6.2 Disassembly, Assembly, and Reconditioning

Disassembly, assembly, and reconditioning procedures for the 1.6 and 1.8 liter Volkswagen engines covered in this manual are simiar to those for most other modern 4-cylinder, water-cooled engines. For anyone with the proper tools and equipment and basic experience in engine reconditioning, this section provides the specifications and special reconditioning information necessary to repair these Volkswagen engines.

Those who are without the necessary tools, or unfamiliar with reconditioning procedures, will still find this information to be important to the qualified mechanic who does the work. If machine shop services are not readily available, one alternative is to install a Volkswagen remanufactured engine or short block, available from an authorized Volkswagen dealer parts department.