[Vwdiesel] Timing belt on a 1.9NA: Solved

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> OK, I think I will start a holy war here.... :-) Does the 1.9NA engine
>  last longer than the 1.9TD or TDI? "Conventional Wisdom" always sez that
>  NA engines last longer than turbos. Is this true? (Disclaimer: I own a
>  Mercedes 300D Turbo, so I am not NA biased).

  Technically, if you don't really crank fueling, the TD should last longer.
If
fuel enrichment is kept reasonable (what's that?) then the EGT should
be cooler most of the time than in an NA engine.  The bottom end really
almost never wears unless there's oil flow or maintenance issues.
     Loren