Engine, removing and installing: Installing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, 1996 Volkswagen Passat, and 1996 Volkswagen Jetta. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Engine installation is the reverse of removal. When installing, note the following:

Check clutch release bearing for wear, replace if necessary.
Lightly grease clutch release bearing, release bearing guide sleeve and splines on input shaft using G 000 100 grease.
Make sure alignment dowels for centering engine to transmission are installed in cylinder block; install if necessary.
When lowering engine/transmission assembly, make sure that there is sufficient clearance between engine/transmission and drive shafts.