[Vwdiesel] Re: TDI vs. ECO

[82 Diesel Westy]

Sandy, retired with heated garage and all those fun
motors to work on, what more could a man ask for.  Do
you have a friendly dog to keep you company?

I think you should be able to stay away from that ECU
and TDI motor just fine.

I am going on 20k and 1 year old with my Jetta Wagon
TDI PD.  No issues at all, oh, once the cruise control
quit but next time the motor was restarted that funny
old computer must have reset things.
Mind you, this was built at one of the German
factories where the Passat is made as well, not
Wolfsburg, but one of the other 4.

Bryan




--- Sandy Cameron <scameron at compmore.net> wrote:

> At 10:44 AM 17/12/04 EST, you wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all, it is approaching the time when we will
> probably leave our older 
> >> Type II VWs behind and start to learn about the
> TDIs,
> 
> Well, I have started to inventory A2's, I have 4 at
> the moment, and a 94 A3.
> 
> The idea of being at the mercy of a computer
> controling my engine frightens
> me. I'm sure it can be brought in to submission, but
> I don't really want to
> drive with a lap-top on the pass. seat.
> 
> At 70, like Hagar, I would prefer to finish my
> driving career in something I
> can fix at the side of the road. I like the A3,
> simple indirect injection,
> 1.9L, nice for road trips., but back windows don't
> work any more, and lots
> of other "Hecho en Mexico" electrics have quit,
> including, fortunately, the
> alarm., Who needs them?
> 
> The early AAZ's had a problem with the crankshaft
> pulley/harmonic
> balancer/sprocket shearing its key and trashing the
> valves and head. I've
> got 200,000km on mine and still ok. There was a
> silent recall for a special
> overruning clutch pulley for the alternator that
> helps this problem and
> reduces wear on the serpentine belt tensioner. I
> have the pulley, but have
> not installed it yet. If you ask, they will sell it
> to you. I think it's
> standard on later alternators.
> Also, NEVER loosen the center crankshaft bolt....
> When doing the timing
> belt, just remove the 4 pulley screws to gain
> access.
> 
> Now that I have 4 A2's, and a bunch of extra parts,
> "special tools" etc, and
> a heated shop, I think I'll try to keep them going
> as long as possible for
> daily driving and local trips.
> 
> We have a lot of open country around here that I
> like to drive, and if it
> gets too populated, I'll move out farther. One of
> the advantages of
> retirement. Strike a ballance between rural
> seclusion, and distance to the
> nearest hospital :-)
> 
> Sandy
> 
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp
Restoring 82 Diesel Weekender from my old rusty 82 Westy 1.9NA
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD
70 Type 1 stock Beetle