Indie
12-08-2009, 02:27 PM
After 'we' found out we were having a second baby my wife decided the B*W saloon wouldn't be practical enough and I got cash (which we put towards an Estate) and a mongrel mk1 cabrio project in part ex. and although I've always preferred my cars with RWD this one has grown on me a lot.
It is a W reg that has had a 1600 caddy diesel engine and 4 speed box fitted - now for the past 4 months I've only needed the car for local trips and the low gearing and general lack of 'puff' have not been a problem BUT I now have to do a 250 mile round trip once a fortnight for work.
Having read about the Mk3 to Mk1 diesel engine swap AND having a mate with an MOT failure '96 Tdi with very low miles could I ask a couple of questions ?
1) Do I need anything else to do the swap that isn't on either the Mk1 or the Mk3 ?
2) Are there any particular problem areas ? Exhaust / Engine Mmgt. system ? Driveshafts ? Engine Mounts ?
cheers
It is a W reg that has had a 1600 caddy diesel engine and 4 speed box fitted - now for the past 4 months I've only needed the car for local trips and the low gearing and general lack of 'puff' have not been a problem BUT I now have to do a 250 mile round trip once a fortnight for work.
Having read about the Mk3 to Mk1 diesel engine swap AND having a mate with an MOT failure '96 Tdi with very low miles could I ask a couple of questions ?
1) Do I need anything else to do the swap that isn't on either the Mk1 or the Mk3 ?
2) Are there any particular problem areas ? Exhaust / Engine Mmgt. system ? Driveshafts ? Engine Mounts ?
cheers