[zooky08]

maby a stupid question ok yesterday i pulled my gearbox out of my suzuki sierra to get a new clutch put in it, as i got it out of under the car, i notice that the gearbox had a ben t adapter plate bolted to it.

so im wondering what would be the reasson for this, i need to get a new clutch and i dont want to get a wrong one if the gearbox isnt a sierra gearbox, is there some kind of code on the clutch. or is there a code on the gearbox so i can find out wat it is, my friend said it looks like a sierra gearbox. if thats the case, whats the reason for the ben t plate

much appreciated

[Crunched]

Pics? Sure you aren't talking about the dust/water cover? How thick is this thing?

[shadowman55]

zooky08 wrote:

maby a stupid question ok yesterday i pulled my gearbox out of my suzuki sierra to get a new clutch put in it, as i got it out of under the car, i notice that the gearbox had a ben t adapter plate bolted to it.

so im wondering what would be the reasson for this, i need to get a new clutch and i dont want to get a wrong one if the gearbox isnt a sierra gearbox, is there some kind of code on the clutch. or is there a code on the gearbox so i can find out wat it is, my friend said it looks like a sierra gearbox. if thats the case, whats the reason for the ben t plate

much appreciated

Do you mean the thin plate (1-2mm) that goes inbetween the bell housing and the engine at the top? If yes than no, its not a bent adapter plate. Not sure what it's actually called though

Sam

[zooky08]

no its not the thin plate that goes behind the flywheel im pritty sure its a ben t adapter plate it is 6mm thick

heres some pics

[Crunched]

Meh, probably had a 1.6 at some stage in it? (It is a 1.3 in it now right?)

Regardless, count the splines on the gearbox and make sure you get a clutch to suit.

[zooky08]

yea its a 13ba in it

[BlueSuzy]

Did the bottom bolts bolt up?? Because where the countersunk bolts are, thats where 1.3's bolt up. No if/buts/nothing.

Pics of back of motor needed! And proof of g13ba!

[shep]

i reckon you are gunna have a g16
what does the engine number start with?

[Crunched]

I'm with these guys, either that or those bottom bolts aren't done up, in which case you need to get that sorted. Take that adapter plate off if it's a 1.3.

[zooky08]

well my car has go alot of grunt more then i thought it has beats my friends sierra ill go get some pics of motor bluesuzy

[BlueSuzy]

shep wrote:

i reckon you are gunna have a g16
what does the engine number start with?

Going to be funny if he thought his 1.3 went like a dog, and its a 1.6

[SuziBlu]

great score if it is. shhh don't tell ya mates, just keep baggin them for having weak as piss cars.

[zooky08]

the plate is bolted to the gearbox by alen key, two big bolts on both sides bolt to the engine, and the to long bolts you get with the kit are bolted on the back of motor

pics on request

[finlay113]

above the top left gearbox bolt on this pic (approx and inch). is a flat tab that will have a casting number in it. g16 g13 etc

[finlay113]

above the top left gearbox bolt on this pic (approx and inch). is a flat tab that will have a casting number in it. g16 g13 etc. that engine number looks as though someone has stanmped it in themselves

[jdk81]

zooky08 wrote:

the plate is bolted to the gearbox by alen key, two big bolts on both sides bolt to the engine, and the to long bolts you get with the kit are bolted on the back of motor

pics on request

Looks liek the engine number has been ground off and new number stamped on.
Numbers shouldnt be so wonky.

[SuziBlu]

second to last number % looks like the original number is still partly visible.

[SuziBlu]

Get the pics off the net.

[zooky08]

some onne has stamped SYB on that tab :S

[jdk81]

Looks like someone put a g16 in it, ground off the engine number and ID tags, then stamped the old engine number on it and probably destroyed the original g13ba engine from it.

[zooky08]

strange thing is that the engine looks exsactly like a sierra engine, i looked on the compliance plate thingy and the engine number is different to the one on the engine, this is confusing. could it be a 1.3l from a early suzuki swift

[bagnkat]

I reckon it's a 1.6l that's been restamped. As someone said the stamping looks dodge, and the back of the engine doesn't look like a g13ba. Attached is a photo of the g13ba I pulled out of my '98 coily. It's the best photo I could find. If you expand the photo and take notice of the areas I've marked, then compare them to your photo, I reckon it's obviously not the same.

[BlueSuzy]

DODGY!!!!

Original stamps are perfect and inline...

She is a g16a. it may of been restamped because they do look almost exact same. Except for those mounting tabs. haha


Have a look at the grinding marks! Could of least made them neat!

[Crunched]

Saves you having to get it mod plated. I've seen dodgier.

[zooky08]

my mouts are pritty much the same as that motor. is the 1.6l carby motor look any thing like a sierra motor or does it look completly different.

heres a cleaner pic of the number. the bottom mount under the number as been grinded away a bit

here is some pics of the engine if thats any help

[BlueSuzy]

Unsure on the carb, but it could even be a 1.3 head on a 1.6 block. Many have been done before.

Suzuki would never have a bodgy double '5' stamp like that

[Ben_Sierra]

BlueSuzy wrote:

Unsure on the carb, but it could even be a 1.3 head on a 1.6 block. Many have been done before.

Suzuki would never have a bodgy double '5' stamp like that

Doesn't look like my Sierra carby...

[royce]

the other block specific differences between 1.3 and 1.6 are teh mounting bosses in front of the oil filter, emasure them and compare with a 1.3

[zooky08]

the head is a 1.6 head, i know that. and i replace the carby with a 4k corolla carby

[BlueSuzy]

did u put the head on?