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What is the difference between the ALH engine and the BEW engine
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I don't thinks so. Its a common feature on many cars these days.whitedog said:Rando-fail? Is that a VW Copyrighted name?
No of course not. This is a German car. It would be called 'Failtronic'.whitedog said:Rando-fail? Is that a VW Copyrighted name?
Are the crank and rods dimensionally the same between the two (or in other words, if one were building an ALH would he want to use those BEW parts)?oilhammer said:BEW has a sturdier crank and rods
No, VAG does not use an "off the shelf" type of injector. There are some similarities with other DI diesels, but none that are the same.NosmoKing said:Thanks:
Thats a good start.
1. What about propane injection.
2. Is it impossible to adapt to different injectors? There's a ton of em out there and surely there's something that will fit. Doesn't VW use an off the shelf type of injector? Has this been researched? Wait I'll check.
How do you check by VIN, so if, shudder, I get one off Ebay, I can tell?09131admin said:I am driving a Jetta 2002 TDI, how can I know witch one I have?
http://www.tdiclub.com/NosmoKing said:How do you check by VIN, so if, shudder, I get one off Ebay, I can tell?
How much work can/should be done on these heads to improve flow?
Why 2000+?oilhammer said:If I wanted to fiddle with something on the cheap, I would get a 2000+ ALH/5 speed car myself.
Pre-2000 ALH cars have a goofy computer, goofy engine electricals, and that lame leftover and sloppy A3 style shifter.mrchaotica said:Why 2000+?
What, specifically, is goofy about the computer and electricals? Also, would it be worth switching out all the shifter parts for post-2000 ones (esp. if one were wanting a short shifter anyway)? Is there a complete parts list somewhere?oilhammer said:Pre-2000 ALH cars have a goofy computer, goofy engine electricals, and that lame leftover and sloppy A3 style shifter.
The ECU is unique, it's software is more akin to the AHU engines, but the PROM is not socketed. And it is not reflashable through the DLC like the 2000+ cars. And they have hard start problems as well. Jeff from Rocketchip could explain this better than I.mrchaotica said:What, specifically, is goofy about the computer and electricals? Also, would it be worth switching out all the shifter parts for post-2000 ones (esp. if one were wanting a short shifter anyway)? Is there a complete parts list somewhere?
(I almost started a new thread, but I figure this is tenuously on-topic...)
Has anyone done this?oilhammer said:In some cases you can change the harness connectors to use the cheaper 2000+ parts.
Yes, lots of people.ChippedNotBroken said:Has anyone done this?