Petrol>diesel Swap

[GRN_VAGN]

Just wanting some feedback on this.

Picked up a Diesel 4 door with a good engine, The car is unregistered though.
I have my Green petrol golf (which was diesel ) which is registered but not going atm, half way through a 1.8L swap.

Just contemplating swapping it back to diesel for my daily run about and swapping the new diesel i got to petrol as a slow project.

Not sure if i will or not, but i guess the option is there.

Any comments welcome, good or bad

Edit

Decided to go ahead with the swap, why the hell not
2 people, 2 jacks, 2 hours and a handfull of tools and i had this



Have drained the tank of petrol, wiring is all out.
Hopefully picking up the diesel gear next week.

[Jarred]

do it.

wiring a diesel is meant to be pretty simple.

you'll have no power, but it'll cost you bugger all to run, and you'll get to soot people.

[Transporter]

you'll get to soot people.

Yeh, especially in the small convertibles, they're my favorites.

[ryana89]

and you'll get to soot people.

[GRN_VAGN]

you'll have no power, but it'll cost you bugger all to run, and you'll get to soot people.

LMAO!!!

Well ill have a whole running diesel to transfer parts... its just the body on the green one is average, as in previous owner flared out guards, where as the red one is still stock. so seems more sence to petrol that and turn into a project.

[mikinoz]

Swap the plates and lhf panel - sorted.

[GRN_VAGN]

Swap the plates and lhf panel - sorted.

haha, cheat

Edited first post

[mikinoz]

What happened to your spanner on the rad support?

[GRN_VAGN]

custom 13mm to get the nuts off Gemini intake manifold to get carby off have had it for years

[Peter Jones]

Only challenge I see here is the fuel lines, you won't get diesel through the smaller petrol lines.

Best if you swap out the tank and fuel lines too.

Pete

[GRN_VAGN]

had a look at that, my golf was diesel to begin with, so it has the right tank, but comparing lines to my parts car (diesel) my green one has one big line, 1 small, parts car has 2 big lines.

So going to pinch the big ones and clean them up. SHould be easy if not i got 2 diesel tanks lol

[GRN_VAGN]

So im thinking one of the previous owners not only swapped lines, but tank too !!
Its a side feed tank with the fuel level sensor on the side too.

My parts car which is diesel is also a side feed, but the pipes are in different spots and the sensor wires are not on the side :S

Ill go out and grab some pics later

Edit,pics

This one is from Diesel Car


This one is From my Petrol car (ex diesel )


From what ive read its only the diesels that had a side feed tank

[GoLfMan]

do it! Swap it back to diesel! Low and slowww

[GRN_VAGN]

thats the plan, low slow and sooty
should have the diesel in later next week. hoping to pick up the last donor car and engine on tuesday!

[GRN_VAGN]

turns out the tank was also swapped when converted to petrol, not to worry. i has a diesel tank or 2
Gives me a chance to clean one out and make sure its good, also got a chance to check filler neck, looks new!!.

Do i have to remove the rear beam to get tank out? if so, where would i hold the car up on axle stands while doing that?