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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Dubs4Life on 15 May 2008, 22:58

Title: Diesel Convesion
Post by: Dubs4Life on 15 May 2008, 22:58

Hi,
Im new to this section of the forum but a Diesel rabbit has become available to me. The body is solid and it looks like it has been sitting for about 10 years. It doesn't run. Does any one know how hard it would be to do a Diesel to gas conversion. The Diesel is a 1.5L and the gas engine I want to put in is a 1.6L. Is it possible, what beside the ECU would have to be replaced?

Thanks

Dubs4Life

Title: Re: Diesel Convesion
Post by: [han] on 16 May 2008, 18:15

best bet is to hit the phone to the conversion people, im afraid i can't suggest any, but google will be worth a try and maybe someone else will know

Good luck

Title: Re: Diesel Convesion
Post by: dan7 on 16 May 2008, 20:34

I think he means petrol! Americans call petrol gas!

Title: Re: Diesel Convesion
Post by: [han] on 16 May 2008, 20:39

if the 1.6l engine is one from a cabriolet then yeah only a few btis would need changing i think...

check out www.cabby-info.com it might help you with your questions, you can find out what engine codes were in teh cabriolets on there :) Plenty of useful information, worth ten mins of your time