93 crank walk !!

[robw22]

I have a 93 tsi that is supposed to have a 6 bolt. A year before I bought the car, the engine went. The previous owner had a local shop put in a new, used motor (7 bolt, year unknown). This past weekend I was installing my act 2600 when I noticed that the flywheel could move in and out approx. .060 -.080" (1/16"-3/32"). The Main pully was doing the same , so I know that nothing was loose. When you start the car and push the clutch in, you can hear the ring gear hit the metal spacer plate.
Once in a while, while driving, the clutch will lose pressure for a second.
I'm pretty sure that this is crankwalk. What do you guys think. Also, how do I tell what year this motor is? Approx. how much time do I have to say goodbye to my motor if the cancer is terminal? And if I decide to get a 6 bolt, how much work is involved in the swap? Any help would be great.

 

[crankbender]

Sounds like CW to me. The swap is very dooable and you can search for a million threads on it...too many for me to post links. I don't know how to find the year on the motor or if it is even possible.

CW can not self correct it will eventually destroy the motor.

Drop the oil pan and measure it the correct way to be sure.

 

[awd4g63]

Originally posted by robw22
how much work is involved in the swap? Any help would be great.

Not much at all. Buy a 6-bolt 4g63t, pull the old one out, put the new one in. Basically that's all there is to it.

www.vfaq.com has some pretty useful info when pulling your motor out.