95' Seat Ibiza, Engine Questions?

[89deejay]

Hey i was just wondering if someone could help me out with some questions i have? i recently picked up s 95' sest ibiza with a blown head gasket and i was wondering? i dont actually have the car yet but i think it is a 1.4lt?? i am a mechanic so i can fix this with a new gasket and machining etc. However i have a complete 1.6lt aee motor in my garage out of a 99' polo and i was just wondering if the manifolds are a direct swap and would the basic block & heads be the same? other than the displacement 1.4/1.6?

If this makes any sense any comment would be appreciated lol.

Cheers, Dean.

[Golf Loon]

Hi Dean, welcome to the forum, SEATs are great cars.
The 1.6 AEE polo engine that you have is basically a bored out version of the 1.4 in the SEAT. I reckon the SEAT manifolds should bolt onto it and you can then just plug it in. I`d do it in a hearbeat, let us know how you get on. If you do need a headgasket, the only people I found who could order one in were Supercheap, Bizzarely!

[89deejay]

Cheers for the advise Golf Loon! Im a vw/ audi mechanic so i can get the parts to fix this easily, but i was thinking if i could use the polo engine i would coz i dont think im gonna be able to sell it. I originally bought a 99' vw polo off a lady who drove around with the oil light on for a week so basically bye bye motor. so i sourced a s/h aee engine from adelade and fitted it and she ran like a beaut, until a month later some lovely lady decided to run a stop sign in front of me and i wrote it off. so it got stripped and all the bits and pieces got sold and also put onto my new 98' polo. Now i came across this seat with a blown head gasket and i thought if i can use the motor i have it would be a great car for my missus, coz she drives a thirsty commo

Cheers, Dean.

[Golf Loon]

No worries mate. I have 3 of those 1.4 engines here on the floor. You can have one for $350 if you like Or swop you for that Polo Motor