The Renault 1.9 dCi,… or is it a Vauxhall DTi or a Nissan?…
It’s amazing how the look of these three vans is interchangeable without the company emblem to guide you. This trend continues when you look in the engine bay with the same Renault engines fitted throughout.
Renault coined the name ‘Trafic’ back in 1981 but it wasn’t until the second generation came along that a winning formula powered by the F9Q engine was replicated across a major collaboration with Nissan & Vauxhall.
The engine, which some may now consider as ‘old hat’, was part of a new generation of diesels that powered not only this popular family of vans but also big sellers such as Meganes and Lagunas. The offer of punchy performance coupled with seriously good fuel economy was well received, whether you were lugging the kids or tools about in the van.
For these reasons and the fact that F9Q is a fairly dependable unit, it’s still working away in thousands of vehicles today albeit mostly high milers.
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