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Looking forward to this. Favorit with 1.6 16V and AC - that'll be like RS Skoda never made Btw, do you think that variable volume compressor from Golf would work with Felicia system?

iirc, Mondeo had 54 or 60mm front pistons, Polo GTI also has 54mm, too, according to my quick search - 54mm is same as Felicia, so I think that it should work perfectly. 60mm could cause some issues with brake balance with Polo rears.

Try searching "Felicia schémata" with Google set to Czech. I'm not sure if I can give you direct link here...

This sounds like the ignition module. It consists of two ignition coils, so the engine runs on two cylinders if one fails. Bad module is often sensitive to moisture because of cracked insulator, have you noticed this behaviour? Intermittent failures can be caused by the crankshaft sensor - diagnostics should show some error in this case. Last thing is the fuel pump - does this happen with low fuel level?

Central europe... During winters, temperature swings around the freezing point, which are the worst conditions and corrosion already killed most of Favorits and Felicias, Skoda didn't figure anti-corrosion until facelift of MK1 Octavia and Fabia (even those have some problematic spots and MK2 Octavia is worse again)

I'm not sure whether this mod is suita lenfor daily driving. It puts a lot of additional stress to engine and gearbox. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSLxzYrE3Q There's a turbo Favorit running 0.8bar / 120kW/235Nm on stock MPI engine. However, I can't say how long it lasts...

Answered before.. The crankshaft fits with mods. 1.6 doesn't use any Polo mounts, it's mated to Skoda gearbox through adaptor plate. He'd need Felicia donor and then change whole engine wiring, as 1.6 uses different engine management. It is possible, there are turbo'd Skodas with 100kw+, but it's not easy to make a program that won't blow up the engine.

The block fits onto the gearbox, but flywheel has different pattern for crankshaft sensor (and it might be larger, too), which is an issue if you want to run injection. On the engine side, the mount on the coolant pump is different, but I've seen modified Felicia housing to fit Fabia pump. It's also possible to fit Felicia camshaft and chain cover with some modifications - that would result in more power, as Fabia has pretty mild camshaft settings. https://skoda-virt.cz/cz/clanky/motor/6223-zastavba-motoru-fabia-do-742/ (this is for Estelle, but Felicia engine is quite similar on the chain side) In any case, getting more power from Felicia engine takes a lot of work

Not without modifications, it's too large around counterweights to fit into felicia engine block. The flywheel pattern is also different, iirc and axial bearing is on different journal. You'll also need Fabia pistons, they are shirter to compensate for longer stroke. It'd be probably easier to swap whole engine.

It's just mistake in the store, it happens. Pickup is usually not considered as part of the Felicia line, but Fun is included there, although it's derived from pickup. Maybe that's why it's included in the compatibility list.

1) the rear beam is not interchangeable. While dimensions and mounting points are similar, hatchback/estate has coilover dampers, so there are no spring cups on the beam itself. Regarding the VAG parts, only stub axles are comatible with VW models. The pickup was also sold as Caddy Pickup, so try to look up that model, too.

Thank you for this, very interesting read. I didn't know they had microswitches in heating/distribution knobs, that's more advanced than the original solution. And the battery bracket for RHD market is interesting, too. I wonder, if anyone has ever see one installed 😄

yep, I think the most complicated part will be figuring out driveshafts. There were EDS equipped Felicias, which had different inner joint splines (supposedly they used differential from a VW gearbox), but I'm not sure if they can be found and how'd they fit in the MQ200

That's why there are limiting valves/regulators on the rear axle and three different piston sizes Good thing is to check configuration on a car of a similar weight (Polo 6N or Ibiza 6K) and do some math to make sure that the brake force balance will be in the same ballpark.

If you have 93 favorit with 4x100 bilt pattern, it should be very similar to Felicia - i think there were slightly different front discs due to ABS on Felicia. nope, Favorit is pre-VW development, so most VW parts won't fit. You need Ford calipers, because Favorit used the same Girling licenced calipers. Disc brakes (or bigger discs) won't necessarily add braking force, it all depends on balance, especially when limiting valves are involved. Mix and matching brakes from different cars might indeed throw balamce off. However it dramatically improves heat dissipation, which might be benefical even with the stock engine.

well, the original engine is nothing special. As long as they manage to fit new engine without hacking the frame, it can be always turned back to the original. Speaking of that, 1.2 engine has MQ200 gearbox - 5-speed variant could be compact enough to fit into original mounting points.

ah, so you are not planning to use the original gearbox? in that case, you could get some inspiration from 1.8T transplant threads around here. The Golf seems to be a bit easier mechanically - quick glance through the videos, he mentions that belt driven TSI (EA888?) fits old 02A gearbox. Skoda gearbox in Felicia makes things a bit more complicated.

The 1.2 has 77kW/175Nm. And it should be quite reliable once the timing chain is sorted out. 1.9D is limited by its injection system turbo doesn't help that much (1.9TD had some 55kW?) Turboing the 1.3 is better The biggest issue with 1.2TSI will be electronics. I'm not sure if it can work without other system connected to CAN bus. Also, they have different bolting pattern to old EA111 engines used in 6N Polo - I'm not sire if either Felicia adapter fits.

doesnit have AC? If not, then it's probably faulty thermal switch on the radiator.

That's great I think this is how it should've been from the factory..

Did you drive the car after filling up the coolant? there are ton of bubbles in the circuit and they might need more flow to get out. The chamber where the switch sits is one of the places where air pockets might stay for a while. When my head gasket leaked, non-functional radiator fan was one of the first symptoms I noticed. Also, the temp reading on the head might be some 5-10° higher than switching temp, especially if the circuit is cold - that's due to placement of the switch at the coldest place of the circuit, compared to sensor at the hottest place in the circuit. I used 88° switch from Estelle and it went off at ~95°.

Good one! Maybe you could describe the photo as example how Not to do it :D The cables should be acessible if you remove the black portion of the dashboard.

Did you doublecheck the position? It looks like the oil channel hole is on the oposite side..

hose and the metal pipe - incidentally in the exact shape that would be needed to connect hose to the 1.6 rad. And they also had to make new radiator anyway to fit 1.6 fan It just seems easier to figure out 1.6 rad connection. Btw, what brand is the new rad? Some "alternatives" might have lower fin density, which could be problematic on a car with AC.

that radiator hose is pretty cramped there... I always wondered, why they just didn't use 1.6 rad with outlet on the left side?