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General => General discussion => Topic started by: VapourTrails on 16 March 2007, 20:41

Title: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: VapourTrails on 16 March 2007, 20:41

bought a passat at auction T Reg 1999 136k paid £1500 for it lovely car  :D very happy with her, just got one niggle.

bought it as a 1.8 20v, log book reflects this no mention of a T or turbo but on the boot lid there is 1.8T and ive looked at the engine and i cant be 100% sure its definitly a 20v but i cant see a turbo or intercooler but its dark outside now and i can see infront of the radiator to see if there is anything there. any easy way to tell ?  bare in mind i dont have a full log book yet only the small slip to get me tax.

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: sc on 17 March 2007, 08:55

surely if you stick your foot flat on the floor you'll know if its got a turbo.
unless its buggered anyway.
Probably not much help but don't know a lot about the new vw's but i would think the performace will vary greatly between 20v and 20vt

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: VapourTrails on 17 March 2007, 09:22

havent been able to drive it yet no road tax

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: foxy mk1 on 17 March 2007, 09:28

it shud b on the left side ov ur engine bolted 2 the manifold,

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: VapourTrails on 17 March 2007, 09:51

passat engines are mounted sideways, that part is under the tray under the windscreen first thing i looked for, im pretty sure its a non turbo and some bright spark put a T on the back at some point. the lid is original as far as i can tell its never been replaced.

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: foxy mk1 on 17 March 2007, 10:24

im aware that it is not a tranverse engine, the turbo if it has 1 will be on the drivers side ov ur engine bay

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: VapourTrails on 17 March 2007, 10:46

been over everything and im pretty sure its not cheers, after all the looking inside the service book it states 92kw 180020v and im pretty sure i read somewhere then turbo is 110 and the non is 90 something kw plus no sign of T or turbo anywhere. why they didnt just stick it on the cover i dont know lol would have saved me some worrying.

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: DubFan on 22 March 2007, 12:47

The non-turbo 20v engine in Golfs is 125bhp, not sure about Passats though.

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: VapourTrails on 22 March 2007, 18:57

its same 125bhp infact its same engine just a previous owner wanted to look like an idiot and put a T on it when its not :S

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: Bluefox on 23 March 2007, 21:33

Quote from: VapourTrails on 17 March 2007, 10:46

after all the looking inside the service book it states 92kw 180020v

92kw is about 130bhp, so you're right :)

Title: Re: passat turbo maybe?
Post by: tom26 on 26 March 2007, 13:23

1500 bucks is dirt cheap anyway. sounds like a good deal either way?