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I'm kind of confused.

I've come across this polo on eBay:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... Track=true

Similar to ours, but ours is a 1.4 on a Y plate, and it's not the match, it's an S spec, AUTO.

How-ever, if you have a look at the engine cover, it's slightly, or ALOT different from ours.

Our engine cover says 1.4i on it. Whats the difference between this one on eBay and our one?

Someone kindly clear up the confusion.

Will their be any differences with the actual engine since it's got a different cover?

4got to mention, our 1 has the 1.4 badge on the back.

Thats the same as the engine cover as we had in our mk5, I can show you pics if you want as to what it looks like without that on it, maybee then you can decide what is different to yours.

With that being said does anyone else have thisengine cover, im needing a part number from it. cheers

I don't know, ours is just soooo different.

Anyone know what the difference maybe? I'm guessing that our car has had something done or changed, i'm not sure if it's a 60,75bhp or 100bhp version.

Insurance document says 60 (on their computers), V5 says 75, and the engine cover doesn't resemble the one on this car on eBay.

wul3er - Would be great if you could show me pics without the engine cover please, as i've got a photo of my engine without the cover, i didn't take any with it on.

EDIT:- I've found a photo of a 1.4 on eBay with the same type of engine cover as ours:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 42377&rd=1

http://www.neil-f.net/images/car/engine.JPG

I have that cover on mine

I'm not sure what the diffrence is , oh and i had a 1.4 badge on mine (back of car) !!!

I think the difference couls be that neils is the 1.4 16v and mines is the 1.4 8v

I'll get a few pics later and post them for you, although beware, its not nice and certainley not clean.

OK lets clear this one up....

If you look at the top picture, you'll see that the HT leads go to the front. So thats an 8V engine, because the sparkplug is offset. However, the cover further down is a 1.4 16V engine, because it has two (very clear to see) camshafts and the sparkplugs run inbetween the cams. This is one of the reasons why 16V is better on emissions etc, the spark is in the centre of the combustion chamber. As far as I understand it the 1.4 16V is 75BHP, so the 8V is probably 65 or less. Don't confuse the 16V engine with the 16V trim level which is a different beast with 100BHP.

But VW's range can get very confusing as we have seen some 75BHPs with discs at the back, all manor of variations.

This is mine its 16V, see the plugs in the middle between the twin cam covers (the silver things).

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Heres mines without the engine cover on it, as i said its very messy.

Im gonna make some oil catcher tanks next week and put them on the mk5 and the GT

**Edit forgot to add the pics**

As you see its an 8V engine. If you get an old sock, and spray it with WD40 you can get it nice and clean in about 3 minutes worth of effort and it will keep away that corrosion too.

Mines that same engine with flat cover 8v although im not using the cover at mo, very tidy engine bay JWC.
Jon

Well its not that old I suppose, and a quick dusting with a cloth and wd40 and it looks as good as new. You can use that silicone spray that you get from tescos (dash shine) its really good, extremely bad for the environment.....

isnt that silicone spray highly flammable tho?
not to good on hot parts or near?
jon

Well like most things that use propellant, it will burn when sprayed on an incandescent material. So just wait for it to cool a bit. Besides the only hot bit should be the exhaust manifold cover, which I polished using brasso. And that brasso really works it took out the salt spots and it looks shiny. Well worth a few minutes of rubbing, or at least that's what the missus says...

JWC - how do u clean your exhaust manifold cover? with wd again?

cheers
mike

crossed post!