what engine 412

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:10 pm

is there anyway to easy se difference on a 1,7 and 1,8 engine
i have located a 412 and a 412le variant
the owner dont know what engine is in it.

so if i in some easy way could explain to him to see the difference
over the phone maybe i dont make a 200 mil trip for nothing

Longbeach412 · Post by **Longbeach412** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:55 am

Have him check the engine number. If it is EBxxxx or ECxxxx, then it is 1,8. Anything else is a 1,7.

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:42 pm

Thats only true in California....I think...because I have found examples in ea and eb of 1.7L quite commonly. The best way to tell is to look at the part # on the head under the rocker arms. Ray

MGVWfan · Post by **MGVWfan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:53 pm

The engine code also fails you when someone's overhauled the engine and changed it from its original bore (easy to do with the T4 design), like mine. It's a Federal EA code engine, should have been a 1.7L, but it was rebuilt 10 years ago as a 1.8L.

DeathBus · Post by **DeathBus** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:56 pm

I routinely take 1.7 cases and turn them into 2 litre engines, the codes are a good starting point but usually can be wrong.