac2004" <dama...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > is there some kind of decoder? when i search google i come up with few and > differing answers. i want to find out what engine i have so i can make sure > i get the right intermediate shaft and stock parts to get it smogged. > > > > > > the block says: 051 103 021 > > > > the head says: 051103373 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/mk2-16v/20c387d7-fd5b- 4ad1-9f35-df0ae5adca6b% 40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@ googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/mk2-16v/1b683a1d-e370- 4d69-87b5-962dddf36fa0% 40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/33062c26-dbb3-4369-acf6-2e486b9b935d%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/cf11ed67-7722-4582-8a78-fbfa7bbc8856%40email.android.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/440e37ce-49cd-4fcb-9b67-95b53105d802%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+u...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/0724c0b5-fdfa-41ad-bbd3-0cc5a7eb3cf0%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. 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