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Originally Posted by Baffler
I changed my 2.5 10v petrol to the 2.5 TDI some years ago and, as said, you'll need to drop all the front running gear, exhaust, fuel lines, fuel tank, engine loom, instrument panel, ignition and immobiliser. The cabin wiring harness can stay intact and just feed the TDI engine harness back through the fuse box aperture and connect the multiplugs. Sounds like a lot of work but if you have suitable space and a rattle gun for disassembly in you armour you could achieve most of the heavy work over a long weekend.
Provided the pics are still available to view you can have a look at my Project TDI thread. Admittedly it's been a few years since I updated the thread (lost interest after the PhotoBucket debacle) but if you need any other info or pics must let me know. I keep meaning to start a new thread and embed the photos to this site. |
Excellent project! Very few s70 and 854 now, looks like you made the best of those two and saved them for the future! Just rebuilt engine in the v70 tdi, so that much is solid for the next decade, need to get ontop of some minor rust before it gets worse.
After a 1k of running in, oil and filter change is next week, just got 55 mpg out of it, obviously from pottering about and not labouring it helps a lot, but certainly sounds stronger /more consistent sounds and move clean exhaust for the first time ever.
These cars make ideal mid to long distance cruiser thats also capable of good economy and good power (with some mods), and can just about handle a corner.