[Vwdiesel] Need Some Clarification !

[Shawn Wright]

On 20 May 2003 at 22:15, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

> > Larger fuel pump? Why is this? My Dad's noticed his '02 auto gets worse
> >  mileage (about 45-48mpg imp)  than his '01 5sp (50-55mpg imp) (both
> >  Jettas), but I'd have thought this wouldn't matter to the fuel pump...
> >
>   Automatics do traditionally make a bit lower mileage than a standard,
> across the board.
>   Likely it uses a larger pump plunger to give it a bit more power, to help
> compensate for the acceleration losses from the torque converter. Just a guess
> though.

I wish they wouldn't do stuff like this... it means in 10-15 years time when these
engines are cheap and plentiful (dream on...), we'll have to worry about a dozen
different possible parts combinations, and that's after we've got the drive by wire stuff
figured out (or removed)... :-(

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Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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