Breezy_Pete

@dandare1980 Before you hit buy it now... spotted something in your images that may be worth pursuing.

Agreed, only 8 years old. Should do well.

I think I read about their dodginess years ago on clubgti, and the name rang a bell, hence googling and finding that less than stellar trustpilot rating.

Was asking the OP really, who may or may not know history of car.

Could it be a replacement engine plus gearbox from a Polo?

I would grab a 2nd hand genuine one of that part number I suggested, it may even come with connector and a few cm of wire depending on extraction strategy. They're usually very reliable, so I wouldn't worry about getting a used one. Ours is on 190 000 miles just now. What's led to you wanting to replace it?

The 'chip' is a teeny glass tube, no markings on it that I've seen.

A very quick look suggests that the correct part number for your car is 02T 911 023 G

You won't be passing anywhere near me then. Any sign of it today?

Engine code is always a good starting point for wiring information digging. This is the 3 or 4 letters ahead of the numeric portion of engine number on your V5c form.

From which direction are you London-bound?

It'll be fine. 🙂

PM me about a back-up plan if you like. Won't cost a lot.

Are you worrying about the roughness of the non-toothed side? I can dredge up a pic of a newly-fitted genuine belt fitted to my Polo at a VW dealership that looks identical.

Tis a bit slack. A friend posted something for me 2nd class signed yesterday morning at the local Delivery Office and it made it to Oban this morning, a day ahead of schedule.

Thanks for the further information. 👍 It's possible that the oil leak is really from the block breather module, and just seems like it's coming from the sump, judging by your description of it dripping on exhaust? i will link to a thread with some photos of a very blocked breather on my 9N3 Polo. Got a bit of work to do first. 🙂

I assumed from your excellent written English that you were in the UK, so probably wouldn't have a manual transmission 55kW 1.4/16V, but since you do, are you elsewhere, or is it maybe a Fabia Sport, which maybe did have that engine/gearbox combination at some point? What year is the car, please? Do you have any photos of the thin plate you mention?

I wonder if those two horizontal bolts are only a feature with manual gearbox, which wasn't available with the 55kW 16V in UK market Fabias AFAIK? I found one image showing where they are in my Polo 9N3 collection, but that's a manual transmission, like my 9N. They appear to go the opposite way to what @varooom's image shows, and surprisingly the way my memory had them; nearer the camera/right-hand side of image than the red arrows, which were trying to show something else. I think the OP's car will have steel sump, and no such 45Nm horizontal bolts. So investigate the block breather, over-pressure idea, I suggest.

The workshop manual page I just found for Polo with these engines only mentions 13Nm for sump bolts, nothing about 45Nm.

Are there a couple of bolts that go horizontally through the end of sump into bellhousing of gearbox? Or some large bolts that need to be removed for clearance to remove something? If so, those will be the 45Nm ones, not the little sump holding screws. Memory is very hazy since I tackled this on my manual gearbox, alloy sump, 16v about 3 years back. Is it a steel or alloy sump? Manual or automatic gearbox? I can probably find good info for you tomorrow, but that link does look like the right engine, just a bit brief and lacking diagrams, If the oil separator on the back of the block is clogged up, you may be getting excessive crankcase pressure causing leaks to arise. Fitting a couple of longish bits of M6 studding temporarily to allow good 'first time' alignment was a useful tip from, I think, Haynes. Seem to remember it's quite awkward with alloy sump, working on the ground.

Look just under the main "Fuel Pump Germany" line here at all the equivalent part numbers in grey below. P and BA both equivalent Fuel Pump Germany - OE producer 5Q0919050BA (skoda-parts.com)

Least effort plan:- park it in the corner of garden and use as a greenhouse? 🙂

Third mark looks pink or violet not red. If violet it could be 1K0411105DB as seen here (fifth line down in table): LLLParts If you message me your VIN I might be able to confirm, trying out a new to me facility. Edit: wrong link above, should be among one of these two: LLLParts or LLLParts, I think. Same part number for same colours though.

No problem. 🙂 Pre-facelift Fabia had CAN-based window modules, quite different and rather more reliable I think. LIN = cheaper... Which country is home?