True the VW motor is great, but you must understand that a rabbit weighs next to nothing. A mercedes 300sd weighs a little over 2 tons. The durability and ruggedness of the engine is much better and it is designed for the long haul. The size of the oil filter totallly indicates this, as well as the oil capacity. It's something like 8 quarts. For a 3 liter diesel 120hp and I'm not sure how much torque is pretty impressive. Joe
On Wed, 20 May 1998, Modl6971 wrote: > In a message dated 98-05-19 05:17:03 EDT, joe@GREENCASTLE.DYN.ML.ORG writes: > > << I don't know how many miles a VW diesel engine can last, but I know that > a properly tuned and maintained mercedes diesel will last for over 1 > million miles. If I could swap that motor into my van, especially the > newer TD's that mercedes is making, my van would haul but! It is a big > motor. a 3.0L 5cyl diesel is big. I don't really see it fitting in the > area where it would go, but who says we can't dream. > > joe > >> > I have a Rabbit diesel with 280k on the oringinal motor, with great > compression still (450 lbs compression), starts and runs just like new, > doesn't even smoke. Wow, this car is great. Replace the injectors every 90k > and the motor will last for a long time. Michael M.87 syncro > |
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