How do i identify my engine?

[VonPickles]

Hey i finally have my golf in the drive looked under the bonnet she is a 5/76 how can i identify what engine i have as nothing is on the compliance plate is there a chart i can source better still is there a Vizard type book for the Golf?

[Jace]

Post up a picture. If it's original it's likely to be a 1.6, FN if I'm correct.

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[paulie71]

it may also be an FP engine according to my trusty VW Engine Code Letters booklet

[VonPickles]

Cheers Guys!!! here are some pics

[Peter Jones]

It's a 1600 alright.

The engine number can be found in the area I've circled in yellow below. It's on the block itself, just below the head.

First 2 letters of the engine code will let us tell you more.

[paulie71]

is that a sunroof or retractable roof?

And mustard (baby poo) yellow, nice!

[Geoffrey Hale]

If it's the original engine it will be FP engine code. Looks like the colour is Martini Olive. It may be early enough to have a light in the glove box. My daughters car is 2/76 and it does not have the lining material on the inside of the C pillar and has the coolant overflow tank which was dropped for a while then re introduced later. Australian built swallowtail I believe. The original coil looks to have been replaced as has the oil filler cap. Cheers Geoff Hale

[VonPickles]

It is a sunroof, buggered if i can figure out how to work it if anyone has ideas let me in on it lolz more pics tomorrow, wargamming is on the back burner and its a day on the golf

[VonPickles]

very bad day peoples! i had a "man in the know" come look at her today and his prognosis was not good i have a lot of work to do she needs to be totally striped and then rust repair/welding etc before she gets a re-paint a lot of work and the wifes not happy lolz so i now have to find an oxymoron a cheap welder/repairer any recommendations?

[Gipson]

thats not good news mate, where was the majority of the rust?

[VonPickles]

its in the fire wall, and that compartment above the engine under the windscreen! also need to rip out the suspension sub frame and get them treated too, and the floor plans, the doors, the hatch, and some minor body stuff around the seams etc.
so im looking in the local rag for a welder untill then i dont know

[Gipson]

any progress on the golf dude?

[VonPickles]

Engine codes...

049 103 373


VW FP 055 783

in the posts that were lost someone mentioned EKTA??? what is that?

Cheers guys Merry Xmas

[GOLFBALLS]

Yep that second pic is the engine code. So, FP it is! The top pic of the head is just the actual part number for the cylinder head (9 digits).

ETKA = Electronik Tiele Katalog Auto (electronic parts catalogue). Its what the dealers use for their parts databases, pricing, availability etc. You can get pirate copies on ebay i think. A very handy thing as part numbers are key. There's a kind of free online version of it called VAGCAT too.

I was sayin before how this car is actually pretty unique being a swallowtail shell, with the matching early bonnet, a 3-door AND a retractable roof!! If that roof is factory then thats a pretty rare car. Make sure you do all your homework before doing anything, google google google!!!
Chemical dipping like Peter Jones did with his car is the best way to properly kill rust for good. See his thread 'another wreck, another race car'.

It's a big ask for a novice to rebuild a mk1 but keep at it and if you're not sure, ask. And dont chuck ANY parts away until you know you can get new ones haha.

Wade

[VonPickles]

good advice, sadly i will need a new bonnet i think she to rusty to salvage unless there is a way i dont know about
so FP means what im guessing as everyone says its a 1600 but what kind (is that a silly question)
in regards to the sun roof ive had a descent look and as far as i can tell im sure its factory and seems to be integral to the roof and not just "bolted on" will know better once she is stripped