that section to break off entirely. The VW re-designed part does not break (far ... You do the math... THE GOWESTY LIBRARY Diesel engines in Vanagons. We have installed ... 1.9 liter turbo diesel engines in six Westyfs, all 1982 vehicles that ... were already diesel powered, except for one which started ... is 1.9 liter and turbo charged like the TDI, but is not a TDI. Instead it is the ... 25-28 mpg if driven conservatively. The TDI is a way cooler engine (about 160 ft- ... involved. On top of that, the TDI has the turbo mounted below the intake ... run an intercooler...all this makes the TDI a very difficult and expensive ... the vibration. In-line 4-cylinder engines vibrate, and diesels? Forget it! That ...
requirements. A proper AAZ 1.9 turbo diesel engine installation alone into an ... already dieselpowered Vanagon is about $6500. Then on top of ... than for the waterboxer or stock 1.6 diesel in order to fully take advantage of the ... is about a $5000 gearbox! Now, I love diesels. I have a 1998 E300 Mercedes Turbo ... diesel, three 1982 VW Rabbit pick-up turbo diesels, and a ... 1984 Jetta turbo diesel. My first Vanagon was a 1987 Wolfsburg ... first thing I did was buy a complete TDI engine and wiring harness for it. I ... is still in it), and got ready for the TDI conversion. In the meantime we did the ... six aforementioned diesel installations and started our more ... program. Long story short, the TDI engine sat on the shelf for about three ... , GOOD AS FACTORY installation of a TDI in a Vanagon. I ended up selling the ...