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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: slowlane on June 21, 2006, 01:24:11 am

Title: '97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI?
Post by: slowlane on June 21, 2006, 01:24:11 am

Wondering what engine came in a '97 Canadian Passat. Local junkyard has one and said I could have the engine for $550 pulled! We rarely see a diesel in the junkyard, espeacially in Hawaii. Looking to put a diesel in one of my Vanagons someday!

Thanks in advance!

Title: '97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI?
Post by: vwmike on June 21, 2006, 01:25:25 am

It could have been either. They started selling the Passat TDI in north America in 96.

Title: '97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI?
Post by: slowlane on June 21, 2006, 01:50:10 am

Thanks for the quick reply! How can I tell the diffrence? Engine codes?

Title: '97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI?
Post by: vwmike on June 21, 2006, 09:51:54 am

Well, yeah...if it was a regular 1.9TD it would be engine code AAZ and if it was a TDI it would have a 1Z engine code. Other more obvious things would be that the TD would have the "UFO" on top of the injection pump. The TDI might still have a big plastic engine cover that says "TDI" and the TDI would also have an intercoler.