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 Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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 Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:58 pm Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
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Life has just gotten in the way a bit.
So I have a 1.4TDi engine from a polo apparently that has about 150k on the clock, I havent had it running ever, mainly because wiring and ... |
| Topic: Material for adapter plates? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:31 pm Subject: Material for adapter plates? |
Am I right in thinking that Mild steel will be strong enough?
Looking at 25mm thickness, but wondered if there was a spec on the type steel needed at all?
I know if it was to be aluminium it wou ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:19 am Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
| Funny thing is I dont require machining, because the T25 bell housing actually adds 25mm depth, so when you use a 25mm adapter plate the flywheels work fine with the gearboxes (at least I am lead to b ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:21 am Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Well things have moved on a little bit and I have found out quite alot about the Pd series engines now I have one!
So I have a 1.4tdi engine then it came to the adapter plate, fail. The 1.4tdi engi ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:53 pm Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Yeah someone from VZi is actually putting one in a bug, he got an adaptor plate from a company and has a stripped down wiring loom diagram from them.
He's going to email me a copy and I am going to ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:29 pm Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Well few factors really.
Firstly, i had a 1.6td in the van which was 70-80bhp, stock the 1.4tdi is the same, the one i bought has been apparently tunned to 110bhp so it should go quite well.
Sec ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:09 pm Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
| Ok well i have the engine now and found that in total it has 8 fixing bolts to its polo gearbox, i have both a t25 bell housing for a diesel and a kep gti engine adaptor plate (basically the same thin ... |
| Topic: Gearbox/engine mounts for baywindow? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Technical Modifications & Upgrades Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:11 pm Subject: Gearbox/engine mounts for baywindow? |
I see bmw do a few different varieties, apparently old Volvo's have something similar, as do the big Audi engines. I noticed some of the BMW mounts look a bit like a T25 mount!
Not sure how difficu ... |
| Topic: Gearbox/engine mounts for baywindow? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Technical Modifications & Upgrades Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:01 pm Subject: Gearbox/engine mounts for baywindow? |
| Ok so now looking into the 3rd engine conversion for my camper, first being a 1.6NA diesel from a caddy van, slow, reasonable on fuel and with stock T25 engine mounts and not too much vibration throug ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:20 am Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Dam plans foiled a bit there then!
I had a 1.6TD in my bay ages back which failed, I am reluctant to spend lots of time rebuilding an engine out of 2 because it needs so much work for a project I d ... |
| Topic: Bus (T2 Bay Scooby Conversion) overheats when towing |
Bugsy_malone 666
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:02 am Subject: Bus (T2 Bay Scooby Conversion) overheats when towing |
| Have you got some photos of the rad setup, might help us understand. I have tried 2 different setups, one was way more effective than the other and it was the same radiator pack, just a different scoo ... |
| Topic: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
Bugsy_malone 666
Replies: 13
Views: 53161
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:35 am Subject: vw 1.4tdi Gearbox fitment, whats it the same as? |
I think that sound a little odd, but what I am trying to understand is:
with the 1.4TDi 3cylinder engines, are they the same gearbox fitment as a golf big block engine or a polo small block engine. ... |
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