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Bugger! EA81 different to EA71

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MR930 Wolfsburg Wizard

666 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#705468
Pulled my car to bits for a transplant. Had an EA71 adaptor plate on an old motor so thought I'd buy a EA81 motor and use that. Wrong. Theyre different, I'm not happy, they look like the same motor. Thought I'd let people know.

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#705469
best up grade to the ej22 motor heaps more power & a better motor
Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake

MR930 Wolfsburg Wizard

666 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#705975
Actually I'm thinking V6 Commodore motor.

philsmanx Officially Full-On Dubber

286 posts · joined Nov 2008 ·

#706029
MR930 wrote:Pulled my car to bits for a transplant. Had an EA71 adaptor plate on an old motor so thought I'd buy a EA81 motor and use that. Wrong. Theyre different, I'm not happy, they look like the same motor. Thought I'd let people know.
ea81 is different to ea82 as well despite advice otherwise
on the rebuild ej25 monster bug on the way

GeorgeL Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#706081
MR930 wrote:Pulled my car to bits for a transplant. Had an EA71 adaptor plate on an old motor so thought I'd buy a EA81 motor and use that. Wrong. Theyre different, I'm not happy, they look like the same motor. Thought I'd let people know.
I had the same issue replacing a EA71 with an EA81 in a subie back in the '80s. IIRC, I fixed the difference by putting a spacer between the crankshaft and flywheel. The flange bolt pattern was the same. It was a long time ago, though, and I might have forgotten something.