]HI GUYS  wonder if you can help me out

 

just removed my engine from my fun  and as far as I know its aee type and never been changed and the drive shafts at the gearbox ar the cuped type not the bolt on

 

ive just brought an aee from an Octavia  visual is air filter alloy sump and exhaust manifold and engine mount 

asi was strippin the clutch I notice difference  in the fly wheel and pressure plat as it was backwards mounted so I removed that  and that's when I found a problem

the gearbox spacer plate will not fit it  

 now im not sure what is going on

is there two types of block for the aee type engine

 

Ah yes, it's something that has always troubled me about vag group engines, you are indeed right the is actually 3 different types of block on an aee engine code, it beggars believf that the could do something like that as well, it's outrageous that the same engine code can have a different physical shape depending on which vehicle it is fitted to, sadly for you it looks like you are going to have to find another engine, preferably one from a felicia or the type from a 6n polo, tis a shame they didn't re-classify the ones with a different gearbox bell house bolt pattern to a different engine code because it leads to massive confusion.

the other 3rd type I mention are by rare and were only fitted to polos prior to 1995 and they have a chain driven oil pump instead and the sump has a different bolt pattern too, but other than that it will interchange as a bolt on fit..

the rule of thumb to go on is if it has a steel sump it will fit your fun bus.

thank you for your reply  . I will have to try to get   a refund  or  an exchange  .  hope this post helps some one else out

update on engine

 

 brought a 6n polo  70000 ish on the clock  no knocks or rattles for £250   towed it 70 mile from luton  on an "A" frame

took out engine and gearbox 

 gearbox /clutch and flywheel are no use   so had to use mine  off the fun

engine mount had to be changed to the fun type  so changed the  cambelt and pully

the cambelt cover is slightly different so a little tweaking there but every thing else fits 

 

big thanks for your help

pb

Ah excellent yes, make sure you use loctite on the bolts that hold the gearbox adaptor plate to the engine block otherwise they sometimes work loose over time.