Date:         Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:01:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Moery <mikemoery@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Moery <mikemoery@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      1.6 TD torque specs
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Since swapping my original diesel engine for a 1.6 turbo diesel two
months ago, I've been looking for a shop manual that includes that
engine.  One for the mid-eighties Quantum that donated the engine is the
goal.  This book has been tough to find.  Anyway, what I need right now
are the torque specs for the turbo-to-exhaust bolts, and the
exhaust-to-head bolts.
Seems the engine rebuilder, one VW DIESEL PARTS in Ohio, over-torqued
some exhaust nuts, and under-torqued others, so one snapped after a few
hundred miles.  Upon removing the turbo and manifold, I then discovered
that they had used three of the correct exhaust gaskets, and one wrong
one (for the non-diesel engine), and this one was breaking up, since it
extends into the exhaust passage.  I guess it's lucky the stud failed
when it did, or the turbo may well have ended up sucking in some of that
gasket.  The rebuilder, VW DIESEL PARTS, doesn't seem to even have the
correct gasket to send.  Their helpfulness and concern dried up quickly
the day the engine was paid for!  They seem equally disinterested in the
main oil seal I had to replace immediately after engine installation, as
the one they put in leaked badly.
So. if anyone out there has a book with these specs in it, I would be
very grateful, and if anyone out there is contemplating replacing your
diesel, choose your rebuilder very carefully!

Mike Moery, Anchorage, AK
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