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Title: Question about USA engines
Post by: burn_your_money on June 23, 2010, 09:19:56 am
Disregarding the Eco (1V) did you USAers get a TD hydraulic lifter engine in the Golf, Jetta or Passat? If yes, what years?

Thanks
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on June 23, 2010, 09:54:37 am
I've only had 2 guys tell me via web that their 86 TD was Hydra.
All the 85's and the two 86's i've come across in person have been Mech.

86 TD's seem to be much scarcer than the 85's for some reason.
Never seen a factory Golf or Passat TD at all.
Never even seen a Passat Diesel of any early-mid 90 vintage.

Just my regional observations  :)
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: rabbitman on June 23, 2010, 01:33:03 pm
A friend of mine has an '85 jetta TD, I'm perdy sure it's hydro.
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: Dakotakid on June 23, 2010, 07:23:17 pm
I didn't GET anything....I had to buy the damn thing....yuk!
My 85 TD = solid.
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: burn_your_money on June 23, 2010, 07:32:04 pm
Quote from: rabbitman on June 23, 2010, 01:33:03 pm
A friend of mine has an '85 jetta TD, I'm perdy sure it's hydro.

Any way you can confirm?

EPA is a PITA
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: the caveman on June 23, 2010, 07:39:48 pm
Our 85's were mech 86 changed to hydraulic right?
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: burn_your_money on June 23, 2010, 08:00:36 pm
Yeah in Canada 86.5 is when we switched to hydraulic engines from what I have gathered.
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on June 23, 2010, 08:25:07 pm
Quote from: burn_your_money on June 23, 2010, 08:00:36 pm
Yeah in Canada 86.5 is when we switched to hydraulic engines from what I have gathered.

I 'think' thats how it went in USA also.
Definitely no sooner than mid'ish 86 from my observation.

I have a spare 86 TD engine and it is Mech, but they couldn't get driver door to come open when dismantling car - so we don't know when that car was built. The other 86 i came across was built Nov.85 - Mech.

My 85 TDGL is Mech.
One of my best buds has an 85 TDGL, also Mech.
Title: Re: Question about USA engines
Post by: stewardc on June 25, 2010, 05:11:42 am
My 1986 (early) Canadian TD was hydraulic.