M13A engine into 1999 hardtop ?

Probably been asked before but will the later M13A engine go into an older (1999) hardtop without any major problems as my old SOHC engine is getting tired & leaky ??

AFAIK, the gearbox wont fit, and the engine electrics are different.

As Facade says - the bell housing is different and will not bolt up to your gearbox.

The electronics side of things is fixable with the likes of Megasquirt.

A simpler and cheaper solution would be to source a Vitara 1.6 engine. You still need an adaptor plate to convert between the two, but the are readily available from the BJ shop, Rhino Ray and others.

Si

hi if u put a m13a engine in a jimny that was fitted shoc before will the dvla need to no about it ? and will the tax be same price with engine being twin cam ?:blink:

You are supposed to tell them the engine number of a replacement engine (box on your V5)* , and I guess the new capacity as well: the M13A is slightly larger. :whistle:

This could trigger some official interest, so make sure you can prove it wasn't stolen, or out of a car that should have been destroyed under the scrappage scheme, or whichever insurance category means "crush the lot".


No doubt your insurance company will treat a different engine from original specification as a modification, and if they are not informed too refuse to pay out if you have an accident :S

*Never understood why there is a box to change the chassis/VIN number: you get the new one stamped with the old number and destroy the old one AFAIK. If you put down a chassis number that is already registered the police would be straight round.