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Having owned the van for almost 2 years I was under the impression I had a 1.6 engine all parts that I have bought have been for 1.6 including cambelt oil/fuel filters etc and have all fitted perfectly...so why do I ask then ? Today I was having a good look under the van having taken off the engine tray/cover and I see this on the bottom of the engine


So is this normal for a 1.6 to have this stamped on the bottom ?

Its an ex German post office van ! Looking at the wiki this would imply that it could well be a 1.7 !


I wait nervously for replies !

Okay this gets stranger found the original paperwork which clearly states cm3 01695 which is clearly a 1.7 the DVla had this and still registered it as a 1.6 !

The German owner told me it was a 1.6 so that what's put on the forms when I registered the van, so much for the DVla looking at the original forms !

Do I now need to inform my insurance and the DVla ?

I would.Your insurers could use this as an excuse not to pay you, should you ever need to make a claim.

And here's the engine no.


revised I know this is not the engine No.




Will call insurance tomorrow and send back v5 to dvla

acording to the brickyard this engine was only fitted from KY 1,7l 4-cyl. Upright Diesel from 87on 42Kw / 57bhp. Technical Data.

van is 1985 not 1987 !

also says its a Capacity (cubic Centimeters) 1716 on brickyard where as the paperwork says 1695 cm3


would there be a KY or CS anywhere on the engine block ????

sternal wrote:And here's the engine no.



Will call insurance tomorrow and send back v5 to dvla

That's not the engine no. it will be on the block like in this post https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=143427

thanks Oldiebut goodie as you wrote that I was out side with a torch scraping away years of carp and very faintly I see KY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

So all this time I thought I had a 1.6 but no its a 1.7 no wonder I thought it was fast

acording to brickyard web site all parts are the same only difference being the injectors

Resolved !

will get onto insurance and dVLA in the morning

Insurance £8 more !

DVLA weren't really interested which was strange nice lady on the phone said its only going to effect you when you sell the car as the engine will state a different size. If I do want to change it then a written letter from VW is needed stating engine size, seems like a faff !

and if I hadn't taken the engine cover off id have never known !

I emailed my friendly contact at VW Germany and it left the factory with a 1.6cs engine !