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I take good care of my lupo (~95K miles). Everything is serviced, oil pump appears to be changed before I bought the car. Oil is castrol edge titanium 10w60. Engine is much more quiet than using 5w30 or 5w40. I've done 7K miles with the light blinking (only when I rev it hard like going up stiff hills and driving around town on hot days) and not any sign of braking down. I'm planning to switch to a diesel so I want the car to be in the best shape for selling. That mechanic told me it's the only possible reason why those 1.4 16v (well serviced) engines have the oil pressure problem. (I've replaced the sensor) So I'm willing to try to fit an oil cooler like the gti has. But I do not know if it is possible or how to do it.

Those engines do not have an oil cooler like the 1.6 engines do so when I drive "sporty" the oil pressure light blinks ocassionally. A mechanic told me the oil is not cooling properly thus the viscosity gets too low and an oil cooler should solve this.

Hello everyone I there a way I can fit an oil cooler on my AUA engine?

Do you guys know if the SDI has oil squirters?

It's a manual gearbox with an automatic device that changes gears. Not that hard to convert to fully manual.

Sounds like some kind of bad crankshaft position sensor or its wiring.

I've driven the 1.0 and it was surprisingly nippy due to its short ratio gearbox, even comparable to my 1.4s. With my 1st and 3rd long gears I barely have any wheel torque under 3000rpm. What s the sweet spot to change gears in the sdi? Are the gear ratios the same or some are longer and some are shorter? I usually drive early in the morning or late at night because I hate traffic, so as my bestie Dblock asked, where does it sit at 60-70 mph?

Thanks a lot for the input Skeeza. It's pretty much what I need. Have you driven the 1.4s besides you sdi? Personally I don't know anyone who has and sdi to see how "torquey" it is in regular driving compared my petrol engine. Hopefully it is not that slow like people say.

I had the same issue so give it some time. When I changed my thermostat only after ~1000 miles the engine started to warm up properly at highway speeds.

I've been through this and the only explanation I have is that vw's suggested oil to use is way too thin to properly lubricate our petrol engines, thus wearing out the "revolutionary" alloys used in manufacturing after a short amount of mileage. Does anyone believe that vw would have had such enormous incomes if they made bullet proof engines like in the old days?

Thats weird. Have you checked your radiator fan sensor? Even if your thermostat is in perfect condition the one which triggers the fan could be off and start spinning it too soon.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Thats why we have the forums, to discuss.

Thats some great info, thanks a lot. I forgot to ask you about how the engine is running. Any cold start issues? Isn't that true only with WVO? I can't see any reason why new oil from the store would cause problems.

Thanks a lot! How is the fuel consumption compared to 100% diesel? Don't you blend it with gasoline or diesel, just pure oil? Also do you use some kind of heating system?

Funny thing. There are more TDI s around here for sale than SDI s. And the price difference isn't that big. Has anyone tried blending (clean) vegetable oil in either of them? I'm not convinced which one is cheaper to run.

So I'm looking to replace my 1.4s due to commuting costs. Even willing to try svo on it. What should I look for when checking the engine? I'm interested in everything that needs looking for. Thanks.

LOL I may be the only one who doesn't think you're crazy. I've been hearing the same kind of "owl" sound only at cruising speeds. In fact it sounds exactly like an owl, loud enough so you can barely hear it. I thought I was imagining things even asked passengers if they could hear it and at one moment, during a long jurney one of them heard it. Then I forwarded my thoughts from my mental health to what the hel could it be. I was blaming the mirror cover (mine is a bit off) since it seemed to come from it but I haven't been hearing it since the weather got warm here. Although I've been driving it almost exclusively around town the last months so I wouldn't be surprised if it is still there. And yeah, I've been tested not long ago, apparently I'm sane...

Ok, final simplified question: is the 1.7 sdi a direct swap on the 1.4 16v?

I'm sorry this topic goes forever but the deeper I research into this conversion the more problems I find. It seems these engines are anything but interchangeble like the older cars used to be. So I'm looking for the least complicated and least expensive conversion I can. Right now I'm looking at the 1.7 SDI engine but only if the electronic injection can be swapped with a mechanical one, like the 1.9 D. That way I don't have to buy the ecu and wiring. Unfortunately I couldn't find any info on clublupo on either the 1.4s to sdi swap or the injection swap.

Not in the UK. Still couldn't find a way to straight fit the golf 1.6 16v. I hope I don't have to look for another 1.4 crap.

Thanks a lot for the input. Unfortunately I haven't found anyone in town willing to get into mounts fabrication. So I'm left with something thats a straight fit. I've read about the polo gti engine but since they're so rare around here I searched and found a golf BCB (ERT box) engine which I heard should drop right in no problem. BUT it does not fit the lupo gearbox. And putting a golf gearbox with lupo's tiny wheels will give waay too short ratios. So I'm looking for a gearbox that fits the BCB engine and long enough for lupo's wheels. Maybe a diesel box? Help.

I know there are a lot of threads about this but couldn't find any specific. Long story short, I have a 1.4s lupo, i love it, don't want to sell it but I need a new engine. A diesel since I drive it three times more then I anticipated first. So I want to throw a non-PD bullet proof 1.9 tdi. Which is the less complicated one to swap? From the ASV/ALH even down to AAZ. I wouldn't mind a non-ECU diesel lupo as long as I still have my ABS and airbags. Thanks.

Don't tell me nobody has done something like this.

I'm looking to swap the actual bus sized steering wheel with a thicker and hopefully smaller one. The main thing that worries me is the airbag wiring so maybe a mk4 golf gti steering will fit? They're pretty cheap around here. Also the original front seats are anything but supporting and I bet they weight a tone each. I heard the mk3 golf recaros fit easily and they seem much lighter then mk4 ones. But I'm not sure about it. I know mk4s are easy to fit but they are too heavy for my tastes. I need something lighter and cheaper if possible. Here I'm open to suggestions. Thanks.

due to lack of clear solutions I was thinking is there any higher volume/pressure oil pump available for lupo?