I've been without a car for a month, but it was a month worth waiting for. To make a long story short, the car had a bad cylinder head which didn't allow me to change the #2 spark plug. I couldn't accelerate hard due to misfires from the plug failing. So I let the timing belt break when I realized that putting in an engine with half the miles would be the same price as changing the cylider head with labor and everything.

My car had 153k mi. on it and I got an engine with 55k mi. Pretty much everything was replaced on it except for the internals. Now it purrs like a kitten at idle and roars like a lion at wot. I'm so happy now, I can't believe it's finally done after months of planning.

Here's a list of everything that was put on the new engine. Most of it was included in the Blauparts complete timing belt kit. I had to find the other parts on my own.

Here's the list:

Timing Belt
Updated Timing Belt Tensioner / Idler
Updated Hydraulic Tensioner Damper
Heavy Duty Water Pump w/ Gasket (Metal Impeller)
Front Crank Seal
Camshaft Seal
Intermediate Shaft Seal
New Allen Bolts for Lower Crankshaft Pulley
Thermostat Housing
Radiator Hose Clamp
Intermediate Shaft Seal Oring
10 Bolts and 10 Washers for Thermostat Housing and Water Pump
3 Liters Pentosin G12 PINK Antifreeze (a.k.a. Pentofrost SF) (2 1.5L Bottles – Appropriate Amount for Complete Cooling System Flush)
Accessory Drive Belt
Serpentine Belt
Thermostat w/ O-Ring Seal
Meyle oil filter
Mobil 1 oil
NGK V Power spark plugs
Rear main seal
Cylinder head cooling flange
Clutch pilot bearing
New starter
New upper and lower timing belt cover
Re-sealed oil pan

 

wow sounds like you should be good for awhile what did the whole project cost you?

 

Very nice work - now get the hell off the computer and go enjoy the thing

 

nice. good to hear ur car is back.

 

Glad to hear everything worked out fine!

Congrats on the new engine.

 

I sure hope so. I got lucky actually because at first I was going to get an engine with 79k. After I bought it, the place realized that it was a different engine code for a 2000. I think it was an AEB. So, they had to find an ATW engine for the same price since that was their fault. Luckily it only had 55k on it.

Here's what I paid:

motor - $900
labor - $800
parts - around $450

The grand total ended up being about $2150

Hell yeah! I've had the car since last July and never knew the full potential the engine was supposed to have until now. I love when the turbo kicks in. I'm surprised how much the car pulls. When the mechanic was done, he said he took it for a spin and even he was shocked how much power the engine has.

Thanks. Yeah, carpooling to work and asking for rides gets old pretty quick lol.

Thank you sir. I'm also happy that there's not even 1 drop of oil leaking anywhere. The mechanic said that the old engine had a bunch of little leaks everywhere. I think the previous owner wasn't very good at keeping up with maintenance.

 

nice job... good luck..

 

Awesome...at least now you know what happens if a 1.8t isn't properly maintained