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Sodo
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 Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:37 am Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| Phishman068 wrote: |
"this is the most streamlined Vanagon conversion kit on the market."
-Boxeer website homepage
<snip>...... So since this is apparently marketed as easier and more fool-proof then the Bostig conversion.....
Am I just reading that wrong?
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Its all relative. Perhaps just the diesel intercooler install is comparable
to an entire Bostig conversion.
.....there's a LOT more to a Diesel conversion than the intercooler install 
But there are LOTS of capable hardheads who enjoy a complex project.
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MarkWard
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:31 am Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| My feeling is that one day your conversion regardless of type will strand you. The more you can do yourself through the conversion, the better suited you will be for when that day comes. The reason is, the likelyhood a shop would take it in stock is remote enough without saying by the way, it has "X" engine installed. You will need to fix it yourself. |
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Sodo
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:49 am Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| MarkWard wrote: |
| the likelyhood a shop would take it in stock is remote enough. |
Claims of "more reliable" require many levels of YMMV.
I've destroyed 2 motors and several gearboxes over 105,000 miles in the learning / spending / renewing / upgrading process.
Currently I think of my conversion as "more reliable than stock" but there were some long spells where I did not think that way.
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'90 Westy EJ25, NEW oil rings (!) 2Peloquins, 3knobs, SyncroShop pressure-oiled pinion-bearing & GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox.
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered original gearbox
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hans j
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| MarkWard wrote: |
| My feeling is that one day your conversion regardless of type will strand you. The more you can do yourself through the conversion, the better suited you will be for when that day comes. The reason is, the likelyhood a shop would take it in stock is remote enough without saying by the way, it has "X" engine installed. You will need to fix it yourself. |
Yup. Just wait for that p0087 fault!
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e.facchinei
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| Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:58 am Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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Lol. Def not a “plant”.
Install was a private mechanic, if he wants me to share his info i will. He has 15+ years experience working on vanagons and has done dozens of conversions, from kits to piecing together his own ABA. His day job also has him wrenching on modern VW so this motor was in his wheelhouse. He was very impressed with the kit.
While I have done a ton of work on my van myself and may have attempted this conversion on my own, i sure am glad i had a professional complete. Plenty of things to consider that is good to have someone knowledgeable make you aware and talk through with. From deciding to put in new fuel tank, to intercooler heat x placement , to going with diesel bellhousing (no adapter plate needed)and all the little things needed to make that work. His work was top notch. |
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vanis13
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| Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:30 am Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| e.facchinei wrote: |
Lol. Def not a “plant”.
Install was a private mechanic, if he wants me to share his info i will. |
I gotta say, in this murky situation, any claims that can't be independently verified are suspect.
And, and "hey I got this solution (a mechanic that can do this certain thing) but you can't get this same solution" are worthless since it does not provide a solution to those that have struggled with this product.
Unless those two points get straightened out, the post still may be a plant that either tries to make this product process more feasible than it actually is...or the post is irrelevant since the needed solution is not available to anyone but the original poster.
Wouldn't one think if the mechanic can make work what others want but can't make work that the mechanic could have an extremely good business that would eclipse any other ventures he might have in the mechanic realm?
Post is still suspect to me especially considering the history around experiences with Boxeer.
..... Also curious @e.facchinei - what is your history with Vanagons and what was your journey to deciding on boxeer and why have we not heard from you before your post that resurrected this topic?
In addition to pictures, t would be helpful to get a real accounting of total costs of your successful install in both money and time.
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ausbran
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: OFFICIAL: Boxeer.com 2.0 TDI CR engine review thread |
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| hans j wrote: |
| Yup. Just wait for that p0087 fault! |
I just replaced every single component in my fuel system to fix p0087. Absolute nightmare lol, but finally got it fixed. |
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