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1.4 16v to 1.6 16v Engine Swap

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#1 ·
Hi Guys,

Happy new Year.

Along with the new year, a new noise started to sound from my engine. As the engine has around 220k miles, i'm thinking that it's time to change the engine (it's burning a lot of oil too). As that's my daily, i was thinking of adding a little more power without causing much trouble.

So after a lot of research i understood that to convert it to 1.6 16v is almost plug and play. Engine, ECU and coding, right ?

So, as i am planning to do the swap myself i have some questions.

1. Do i need to change the fuel pump or the 1.4's one is sufficient ?
2. Do i need to mess with cooling or breaking systems ?
3. Mine has a cable throttle body, so i need to find a 1.6 with cable throttle body again to not mess with pedals, wiring looms etc. Will the 1.4 throttle body fit or i need to find one from an 1.6 ? and if so, wich engine codes has cable throttle body ?
4. Will i need to change anything else except from the above ?

Any extra info will be much appreciated.
 
Discussion starter · #4 ·
seriously just buy a 1.6 16v it'll be cheaper and way easier.. transfer your good stuff over to the new car and sell the old one to the scrappy.... the only engine swaps that are worth it are the 1.8t or r32. The rest is a waste of money and time.
I was exepcting that kind of replies. Do you think that your reply added some value to the thread ?

Agree with the above, at this point it's not worth doing the engine swap, unless the shell itself means a lot to you or if you just want the experience of doing a swap.

Either way, answers below:
1) Fuel pump will work fine. Check part numbers online for fuel pumps from a 1.4 and a 1.6 if you want to verify yourself.
2) Brakes will be fine, but the 1.6 16v has a bigger radiator than the 1.4.
3) None of the 1.6 16v engines used a cable throttle body, they are all drive by wire. The 1.6 8v, however, did use a cable throttle body. The engine codes are BFQ or AVU. In both cases, the 1.4 throttle body is smaller than the 1.6. I think the 1.4 throttle body was 10mm smaller in diameter.
4) I believe axles and gearbox are different on the 1.6 to the 1.4, and so is the cluster/clocks. The 1.6 rev counter has a higher red line than the 1.4. If you get an ECU kit from one car, then you won't need to code anything. The kit should include ECU, instrument cluster, keys, and lock barrels.
Thanks a lot for the information. It's my first car, and would like to keep it as long as possible. Furthermore it's a good platform to work on and gain some experience.

Minor update, mine is not a DBC, it's a DBW eventually. So i should have a lot more engine code options right ?

I was trying to avoid changing the instrument cluster, keys and lock barrels. Coding will be faster/easier/cheaper.