Audi/VW moonlighting?

[Eyvind Spangen]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:24:00 -0700, you wrote:

>
>I was helping a friend today gut his 6cyl.VOLVO Diesel Wagon and was in
>total disbelief. There, staring at me, just below the valve cover were
>the Audi rings and the VW logo molded right into the block.
>I am not aware of such an engine, especially in the company of OVLOV
>innovation. Was this a 2.3 NF with an extra cylinder? Master minded by
>Audi / VW? Are we talking trucks here or what?

In the late 70s, VW/Audi developed a series of diesel engines that had
a lot in common. One 1.5/1.6 4-cylinder, one 2.0 5-cylinder and one
2.4 6-cylinder. They share the same pistons/valves etc., but the 4-cyl
uses a different arrangement with intermediate shaft etc., while the
5-cyl and 6-cyl uses the regular I5 arrangement. 

Volvo used VW/Audi diesel engines from the mid 70s until this year,
when they finished developing their own 5-cylinder diesel.

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Regards,
ES