[Vwdiesel] New to list

[AudiQuattro1205 at aol.com]

  Hello all my name is Saul and i live in Southeastern MA. I recently
purchased a 1991 Ecodiesel. I understand that these cars are rather rare. I
bought the car because i have a 100 mile commute so MPG was very important in
my choice of car. It has 192,000 miles on it and seems to run very well. I
have heard that these engines are damn near bulletproof so i did not hesitate
in purschasing the car with all that milage on it.
  Now i have never owned a diesel before so upkeep with this car is a whole
new world to me. I need to replace the fuel filter and i read that filling
the filter when changing it with ATF helps to lube the injector pump and to
also clean the injectors and pump,is this true sounds wacky to me. Also, I
was told it would not be a bad idea to put 2 stroke oil or even motor oil in
my fuel when i fill up, again is this for real???
  Is there any other maintenance issues that any of you could enlighten me
with it would be greatly appreciated.. The other thing is this i am new to
diesels,but i'm not new to turbo's. I have built and modified many
turbocharged gas engines, but never a diesel. Seeing as how my car came
equipped with a turbo the thought of modding it has crossed my mind many a
time. I would very much like to put an intercooler on it, from what I
understand intercooling a diesel has the same effect it has on a gas engine.
I also wouldn't mind turning up the boost some, but the part that gets me is
this a diesel runs by detonation which IS VERY BAD WITH A GAS ENGINE!!!  I
have no idea how to tune a diesel engine, from what i gather you can pump all
the air you want into a diesel it wouldn't make much difference unless you
supply it with extra fuel. For tuning a gas engine i usually use a air/fuel
ratio gauge and for extreme applications i use an EGT meter, but with a
diesel i keep reading about looking at the smoke coming out of the tailpipe
as an indicator as to how rich or lean the engine is running, is this correct
for diesel tuning or is there a more precise  method?? I am very excited to
be learing more about making a TD engine more powerful i enjoy learning new
things especially anything to do with cars. So any info that any of you can
give me would be greatly appreciated.
  Lastly one of my VW friends was at Waterfest last year and he said that
there were some really well done and modded TDI's running around are any of
you on this list??
Sorry, for the long winded post, but i just want to understand my car as
completely as possible. Thank's in adavnce SAUL.