Toyota® 1986-1995 to VW TDI ALH

1986-1995 Toyota® SR5 4WD to 1998 – 2003 Volkswagen® 1.9L TDI®                            

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Finally the power and economy you’ve been craving!  Diesel Conversion Specialists (DCS) has taken into account all of the major steps and created a kit which contains all of the hard to manufacture & hard to configure parts.  This kit is designed for the Toyota manual transmission ONLY.

A few things to consider before this conversion.:

Number 1: Because this conversion package requires the transmission to be moved forward, the floor pan and potentially the lower portion of the dash will need to be altered to clear the shifter. 

Number 2: We do not offer wiring information for these conversions.

Number 3: For IFS trucks, a significant (4.5 inch) lift is required to drop the front differential down enough to clear the oil pan of the TDI.

Number4: The ALH TDI enigne was in the VW for a few years.

• 1998 through 2003 New Beetle®
• Late 1999 (sometimes called '99.5) through 2003 Jetta® sedan
• 2001 through 2003 Jetta Wagon (these are not called Sportwagon)
• Late 1999 through 2003 Golf®

Suspension

IFS (Independent Front Suspension) trucks require a 4 or 5 inch suspension lift that include a differential drop bracket. This is necessary to make room for oil pan clearance.  DCS chose Rough Country for our lift kit, and we are pleased with the fitment and quality of the components. A 3" body lift will also give you the clearance at a fraction of the cost if a suspention lift is not in the works.

Engine Performance & Anti-Theft

Bypassing the Anti-theft with a “tune” is a must.  You’ll also have the option of additional performance at the same time.

Transmission Adapter plate

Mates the engine and transmission with better than factory parts using aircraft quality 6061 aluminum.  For correct starter engagement a crankshaft spacer is included.  The crank spacer is important for proper clutch function as well.  The Toyota starter is used with this application.

Intercooler Tubes

One of the more time consuming parts of a project is mocking-up intercooler plumbing. Most of the engine sat transversly in the VW's. This makes for some extra bends and time to make them.