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[Blainej1]

Im 16 and have recently jst brought my first austin mini on a e reg its been in storage for the past 3 years and was quite cheap at £150 and shell is in good condition however the engine has no oil pressure and the piston rings are blown as it is only a 830 i have brought a 1.0 a series engine and was wondering if it is a hard job replacing a engine and gearbox and what needs to be done.

[woody17]

im in the same possition but up an engine size.
changing from a 1.0 to a 1275.

ive disconnected and removed all the parts i could, radiator, head, alternator oil filter, pump, water pump ect.


hope someone call help me aswell.

look at my poorly mini
clicky!!!!

[Blainej1]

Im 16 and have recently jst brought my first austin mini on a e reg its been in storage for the past 3 years and was quite cheap at £150 and shell is in good condition however the engine has no oil pressure and the piston rings are blown as it is only a 830 i have brought a 1.0 a series engine and was wondering if it is a hard job replacing a engine and gearbox and what needs to be done.

ive had quite a lot of trouble with my insurance due to driving my mini without a license however was wondering what is your 1 litre like i know you cant expect mases of power but you can modify them cant you to get a bit more out of them ?

[pantera2075]

E reg? You mean '67 or '88? 88 models didn't come with 850s as standard.

You won't find much easier swaps than an 850 to 998 on any car - there's just less space to work in than other older cars.

Going for 1275 is a little more complicated, but not much.

You might find that insuring it as a classic could help with premiums, though i'm not sure.

If the old engine is being junked, keep looking around the engine (From above) until you can't see anything else attached - including the bottom engine mounts - the engine won't fall out. Get a hoist and raise the engine a bit (3 or 4 inches) then get a large screwdriver between the pot joints and diff covers and twang the pots out one side at a time.

You should be able to pull it out of the top then.

[998dave]

A couple of things here,

Insurance companies can get funny over non-original engines, so be careful of that.

It's almost jut drop engine in and connect, assuming you get the right engine.

an A+ 998 -> a+ 1275 is ever so easy, with most brackets and stays swapping over, refitting is the reverse of removal, (i.e. follow Haynes).

An A 850 -> A+ 998 may be more challenging, but once again follow Haynes, it's not a 5 minute job to describe fitting an engine

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[Gr4h4m]

also check the gearbox type , rod, remote, wand. You can change the car to suite but just more work if its your first one.

[Blainej1]

thanks for the help have just found out that it is a austin mini with an 850 engine. Was made in 1976. Not in amazing condition but a good start for my hill climb project . was suprised when took it for a drive and put it through its paces was reasonably quick for a small engine however not enough power for my liking so after something with a little more grunt .