#Mk3 2.0 o2j swap manual#
#Mk3 2.0 o2j swap full#

You just have to 'play' with the shifter cable length. Maybe you will find it hard to shift into a gear, I'm saying maybe, it won't happens to everyone, do not worry, it's not an issue with gears, well I hope it for you Finally, you will have to remove the 4 nuts holding the shifter box, then you remove it from under the car and for the installation, reverse the steps. If you want to replace the shifter box, you will have to remove the center console, the intake (engine cover), then remove the battery, remove the exhaust (cat-back), you can keep the downpipe, if it's on the way, just move it, it has a flexible. To make sure you are on the neutral, put your shift knob in neutral position, then you should be able to push the shifter on your trans.īe gentle with the shifter mechanism when you push it, don't hit it with a tool if you want to remove the shifter, you could break something into the transmission. If you keep the 5-speed cable, just swap both cables to have the good length, anyway, you would not be able to mount them if they aren't in the right direction. The shifter cable doesn't have a huge difference in length, a really really really small difference for the longer cable, but other than that, I feel no difference shifiting with the 5-speed cable and 6-speed cable (I did lost some time installing the GTI shifter box, but you won't have to !) Some people would say you have to replace your shifter box and shifter cable for the GTI one, I'm not saying they are wrong, but it's not a most and it's probably a huge waste of time ! The shifter box is exactly the same thing than our shifter box except that it's older (2008 < 2010+). Buy it at your VW stealership, it doesn't cost that much more than an aftermarket part, it worth the extra cost for an oem quality product, I bought an aftermarket one at 200$ CAD and the bearing is bad, I'm already hearing whistling sound arround 4000rpm. I would also replace the slave cylinder / throw-out bearing, it costs a bit more, but it has a tendacy to break and leaks and you know the pattern, you will have to change your clutch if this happens. Keep in mind, that the trans have probably been stored for a long time, the seal might had the time to dry enough to break. The 02Q is a bit higher than our 5-speed and this small difference is enough to break the timing cover, if you don't grind it, when you will torque the bolts to the engine, it will apply force to the timing cover and it will break it and you will have engine oil leaks.īefore installing the transmission, I recommend you to replace the differential seals (where the axle fit into the differential), it's cheap and it will avoid you future leaks.

You have to grind like 1/8inch (maybe more, it's up to your preferences) on top of the transmission in order to make sure that the trans will not sit on the timing cover.

#Mk3 2.0 o2j swap full#

Now you have every parts for a 02Q swap, I would say a full used kit cost arround 1000$ CADĮven if it's bolt-on, there is an important thing to do in order to avoid big bills like it happened to me. *** Only use parts from a FSI engine, the TSI will not fit ! The FSI flywheel have 6 bolts and it fits our engine while the TSI has 8 bolts ! *** The shifter cables bracket (It hold your shifter cable on top of the transmission and it bolt on the transmission with 3 bolts).Shifter cable end links (What makes the connection between the shifter on top of your transmission and the shifter cables).The 02Q is the trans that we mostly find on the GTI (mk5, mk6) This is for an 02Q swap, I don't know if it's the same for the other 6-speed transmission. It probably cost less than replacing your broken trans for a stock one, plus, the differential is way more solid !

#Mk3 2.0 o2j swap manual#

I know some of you will say that it only happens to 'street burnout queens', but I haven't spin my wheels that much, maybe 4 quick times, sure it has not helped in my case, but when my differential broke I was driving on the highway and I wanted to overtake a car.Ī manual 6 speed swap is bolt-on, it's like replacing your 5 speed trans except that you aren't putting the same parts.

It will continues its rotational movement and it's going to break eveything and make an giant hole in the bell housing, all the gearbox oil of the differential will flow into he bell housing where the clutch and the flywheel is located, both your differential and your clucth will be gone.