[Vwdiesel] Crappy fuel? (was Touareg)

[TexasTDI]

Crank Case Ventilation, similar to the PCV valve on a gasser.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 234k miles
2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 77k miles
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Belman" <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
To: "TexasTDI" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Crappy fuel? (was Touareg)


> Don't mean to be stupid, but what is a CCV?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> --- TexasTDI <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 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