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Hi guys,looking at getting a 1.9 diesel camper,are there problems to be had if the gearbox is from a 1.6 diesel.
Cheers

if its from a non turbo van it will be seriously undergeared you need the gearbox code to be shure

I believe it's from a 1.6td mate

I'm looking into the diesel gearbox situation also.

I have a dy gearbox from a 1.6 na van and it has without doubt the worst gear ratios in the world! Making it really loud at motorway speeds.

I'm looking for the best 4 speed box to replace it with and it's looking like the petrol box could be the way forward, will report back.

Cheers

I had a 1Y paired with a DM gearbox code. Although it wasn't the quickest by any means it pulled well and never struggled to hold speed on motorways.

armyphil wrote:I had a 1Y paired with a DM gearbox code. Although it wasn't the quickest by any means it pulled well and never struggled to hold speed on motorways.

So was that high 3000s revs at 60?

About mid 3000's because it had 16" wheels on

I always refer people to this chart - shows the revs at 60mph for different gearbox codes on standard wheels/tyres:-

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