Carlton C20ne

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Carlton C20ne

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Hey guys,

Feel kinda silly asking but want to be sure!

I have found a low mileage late plate Carlton with the C20ne in it but obviously the carlton mounts in line rather than the transverse in the cavalier

With the cav mounts could it be turned and fitted easily or is this a no go area.
Free Parking is a bonus, leaving my Cav in a carbon dust filled carpark is not.....
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I would imagine it would fit straight in, the mounting points on the engine block should be the same, but the Carltons probably have different mounting points on the chassis, so I'm thinking yes. But wait for the boffins to confirm it, I don't want to make you spend cash on something that won't fit...
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They are the same engine and yes if you strip the carlton engine mounts etc off and fit FWD parts then it will go into a cavalier.

There will be a spigot bearing in the end of the crank to remove and the Injection loom is a different length.

I've done this the other way around and taken a C20NE from a cavalier to fir in a RWD vauxhall
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snowy wrote:They are the same engine and yes if you strip the carlton engine mounts etc off and fit FWD parts then it will go into a cavalier.

There will be a spigot bearing in the end of the crank to remove and the Injection loom is a different length.

I've done this the other way around and taken a C20NE from a cavalier to fir in a RWD vauxhall
Cheers mate! :thumb

That's some good news, just confirming engine code and spec then it maybe finding it's way into my cav! :D
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If you're lucky it will be the 20SE which is the 122bhp engine.

Stick an SEH ecu on it and you have an SEH engine :D
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The only other thing to be wary of is some of the threaded holes in the block you want to use for the fwd application will never have been used in the Carlton. I have seen these corrode to the point you need to helcoil them to use them
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Sump is also different
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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Was an idea...

Spoke to my mate John in Chichester last night and he has just bought a Cav 2 litre GLS to break with a C20NE already in it with decent mileage, now just waiting on the car to arrive and checks to be done on the lump which is late plate like mine so has a Cat :( but will be straight forward swap over.
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planetc wrote:Sump is also different
Yes the bowl is at the front. But sumps and pick up pipes are easy to swap over.......
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Just because it has a cat already on it, doesn't mean it "has" to have a cat when it goes on lol.
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Re: Carlton C20ne

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I really would try to get the problem diagnosed if I were you Mike, you'll be even more gutted if you put an engine in it and find it's still drinking fuel.
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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