Audi 80 Cabriolet Tdi
Date: Saturday, April 07, 2012 @ 12:13:04 BST
Author: audioc
Topic: Users Projects

Audi 80 Cabriolet conversion- to Tdi power

Project courtesy of DieselJim

In his own words.. (click the title to get to the rest of the project)

 



92 2.3 cab bought on ebay with engine problems. No problem, I have a 93 80tdi (1Z engine) and enthusiasm (for the time being!!)

The 80 Tdi was my friends parents car, who used it for many years before getting another car. They kept the 80 as a farm runabout to go between two farms on a private road (no mot, red diesel). They stopped using the car when it developed starting problems, then sat gathering cobwebs for a few years.

I got the car last year then had a look at the starting problems!! The car would turn over and fire, though would only run for a second before stopping!
No problems, a new fuel filter then tickety boo!! Err,,no! Oh well... Gallon can of diesel and hose into filter head then surely....

No....

Top of inj pump to have a look. Nothing amiss though NO!!

Eventually traced it to the cat being full of soot!! The car was only driven for 1/2 a mile 4 times a day so wouldn't heat up enough to get the cat warm, or fast enough to blast the soot out the exhaust!!

The cab seems to have a very sound body with only a bit of rust on the front drivers wing. It seems to have been waxoyled lots of times and the chassis is solid.

I dont know too much about the cabs and i will have a few things to sort out (hopefully with the help of the forum)

Cheers Jim



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