I have a manual 2005 TDI Jetta BEW with a broken timing belt. I am considering removing the engine and replacing it with either a used one or a new long block. My main question is, is there any difference between the manual and the automatic BEW engine. For instance, I know the crank was drilled on American cars to accept a pilot bushing for the input shaft on manual cars. Does the BEW engine have anything to prevent me from dropping in an AUTOMATIC (much easier to find) version of the BEW? I suppose the ECM is different.
Thanks,
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