306 engine

Conchurl

i have a 306 with a broken head gasket and have it parked up with 5 months i have been offered a engine for it but a engine for it from a newer 306 my one is 1998 the engine is from a 2000 both are 1.4 petrol but my own doesn't have the part that i have circled in red will this matter i think it is for the breaks. both engine look the same otherwise.

McP2011

Straight swap...the thing that you have circled in the pic is your Abs pump.

Conchurl

does it matter that the 1998 306 that i have dont have abs but the new engine has the abs pump

McP2011

Nope....out of interest how much is the seller looking for the engine?

Conchurl

300 im (trying for 220 now) for the full car but will scrap it with my old engine to money back off it the scrap yard only 1 mile from me. timing belt done 8000 miles ago and 122k miles on it. i only want to do it as i love the car i have a 2000 306 now for the road aswell but the old one got some abuse for over 2 years and stayed going

McP2011

Ah right...yea they are a good wee car.

Conchurl

i had over 10 crashes into ditches with it (most of these were in the frost last year) only part i had to change was a back light, and i broke the clutch in it in 2010. i prefer my old one to my new one.

McP2011

If your ever stuck for parts give me a shout.

Conchurl

ok sound. i have been offered a engine from an xsara i looks like the pic i posted at the start of the thread (has abs pump it from a 3 door 2000 xsara), the xsara engine is 1.4 also but the car is closer for me to pick up, would the xsara engine be a straight swap or would mounting points be different?

McP2011

Yea it should fit im more familiar with derv one's tbh...just take a look at the mounts to see if there the same.

Conchurl

ok thanks for all the help i will let you know if i get the engine swap started.

McP2011

No problem, if you run into trouble with it let me know sure.