[Vwdiesel] Crappy fuel? (was Touareg)

[TexasTDI]

It's no "design flaw" except for the fact that a diesel motor was never
intended to have an EGR or CCV.  But thanks to the EPA, diesels have to have
them now.

EGR and CCV are but two things the EPA requires that actually HARM the
motor.  The EPA could care less about how long the motor lasts as long as it
pollutes less.

Another example is the new Honda's and Ford car's using 5w-20 oil.  That's
way too thin of an oil for virtually any climate, unless you live in the
Arctic.  Think those cars will live past 100k miles?  HAH!  But it allows
the cars to pollute less, so that's the weight of oil they're using.

And AFAIK, all TDI's sold everywhere in the world, have to use the EGR and
CCV.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 234k miles
2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 77k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Beth and Chris Geiser" <geiser at execpc.com>
To: "'TexasTDI'" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 5:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Crappy fuel? (was Touareg)


> So are they having these same problems with the TDI's in Europe and
> elsewhere, or do they not put EGR's on vehicle's outside of the US?  Is
> this a "design flaw" that VW should take care of?
> I don't have a TDI, but I've been reading enough people who have this
> problem...
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of TexasTDI
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:30 PM
> To: Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Crappy fuel? (was Touareg)
>
> Our higher sulphur diesel won't allow us to use the same catalytic
> converters and particulate traps that Europe does.  But the main reason
> the
> EGR and intake get clogged up is because the EGR lets in sooty exhaust
> into
> the intake and the CCV lets in oily vapors from the motor into the
> intake.
> Add these two together and you get a clogged intake and EGR.
>
> Chris Thornton