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Offline GTIEagles

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CDL engine with K03
« on: September 28, 2017, 02:19:50 pm »
I posted the other day about my potentially toasted engine. I'm just weighing up my options at the moment and if it needs a replacement engine I have heard I'm better off going for a CDL engine, for more future tuning potential and stronger internals.

The question I have is, could I run the K03 turbo from my AXX engine on it? I know it sounds pointless but my funds would already be seriously over stretched if I went down the K04 route but at the same time I would like to have the plug and play option there when I am better off financially.
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Re: CDL engine with K03
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2017, 03:58:13 pm »
Whats wrong with your engine?

Surely depending on the damage, it would be cheaper to fix it instead of swapping engines.
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Re: CDL engine with K03
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2017, 04:20:23 pm »
The dreaded low oil pressure light came on again after a year of being fine. The pickup pipe was replaced before and a new cam chain and tensioner were installed. So either the pickup pipe has somehow blocked again or the oil pump has died, in which case I might as well get a new lump installed seeing as a replacement pump is nearly £1300.

I'm not keen on going down the 1.8t oil pump route as I don't want to loose the smoothness of the engine. Plus god knows what other damage could have potentially been done.
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Re: CDL engine with K03
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2017, 12:18:22 pm »
Quote from: GTIEagles on September 28, 2017, 04:20:23 pm
The dreaded low oil pressure light came on again after a year of being fine. The pickup pipe was replaced before and a new cam chain and tensioner were installed. So either the pickup pipe has somehow blocked again or the oil pump has died, in which case I might as well get a new lump installed seeing as a replacement pump is nearly £1300.

I'm not keen on going down the 1.8t oil pump route as I don't want to loose the smoothness of the engine. Plus god knows what other damage could have potentially been done.

Wow i knew the oil pumps were expensive but 1300 is ridiculous.

Yes in that case then a CDL or BYD engine would make sense. can get them for around 1500. then there is labour for fitting if your not doing it yourself
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