Posted April 28, 200519 yr did a quick search and couldnt find infohow much works required to swap a 1.6 zetec with an xr3i?been offered one really cheap so need to know asap
April 28, 200519 yr should be relatively easy. the gearbox if im correct should be a b5 or an ib5. the loom is similar if not the same depending on whether u got zetec or zetec-e. therefore the ecu and ignition barrel(if the ecu is fitted with PATS) only has to be changed. u might as well re new the clutch while ur at it . from what ive heard a new ecu is a must because it will run shite with ur normal 1.6 ecu.
April 28, 200519 yr Author i only had a clutch put in 2 months prior to it dying so thats okwhat ecu will i need,the xr3 one?and what is pats?
April 28, 200519 yr Passive Anti Theft System. basically ur imobiliser, if u get one without u wont need to use the ignition barrel from the 3i, u cant use ur old one with ur old key, much better. if u go to the breakers to get an ecu and u aint sure whether it has PATS on it or not, the easiest way to tell is if u take off the cowling round the steering column. then look at the ignition barrel, there should be a peice of plastic surrounding it, take this off. if there is a circuit board it had PATS, if there is no circuit board here then get it, its PATS free hence less of a cerfuffle! yeah ah know!
April 28, 200519 yr oh yeah id still replace the clutch, or why not go silly and plop in a diesel box too, it'd be shite hot.
April 28, 200519 yr Author not sure yetthink its the 105ps one but not sure off a k regwhichs 1's fit?
April 28, 200519 yr You've got a 105 engine off a K-reg? It'll have the starter motor on the front of the block, so you may need a mk5 gearbox to go with it! Sorry to throw yet another spanner in the works!
April 29, 200519 yr i'm thinking of doing this myself. but putting a 130 brake xr3i lump into a 1.6 mark 6. do the m6 shafts fit into the xr3i box? is the wiring loom the same (will the xr3i ecu plug into the 1.6 loom) ? i have heard today that the aluminum inlet won't fit under the bonnet, i thought it would.  has anyone done this conversion, any help would be appreciate.
April 29, 200519 yr i dunno,gonna check soonmy car is a mk 5 so alls good?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry mate, could have sworn yours was a mk6!
April 30, 200519 yr Author right ive gonna get a 130bhp one from a k reg or l reg not sure but around that timeso ill need the ecu but anything else?
April 30, 200519 yr 130 Cams I think the 130 came with the 2L head, which had the bigger valves. Some people say there's a 130spec manifold, which flows better - but so many people say they're identical, I've become unsure!  They're the main parts
April 30, 200519 yr 130 Cams I think the 130 came with the 2L head, which had the bigger valves. Some people say there's a 130spec manifold, which flows better - but so many people say they're identical, I've become unsure!  They're the main parts <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i thought the 130 xr3i's a 1.8, and if you've got a donna car you'll use the manifold and cams for the 130 anyway. won't you?
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