{"id":3800,"date":"2014-06-17T01:52:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T01:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2017-01-11T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T12:41:13","slug":"1988-pontiac-fiero-with-a-vw-diesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3800","title":{"rendered":"1988 Pontiac Fiero with a VW Diesel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3806\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3806\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?fit=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;65535&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004838&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?resize=625%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_06.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pontiac was never able to get this kind of mileage from a Fiero. This 1988 Fiero has a VW 1.9L TDI diesel and automatic transmission from a 2000 Jetta in the back of it. Now the car gets up to 55 MPG. Check out the videos and build thread below for more info.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3800&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3800 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3801'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;65535&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002419&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_01.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_02.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3803'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3803\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?fit=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;565&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.08&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_03.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_04.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_04.jpg?fit=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;565&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.084328&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_04.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_04.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3805'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3805\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?fit=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;65535&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001612&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_05.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_07.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3807\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_07.jpg?fit=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DROID3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;65535&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with 1.9L VW TDI diesel engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_07.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1988_pontiac_fiero_with_vw_tdi_diesel_07.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ueOCT8XfGFg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RRI2MQSW_ww\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiero.nl\/forum\/Forum1\/HTML\/082918-4.html\">Fiero.nl<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.jalopnik.com\/diesel-fiero-tdi-1591286833\">OppositeLock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pontiac was never able to get this kind of mileage from a Fiero. This 1988 Fiero has a VW 1.9L TDI diesel and automatic transmission from a 2000 Jetta in the back of it. Now the car gets up to 55 MPG. Check out the videos and build thread below for more info. Source: Fiero.nl&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3800\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1988 Pontiac Fiero with a VW Diesel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141994,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141994","url_meta":{"origin":3800,"position":0},"title":"Pontiac Fiero with a Cadillac Northstar V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1984 Pontiac Fiero SE is powered by a 4.6 L Cadillac Northstar V8. 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