Azmk1 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hello everyone. My name is Az and I have finally purchased a lupo. I had been close to buying a vw up on a few occasions in the past but I knew i would regret not buying a lupo instead, as I always felt the lupo had more character and was better built. The lupo I purchased was a project and I wouldn’t have gone for it, if it wasn’t for the colour, laser blue. The car is a tdi and I purchased it with a broken engine/turbo. I have a replacement engine/turbo ready to fit and I have started to begin the process however I am having difficulty regarding the AC. I thought it would be possible to unbolt the compressor and remove the condensor without recovering the refrigerant. However this seems impossible as it appears I can’t remove the condensor from the front lock carrier without removing the entire lock carrier and in the process disconnecting the ac lines. I was hoping to leave the ac circuit closed and move the condensor/compressor to one side and remove the engine from the front, but this doesn’t seem possible. Does anyone know if I can remove the engine without recovering the refrigerant? Any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Nice colour. Will be great when back on the road! 👍🏻 I've done it in a polo, but you need to raise the car, then lower the engine down and out of the front, below the AC lines and condensor. Not easy. Be careful that you don't bend the ac low pressure pipe on the driver's side, just above the chassis rail. It doesn't flex much either. How much did you pay for the rolling chassis? The amf engine is expensive to replace. Welcome to club lupo. is this the start of a build thread with lots of pics as you restore it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 A/c is very rare in the UK because we don't have many days when its needed, very nice colour I had an Arosa TDI & a Sport in a similar shade of blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmk1 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 8:46 PM, mk2 said: Nice colour. Will be great when back on the road! 👍🏻 I've done it in a polo, but you need to raise the car, then lower the engine down and out of the front, below the AC lines and condensor. Not easy. Be careful that you don't bend the ac low pressure pipe on the driver's side, just above the chassis rail. It doesn't flex much either. How much did you pay for the rolling chassis? The amf engine is expensive to replace. Welcome to club lupo. is this the start of a build thread with lots of pics as you restore it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmk1 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thanks for the reply mk2. Dropping the engine from the bottom does sound difficult and I’m not confident I will be able to do it. I think I’m going to get the refrigerant professionally recovered and take the engine out from front. The lupo cost me £250 and the amf engine £200. The engine comes with a nearly new clutch and has had its Cambelt replaced recently. i don’t know about a build thread per se but I’ll update this thread as I progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmk1 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 9:49 PM, weslangdon said: A/c is very rare in the UK because we don't have many days when its needed, very nice colour I had an Arosa TDI & a Sport in a similar shade of blue You’re right. Ac is useful for a few weeks a year, if that. Thanks for the comment regarding the colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Keep us up to date with your work. We're watching... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmk1 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Quick update everyone. I managed to make some good progress over the weekend. I called a local air con specialist who removed all the refrigerant from the system. This allowed me to remove the front lock carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmk1 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 I managed to borrow a pallet pump truck, as I don’t have an engine hoist,which made removing the engine/gearbox much easier. With the old engine removed, I separated the gearbox and began the process of reattaching it to the replacement engine. This took longer than expected as the gearbox was heavier than I thought it would be. After around 30minutes I finally managed it. It then took me another 1 hour of fiddling to place the replacement engine and gearbox back in the vehicle and secure to the mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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