10-09-2018, 05:54 PM
Evening,
I'm toying with the idea of doing a straight engine swap on my inherited 306 HDi, I have all the symptoms of a blown head gasket (water jacket) including pressurising coolant, hissing radiator cap after running engine and lots of air bubbles rising in expansion tank. I've done several head gasket repairs in the past, but not yet done one by taking the engine out!
I quite like the idea of putting another engine in (bucket list), I've seen one on eBay with 78k on (currently have 170k) and think it might be worth the punt. It will mean less time off the road, and I can also freshen up the ancillaries (gaskets, crank seal etc) on the 'new' engine before putting it in, including clutch and clutch cable.
My main worry is the compatibility of DW10 engines, I believe mine is the RHY with the Bosch ECU, so I'm guessing everything should in theory be plug and play? Has anyone done a straight engine swap? How easy was it?
I also have the coolant pipes running by the EGR intake since it is a phase 3...
Looking forward to your responses
I'm toying with the idea of doing a straight engine swap on my inherited 306 HDi, I have all the symptoms of a blown head gasket (water jacket) including pressurising coolant, hissing radiator cap after running engine and lots of air bubbles rising in expansion tank. I've done several head gasket repairs in the past, but not yet done one by taking the engine out!
I quite like the idea of putting another engine in (bucket list), I've seen one on eBay with 78k on (currently have 170k) and think it might be worth the punt. It will mean less time off the road, and I can also freshen up the ancillaries (gaskets, crank seal etc) on the 'new' engine before putting it in, including clutch and clutch cable.
My main worry is the compatibility of DW10 engines, I believe mine is the RHY with the Bosch ECU, so I'm guessing everything should in theory be plug and play? Has anyone done a straight engine swap? How easy was it?
I also have the coolant pipes running by the EGR intake since it is a phase 3...
Looking forward to your responses