[Vwdiesel] Re: TDI vs. ECO

[Dan Sloan]

Could I get a brief lesson in acronyms?

My guesses:

TDI = Turbo Diesel Injection
NA = Naturally Aspirated
Rabbit D. = Rabbit Diesel


What are:

ECO
NHV
MAF 

???

Perhaps there are other commonly used acronyms you folks use?

-- Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com 
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of McCanless, James
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:48 AM
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Re: TDI vs. ECO
> 
>   I did it in reverse order. I got a Jetta TDI then a NA 
> Rabbit D. I have to tell you it is shocking the difference in 
> NHV on the two.
> 
> Troy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of Kenneth E. Oldrid
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:23 PM
> To: Dan MacArthur
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Re: TDI vs. ECO
> 
> I own a 97 Passat TDI, and I love it. Got with 200k miles, 
> and have put close to 40k on it now. Over half that has been 
> on used canola oil mind you.
> The doors and regulators are very flaky as said before. And 
> not cheap either. I also have the problem where the turbo 
> shuts down while driving, putting the car in limp mode. 
> Restarting the car resets this, quite annoying. I replaced 
> the vacuum hoses and didn't help this time.
> But all in all, this is a small rpice to pay for such a great 
> car! It's bigger than most VW cars, and still gets around 40 
> mpg. Compare it to the older VW's and there is no comparison. 
> It's quiter, cleaner, and much faster. Highway driving is 
> nice, provided you don't have the issue I previously mentioned.
> I've worked on a few A4 TDI's, and like my passat better. I 
> guess the newer TDI's have a turbo with variable vanes, so it 
> can regulate intake pressure better or something.
> Newer TDI's can also have flaky MAF's, I've heard.
> 
> Ken
> 
> > 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, the 
> > question is this: I understand that there were some changes in the 
> > early TDIs and should I seek or avoid the '96-'97 Passats, etc? Just
> try to get one of the newer ones?
> > What is the wisdom along these lines? Thanks and already regretting 
> > not being as able to fix my own stuff,... Dan.
> >
> >
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