Vw Tdi

[Double 6]

Are their any good VW TDI websites?, I'm wanting to see what kind of things are good or bad about the TDI, and any problems they have been having.

Thank You!

 

[Randy J]

Here ya go: http://www.tdiclub.com/

We have a 2000, with 35000 miles on it and love it. The only problems we've had is with the window regulators - we've put 3 in so far. The car gets great mileage (40-45 with an auto), and has plently of power. The only mechanical downside is they require timing belt replacement at 50,000 miles.

 

[Leon R]

We have a 2000 jetta with automatic and have had no problems. Fred's TDI Page is THE site for VW tdi info. A bunch of very knowlegable folks. The new tdi's (2002) have a better timing belt and the change now is much longer, more in line with what they used to be. They are an excellent car with lots of torque and great fuel mileage. If I hold my speed down I can get 1300KLMS on a tank or about $35. 00 CDN worth. It can cruise nicely at 160KLMS/hr (100mph) with pedal left over. Go and test drive one, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Scot]

First Beetle I saw up close was at the diesel pump at Loves truck stop. I asked the driver what he thought of it. He said it ran as good as a gasser. He said his only complaint was that every time he looked down, it was running 80 mph!

 

[The patriot]

I test drove a 1997 Jetta 5 speed. With 4 adults in the car, I still managed to spin the tires!! I was very impressed indeed.

I was waiting for VW to come out with a 5 speed TDI Passat. Kept getting excuses. Two more months, this summer, in the fall etc, etc.

Finally bought the CTD.

It seemed to be an excellently built car, or I wouldnt have waited that long.

Eric

 

[Evan A. Beck]

DD has a cool 3" stainless exhaust system for the Beetle too. I'd straightpipe it! Heh heh heh...

 

[lschultz]

Not much I can add about the VW. I bought a 2001 NB 5sp so far the best mileage is 52. ?I did a lot of reading before I got one. Freds TDI is the best another one is vwvortex. Theres some more but I don't have the info right now. You don't know what there like to you drive one you will be impressed. No problems yet around 16600 miles. Get one and you will not regret it.

 

[lschultz]

VW

Randy J already gave you the one far Freds TDI but here are some more. http://www.vwvortex.com/ http://www.newbeetle.org/

http://www.beetlebuzz.com/

As far as info I think Freds TDI is the best. I think I got the right.

 

[Double 6]

Thank You all for the info. , it always helps to be well informed, as someone said "Research Twice, Buy Once".

 

[BCFAST]

VW power!

Take note, that the little tdi motor has the same torque as the VR6 at much lower revs... and because it's a turbo motor it has GOBS of potential for upgrades. . the VR6 doesnt. My race mechanic owns a 2000 Jetta tdi with 5 speed. He finds himself revving too high all the time! The motor pulls great until it falls off and you're sitting there wasting time... . He says that if he was gonna do it again, he'd buy the early-shifting automatic.

 

[DieselB59]

The mighty TDI has great power and mileage, but suffers from a few things that can be addressed by the do it yourselfer. First, it uses crankcase blowby recirculation, which sends oil that condenses into the intercooler, filling it up. This can be solved by putting a scrubber inline between the valve cover and the intake. Secondly, EGR. This also can be defeated. The worst of all, however, is the combination of blowby and EGR. This produces a sludge that completely blocks the intake manifold to the point that you can hardly fit a Q-tip into the intake. I have had it off my TDI and pulled out sludge that filled up a gallon ziploc bag! The other really good news is that www.edgeproductsinc.com is releasing a TDI box really soon.

 

[Randy J]

Originally posted by DieselB59

This can be solved by putting a scrubber inline between the valve cover and the intake. Secondly, EGR. This also can be defeated.

Ok, explain these to me. What's a scrubber, where do you get it, and how do you defeat the EGR? Thanks

 

[The patriot]

When I had my Grand National, it had the same problem. All I did was remove the line that connected the valve cover to the turbo line. Get a rubber plug, install it on the turbo line. Get a small air filter and push it into the hole in the valve cover.

No more oil in the intercooler!!

Eric

 

[DieselB59]

A scrubber is a canister that you hook up in between the valve cover and the intake. It has in it two brass or stainless steel mesh inserts that the gas is passed over before returning to the intake. The mesh scrubs the oil out of the hot gas and eliminates the blowby. At the bottom of the canister is a drain valve that you open at every oil change.

To defeat the EGR, you need to solder in a cople of diodes to the MAF sensor as it gets a signal from the EGR when open. Then, a small vacuum switch is run at the EGR activation port and thus, no more EGR. This ensures that you don't get a check engine light.

 

[B9Mile]

Crank Case Ventilation Filter

Here is quite a bit of info for a CCV filter/separator installation.

http://forums. tdiclub.com/NonCGI/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=17&t=000263



This will come in handy WHEN we are forced to deal with this issue on future Cummins engines. I haven't seen a firm date yet on when an EGR setup will be used on all Ram Cummins engines. But I believe when this happens, our crank case vent tubes will no longer vent to the atmosphere.

 

[DieselB59]

EGR is coming and the date is sealed with the arrival of the 2003 model. It's a federal mandate, that Cummins and the other manufacturers had to meet.