320 into a 318

[keith52]

I.ve got a 318 tourer with a knackered head ,but i've got a good 320 engine/box etc spare , how differcult to replace bad for good , all the wiring harness is there on the engine but what about the loom in the car.
Cheers Keith

[Brianmoooore]

Loom in the car will mate straight up. Problems that you will have are the front springs (heavier engine), wrong mounts for the air filter/afm and no bracket for the rad header tank.

[Dan318-is]

do diff ratio need 2 change for this?

[keith52]

Cheers Brian, i'll have the shocks etc as well , i could tack weld the brackets for the rad/afm if need be as their available as well. Change the diff /prop as well ?

[Brianmoooore]

l. Change the diff /prop as well ?

320 and 318 are both small case diff, and ratios are similar, so prop and diff should be OK. If you were fitting a 325 engine it would be a different matter.

[keith52]

Cheers Brian

[Martinaston]

The radiator bracket is just a clip on job at the bottom, couple of quid new if you can't find one.

[m-dtech]

if your going to any effort at all then id suggest the 2.5 as the 2.0 is gutless

[Rearwheel_nick]

but if he has a a 2.0engine and box sitting around, then it makes more sense than a 2.5

[keith52]

Yes , cheers ,the engine / box are just sitting about so i thought keep another on the road for the sake of a days work