help with engine swap

[rilgulad]

I recently acquired a canadian 1996 geo tracker 4x4 5sp manual soft top. It has a blown engine (6 inch hole in block where oil filter used to be). The blown engine is a 16v obd2 engine (i'm told you can tell by it having a post cat o2 sensor).

It also came with a 1.6l 8v engine that I'm told is out of a 92 tracker with 120000km on it. It has both manifolds on it still, distributor and a torque converter.

I am told that there is no way to swap the sensors from the old 16v engine to the 8v engine, swap the oil pump/pan and crank sensor and swap the distributor to make the 8v engine work with the obd2 ecu.

I picked this Geo up to replace my 89 suzuki sidekick. My 89 suzuki runs great, engine was rebuilt a few years ago, but sadly pretty much every moving part on the body is broken and the frame is rotting. I'm going to pull the engine/wiring harness/ecu from my 89 and put it in the 96.

I just want a second opinion on whether you can convert an 8v engine to obd2 before I start.

Thanks for any information you can provide.

[fixkick]

that is true all 1996 in usa are OBD2, all are. by law.

the 8v is mostly useless.. for 16v cars.. the MPI intake nor exhaust will fit any 16v to 8v head.

http://www.fixkick.com/SWAPS.html


only the bare block + crank and rods match,!
all else is wrong.
pistons, (fly cut the 8v piston tops?)
pan, pump ,crank cog , tone wheel are wrong or missing
the 16v ECU will not like your 8v engine. (but would run if pistons didnt hit valves) the 16v MAF is very forgiving , it that it only measure true air flow and does good job mixing fuel with weaker engines.
the manifolds are all radically different. (intake/exh)
even the cam belt is different length.

id find a 16v block this is still good.
if cant find one, build one. with a core that still has a good crank. (and no hole in side of block , lol)

finding good running 20year old engines, is problematic. (it will get worse...) Done here in the SOUTH they are like SUPER RARE.
i had to beg for months on craigs. and got a spun rod bearing block as my door prize. (no complaints, the core was good. so i ran with that) (ran = rebuild path)

[fixkick]

not with standing, rebuilt engines sold at all re-builders for big money.

[rilgulad]

Thanks for the information. I'm going to swap the wiring/ecu/engine from my 89 sidekick to the 96 geo. Will the fuelpump from the 96 geo work or do I need to swap it?