A 2001 Y Reg VTR

[Byard]

No pics of the engine bay, is there anyway to tell if its 90BHP or 98BHP?

Thanks

[Lew_C]

the 98bhp one has a silvertop IIRC. 90 has blacktop.. I think

[Byard]

the 98bhp one has a silvertop IIRC. 90 has blacktop.. I think

There are no pictures of the engine bay:n:

[bfc2dabone]

if the dip stick is on the right hand side as you look at it, then is a 90 bhp, if its more in the middle its a 98 bhp, hope that helps

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87916

check this link, theres some pics

[VTR_SCANTY]

if its 2001, it is a mk2 with 98bhp,

[Byard]

if the dip stick is on the right hand side as you look at it, then is a 90 bhp, if its more in the middle its a 98 bhp, hope that helps

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87916

check this link, theres some pics

There are no pics of under the bonnet so i can't see! Lol

if its 2001, it is a mk2 with 98bhp,

Definatly 100%? Can anyone confirm this?

[LeeM]

wheres your cat?

[RichM]

I take it you've seen a car advertised and theres only pics of the car itself and none of the engine bay? Best bet is to go and have a look to see which colour rocker cover it has or where the dipstick is.

[bfc2dabone]

mines a mk 2 2000, and is 90bhp.
i think the engine change over was in 2001 sometime, so i cud be either, as aboveif the cat is under the car its a 90, if the cat is on the down pipe its a 98

[Daniel09]

nope engine change was middle of 2000 because mines 2000 and i got the 98, i went to citroen to find out aswell

[Byard]

nope engine change was middle of 2000 because mines 2000 and i got the 98, i went to citroen to find out aswell

So any 2001 + VTR is 98BHP?

[LeeM]

So any 2001 + VTR is 98BHP?

its pretty certain

[Lew_C]

its pretty certain

They are indeed, however sometimes they have had engine failures and have had the 90Bhp lump lifted in instead..

[Byard]

Origional VTR I was looking at has been sold, found a 2000 W Reg one, again no images of the engine bay so it could be either 90 or 98?

[Lew_C]

does the owner not know what engine their own car has?!

[Byard]

does the owner not know what engine their own car has?!

It is a garage and trying to communicate with them is almost impossible

[Krys_23]

All 2001 VTR's are 98 bhp, mine is :D

[Byard]

All 2001 VTR's are 98 bhp, mine is :D

Ok, was the switchover in 2000?

[LeeM]

switchover is in 2000. best way to tell is to look where the cat is, should be immediately identifiable in the cat when you open the bonnet

[Byard]

I don't have access to the car, nor is there any pictures of it under the bonnet, does anyone have the date of the switchover so i can ask the garage when the car was registered and find out that way?

[Daniel09]

date of the switch over was somewhere in the middle of 2000

if you vtr was registerd early 2000 you will have the 90
if it was registerd later in 2000 it will be the 98, providing it was new from the factory and not early stock

i have a 2000 X and i have the 98BHP
simply because mine was registerd in november

:)

[Daniel09]

the 98bhp one has a silvertop IIRC. 90 has blacktop.. I think

when they changed to the mk2, all the engines were silver tops

although there were 2 made

the 90BHP
and the 98BHP

like i said the chenge over was in 2000

the mk 2's came out before that:cool:

[Byard]

date of the switch over was somewhere in the middle of 2000

if you vtr was registerd early 2000 you will have the 90
if it was registerd later in 2000 it will be the 98, providing it was new from the factory and not early stock

i have a 2000 X and i have the 98BHP
simply because mine was registerd in november

:)

Thanks for the useful info, the VTR i'm looking at is a W reg so its 50/50, i either have to ask the garage to send me a picture of the engine bay or go to the garage and look myself, but probably will contact them as the garage is about 50 mile away :n:

[chris84]

the change over from 90 to 98bhp models happened on y reg cars and newer. so if it is a x reg or older its got 90bhp, if its a y reg or newer its got 98bhp

[Byard]

the change over from 90 to 98bhp models happened on y reg cars and newer. so if it is a x reg or older its got 90bhp, if its a y reg or newer its got 98bhp

Really?

So a 2000 W will be 90?

[Byard]

Bump, looking at buying a new car and need to know! Unless the 8BHP difference is just down to air intake and exhaust restrictions? In that case I will be replacing both anyway so it doesn't matter :panic:

[Daniel09]

the change over from 90 to 98bhp models happened on y reg cars and newer. so if it is a x reg or older its got 90bhp, if its a y reg or newer its got 98bhp

:n:

nope change over was on X reg mate :wall:
if its w reg its deffo 90BHP

x reg 50/50

y 50/50 depending if its old stock / or had an engine change but more than likely 98BHP

[Daniel09]

Bump, looking at buying a new car and need to know! Unless the 8BHP difference is just down to air intake and exhaust restrictions? In that case I will be replacing both anyway so it doesn't matter :panic:


the extra 8BHP dosent come from either of them

bits of the engine was redesigned to keep emisions down

if you have the 90BHP engine

you pay full wack tax,

the 98 is a better designed engine desighned to keep emitions down aswell as keep its power

cheaper tax

[Byard]

Ok thanks, gotta be a 98BHP one then, plus better MPG with the 98 :p

[Daniel09]

Ok thanks, gotta be a 98BHP one then, plus better MPG with the 98 :p
yeah, what reg is the one your buying again?

:y:

[Byard]

Not decided on a specific one yet just browsing and hoping to pick one up at the weekend, theres a few W, X & Y reg ones on the trader but W reg's are out of the question now lol :P

[Daniel09]

lol, i have seen a few decent ones knocking about laterly tbh..

[Byard]

Lol, life would be so much easier if the adverts had pictures of the engine bay! Cos you ring up and end up talking to someone called Muhammad which is probably worse then talking to a brick wall..

[Daniel09]

i know the feeling, the garage where i got my car from was like talking to a brick wall,

took a week untill he actually let me take it on a test drive

[Daniel09]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1140553.htm nice car there :)

[Byard]

Haha lol. Thats a tidy looking car, favorite color as well :y:

[Daniel09]

i have a posi blue VTR, best car i have had tbh..

i have driven bigger 2.0 ltr cars in the past, and tbh, i prefer the saxo for the raw-ness of it

[Byard]

Never driven a saxo before but i'm sure it will be fun, especially coming from a 1.0l corsa :homme:

[Daniel09]

lol! gna feel like a lambo to you then :P

[rey]

another way to tell is by what interior it has..

if the seats have stripes then its 90bhp
squares & triangles then 98bhp

[Byard]

another way to tell is by what interior it has..

if the seats have stripes then its 90bhp
squares & triangles then 98bhp

Thats a useful bit of information, problem solved!

Thanks :y: