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Pretty much any four-cylinder, diesel VW engine intended for the front-wheel drive, transverse-mounted (and some older longitudinal mounted cars like the Audi 4000/80, Dasher/Passat, Vanagon) Golf/Jetta chassis will physically 'fit' within the bay.

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However, the newer the motor design, the more skills/money one will need to be at actually making everything work correctly, be serviceable/drivable by anyone (possibly excluding or including the owner).

The 1.5l and 1.6l diesel, as well as various other gasoline engines, were the production offerings for the VW Truck in North America.

A turbo variant of the 1.6l motor was produced after '81 for Europe, but the NA market received relatively few of them, and generally not until later (about '85 or so). It's possible to bolt the turbo bits to the earlier motors, the results of which vary.

The 1.9l has been produced in several different configurations. They become progressively more complex, powerful, quieter and less of a direct bolt-in installation. The latest motors requiring more fabrication work and skill with parts swapping/matching.

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