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So the crewcab is still locked in the uk so I have turned my hands to other things until I can get it home. I am building a full swimming pool in my garden from start to finish on my own. I have put a link at end but please subscribe I need over 1000 subscribers and its no for vanity but how youtube...

Ok the Cosworth conversion removed. Purchased a donor vehicle for 1.9td engine. Fitted, turbo fail ran on engine oil and now dead. I want a engine. Looking at 1.9td again. I have sump, bell housing etc off old blown motor. What should I look for as replacement? Crewcab is being shipped home in March...

One of the main reasons was due to me thinking of selling it for maximum value and letting someone else put it in their T25. The crewcab is in such good condition that with a stock motor it will sell for top money. With the cosworth engine installed the market of potential buyers is very narrow. The...

Well back in the lock up and the crewcab is sat waiting for an engine. I bought a full camper for the TD engine. Took out everything Cosworth which broke my heart and it is all sat on a pallet with me trying to work out what to do with it all. Installed the TD, turbo seal failed and basically destro...

Ok. Basic question. I have been offered a 1.9passat on 04 place. It is a 1.9 turbo diesel "redeye". Ignoring electrical issue at moment. Does anybody know if a jx sump will fit? Is there anything else I should consider except sump and pick up pipes? The jx turbo filled and hydrated. It is ...

The back of the crewcab was up in the air so could not put in gear. We did stall it by cutting air off and it did not burn all oil so we thought we had saved it. Set it up to run without turbo to fire it up to have a listen but it is locked up. Turns slowly under cracker bar but water came out of bo...

Well later update is engine is buggered. I am not going to open a can of work and try and repair it so new engine time.
I need a replacement engine so idea of cheapest diesel engine would be welcome.
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Well, what can I say......... Got the engine installed. All electric sorted. All water works sorted. Started on the key every time on the button. But the thing just would not rev. Let it run for a minute to ensure fuel was constant etc. Cracked an injector to start bleed process. Engine revs maxed o...

OK, Hopefully last question. The JX is not in and fires on the key. All is good. Well not really. If fires on key but will just high tick over producing a lot of smoke with zero throttle response. I am sure I read a similar thread but as normal when you try and find it you have no luck. Could someon...

Aidan, Engine is out as a whole unit. Took out the Cosworth engine, KEP conversion, 4 speed box, full wiring harness and exhausts and all mountings. Someone who wants 230bhp in their van can just bolt it all in and off they go. All the work is done. The wiring is positive, negative and ignition swit...

Thanks chaps.

We did get it on the key starting yesterday but had to heath robinson a couple of connections.

Should be able to finalise today.

Then she goes for MOT.

Thanks again.

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Hi, I need help. I have the full vanagon manual of pdf but it does not have a 1.6Td wiring diagram for the engine bay. I am trying to install the wiring to the Td engine and when i have put the wiring in I can not trace some of the wires. Has anybody got a wiring diagram i can trace the wires with.....

Got the Td up and running at weekend Aidan but need new glowplug relay and had no throttle so need to bleed air from system.

Auto correct combined with dyslexia Rob.

I did the cosworth conversion in mine. I spent a lot of money and time doing it. The end result was a fantastically powerful vehicle with no impact on the exterior. (well apart from the way I built and mounted the exhausts). I had 220bhp underfoot and Accelerator was relentless. However, to sell it ...