If by "upright" do you mean the 15� install? If so, on my 15� swap I
kept the stock (Mk3) oil pan. But maybe you were suggesting the use of
an oil pan with the cutaway?  (i.e. as used on some Audi's)

It's not an optimal solution, but on my swap, with the carrier running
under the pan, I rarely find any issue with ground clearance. (though
it's seen some scrapes!)

Diesel parts can be found:
http://www.qualitygermanautoparts.com/index.php?p=p1281587145&navt=Diesel%20Components

The 2.0 I found had 97K km's on it. The same local seller runs into
2.0 engines (donor cars) with relatively low miles on them. Then
again, I get the feeling that finding a low mileage ABA or AEG is not
a common thing.

Neil.

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 4:57 AM, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote:

> ..... The diesel vanagon oil pan and bellhousing, mounting cradle etc. are also very elusive.
>

> The ABA on the other hand is quite plentiful.     Even then, an upright I-4 installation would need a special oil pan unless a Passat engine was sourced.  They too are scarce.

> I am looking at engine swap alternatives and it seems to me that they are all complex and expensive.   Some more than others of course.  If I am going to do all that work, I would like to use an engine that is less than 15 years old and has less than 100k.

-- 
Neil n

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