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just got a pickup which is supposed to have a 1.9td aaz engine in it. started life as a 1.6td, not sure if it is 1.9 or 1.6 . i need to strip of the outer metal work stuff and service it anyway, is there any way to tell the 2 apart if i struggle to find engine number

just to add this is my first t25 and my first diesel vw so go slowly with me

easy to find just look at left hand side of engine block looking from underneath you will see a big stamped number in block casting it,l tell you 1.6D or 1.9D
Oh and welcome to the mad house , for more info on your smoker just look in the wikki

thank you on both accounts will have a look when i give it a going over. looking forward to using it, more economical than my bay i suspect

just to add as well, check just below the third cylinder by the injector for a flat part cast into the block, the engine number will be on that and tell you what it is.

I had the same problem with my new van, didn't know what engine was in it and needed to get a replacment head for it. A lot of rubbing with emery cloth and wire brushing was needed to get the engine number out as there usually rusted right over.

Def more economical than a bay, my old bay used to do about 15 mpg, must have been the wet westsuits in the back and the ferrals i picked up along the way

no wetsuits in the back of this just gates, railings and vw parts

finally took off the heat shields/splash pans from under the engine....wahoo it is a 1.9 ...boohoo got to do some work on exhaust and fix about 4 oil leaks ho hum

i think a working V dub has to have at least 1 oil leak, otherwise there would be nothing left to do on them

my 1Y has 2 leaks..