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• Which diesel do I have? by kidkoala on 01 Dec, 2005 10:23
• Hey - I've had my 97 diesel for a few years now, but have never really investigated the actual engine any further.
  
  Its a 97 diesel golf. Canadian spec. Does that make it an IDI?
• #1 by tackered on 01 Dec, 2005 10:40
• Hrm, 97 might be an AAZ or an AHU, that is, IDI or TDI...
  
  The single easiest way I know of to check, is to pop open the hood and take a look at the injection pump. If you've got a mechanical throttle cable, then you have an IDI.
• #2 by Blades on 01 Dec, 2005 12:40
• 97 Golf were all IDI.
• #3 by kidkoala on 01 Dec, 2005 14:15
• So its def. an IDI?
• #4 by BlackTieTD on 01 Dec, 2005 14:50
• if its the original motor that came in the car, yes.
• #5 by tackered on 01 Dec, 2005 15:17
• Quote from: "Blades"

  97 Golf were all IDI.

  
  
  My mistake, I thought it might be TDI, but they must have been only in Jetta/Passat
• #6 by BlackTieTD on 01 Dec, 2005 15:22
• AFAIK:
  
  passat TDI started 1996
  jetta TDI started 1997
  golf TDI started 1999
• #7 by kidkoala on 01 Dec, 2005 17:47
• where can I find more info on this engine?
• #8 by tackered on 02 Dec, 2005 13:41
• What in particular do you need to know? There's a wealth of information on this board, and if someone here doesn't know, they know where to find it.