[Vwdiesel] Transporting a TDI engine across the US/Canada border

[Dave Cook]

Hey all-

I think I may have found a donor engine finally to get my bus back on the road.  However, the thing is in Canada, and I'm in Kansas.  The shipping quote was around $415, which I found acceptable.  However, the seller found out that some sort of broker would have to be hired to take care of getting it across legally.  The cost for that was an additional $375ish.  I don't remember the exact location, but it is more or less about 45 minutes across the border from Detroit.

So I'm thinking of just driving up and getting it.  

I don't have a current passport, and one or both of my foster kids may well be riding along, so the seller is agreeable to meeting me on the US side of the border.

I'm just curious if there are any major issues to anticipate with this?  Will he be allowed to drive over the border with a TDI engine in the back of a pickup or something?


 
Dave Cook