golf 3 2.0 into T4 2.0

[Bug_racer]

Get it all rebuilt , if your top end is gone it wont be long before your bottom end will go too

[Golf Loon]

what else would I need to get?
can I re-use the top end of my engine on yours?

You can. I`d get a machine shop to check the head over and probably skim it, new headgasket and bolts and bolt it back together.

2Ls are tough. If it was a 2.5, I`d recommend rebuilding it all.

[vwtyp2]

hmmm, sounds like the best option.
I will chech with a few places near me on prices on getting my head checked over.
If it is screwed, what would I expect to pay for a replacement top end?
Ideally, I'd like to just bash in a complete replacement engine.