Can I see a show of hands from anyone else who is running Bio-diesel in their TDI's? Current price of Diesel in NJ is $3.89 It's still cold in here so I have...
A new biodiesel factory opened in western Washington half a year ago, with generous tax breaks and so forth. It increased annual US Biodiesel production by 1/3...
I have been running biodiesel in TDI since 2001 and in older diesel for about 4 years before that. I currently run my home brew in my 04 Jetta PD TDI,...
I'm running B100 in my 2001 Jetta TDI with no problems whatsoever. I'm in So Calif, so the temperature doesn't get too cold here in the winter necessitating...
... I run B100 in the summer here in TX. In the winter it's B20 from the pumpp, or I put 5gals of B100 and fill the rest with petro for about a B30. 70k...
I'm running B90 in Charleston, SC during Dec, Jan. Rest of the time I run B100. Nothing special on the car. I have installed a AMSoil bypass oil filter. ... ...
We're running B99 BioD in our 05 Passat. We pay $3.70ish locally (Santa Cruz, CA). We recently drove to Ashland, Oregon (on one tank, woot!) where we paid...
I live in frosty NH and run B20, which is sold at a local station...it generally runs about 20 cents less and I filled last week at $3.75. With most gas...
I did some quick math based on todays lowest reported fuel prices: $3.69 for Diesel and $3.03 for Regular. Based on my 50mpg I can drive 13.5 miles for $1. A...
I've been using B99 almost exclusively in my 2001 Jetta since I acquired it with 42,000 miles on the odometer. In just over a year and a half, I've driven over...
I continue to struggle with a diesel odor coming from under the hood of my 2002 tdi with 110,000 miles. I have tried numerous things to correct the problem....
You may have an injector which is leaking residual pressure overnight. Try removing the engine cover and have someone start the engine while you look for...
I've been running various blends of BD for most of the 135k miles on my 01 Golf. Early in the car's life I ran a few tanks of "questionable" B100, but mostly...
We're talking a fuel smell, not an exhaust smell right? The tiny injector return lines are known for leaking. Also look closely at the pump case seals and...
Rule of thumb in diesel engines, from the tail pipe: White smoke is oil Black smoke is fuel Of course this is not 100% true UNDER all situations but holds true...
I just got a 2007 Wolfsberg edition and I'm wondering how I can get more sound from my engine. I just put a k&n air filter for it, just want that sound when...
I'm running homebrewed biodiesel here, and have had no problems, except replaced the fuel filter at first. BTW, thanks for the cheapo prefilter; I'll try it. ...
your not going to like it , but the turbo cuts down a lot of the sound, ... turbo out and strait pipes in = loud ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Thanks for all the good advise. It is a fuel smell not exhaust smell. Can you tell me where is fuel pump is located? Can you see from under the hood or to...
I am running B20 in Northern VA in my 2005 Golf. Unfortunately, it is the highest blend I can find that is convenient to me. It was $3.90 last week in...
Donald, I have a 2003 tdi,bought it new and it has smoked on start-up since then.According to VW it is normal for it to smoke,it is the Ecu adjusting the...
I have used various blends with no adverse side effects. I can't run over B50 in a Montana winter though. For a few months in colder Northern climates I...
I am getting intermittent code on my 04 TDI PD Jetta wagon 5 speed with 83K miles. Code indicates "Motor for Intake Manifold Flap (V157) no signal. Ross-Tech...
Ross-tech says possible symptom is "Hard shudder when turning off the engine" and that is what I getting from time to time and this useually will trigger the...
Donald, To find the injector pump, you'll need to remove the engine cover. Then just follow the two fuel lines from the filter that you're familiar with to the...
Could anyone recommend a inductive DC digital ampmeter that will be able to read the amps drawn on my 2002 Jetta Diesel glow plugs. Thanks. Richard Adams...
I'd like to purchase glow plugs other than made by Beru. Any recomendations as to ones that may last longer and are less expensive? I'm in the USA. Evidently...
