VW Diesel Transplant?

[Tony Hoffman]

A couple of things to consider. The 5000 has only the 5-cylinder
bellhousing, which is different than the 4-cyl. The 80/90Q's had both, so
you would want to use one of those transmissions, or something newer. Other
than that, motor mounts would probably be the most difficult thing to deal
with. As for the clutch, Audi offered a 4-cyl Turbo diesel in the 4000, so a
clutch for that application, with a possible disc swap would work just fine.

Tony

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Richard Sargent <TurboQuattro at shaw.ca>wrote:

> I'm wondering if it is possible to swap a VW turbo-diesel engine into an
> Audi 5000 chassis. It occurred to me that the match of the Audi galvanized
> body with a rugged all-wheel-drive system, combined with the fuel-economy of
> the VW turbo-diesel could be a great match for my needs.
>
> Is such a swap possible? Are the bolt patterns for the bell-housing the
> same? What problems might I have mating the VW clutch to the Audi
> transmission?
>
> I'm sure that there would be many small details to work out, such as motor
> mounts and fuel delivery, but I'm curious what the list thinks of this idea.
>
> Disclaimer: I've owned 7 type $$ Audis, and many turbo-diesels, so I'm
> familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of both. I'm currently down to
> only one type 44, but have 3 turbo-diesels.
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