G60ING said:
Just wondering if there was ever a Passat with the engine code ALH. It would make a B5 conversion very legal and easy.
No I believe the ALH was a USA only engine code.
If you installed a euro diesel into a US chassis you must get the package certified for emissions etc, I think you even have to get a certification if you swap in a USA engine for a fuel conversion.
The last VE engine used in the B5 was the AVG and it was the old 058 block, then the ATJ PD115 engine which used the 06A block. Then came the B6 which had the AWX PD130 engine.
There was never a VE 06A block (ALH) of any variety used in the B5 anywhere.
G60ING said:
Sorry an AHU is not what I want to use. My car is a VERY late 1999 model year car. In fact in most dealer computers it comes up with with a 2000 model year drivetrain even though its a 1998-1999 AEB largeport 20V with no MAP sensor. My car would not pass CA emissions with an AHU. If you want to do a B5 with a mechanical pump AHU then please start another thread or chime in on somebody's thread that is already using an AHU. I do not want to muddy the water. Thanks
I'll be working on an AVG from an Austrian car I imported soon. It will be 100% plug and play and a bolt in. However Texas vehicle registration is quite a bit more lax than CA.
G60ING said:
Also there are laws about engines needing to be the same age or newer so that in theory the emissions will get better for the vehicle receiving the the engine swap
Didn't the 1999 jetta/golf come with 2 different engines, the later being an alh and the earlier an AHU?
If so you can use the AHU as it's technically the same year as your chassis, meaning the same model year. All you need is a VIN. Also doesn't the CARB rules read that a vehilce must conform to the latest emissions of either the engine or chassis? IE if you put a 2001 engine in a 2003 car, you must meet the 2003 emissions, and if you put a 2003 engine in a 1999 car, you must meet the 1999 emissions?
OilHammer is right you want to stick with a 058 style external water pump engine to keep it as simple as possible (you will still need to modify the accessory bracket or get a diesel unit to clear the alternator).
oilhammer said:
Som how does production date play into this? How does anyone know what the production date of an engine is?
If your car's production date is January of 2002, the engine was probably built a month or more prior, but where is that information stored?
That is why I am not understanding that part of the process.
Engine production dates can be deciphered from the engine code, or the white tag on the engine.