96passat1z
Well-known member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2012
- Location
- Plainfield, CT, USA
- TDI
- 96 Passat wagon 5sp (has a new home now), 02 Jetta auto (WVO), 01 Jetta auto (Dad's car)
I picked up a '96 Passat wagon 2-1/2 years ago for $500 due to a limp mode misdiagnosed as a turbo failure at 214K miles. I've put almost 50K on it since then. It has a weak cylinder and misfires until it warms up a bit and is hard to start in cold weather. I don't have the time, money, or space to pull it and tear it down right now, so I plan to install a tank-type engine heater similar to a FrostHeater. Unfortunately, although there is plenty of space under the hood, VW has seen fit to fill all that usable space by putting everything from hoses to reservoirs along the bottom of the engine where I need to put the heater. To free up some space, I would like to get rid of the 1Z's coffee can spin-on oil filter and replace it with the ALH canister housing if possible. Does anyone know if the ALH filter housing will bolt up to a 1Z block?