[Vwdiesel] 1.9 IID

[Shawn Wright]

On 19 Jul 2003 at 13:43, Lee Hillsgrove <hillsgrove at adelphia.net> wrote:

>
> > The 1.9 indirectly injected diesel started in 1993, when did it give way
> to
> > the TDI?
>
>  Not sure, as we never saw the 1.9 IDI here in the U.S. The first TDIs
> offered here were in 1996, in the Passat.

In Canada, we also saw the Passat as the first TDI model in 1996, not sure if wagons
were available in '96, but a '97 or '98 Passat TDI wagon was the first TDI I drove...

> >
> > Was the phase-out over a couple of years, or did the golfs, jettas and
> > passats all go TDI at the same time?

Several years - the G/J continued to get the 1.9L IDI until they saw the TDI, in '98 (I
think) for the Jetta, and '99 or '00 for the Golf (I think), someone please correct me
here.

>
>  We had no VW diesel offerings from 1992 with the ecodiesel on until the TDI
> came, so there was no possibility of concurrent models here. Not sure about
> Canada or the rest of the world.
>
No interruption in diesels at all here, the 1.6NA/TD gave way to the 1.9TD in '93 with
the A3s.

> >
> > Was Canada later than the US in going TDI?
>
>
>  I don't think so. Canada had diesels when we didn't, though.

Yes, we even have a few 5 cyl diesel Eurovans, I've seen passenger, cargo, and
double cab versions. But they are NA IDI 2.4L, not TDI.--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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