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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: thomas m on October 05, 2016, 04:21:30 pm

Title: Combined Weight of Engine and Transmission
Post by: thomas m on October 05, 2016, 04:21:30 pm

What is the combined weight of a 1.6 NA engine (ME code) and transmission as it would be lifted out of the vehicle?

Mine a 1991 MK2 Jetta.

Title: Re: Combined Weight of Engine and Transmission
Post by: RunninWild on October 05, 2016, 07:21:49 pm

Do you need an exact weight? It's somewhere around 300lbs. I was able to lift a 1.6td across my parking lot and up a flight of stairs by myself. I'm a fairly big guy but I don't workout lol. I'd guess around 225lbs and the tranny is easy 50-75lbs.

Title: Re: Combined Weight of Engine and Transmission
Post by: theman53 on October 05, 2016, 07:23:56 pm

Dry weight of a 1.6 assembled is 180, trans is pretty light under 75lbs IIRC it is 60lbs. so under 300 for sure. Probably around 270

Title: Re: Combined Weight of Engine and Transmission
Post by: TylerDurden on October 06, 2016, 07:26:35 am

FWIW, my spare AGS weighs 73.5lbs.

Title: Re: Combined Weight of Engine and Transmission
Post by: thomas m on October 06, 2016, 10:21:32 am

300 pounds !! Close enough for my purpose.

I'm building an engine support out of wood.
A 3/8 inch threaded rod is good for about 600 pounds, so a couple of those is in the safe range.



Thanks