which engine is it???

vauxmad · Post by **vauxmad** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:14 pm

hello all!!! new member here.
my wife has an n reg 406 glx 2.0 16v
the cam belt snapped recently (normally i change the belt when i get cars but as its a bastard to get at and the car had done 140'000 miles i thought somethin else would break first. but just to spite me it broke.
the pistons are wholed the valves bent and some snapped, i have found a 2.0 16v in a t reg 1998 coupe, i need to know as it appears the same as my current engine is it the same as mine. mine has a tu series engine whats the difference between that and the eu externally so i can tell.

cheers all
john,

ps. as you can see by my user id i am usually a vauxhall man but i bought my wife a pug as it was fun to drive without fiddling and wouldn't rust as bad as she NEVER washes her cars

Malachy · Post by **Malachy** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:22 pm

for starters your engine is not a tu, tu engines are the pug small engines eg 1l>1.6l including the 1.6l 16v 106 gti/saxo vts engine.
your engine is the XU10J4R (AKA RFV) this is found in the 306 xsi post 1996, xantias post 1996, and 406's post 1996, around 1999 they switched to the EW series of engines an ew engine will fit physically in your car but will need quite a few mods regarding the wiring which i could not tell you since i have never touched an ew

pugs also have an engine code near the oil filter, if you look near there your engine will have a code stamped in it this will be RFV it can be very faint and hard to see but it will be there. if the other engine is the same code your cooking with gas

Regards
Andy

vauxmad · Post by **vauxmad** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:38 pm

cheers very muchly, engine chnaging and building is not a new thing to me, its just usually on vauxhalls and the dreaded fords.

the only things i can remeber doing is an oil pump change and service on a 306 xsi 8v and servicing the wifes 406

Malachy · Post by **Malachy** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:03 pm

ahh shouldn't be too bad vauxhall and pug use mainly all the same bosch motronic sensors and management anyway, so wiring etc will be familiar ground

regards
Andy

vauxmad · Post by **vauxmad** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:55 pm

sounds like an easy enough operation, can i tell what enigne it is from the vin number???

Malachy · Post by **Malachy** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:24 pm

not sure on the 406's but the 306's have an RFx in the vin defining what engine should be in the car (rfy/rfz etc etc etc replace the 3 letters will define what engine it should be)