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2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 1:20 pm
by Nic16v
hi guys.. forgive me if this has been asked but i searched and couldnt find anything.
my v5 engine is stuffed so im getting a new 1... the engine code is AGZ and i was advised that i need to put in the same 1. there are 2 or 2.3 motors being the AQN and AZX does anyone know what the differences are. i dont want issues with loom,sensors, plugs etc.. it must go in and just plug in. at the moment none of the importers i called have stock of the AGZ hence im asking the question. any help will be apprieciated.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:55 pm
by VAG Fan
According to
www.ultimatespecs.com :
AGZ = 10 valves, Bosch Motronic M3.8.3, 110 kW, 205 Nm, Golf 4
AQN = 20 valves, MPI Bosch Motronic ME7.1, 125 kW, 220 Nm, Golf4 / Jetta 4 / New Beetle
AZX = 20 valves, MPI Bosch Motronic ME7.1, 125 kW, 220 Nm, Passat
The AQN and AZX seem practically identical, but whether the AGZ sensors and loom are compatible with them, I can't say for sure. But given the different Motronic injection systems, I doubt it.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 4:34 pm
by ICE King
One big problem I already see is that the Motronic M3.8.3 is Drive by cable vs Motronic ME7.1 being Drive by Wire.
Here alone you need to replace the throttle pedal to accommodate the newer motors.
I stand corrected but the later have individual coil packs
The ME systems(load based management) is much more advance with features like knock sensors , MAF , Lambda, O2 sensor , VVT etc...
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:21 am
by Nic16v
eish.. so to be honest im not too clued up on the electrical side of things. ideally i wanted the same motor so that i can keep the car as stock as possible but that motor is 16K other AQN and AZX are 12k so i could put that in and go management i suppose but if i do go that route i might aswell buy a vr6 which is 10k... its not as straight forward as i thought it would been.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 10:45 am
by VAG Fan
Out of interest, what happened to your AGZ, and how bad is the damage?
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 11:54 am
by Nic16v
well i got the car as is and never drove it there was a bad noise on the motor, took it out and sent block to engineers. it needs a new crank and bigger pistons because the ridges are to bad to resleeve. so all in all buying the parts and labour to sort it out i might aswell buy another motor.. but im not buying 2nd hand from someone unless i know the condition of the motor, so only looking at importers.tell me do you think the vr6 would be a easier fit.. i font need change the gbox its basically just plugs and possibly ecu.. i checked the fuel system seems similar, again im useless when it comes to the electrical side of things.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 9:19 am
by ICE King
Nic16v wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 11:54 am
well i got the car as is and never drove it there was a bad noise on the motor, took it out and sent block to engineers. it needs a new crank and bigger pistons because the ridges are to bad to resleeve. so all in all buying the parts and labour to sort it out i might aswell buy another motor.. but im not buying 2nd hand from someone unless i know the condition of the motor, so only looking at importers.tell me do you think the vr6 would be a easier fit.. i font need change the gbox its basically just plugs and possibly ecu.. i checked the fuel system seems similar, again im useless when it comes to the electrical side of things.
It won't be easier , it's much more involved, If you dont have a Bosch management guru to remap than you'll be forced to go after market management - Unfortunately our local known aftermarket managements cannot run things like the Alarm , EBD , ABS , airbags etc.. So you lose all these features.
Some tuners are able to do a hybrid - others words retain the bosch unit to run the car features and the AFM to run the engine.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 6:07 am
by panic-mechanic
That R4k price difference will disappear faster than mist before the morning sun when you start trying to make something else fit. Trust me, buy the same engine and stick it in there even if it is R6k more expensive - it will still be cheaper in the end.
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:45 am
by Nic16v
hi.. yes so i spoke to a guy that actually put a vr6 in a golf 4 and he spent way over 29k so def not going that route. ideally yes id like the exact same motor, but its so difficult to actually find 1. so far non of the importers i spoke to have 1 so its a waiting game unless someone knows of 1
Re: 2.3l 5 cylinder engines differences
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:23 am
by Nic16v
morning all, thought id give an update. so i ended up buying the 20v v5 motor from the newer models. i had to change and remove quite alot of things. like sensors, plugs water housings etc. im running my the AGZ coil not the coil packs. car started no warning lights on the dash, still need to do a plug in to see what all it kicks out. only major issue now is the firing... only 3 cylinders going, need to look at that, its most likely the coil.. would love to move away from it and get the individual coil packs that came with the 20v fitted but not sure how much work/ effort that will entail.... any ideas?