Quick VW transporter question

Rich1988 · 7 Sep 2009 at 11:26

Hiya, I have a 2004 1.9tdi 85ps (slowww) I have done some searching but I get conflicting results, basically I want to know if its cam belt or chain driven as its done 126k now and if its belt driven it needs doing!

Cheers

miniyazz · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:33

ROFL at that power, it's only 10ps more than my 106

No can help with belt/chain though, but maybe my mocking will bump it towards someone who does know

Michael Myers · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:41

im pretty sure the 1.9 tdi vag unit is belt driven, unless its different for vans etc

wassap · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:44

If its the older non PD engine then its going to be the belt driven one, I might be wrong, but arent most VAG engines (1.9 non pd) the same block/head, just different injectors/turbo/fuel pump/ecu?

Rich1988 · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:45

Yea its belt driven, at a 60k service interval, getting it booked in now, miniyazz it may only be 10 more bhp but its all about the torques!! (its still dog slow)

miniyazz · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:18

Rich1988 said:
Yea its belt driven, at a 60k service interval, getting it booked in now, miniyazz it may only be 10 more bhp but its all about the torques!! (its still dog slow)

I just looked it up and the lightest VW Transporter I can find with your engine is 2600kg, pushing out 84bhp with 200Nm torque. My 106 weighs 889kg with 74bhp and 111Nm torque. I think I'm only just starting to comprehend how genuinely slow it is, I had no idea it weighed that much :eek:

Even with the torquez

Howard · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:19

It's a van, not a drag racer

miniyazz · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:26

Howard said:
It's a van, not a drag racer

It has wheels and an engine, right? Doesn't that make it a drag racer?

MrKnifey · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:29

miniyazz said:
I just looked it up and the lightest VW Transporter I can find with your engine is 2600kg, pushing out 84bhp with 200Nm torque. My 106 weighs 889kg with 74bhp and 111Nm torque. I think I'm only just starting to comprehend how genuinely slow it is, I had no idea it weighed that much Even with the torquez

2600kg is the weight it is with a full load lol. The van doesnt weigh 2.6TON empty haha

miniyazz · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:43

Oh ya lol unladen weight is 1800 kg. Still..

Rich1988 · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:34

I had 15.3 seconds to 60 (yes I did g meter the van

) so yes it is slow but there are unbelievably slower vans out there, ( I have the T30 version so its 3 tons fully laden, the T26 is the lowest weight capability you can get) anyway the van is 8.5k overdue a cam belt service :eek:

bit concerned its going to explode! booked in for next thursday for cam belt change

Dogbreath · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:09

miniyazz said:
I just looked it up and the lightest VW Transporter I can find with your engine is 2600kg, pushing out 84bhp with 200Nm torque. My 106 weighs 889kg with 74bhp and 111Nm torque. I think I'm only just starting to comprehend how genuinely slow it is, I had no idea it weighed that much Even with the torquez

Still faster than a Pug 106 with the 1.0 Petrol or 1.4 diesel...

Howard · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:25

That's not bad actually for an 85bhp diesel van!

nicRob · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:41

Can't see the 15.3s time being accurate tbh, had a slower time then that on the stopwatch in a 104bhp 2.5tdi T4

I get around · 7 Sep 2009 at 18:57

miniyazz said:
ROFL at that power, it's only 10ps more than my 106

No can help with belt/chain though, but maybe my mocking will bump it towards someone who does know

Undertuned for reliability, you get much more than that out of the rest of the 1.9tdi lot

iaind · 7 Sep 2009 at 19:00

It's a van, not a sports car, speed is pretty irrelevant isnt it?

allllec · 7 Sep 2009 at 19:20

iaind said:
It's a van, not a sports car, speed is pretty irrelevant isnt it?

Exactly, too fast and the van driver might clear the roundabout without causing and a near accident! :rolleyes:

miniyazz · 7 Sep 2009 at 19:56

Rich1988 said:
I had 15.3 seconds to 60 (yes I did g meter the van ) so yes it is slow but there are unbelievably slower vans out there, ( I have the T30 version so its 3 tons fully laden, the T26 is the lowest weight capability you can get) anyway the van is 8.5k overdue a cam belt service bit concerned its going to explode! booked in for next thursday for cam belt change

I have a 'special edition' model and can't find the 0-60 speed anywhere.. but somewhere around the 10-12s rated, and just over 10s recorded with a passenger. It may just be psychological, but I reckon it's faster following a long (>100mi) motorway drive, though..

Dogbreath said:
Still faster than a Pug 106 with the 1.0 Petrol or 1.4 diesel...

True, I suppose comparing bottom of the range models of both makes more sense.

Anyway, good luck with getting your cam belt sorted. I should probably check mine out actually, I have no service history though so don't know when it was done

Rich1988 · 7 Sep 2009 at 22:19

nicRob said:
Can't see the 15.3s time being accurate tbh, had a slower time then that on the stopwatch in a 104bhp 2.5tdi T4

Used a G meter run both ways (up and down the road) and first run came out at 15.3 the second slightly slower the quoted times abour 17.5 so its not that far off (normally quoted partially laden)

miniyazz said:
Anyway, good luck with getting your cam belt sorted. I should probably check mine out actually, I have no service history though so don't know when it was done

not my van its a works vehicle so if it does go pop before next thursday it doesnt really bother me 'too' much.
I doubt it will go I would supsect there is quite a large margain between the service interval and the belt actually getting to the point where it will snap