[Vwdiesel] TDI-Detuned European?

[TexasTDI]

Uhh....yes I do know that.  Our 90hp TDI is the exact same 90hp TDI that
is/was available in Europe.  It's designed to run on 55 cetane low sulphur
fuel.  Fortunately it'll run on our 40 cetane high sulphur crap we call
diesel.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 237k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 82k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver at cybershamanix.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI-Detuned European?


> On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 02:31:05PM -0600, TexasTDI wrote:
> > "How would a TDI built for the European market be detuned to run on
American
> > high sulfur/low cetane fuel?"
> >
> > The same way TDI's have been running over here since 1996.  *ALL* TDI's
were
> > originally designed for high cetane, low-sulphur fuel.  Luckily they're
so
> > versatile they'll run on our crappy diesel as well.
>
>    You really don't know that. Both VW and Mercedes gave the same reason,
and
> while yes, VW does import the 1.9TDI, that doesn't mean squat. It's
entirely
> possible that their other engines would grossly pollute or have their
sensors or
> some other part damaged by US fuel. Just because they send over their
smallest
> TDI, and a clearly detuned version at that, doesn't mean the rest will run
well.
>    The fact that someone is importing used engines means nothing either --
> Japanese engines, including diesels that have never been sold here are
easily
> imported.
>    I don't buy the idea that Mercedes, for instance, quit selling any
diesels
> over here just because of market reasons -- they sold plenty of diesels
here for
> many, many years. And they specifically announced that they were stopping
> sending them here because their new technology wouldn't work well with the
> crappy fuel. I really doubt that either they or VW has any reason to lie
about
> it, that doesn't make much sense.
> --
> Harmon Seaver