This list of North American Volkswagen engines details internal combustion engines found in the Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles marques, as sold in the North American markets.
Volkswagen Group engines are not widely known by "engine families" in the same way some other manufacturers do. VW Group engines are commonly known by the type of fuel they use, their displacement, and their rated motive power output. VW Group does have names of engine series, and individual engines are identified by an "ID code" (early codes were one or two letters/numbers, later IDs were generally three letters, and their very latest engines now use four letters) - but they have been known to apply many different ID codes to seemingly identical engines.
Diesel engines
Indirect injection
Volkswagen's inline-four-cylinder diesel engine (D) started out life as the gasoline-fueled EA827 series. The series ranges in size, from the original 1.5-litre, to the enlarged 1.9-litre. Some variants came with turbochargers - TurboDiesel (TD), and catalytic converters.
ID code- CK: 1.5-litre D, — 1976âÂÂ1983 Volkswagen Rabbit
ID code- CS: 1.6-litre D, — 1981âÂÂ1982 Volkswagen T2 Vanagon
ID code- CR, JK, ME: 1.6-litre D, — 1980âÂÂ1992 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta
ID code- 1V: 1.6-litre TD, — 1991âÂÂ1992 Volkswagen Jetta ECODiesel (TurboDiesel with standard non-Turbo injector pump. Catalytic converter has nothing to do with it being an "EcoDiesel" )
ID code- CY, MF: 1.6-litre TD, — 1981âÂÂ1991 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Quantum TurboDiesel
ID code- AAZ: 1.9-litre TD, — 1992âÂÂ1999 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat TurboDiesel
ID code- AAB: 2.4-litre D, — 1993âÂÂ1998 Volkswagen Eurovan
Direct injection
Currently, all diesel engines offered by Volkswagen Group are direct injection (DI). This engine started as a straight-five-cylinder Audi diesel in 1989 (itself derived from the EA827 series), but got reduced to an inline-four-cylinder for Volkswagens use. It is related (through several evolutions of engine families) to the EA827 series, indirect-injection diesels, 16 valves, and five-cylinder gasoline engines. Naturally aspirated direct-injection variants are known as Suction Diesel Injection, abbreviated to SDI. Many are offered with a turbocharger, and known as Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI).
4-cylinder DI
ID code- 1Z, AHU, ALH: 1.9-litre TDI, — 1996âÂÂ2003 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen New Beetle, Volkswagen Passat
ID code- ATD, BEW, BRM: 1.9-litre TDI, — 2004âÂÂ2006 Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen New Beetle
ID code- BHW: 2.0-litre TDI, — 2003âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Passat (Pumpe Düse (PD))
ID code- CBE: 2.0-litre TDI, — 2008âÂÂ2009 Volkswagen Jetta
ID CODE - 2009-2014 CJAA 2.0L TDI 140HP jetta,golf,bettle,jetta sportwagen
ID code- CRU: 2.0-litre TDI, — 2015âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Golf
6-cylinder DI
ID code- CAR: 3.0-litre V6 TDI, — 2008âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI
ID code- BKW, BLE: 4.9-litre V10 TDI, — 2003âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI (Pumpe Düse (PD))
ID code- BWF: 5.0-litre V10 TDI, — 2006âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI (Pumpe Düse (PD))
Gasoline engines
4-cylinder
Air-cooled
ID code- B: 1.6-litre, — 1967âÂÂ1970 Volkswagen Type 2
ID code- CA, CB: 1.7-litre, — 1971âÂÂ1973 Volkswagen Type 2
ID code- W, EA: 1.7-litre, — 1969âÂÂ1974 Volkswagen Type 4 412
ID code- AP, AW: 1.8-litre, — 1973âÂÂ1975 Volkswagen Type 2
ID code- ED: 1.8-litre, — 1974âÂÂ1975 Volkswagen Type 2
ID code- EC: 1.8-litre, — 1973âÂÂ1974 Volkswagen Type 4 412
ID code- CJ, CV, GD, GE: 2.0-litre, — 1976âÂÂ1982 Volkswagen Type 2, Volkswagen Vanagon
Wasserboxer
The Volkswagen Wasserboxer engine is a water-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine, based on the air-cooled design. It was solely used in the 1983âÂÂ1991 Volkswagen Vanagon.
ID code- DH: 1.9-litre, , Digijet injection, 1983âÂÂ1985
ID code- MV: 2.1-litre, , Digifant II injection, 1985âÂÂ1991
EA827 series
Known classically as the "counterflow 8 valve", the EA827 engine series is the root of most of Volkswagen's engines in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. It started as an Audi-designed engine and spawned straight-five-cylinder, diesel, crossflow, turbo, supercharged, and 16 valve variants. While mostly retired, the "second cousin" of the EA827 is still alive, known as the TDI.
1.5 litre
ID code- FX: 1.5-litre, — 1977âÂÂ1980 Volkswagen Rabbit (carburettor)
ID code- FG: 1.5-litre, — 1974âÂÂ1975 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Scirocco
ID code- EH, EN: 1.5-litre, — 1977âÂÂ1984 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Scirocco
1.6 litre
ID code- FN: 1.6-litre, — 1975âÂÂ1976 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Scirocco
ID code- EE: 1.6-litre, — 1976âÂÂ1977 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Scirocco
ID code- YH, YG, EJ: 1.6-litre, — 1975âÂÂ1980 Volkswagen Dasher, Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Scirocco
1.7 litre
ID code- JF: 1.7-litre, — 1982âÂÂ1984 Volkswagen Rabbit
ID code- EN: 1.7-litre, / — 1980âÂÂ1984 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Scirocco
1.8 litre
ID code- UM: 1.8-litre, — 1986âÂÂ1987 Volkswagen Fox
ID code- ABG: 1.8-litre, — 1990âÂÂ1993 Volkswagen Fox
ID code- GX, JN, ACC: 1.8-litre, — 1983âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Quantum, Volkswagen Fox, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta
ID code- JH, MZ: 1.8-litre, — 1982âÂÂ1989 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Scirocco
ID code- 2H: 1.8-litre, — 1989âÂÂ1993 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet
ID code- HT, RV: 1.8-litre, — 1984âÂÂ1991 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta (RV: 1987âÂÂ1992 Digifant II)
ID code- RD, PF: 1.8-litre, — 1985âÂÂ1991 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, (PF: 1987âÂÂ1992 Digifant II)
ID code- PG: 1.8-litre G60 (G-Lader supercharger), — 1989âÂÂ1993 Volkswagen Corrado, Volkswagen Passat
EA113 series
The EA113 engine is a derivative of the classic EA827 series. It includes a crossflow cylinder head instead of counterflow cylinder head.
ID code- ABA, AEG, AVH, AZG, BBW, BDC, BEV, BGD, AGG: 2.0-litre, (1984 cc, Fuel Injected) — 1992âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen New Beetle
16-valve
The 16 valve Volkswagen engine is the same as the EA827 series, the only difference being the addition of piston cooling oil squirters, similar to the g60 block but with a 16 valve cylinder head attached.
ID code- PL: 1.8-litre 16v, — 1986âÂÂ1989 Volkswagen Golf Mk2 GTI, Volkswagen Jetta Mk2, Volkswagen Scirocco
ID code- 9A: 2.0-litre 16v, — 1990âÂÂ1993 Volkswagen Golf Mk2 GTI, Volkswagen Jetta Mk2, Volkswagen Passat B3
1.8 T
Volkswagen's ubiquitous 1.8 T engine, wholly developed by Audi, also known as the 1.8 20vT, has seen many improvements over the years and is used in many Volkswagen vehicles. It is sometimes mounted longitudinally while at other times mounted transversely. Its cylinder head contains five valves per cylinderâÂÂa total of 20 valves, and all versions use a turbocharger.
ID code- AEB: 1.8-litre T, — 1997âÂÂ1999 Volkswagen Passat (longitudinally mounted)
ID code- ATW: 1.8-litre T, ? — 2000 Volkswagen Passat (longitudinally mounted)
ID code- AGU, APH, AWD, AWU, AWV, AWW, BKF: 1.8-litre T, — 1998âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen New Beetle (transversely mounted)
ID code- AWM: 1.8-litre T, — 2001âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Passat (longitudinally mounted)
ID code- AWP, BNU: 1.8-litre T, — 2001âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen New Beetle (transversely mounted)
ID code- AMU, BEA: 1.8-litre T, — 1999âÂÂ2005 Audi TT Quattro (transversely mounted)
Fuel Stratified Injection
The latest development of this engine range. An all new cylinder head was needed for the Audi-developed Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI), which features cylinder-direct fuel injection straight into the combustion chambers. The result of needing to site both spark plug and fuel injector meant that the former five-valve layout had to be changed to a four-valve-per-cylinder arrangement. Like previous engines, where the T appears, it stands for forced induction, usually by a turbocharger.
ID code- CCT: 2.0-litre FSI, — 2008âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Tiguan, (transversely mounted)
ID code- BPY, CAW, CBF: 2.0-litre TFSI, — 2005âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Golf Mk5 GTI, Volkswagen Jetta Mk5 GLI, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Passat B6, Volkswagen Tiguan, 2006-2008 Audi A3
5-cylinder
Older Volkswagen inline-five-cylinder engines are an adaptation of the original Audi five-cylinder engine (for use in the Audi 4000-derived Quantum). Eurovan five-cylinders are a 2.5-litre non-crossflow 10-valve engine with an extra cylinder and balance rods added. Volkswagen most recently came out with a new five-cylinder developed (loosely) from half of a Lamborghini Gallardo V10 engine.
ID code- WE: 2.1-litre, — 1982âÂÂ1983 Volkswagen Quantum
ID code- KM: 2.1-litre, — 1983âÂÂ1985 Volkswagen Quantum
ID code- JT: 2.2-litre, — 1985âÂÂ1988 Volkswagen Quantum
ID code- KX: 2.23-litre, — 1984âÂÂ1988 Volkswagen Quantum
ID code- AAF, ACU: 2.5-litre, — 1991âÂÂ1995 Volkswagen Eurovan
ID code- BGP, BGQ, BPR, BPS: 2.5-litre, — 2005âÂÂ2011 Volkswagen Rabbit (Golf Mk5), Volkswagen Jetta Mk5, Volkswagen New Beetle
ID code- CBT, CBU: 2.5-litre, — 2007âÂÂ2014 Volkswagen Beetle (A5), Volkswagen Golf Mk6, Volkswagen Jetta Mk5, Volkswagen Jetta Mk6 (2011-2013), Volkswagen Passat, 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit (Golf Mk5)
6-cylinder
V6 engine
Volkswagen used a conventional V6 engine in the B5 Passat, because the drivetrain was longitudinally mounted. Like the original VR6, it was 2.8 litres in size, but unlike the VR6, it was a true 90-degree V6, and had 30 valves with continuously variable intake valve timing.
ID code- AMM: 2.4-litre V6, — 2003âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Passat B5
ID code- AHA, AMX, ATQ: 2.8-litre V6, — 1997âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Passat B5
VR6 engine
Volkswagen's potent VR6 engine was originally conceived as a diesel engine, but later found itself as a gasoline engine. This engine was designed and created so that a six cylinder engine could fit within an engine bay of car originally designed for an inline-four engine.
ID code- AES: 2.8-litre VR6, — 1996âÂÂ2000 Volkswagen Eurovan
ID code- AAA: 2.8-litre VR6, — 1994âÂÂ1999 Volkswagen Corrado, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat
ID code- AFP: 2.8-litre VR6, — 1999.5âÂÂ2002 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta
ID code- BDF: , — 2001âÂÂ2004 Volkswagen Jetta, 2002âÂÂ2004 Volkswagen Golf
ID code- AXK: , — 2000âÂÂ2003 Volkswagen Eurovan
ID code- BAA, BMX: , — 2003âÂÂ2006 Volkswagen Touareg
ID code- BJS: , — 2004 Golf Mk4 R32
ID code- BUB, CBR: , — 2006âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Eos, Golf Mk5 R32, Audi MK1/MK2 TT 3.2
ID code- BHK, BHL, BLV: , — 2005âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Passat B6 (with Fuel Stratified Injection)
8-cylinder
W8 engine
Volkswagen has only built a single W8 engine, for the 2001âÂÂ2004 Passat. It was a test bed for the W engine technology, which made it into the W12 (listed below), and the W16, as used in the Bugatti Veyron EB16.4.
ID code- BDP: 4.0-litre W8, — 2001âÂÂ2004 Volkswagen Passat B5 W8
V8 engine
Volkswagen has only used one fundamental design for its V8 engine - an all-aluminium alloy construction, but with evolutions in engine management and fueling systems. Like its other engines, increases in power necessitated new engine ID codes. Only the Phaeton and Touareg in the Volkswagen Passenger Cars marque have used a V8 engine.
ID code- AXQ: 4.2-litre V8, — 2002âÂÂ2007 Volkswagen Touareg
ID code- BGH, BGJ: 4.2-litre V8, — 2003âÂÂ2006 Volkswagen Phaeton
ID code- BAR: 4.2-litre FSI V8, — 2007âÂÂpresent Volkswagen Touareg (with Fuel Stratified Injection - FSI)
12-cylinder
W12 engine
Volkswagen has used only one W12 engine in their vehicles (though shared with the Audi A8). An increase in power in 2006 saw a new engine ID code.
ID code- BAP: 6.0-litre W12, — 2003âÂÂ2005 Volkswagen Phaeton W12
ID code- BRP: 6.0-litre W12, — 2005âÂÂ2006 Volkswagen Phaeton W12
See also
References
diesel engines
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