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saukrates · 07-02-2002, 12:25 PM

i wanna know if the engines are the same cause my machanic put a 97 engine in my car but the valve doesn't fit! is that possible? i thought the engines were the same. where he bought the engine, it didn't come with the valve cover. so he tried putting the one from my original engine. please help.

DarkRaptor42 · 07-02-2002, 12:48 PM

Its the same basic engine setup but the 97-98 are very different from say a 91-94. I found out the hard way, seems you did too. Wiring is very different to. The 97-98 is a coilless distributor.

uiuc240 · 07-02-2002, 12:52 PM

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>  i know that the valve covers fit a bit differently, but the two engines are mostly the same.  coil-less distributor?  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>  honestly, i'm not doubting.  i never had a KA24DE, but you're the first person to speak of how "different" these motors are.  do you have pics of these differences?

Eric

guidot · 07-02-2002, 10:57 PM

rmtaylor will tell you...his 92 KADE is much more wire enhanced than mine.  He has a coil pack for the cap and rotor where i do not.  He also has a lot more wiring going to the injectors etc.

tnord · 07-03-2002, 07:57 AM

that's most likely from the OBDI-OBDII switch. for all practical purposes, the engines are identical.

07-02-2002, 12:25 PM	#1
saukrates Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i wanna know if the engines are the same cause my machanic put a 97 engine in my car but the valve doesn't fit! is that possible? i thought the engines were the same. where he bought the engine, it didn't come with the valve cover. so he tried putting the one from my original engine. please help. __________________ SaUkRaTeS! OnE!

07-02-2002, 12:48 PM	#2
DarkRaptor42 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lodi CA Age: 40 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its the same basic engine setup but the 97-98 are very different from say a 91-94. I found out the hard way, seems you did too. Wiring is very different to. The 97-98 is a coilless distributor. __________________ 04 WRX STi 90 Sil- Camino R.I.P. AE86 20v MS R.I.P. KA-T www.209forums.com

07-02-2002, 12:52 PM	#3
uiuc240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Naperville, IL Age: 45 Posts: 2,093 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>  i know that the valve covers fit a bit differently, but the two engines are mostly the same.  coil-less distributor?  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>  honestly, i'm not doubting.  i never had a KA24DE, but you're the first person to speak of how "different" these motors are.  do you have pics of these differences? Eric __________________ 2002 Mazda Protege5 1989 S13 w/SR20DET (sold)

07-02-2002, 10:57 PM	#4
guidot Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 44 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rmtaylor will tell you...his 92 KADE is much more wire enhanced than mine.  He has a coil pack for the cap and rotor where i do not.  He also has a lot more wiring going to the injectors etc. __________________ -Jeff T. 96 240SX 240SXONE http://www.240sxone.com

07-03-2002, 07:57 AM	#5
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that's most likely from the OBDI-OBDII switch. for all practical purposes, the engines are identical.