BXE TDI swap engine with AWX TDI

Passataudi

Hi, I'm new to this but I'd give it ago. My engine in my 05 Passat 1.9tdi with bxe has started knocking recently. It has the dreaded bxe engine code. I've heard people being able to put in older awx and avf tdi in to it? Don't no how true this is.

kilianmanning

Passataudi wrote: »

Hi, I'm new to this but I'd give it ago. My engine in my 05 Passat 1.9tdi with bxe has started knocking recently. It has the dreaded bxe engine code. I've heard people being able to put in older awx and avf tdi in to it? Don't no how true this is.

They won't fit, people put in the older pd engines from the likes of a mk4 golf, bora, they can be made fit easily enough

Passataudi

Thank you for your help. Do you no what the difference would be

mullingar

Ive heard older BKC engines are a known good replacement as they have stronger rods.

Here are the years/cars a BKC were installed: (from wiki)

Audi 8P A3 (Mk2) (BKC: 06/03-05/06, BLS: 10/05-05/10, BXE: 06/06-05/10), SEAT Ibiza 6J (Mk4) (BLS: 02/08->), SEAT León 1P (Mk2) (BKC: 07/05-02/06, BLS: 11/05->, BXE: 02/06->), SEAT Altea (BJB: 04/04-09/05, BKC: 04/04-05/06, BLS: 10/05->, BXE: 02/06->), SEAT Toledo Mk3 (BJB: 09/04-09/05, BKC: 09/04-02/06, BLS: 10/05-09/09, BXE: 02/06->), Škoda Fabia 5J (Mk2) (BLS: 04/07->), Škoda Roomster (BLS: 11/06->), Škoda Octavia 1Z (Mk2) (BJB: 02/04->, BKC: 05/04-02/06, BXE: 03/06->, BLS: 05/06->), Škoda Superb 3U (Mk1) (BSV: 10/05-05/07, BLS/BXE: 03/08->), Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (BKC: 10/03-07/07, BLS: 06/05->, BXE: 05/07->), VW Jetta Mk5 (BKC: 05/05-??/09, BLS: 08/05-??/09, BXE: 02/06-??/09), VW Golf Plus (BLS: 05/07-12/08, BXE: 05/07-01/09), Volkswagen Touran (BKC: 08/03-02/06, BLS: 06/05->, BXE: 02/06->), VW Passat B6 (BKC: 03/05-02/06, BLS: 06/05-11/08, BXE: 02/06-11/08), Volkswagen Caddy Mk3 (BJB: 02/04->, BLS: 06/05->)

fancy pigeon

AWX is not transverse, won't fit.

ASZ/ARL will fit with some modification (think there has to be a hole drilled in the block for the crank sensor for example)

Passataudi

Whocare wrote: »

Like is really worth the effort it old car

Thanks for letting me know it's and old car. I'm just looking for an alternative to the bxe engine because I really like the car. I know I could go out and pick one up for peanuts

biko

Whocare wrote: »

Like is really worth the effort it old car

That's not for you to decide, more helpful posts please

George Dalton

An 05 Passat would have a BKC code engine fitted. Which won’t suffer from the dreaded BXE rod failure. If your engine is a BKC and is starting to make a knocking sound it’s probabky a worn cam and lifters. So no need to swap the whole engine.

Passataudi

George Dalton wrote: »

An 05 Passat would have a BKC code engine fitted. Which won’t suffer from the dreaded BXE rod failure. If your engine is a BKC and is starting to make a knocking sound it’s probabky a worn cam and lifters. So no need to swap the whole engine.

It's a bxe engine I wish it was the bkc

rex-x

Passataudi wrote: »

It's a bxe engine I wish it was the bkc

It must have had an engine swap so, the first BXE engine was fitted in mid 06 so your car could not have had one originally

Passataudi

Thanks everyone for all your help, I will pull engine out over Christmas and keep ye posted how I get on.

kilianmanning

Passataudi wrote: »

Thanks everyone for all your help, I will pull engine out over Christmas and keep ye posted how I get on.

I have a very good asz 130hp engine here from a 2002 bora, only 154k miles, if you are going down that route.

Passataudi

kilianmanning wrote: »

I have a very good asz 130hp engine here from a 2002 bora, only 154k miles, if you are going down that route.

I'll keep it in mind. Thanks