Advice on 92 GTI Engine Rebuild

JMHO but I prefer to keep what you have and rework it. If you buy some rebuilt head you really don't know what you will be getting or what has happened to it in the past. Of course if you want to do the job in less than a day, then a rebuilt head will hasten the repair.

Compression test, Leakdown test, Wet compression test might help you determine what is wrong. Valve guide seals might be a culprit and they can be changed without removing the cylinder head.

I have about 228K miles on my old 83 GTi engine in my 83 Audi 4KS. It is doing very nicely but I did have a valve job done when I installed the engine back in 1991 (at 85K miles) later, dave (One out of many daves)

Have a cylinder leak down test done along with a compression check. With that information then you will know if the rings are worn out yet?

And if it is rings, I presume a re bore might be needed? Does one use over sized rings? Where can you get them for this engine?

Thanks for the advice.

David Abineri

dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:

Don't bother, get a two litre unit from a mk3 golf, it's a direct replacement apart from the distributor you will need a conversion ring. Conversion parts available from Golf GTI Websites.

Andy