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VW Beetles Engine Codes

BELOW IS A TABLE OF THE VARIOUS ENGINE CODES THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE VOLKSWAGEN AIRCOOLED RANGE OF CARS. BY USING THIS TABLE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ENGINE IN YOUR CAR OR WHAT ENGINE CODE TO LOOK OUT FOR FOR A PARTICULAR YEAR/CC.

 

A

1200

TYPE 1

TO 7/65

B

1600

TYPE 2

TYPE 1

8/67 - 7/70

8/68 -7/70

C

1600

TYPE 2

8/67 - 7/70

D

1200

TYPE 2

TYPE 1

FROM 5/59

FROM 8/65

E

1300

TYPE 1

8/65 - 7/70

F

1300

TYPE 1

8/65 -7/70

G

1500

TYPE 2

TO 7/65

H

1500

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

181 (THING)

8/65 - 7/70

8/65 -7/68

8/69 - 2/71

K

1500

TYPE 3

8/65 - 10/73

L

1500

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

8/66 - 7/70

FROM 11/65

M

1500

TYPE 3

8/65 - 7/73

N

1500

TYPE 3

8/65 - 7/73

P

1600

TYPE 3

8/65 -7/73

R

1500

TYPE 3

8/63 - 7/65

T

1600

TYPE 3

8/65 - 7/73

U

1600

TYPE 3

FROM 8/65

UO

1600

TYPE 3

8/67 - 7/73

AB

1300

TYPE 1

8/70 - 7/73

AC

1300

TYPE 1

8/70 - 7/75 (LOW COMPRESSION ENGINE)

AD

1600

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

8/70 - 7/73

8/70 - 7/73

AE

1600

TYPE 1

8/70 - 7/71

AF

1600

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

181 (THING)

8/70 - 1/80 ( LOW COMPRESSION)

8/70 - 7/79 ( LOW COMPRESSION)

1/74 - 1/82

AG

1600

181 (THING)

8/70 - 7/76

AH

1600

TYPE 1

8/71 - 1/76

AJ

1600

TYPE 1

8/74 - 12/80

AK

1600

TYPE 1

8/72 - 7/73

AL

1600

181 (THING)

3/73 - 7/79

AR

1300

TYPE 1

8/73 - 7/75

AS

1600

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

8/73 - 7/80

8/73 - 7/79