Engine transplant

1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
120,000 MILES • FWD • MANUAL
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SCOTTY2HOTTY507
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Hi, i have a Volkswagen golf gti 20 v Mark 4 1999, the engine has seized and I have found an engine on eBay which is exactly the same but is a turbo, would it be possible to transplant the second hand engine in to my golf?
Jun 3, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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You should be able to do this but you will need the turbo exhaust, and the ecu may also be different, you will have to check the part # as injection calibration may be different.
Jun 4, 2011 at 2:13 PM
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