new m20 engine or older one

[psychochild187]

witch one is best and can if i have the old can i swap for the new one without to many problems?

[325iconv]

what year car is yours as the earlier engines dont have crank sensors and are a higher compresion than the newer engine

[charlE30]

On a similiar note how do I tell if my engine is an early or later model. The car was first registered on 06/05/1988 and has the L shaped ICV and no lambda sensor (don't know if that's relevant). Where would I find the crank sensor ?

Sorry for jumping in on your thread psychochild187

[Simon13]

Is that a factory fit kit? i think yours would be a later type

[charlE30]

No it's not factory fitted , I'm just a little confused about the engine cause all the 88 onward engines I've seen have the T shaped ICV yet mine has the L shaped and thought this could be an indication that it's an older engine

[Davenotouring]

My facelift touring(s) had L-shaped!

[Simon13]

what lights u got on the back?

If my memory serves me correct face lift cars were built after sept 87

[Davenotouring]

You can see he's got the new lights Si, in the sig pic.

[Simon13]

Can u?!

[Davenotouring]

Yeah, just about.

You can see the lines in them

[charlE30]

dave you got eyes like a hawk yep I've got the facelift rear lights, didn't have smiley front's though?? I'm certain about the car being the facelift model just unsure about the engine.

[Davenotouring]

Take a picture of the engine and I'll tell ya!

Smiley lights are conclusive I'm afraid!

[Martinaston]

Number on the ECU would tell you

[psychochild187]

wat a hijack!

ok mine is the 87 chrome with a 073 ecu and eveythings different on looks to the new shape engine bay!

[charlE30]

me bad, sorry psycho but will check ECU number..

[Simon13]

the very first face lift cars, had elipsoid lights but not smiley ones.