The 1.6D engine in the cars and Vanagon are the same. Some of the accessories, brackets, pulleys, oil pan and pump, intake and exhaust are unique to the Vanagon. The Vanagon also uses a unique injector pump throttle lever to clear the engine cover. The block and head are identical and compression ratio is the same. Both of my Vanagons have car diesels in them. It's a bit tedious swapping over all the special Vanagon parts, but very simple. Mike Snow
> What are the differences between a car diesel (1.6l) and a vanagon > diesel (1.6l). Are there differences in compression. Bentley says > 406 psi is minimum compression. Are there methods that would > produce lower results that would be appropriate? Any concerns > about a car diesel being substituted for a vanagon diesel (It was > done by professionals). Any other bits of wisdom? |
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