1992 TSI AWD talon, how to tell if its 6 bolt/4 bolt

[TurkF26]

i was wondering if there is anyway, besides taking parts off, to see if a 1992 AWD talon has the rare 6 bolt engine with the 4 bolt rear. can i look at manu. date, or look somewhere on the motor?? i figure its gonna have 4 bolt rear end either way but i want to know if its 6 bolt engine or not.

 

[calcifer]

Check the production date on the vin sticker, which is on the driver's side door jam. I beleive pre- April 1992 (Aug. 1991 for me ), should be a 6 bolt/4 bolt, unless there was a swap afterwards. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[siceclipse]

you have to get under the car for both. look at the rear axle, where it bolts up to the hub. what do you see? 3 bolts or 4 bolts?

As for 6 bolt i believe there is something on the vfaq that talks about the way your oil pan is shaped. Something about a certain angle? i dunno. I'll let someone else take that one. !

 

[TurkF26]

correct me if im wrong but all 1992's have 4 bolt rears right??? so if the production date is before april 1992 then its a 6 bolt motor??? i was hoping to find out before pulling tranny off to redo clutch and stuff

 

[calcifer]

correct me if im wrong but all 1992's have 4 bolt rears right??? so if the production date is before april 1992 then its a 6 bolt motor??? i was hoping to find out before pulling tranny off to redo clutch and stuff

Should be, unless, as I said, there was a motor swap in its lifetime.

 

[TurkF26]

cool cool gonna check that tomorrow. hopefully ill have a 6 bolt engine in there

 

[calcifer]

Check this out:
http://vfaq.com/mods/early-late-engine.html

 

[TurkF26]

cool. thanks for your help. looks like ill just run my hand up the pan and feel it...