I have 61,000 miles on my 2000 Jetta TDI and do all of my own oil changes. I live on a sailboat so I already had a vacuum pump to remove engine oil through...
Group, I do about 70% city driving. I use Delvac oil. Do you think I should let the Delvac go 10,000 miles between changes? I have been changing my oil...
I'd recommend that you check how your oil is holding up by doing an oil analysis when you are approaching your change-out interval. They will point out any ...
... Are you using the synthetic Delvac 1? VW call for use of synthetic oil in the TDIs. If you are using Delvac 1 then 10000 miles is fine. Hayden -- Visit...
It's now available in Chelsea, MA (just north of Boston). This is the first step in our quest to get b100 somewhere local. The 80% dinodiesel is Global...
I'm looking into purchase of a Passat variant or a golf with the 1.9 td or tdi. 88-96 year. I know the 1.9 td only has 75hp and no intercooler and that the...
I would never own a turbo car without an intercooler. The intercooler gives you more power and also extends the life of the turbo. ~ Chris Thornton ~ 2000...
Pumping oil out the dipstick opening certainly sounds convenient (after doing my own oil changes for many, many years, I'm pretty sick of it), but I wonder if...
Adjusted my injection timing today, and after making the adjustment my VAGCOM started reading zero in block 2, group 0, basic settings. When I first switch to...
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... How did you adjust the timing? In other words, do you have the A3 version where you adjust the pump by moving it forward and backwards, or do you have the...
... From: tad To: VW-TDI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:50 AM Subject: [VW-TDI] VAG-COM basic settings question Adjusted my injection timing...
... From: donaldcallen To: VW-TDI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: [VW-TDI] Re: First Oil change or "it sucks to be stupid" ...
... From: Mikael Bjurström To: VW-TDI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [VW-TDI] VAG-COM basic settings question ... From: tad ...
... From: Mikael Bjurström To: VW-TDI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [VW-TDI] Re: First Oil change or "it sucks to be stupid"...
Hi, After 5 years of ownership, I just now noticed that there is an extra air tube coming out of the lower portion of my air filter box on my '97 Passat TDI....
My Jetta has something like this, but there is a spring loaded flap over it. I figured if the airbox pressure (vacuum) got low enough maybe this door would...
Is it just me, or are these messages from Mikael without content? ... switch ... goes ... Some are BP, some are Shell, there may be others as well) ... ...
... Sorry, I guess a little more info would be in order. It's an A4. I have VAGCOM .078b I believe. Just registered it yesterday. Previously my timing was...
Group, My 2000 Bug's horn sounds different. I think it is factory equipped with dual horns and one of the horns must have stopped working. Where are the...
On Golf/Jetta, it's inside the driver's side front bumper. ... From: Flynt Myrick To: VW TDI Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 5:21 PM Subject: [VW-TDI] New Beetle...
There was a discussion last week of oil analysis, and here's another data point to add for those interested in this kind of stuff. [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES] ...
Norman Leong
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May 5, 2002 6:23 am
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So, Norman, That summary means you should not go 10k between changes then? I don't have enough knowledge to interpret the raw numbers. Thanks for posting...
Jeff, I would say your impression is correct, as that was how I read it, too. I would say that the majority (like 70%+) of my driving in the past year (the...
Norman Leong
t4mv@...
May 5, 2002 4:05 pm
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I would imagine VW thought most people that bought a TDI were going to be doing a lot of commuting (highway driving) so that's why they say change the oil...
Norman, Was this sample taken from YOUR TDI? If so, shouldn't it be noted for those unaware that your car is modified beyond stock and even just a chip? This...
