Engine swap difficulty?

grones

New member
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Location
woodstock, IL
TDI
gls, 2000, green
Hey everyone right now I'm driving a 2000 jetta gls 2.0 and I want to take the engine out and put in a tdi engine so i can get into running biodiesel. What's the difficutly in swapping these two engines and what all is it gonna take? Any help would be wonderful! thanks
 

dieseldorf

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Oct 11, 2000
Location
MA
TDI
ex- 1996 wagon, ex-2000 Jetta
It is a big project. Would you consider selling the 2.0 and just picking up a TDi? It would be far easier. The engine electronics and required sensors make it a significant undertaking.
 

grones

New member
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Location
woodstock, IL
TDI
gls, 2000, green
See I would sell my car no problem but I've been having a really hard time finding a tdi with all of the stuff my car has right now. (leather heated seats, sunroof, monsoon system) Maybe I'm just being to picky or not looking hard enough. Thanks for the heads up so I didn't have to run into that trouble first hand.
 

maxforce

Veteran Member
Joined
Aug 17, 2003
Location
VA
TDI
04 Golf, 04 Jetta, 84 300SD
I agree, sell your 2.0. you would have a fortune in the tdi.
 

nicklockard

Torque Dorque
Joined
Aug 15, 2004
Location
Arizona
TDI
SOLD 2010 Touareg Tdi w/factory Tow PCKG
You're not looking hard enough. www.autotrader.com lets you search by fuel type. Be patient if you'e picky on colors....otherwise, there are always at least 2-5 with GLS, leather, etc...
 
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