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The idea of a 2.0 BiTDI Transporter or Amarok sounds great, and with quoted figures from the factory round the 180bhp mark, it sounds like the perfect platform to start with, right...?  Whether you already own a vehicle with one of these engines or thinking of buying one, this blog is well worth a read. Factory Figures The first thing to note when it comes to these engines are the quoted power figures from factory. Since the first one we tuned to date, we have yet to see one of these e …

You may find yourself reading this because you are in the unfortunate position of having con-rod failure on a Mk5 Platform vehicle such as 1.9 Caddy BLS or the 1.9 BXE Engine. This issue is proving to be very common, we receive multiple phone calls and emails per day in relation to this. Other engines affected are the BJB Engine found in the Caddy and the BKC / BXF found in many Mk5 Platform vehicles. We refer to them all as the PD105 engine as for most of them, the power output from the fact …