1-2 ENGINE-GENERAL

1.8 LITER ENGINE

The 1.8L engine is a further design evolution of the 4-cyl-
inder gasoline turbocharged engine used on previous
models of the Volkswagen Passat and New Beetle.

1.8L 4-cylinder turbo gasoline engine

Technical Data - 1.8L Engine

• Type 4-cylinder inline, 5 valves/cylinder
• Displacement 1.8L, 1781 cc (108.7 cubic inches)
• Bore 81.0 mm
• Stroke 86.4 mm
• Compression Ratio
Code: AWD, AWP 9.5:1
Code: AWW 9.3:1
• Power
Code: AWD, AWW 110 kW (150 HP) @5700 rpm
Code: AWP 132 kW (180 HP) @5500 rpm
• Torque
Code: AWD 210 Nm (155 ft-Ib) @1750 RPM
Code: AWW 220 Nm (162 ft-Ib) @ 1950 RPM
Code: AWP 235 Nm (173 ft-Ib) @ 1950 RPM
• Fuel requirement Gasoline, Premium Unleaded
• Engine Management Motronic ME7.5, aBO II

1.8L engine design features:

• Cast iron cylinder block, light alloy crossflow cylinder
head and aluminum oil pan.
• Crankshaft with 5 main bearings.
• Dual overhead camshafts. Exhaust camshaft driven by
toothed belt with tensioning dampener. Intake cam-
shaft driven by self-adjusting chain from the exhaust
camshaft.
• Lightweight valvetrain, 5 valves per cylinder.
• Transverse mounting with "Pendulum" type engine
mounts.
• Chain-drive internal gear oil pump driven from the front
of the crankshaft.
• Coolant pump built into the cylinder block and driven by
the toothed camshaft belt.
• Thermostat integral with the cylinder block.
• Turbocharger with intercooler.
• Distributorless ignition with separate coils for each cyl-
inder.
• External engine accessories driven by a single poly-
ribbed belt with tensioner.
• Bosch Motronic ME7.5 Multi-point Sequential Fuel In-
jection (MFI) system with electronic accelerator sys-
tem.
• Engine code AWW and AWP have electronic engine
performance control through the use of variable cam-
shaft timing.

1.8 LITER ENGINE