NUBIRA ENGINE 2.0L

showdown · Post by **showdown** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:09 am

Hello,

I've two Daewoo Nubira wagon. An 1.6L (5 speed) and an 2.0L (Autom).
But the engine of the 2.0L is broken

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FORGET TO TELL YOU...MY NUBIRA 2.0L IS A REAL USA MODEL (not an European).

So I'll ask you some question :

1) What typ of GM engine are install in the Nubira 2.0L ?
2) Can I install an other GM engine without modification or adaptation ?

Thank you.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:53 pm

I wish I were in Europe. You can find a C20LET and that should fit. Wiring as with any swap will be a nightmare.

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:57 pm

2.2L Leganza (T22SED), 2.0L Nubira ( T20SED ), 2.0L 16V Opel ( C20XE ), 2.0L 16V Turbo Opel (C20LET), 2.0L 8V Opel ( C20NZ )

The list goes on and on..... if you find any Opel with a 2.0L your probably going to be able to swap it in (except the CIH engines)

Do you know what is wrong with the Nubira 2.0L engine?

showdown · Post by **showdown** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:31 pm

FORGET TO TELL YOU...MY NUBIRA 2.0L IS A REAL USA MODEL (not an European).

showdown · Post by **showdown** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:40 pm

2.2L Leganza (T22SED), 2.0L Nubira ( T20SED ), 2.0L 16V Opel ( C20XE ), 2.0L 16V Turbo Opel (C20LET), 2.0L 8V Opel ( C20NZ )

Thank you for this GM engine code.

The list goes on and on..... if you find any Opel with a 2.0L your probably going to be able to swap it in (except the CIH engines)

Except the CIH engines....????

Do you know what is wrong with the Nubira 2.0L engine?

The mechanical tell me that the block was cracked, but I 'm going tomorrow by an other mechanical to have an other idea. I think it is the oil pump "cover" (sorry I don't know how it says inEnglish).

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:09 pm

showdown wrote: Except the CIH engines....????

CIH = Cam In Head. Its the old 2.0L's that the Opel Manta's etc. had.

showdown wrote:The mechanical tell me that the block was cracked, but I 'm going tomorrow by an other mechanical to have an other idea. I think it is the oil pump "cover" (sorry I don't know how it says inEnglish).

If it is the oil pump housing, that can be changed, no need to swap engines. Get the mechanic to find out why it has cracked though.

Stef

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:31 pm

daewooluvr wrote: I wish I were in Europe. You can find a C20LET and that should fit. Wiring as with any swap will be a nightmare.

I'll be doing a V6 swap into an Astra soon (LA3 engine). I'll put details up on here with ideas for the same on a Lanos etc.

Stef

showdown · Post by **showdown** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:18 am

Stefan wrote: I'll be doing a V6 swap into an Astra soon (LA3 engine). I'll put details up on here with ideas for the same on a Lanos etc.Stef

The problem is than in Belgium, when you'll put an other engine, the most difficulties is not the engine swap but the administration

UNPOSSIBLE !!

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:30 pm

showdown wrote:The problem is than in Belgium, when you'll put an other engine, the most difficulties is not the engine swap but the administration UNPOSSIBLE !!

The UK goverment are now purposing the same thing.......its in the consultation stage at the moment. It will shut down a lot of the tuning companies here if it goes ahead and it will mean that only the wealthy can modify their cars as they will have to be inspected for each modification. Each inspection will cost around $500........

Post by **Efratech** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:27 pm

Stefan wrote:
showdown wrote:The problem is than in Belgium, when you'll put an other engine, the most difficulties is not the engine swap but the administration UNPOSSIBLE !!
The UK goverment are now purposing the same thing.......its in the consultation stage at the moment. It will shut down a lot of the tuning companies here if it goes ahead and it will mean that only the wealthy can modify their cars as they will have to be inspected for each modification. Each inspection will cost around $500........

Why do goverments do that? i bet the gain a lot $$$ from this area...

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:01 pm

I've heard of guys who keep their stock engine.... swap in a modified one and drive it around until it's time to get another inspection.... then they put the stock engine back in.

I imagine this would be a pain but it would be an easy way to get around the inspection issues.

LA3 V6 sounds nice..... I was wondering if anyone knows if the new 6 cylinder in the Suzuki Verona ( Daewoo Leganza ) will fit into an older leganza.

I wonder if the LA3 is the same as this new Leganza engine.

If it would mount in a Leganza you should be able to stuff it into a Nubira or even a Lanos (probably with some modifications)

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:34 am

Stefan wrote:
showdown wrote:The problem is than in Belgium, when you'll put an other engine, the most difficulties is not the engine swap but the administration UNPOSSIBLE !!
The UK goverment are now purposing the same thing.......its in the consultation stage at the moment. It will shut down a lot of the tuning companies here if it goes ahead and it will mean that only the wealthy can modify their cars as they will have to be inspected for each modification. Each inspection will cost around $500........

atleast you got a inspection system... we got nothing.. any mods on the engine are illegal... heck even a 16inch rim under a lanos is illegal in belgium... and swaping it over yeh possible... but drive someone over (even if ya cant help it) and your fooked for life you can pay him your entire life cuase insurance wil say "we pull out of affair becuase of a non legal car"

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:21 pm

oh.... so it's an insurance problem and not a government inspection problem.

That's so wierd because there are only three or four insurance companies in the world and they are not the ones with this "modifications are illegal" policy... your Belgian insurance companies must get underwritten at a better rate with this poilcy in place.

Basicly every insurance company in the world ( thousands of them ) gets underwriten by one of the three or four big monster insurance companies ( like LLoyds of London )

So when you buy insurance your not really buying it off the guys you deal with, they are just "re-sellers" of insurance.

When you have an accident and somebody sues you the "re-sellers" are reimbursed by the "wholesale" monster sized insurance company.

I found this all out when we had to get insurance for our business.... which deals with radioactive substances used in non destructive examination of metal ( X-Ray pipe for defects )

Nobody in North America would handle our insurance so we had to get insured directly by LLoyd's of London.... they had a representative come down to our shop and check everything out before they would tell us how much they were going to screw us for.

Since 911 our insurance costs have gone up by a factor of 10!

Too bad you couldn't register and insure it in some other country like Germany... then you could do whatever you want.

In Canada each province has a different setup for insurance... some are run by the provincial government and others are totally private.

Some people will get a fake address in another province where the insurance is cheaper but most of the time the insurance people catch on and send them nasty letters about cancelling their policy.

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:59 am

Erfinder wrote:oh.... so it's an insurance problem and not a government inspection problem.

Its both....

genie47 · Post by **genie47** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:39 am

My govt (I'm from Singapore) do that because our vehicle tax structure is based on displacement. Any engine swap or any sort of mods to improve power will require tons of administration. Higher displacement engines are taxed more.

Those that do swaps, do it illegally, drive in a low profile manner to get out of the cops way so that they won't be discovered.