[Vwdiesel] Parts interchange?

[George Allison]

I thought I read in some SAE report from the period that the internals
were modular, as you suggest. maybe at roger's site? I do know that
the bellhousing bolt patterns on the VW four is not compatible with
that of the Audi 5 and 6-cylinder engines (as used in Volvos).

George

On 6/30/06, Kurt Nolte <syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Alright, I need someone to lay it down on the line.
>
> The Audi 5-cyl 2.0L diesel, and the VW 1.6L 4-cyl.
>
> How much in the way of parts do they really share? I've been told that,
> aside from stuff like the head, block, crank and cam, injection pump...
> you know, the obviously 5/4-cylinder stuff, the two use identical parts.
> It's just a 1.6L with another cylinder tossed on the end.
>
> Bearings, seals, valves, pistons, connecting rods: how much do they
> really share?
>
> Much appreciation to whomever can lay down the facts!
>
> -Kurt
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>