FW: [A4] Engine swap question

[Tyson Varosyan]

Hi guys,

I posted the below questions to the A4 list, but looking at their log, that
list is for some reason kindda dead. Thought that maybe you guys (many of
whom are gear-heads and A4 owners) can help me out here...

Tyson Varosyan
Technical Director, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
tyson at up-times.com
www.up-times.com
206-715-TECH (8324)
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-----Original Message-----
From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Tyson Varosyan
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:51 PM
To: A4 Mailing List
Subject: [A4] Engine swap question

Hi guys,

 

I own a wrecked '96 2.8L A4Q automatic - good engine and tranny. I have
the option to buy a cheap '98 1.8T A4Q 5-speed with a blown motor. The
idea here is to pull the motor from the wrecked car and put it in the
other one.

 

Questions:

 

#1 Will the 2.8L (auto) motor bolt to the stick tranny from the 1.8 car?

#2 What besides the engine will need to be moved? Obviously the ECU, but
is the engine harness the same? Fuel rail hook-ups? Etc?

#3 Here in Washington State, emission checks for OBD2 cars are done
without an actual check of emissions - they just plug into the
diagnostic port on your car, check the ECU for codes and take your $15.
Problem is, their machine will read that the car has a 4-banger, when in
fact it will have a 6. Will this interfere with getting future emissions
tests for the car? Is there a legal workaround?

 

TIA