Hi there,

i was wonderng if any of u could help me.

I have a t3 disel westfalia, 4 gears engine and 51 hp;

the thing i'd like to know if that's possible to switch its original engine by another that works properly and gets more powerful, for instance the turbo disel version 1.6 tdi.

thnx in advance, ciao

Dont c y not;
So long as it a wasserboxer engine.
Westy Syncro?

Wut really happens is this van is a bit slow especially for up hills, so as far as i already have 2 engines i was thinkin' of making this possible change.
so far i have asked two workshop and they told me they dont really know, they'd hace to check,,bla bla bla

so if any of u has made it or knows it that's possible please let me know.
pd: Synchro thx for the answer, but i hace to aclarafy engish is not my mother tongue and i dont really understand shortening writing, thx anyway

call bugs and busses at penrith they do a lot of that or indian you will find there numbers on the site as sponsorsw
good luck and give us a heads up what you find

If you've got the 4 cylinder diesel I believe it was the same unit as a Golf so not surprising it is a bit underpowered.

Here is a link to a German company specialising in conversions.

http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/body_tdi-umbau.html 

Where are you based. If you are in Australia a Subaru conversion is likely to be a good option.

thx a lot both of u Gredy and gary.

Im based in Spain, specifically in Madrid.
I'll do my investigations in these links and tell u what i've found.

spain shit its a bit far to bugs and busses when ya think about it i should read more

Most South African Syncros ran a VW Golf turbo diesel. 1.6 or 1.9 unsure?

As for the conversion to another engine of the same family VW Vanagon/Transporter/T25/T3, there are no major mods needed the only thing that you may have to look into is the mounting of Gearbox bell housing to Clutch/Engine.

I am pretty sure that all Vanagons Syncros have the same mounting hardware. The only difference being the computer of different years.
Here are a bunch of links hope they are of some assistance.

http://vanagonsyncroproject-herman.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-engine.html 

http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/TechnicalPages/Syncro%20Axle%...

http://syncro.org/ 

http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/ 

http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm 

http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/Events/Syncropendence_Report.htm 

All of the above links will throw more light on things for U. Give U more answers..

Have a look around these sites and u will have a definitive answer.
My answer is YES so long as it is from the same family...
And make sure U own a Vanagon Workshop Manual...

Hi downthere;

thnx a lot IWISH, im pretty sure all of this info is gonna supply me of enough information.

Indeed about the change i agree with u so long as the engine its from the same family, here in spain we got the SEAT's,a pretty cheap national cars with engines provided by Wv that should fit.
well i'll tell u all something as soon as i get more conclusions about my idea.

well, so far all uor tips are bein' very useful for me, we could say im still a beginner in all this westy world so far as i bought it last summer in July.

be fine everyone ciao

When i say same family
I mean only the T3 / T25 / Vanagon / Wasserboxer, Transporter, Caravelle, Syncro Variants
A SEAT, as i have one in my Garage is a totally different type of motor, which will not produce enough Torque.
IT will REV high, but Rev's V's Torque are a totally different issue.

If u plan on using any other type of motor other the above mentioned you will have to do alot of modifications so as to make it fit and match the SYNCRO drive train.

Hi aussies,
well after a while with out breaking any new, i only have to say the information IWISH gave me it's been really useful. Exactly the torque is some diferent beetween seat and Vw, so i've already ordered an old engine from a caravelle that should be ready pretty soon. I've been doing some guessing and some mechanics have told me the change is perfectly possible so there we go, i'll tell u all when i try again the experiment.

greetings all around, ciao.