'97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI? - IDI Engine - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• '97 Passat Canadian Tdi or IDI? by slowlane on 21 Jun, 2006 01:24
• 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!
• #1 by vwmike on 21 Jun, 2006 01:25
• It could have been either. They started selling the Passat TDI in north America in 96.
• #2 by slowlane on 21 Jun, 2006 01:50
• Thanks for the quick reply! How can I tell the diffrence? Engine codes?
• #3 by vwmike on 21 Jun, 2006 09:51
• 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.