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you therefore need the loom from the donor car and also to weld a lambda boss into the exhaust
For the 1.8's you will have difficulty using any carb'd version as the manifold will sit at the wrong angle, and therefore the carb will also sit at the wrong angle = float will not work
Both digifant and k-jet are really simple FI systems and far better than a carb
you therefore need the loom from the donor car and also to weld a lambda boss into the exhaust
For the 1.8's you will have difficulty using any carb'd version as the manifold will sit at the wrong angle, and therefore the carb will also sit at the wrong angle = float will not work
Both digifant and k-jet are really simple FI systems and far better than a carb
Ta for that - confirms what I thought re carbe'd engines from reading the above posts and some on Brickwerks
Pretty familiar with the K-Jet Scirocco having owned a nice black GTX for many years
Rabbiting here as if I ever need a new power plant (hopefully not) I will be going down this (1.8Ltr K-Jet) route.
Hey Mr Hutch, how about posting a pic of your engine bay
mrhutch wrote:also remember if you're starting from a PETROL van then you've a load of diesel parts to collect - bellhousing/sump/starter/h20 pipes
Are these parts easy to find/expensive. Thinking about getting them now and get some one to do the conversion for me next year.
From what I have seen the bits you need from a Diesel T25 should not be hard to come by.
There are several folks on here that break T25's for spares (Billy739 near Gloucester comes to mind) and if you put a "wanted Ad" in our wanted section they will likely see it (or contact billy739 etc directly of course) -
Also worth checking out breakers and even using those UK wide websites that many vehicle breakers use, where you can post up what you are looking for = "VW T25 / T3 Diesel van wanted for spares - body and engine condition not important" = you might finish up making a profit out of the bits you don't need !