diesal engines

[scootersjamie]

looking at buying a van with a aaz conversion cylinder head gasket has gone ,whot additional work would be required to fit a 1y engine (caddy 1.9 diesal )would all mounts , exhaust manifold just swap over ,any other ideas please

[mrhutch]

if it JUST the head gasket then replace it - get the head tested and skimmed if necessary.

Otherwise consider a GTI conversion, between 27-33 mpg depensing how you drive it and the simplicty and power of a 115bhp petrol engine that will happliy rev and cruise at over 4K!

[scootersjamie]

current drive is a 1.7 diesal 44 plus mpg,daily drive runs on 50/50 diesal veg oil looking for economy not performance

[Oldiebut goodie]

if it JUST the head gasket then replace it - get the head tested and skimmed if necessary.

Taken from the VW Diesel Engine Handbook by VW:

[mrhutch]

yup, every bit of tech literature I've read says that...

but I've never had an issues, plus why do VW sell different thicknesses of gasket?

[Oldiebut goodie]

Because of the slight variations in piston height due to manufacturing tolerances in crankshaft, conrods, smallends, thickness of top of piston, head - they all mount up.

[mrhutch]

ahhh..
fairy nuff!

[Plasticman]

or put another way
Slackness/slack tollerances
mm

[Oldiebut goodie]

I like a bit of slack!