"Kaptain Kremin" wrote in message
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Currently looking around for an older Vauxhall diesel ( 1997 - 2001 ) and
in my occasionally faulty mind I seem to recall hearing (long ago) that
they were fitted with either an Isuzu engine or ???.

Yes, they are. 1.7 and 2.0. I seem to recall that some 1.7s were not Isuzu
donks.

The indirect injection 1.7 is a perfectly workable donk from my perspective.
As seen powered Cavaliers through Astravans up and down the land.

The earlier 2.0 direct injection isn't intercooled - badged DT - and
produces less power than the DTi (~81 versus 100 PS). Fuel consumption is
comparable between the two.

I was also told to avoid one of them at all costs. Can anyone help me out
with the other engine and which you should avoid.

It might depend on your perspective - the Isuzu donks are not as refined as
more modern stuff, but are just as economical and do without the potential
for common rail issues and the later 1.3 / 1.9's potential for electronic
tricksies.

If you want a Vauxhall diesel from this age I suspect you're pretty much
going to get an Isuzu-derived engine...

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