Is the 16V an interference engine??

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

Jeff,
  My youngson (the A1 guru around here) echos your sentiments: "put in a two-liter..."
Wouldn't I have to also change the exhaust manifold/header and the intake if I did that??

Larry
code5coupe
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Toomasson 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:01 AM
  Subject: Re: Is the 16V an interference engine??


  IIRC, you're still running a 1.8L 16v, Larry? I have a different take - use the 
  opportunity to drop a 2.0 in there. Source a good used one - you can take the 
  frugal route and drop it in there (which would cost you about the same as the 
  head rebuild you'd be facing if you bent any valves (pistons are a different 
  story)) or rebuild/recondition it and have peace of mind for years to come 
  (hopefully).

  HTH, JT

  > --- LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  > 
  >> My 16V cam belt stripped its teeth yesterday.
  >> Am I looking at replacing just the belt, or most of the
  >> valves, too??
  > 
  > As was stated, it is an interference engine.  (When was the
  > last time you changed the belt???)
  > 
  > I've seen 16v engines lose the belt and do NO damage, other
  > times they've bent 'most every intake valve and crack a
  > piston.
  > 
  > Inspection is going to be the only way you'll know for
  >sure.
  > 
  > 
  > Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
  > '80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
  > '86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v 
  > '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
  > '56 Cessna 172
  > The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts -
  > Ehrlich's Law.
  > 
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