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hi , shrekwoody. sorry never got back . nothing wrong with my engine , just not shure about this Low emission zone thing in london . only havent used van since Jan , cos of the TFL computer says its non compliant , phoned them today but i have to see if dvla will change it to minibus on v5 ( which i...

I spoke to TFL today ,my vehicle is listed as a van with 8 seats with DVLA , according to them all I have to do is change it to minibus on V5 . Checked my vin plate -- gvw 2460kg , It's not a camper ,it's an ex german army minibus , originally with 8 seats , If I put details in manually it's classed...

Cheers all for the info , On the tfl site if I put in reg number, comes back as none compliant if I put it in manually says it's ok , It's a army minibus with less than 9 seats which is ok , but if I put it in as van it's non compliant again, Changed to uk v5 few years ago but doesnt say van or mini...

Morning , mate Engines very good , still in van , can hear it running , My van was imported here from german army about 3 yrs ago then had engine done at syncro nuts , and few months ago I drove it down from Glasgow to London , very smooth , used it until jan then new emission laws came out within m...

Hi mate , I'm in process of taking my 1.9 1y out out my van as I'm in London and can't use diesel in van because of low emission zone , I'm going to put golf gti in mine , my engine was fitted by syncro nuts in Scotland ( famously rebuild T25's) , engines smooth and complete , What area are you in ,...

Just noticed ghost recovering from hip op , coincidence me too . Going in for other leg next month , and I'm still trying to finish bodywork , not easy getting up and down, !

So there's nothing wrong with diesel tank for petrol as long as it's flushed , just looking around now for a cheap good golf or passat for parts

Cheers for reply , i was thinking about getting a mk 2 or 3 golf for all parts , Has anyone else had to change engine because of the emision laws in London now , Might even do a LPG conversion on it later ! . I seen that you can get around 30 mpg from gti engine with a light foot !!! Not too bad . C...

Hi all , I've just joined the forum , I've got a ex german army multi van. 1989 T25 : ( caravelle with 8 seats ) . Vg condition all round , I'm just finishing painting in its original dark green ( looking nice ) , I will post some pics soon ....anyway need some advice on engine swap , came with a 1....