Will a gearbox from a 1.6 Volkswagen Golf fit a 1.4?

Will a gearbox from a 2001 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 five-speed fit a 2001 Golf 1.4?

Michael Mc Crossan (Dublin)

Mar 2015 Filed under: gearbox

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Expert answer

Hi Michael,

It may well be that the housing of those gearboxes is the same, and that they appear interchangeable, but there could be important differences internally that would make the swap less than ideal. Most mechanics won't necessarily know the answer either. We reckon you should should check with a well-established car dismantler, as they come across that sort of thing all the time.

Best of luck

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Adviser
@Shane_O_D