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Just out of interest, has anyone on here ever turbo'd or know of somebody that has turbo'd a 1Y?

Nah the oil level seems fine.

I think it's a tick over thing. I'm gonna try winding out the idle screw on the fuel pump to see if that helps.

Excellent, thanks Colin I'll try that.

No no I used the sump and pickup from the CS

HI there, This spring I replaced my knackered CS engine with a 1Y. Everything seems fine engine starts and runs perfectly. However once the engine has warmed up, if I pull up at a junction I'm sat idling the oil light will flicker on. Giving the engine a few revs makes the light go off again, but it...

Yeah used the same mount and used the gear shifter from the old gearbox. Have found out that there should be a rubber bellows on that linkage, but not sure how much difference that would make, didn't have it on the old setup. Maybe I should get the van up on a ramp and check that non of the linkage ...

Thanks Aidan, I had a feeling that might be the case. So if I got a selector lever for a petrol and fitted it then it'll work ok or is there anything else I need to change?

Would that also explain why I having difficulties finding some of the other gears?

Scotty

Hi there. I've just replaced my 1.6D CS engine and 8L gearbox with a 1Y and APP gearbox. Everything is ok apart from I'm having problems with the gear linkage. When I put the van into reverse the the gear shift joint (ball bit on the side of the gearbox) slips out of the selector lever (cup bit at t...

Sorry to revive an old thread but I just though I'd let you all know what I've decided to do. That way if any of you think I'm mad you can shout before I spend any more money. Anyway I've gone for a 1Y engine which I managed to get from a local scrap yard. They promise me the engine was running fine...

As you might know from my earlier post I need to upgrade my 1.6D his winter. I have been offered a 1.9D 1X engine for £450. Is this exactly the same as the 1Y or are there differences I should be looking out for? Is it the same power and performace as a 1X?

Finally got round to crawling under my van to find out the gearbox code. Turns out I have an 8L, so slightly better ratio than that of the 1.7D but not by much. I'm gonna have a word with Aidan Talbot about new gearsets which should make give me the sort of comfortable cruising speeds I'm after. For...

Ok check gearbox right got it, thanks covdubber :ok Doesn't escape from the fact that my engine is a pile of unreliable, powerless, smokey, oil drinking rubbish though. It WILL be coming out this winter!!! It is a weekender van but I'm not bothered by getting around really fast in it, that's what my...

my 1y wouldnt be happy at 70 ..more like 60 all day.but gets there better than the 1.6. i think you might be better off with the aaz if your going diesel but you need turbo diesel parts to do the swap That's kinda what I thought I'd get with the 1Y. I currently don't have the TD parts I need to go ...

Thanks for that, but what I really wanna know is how the 1Y will perform in a van. I want something that will be happy doing 70 odd on the motorway and will pull me up hill without struggling to much. Will a good 1Y give me that or will I be better off with one of the GTI engines?

Hi There. I bought my first van back in August this year, a 1985 1.6D (CS engine code) with a 5 speed box. The engine is tired and smokey and I plan to replace it over the winter. I've looked at various options and I was wondering what the more experinced owners out there would recommend. My options...