My daughter and her fella are looking to buy a t25 2.1 w/c fuel injection. Apart from the obvious rust do any of you guys know what major issues to look out for. They would luv a bay but budget is tight. Cheers
Rust and leaking cylinder heads... The head bolts/studs run in the coolant, so are very susceptible to rotting out and snapping... especially when you have to do a head gasket on them!! I've done a wasserboxer before, and they aren't the easiest of engines to do a recon on!!
2.1 are lovey go like stink Had a t25 before the bay Seams rust watch out for filled seams Check the long water pipes that run front to back some were metal and some were plastic with metal ends that rust i think you can get replacements but there not cheep The rear suspension arm rust and good ones were getting hard to find.
Check the colour of the coolant ,check the colour of the oil ,let it tick over for five minutes and see if the temp goes past half way ,look at the ground for oil leaks ,look at the pushrod tubes...the long water tubes come in stainless steel .... check the petrol tank they rust on top.... wait a minute i would never let my daughter drive a T25, give her the bay and you have the wedge...
I had a similar problem, got told to take the oil breather pipe out of the air intake from the top of the carb and breath it into a bottle with holes in it filled with gauze. Seems to have cured it as I don't have oil in the airbox or all over the tailgate now!
Thanks for the info guys, and lost- en - france they've got no chance wouldn't let them loose in my bus.
Get an aircooled one with a CU engine code. Hydraulic lifters, fit electronic ignition and just change the oil every now & then fill it with petrol and bobs yer auntie. Inspect seams and where the floor joins the body. 70 bhp, what more could you want?
I like my 1.9 would never dream of swapping it for anything else but the original engine....A lot of T25`s in France are 1.6 I enjoy passing them like they are stood still...
A t25 is a fire truck. The correct title is a type 2, t3. Best engine is the jx 1.6 td according to brickwerks, internationally renowned vw t3 specialists. The oil spraying out the back as a fine mist is because of a slowly worsening turbo or so I was told. But, I will try sjhs tip. Or change mechanics!
