[Vwdiesel] Mind if I smoke ? Words of warning if you axe thekitty ...

[Derek]

Changed every 100K ??  Never heard of that one.  Anyway, its a 95 with 306K 
on it now ...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Razvan Florea" <florear at hotmail.com>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Mind if I smoke ? Words of warning if you axe 
thekitty ...


> What year, How many miles! I heard that the cat must be changed every 
> 80-100.000 km. Is that true? Mine has 210.000 km. Recently intercooled, I 
> was wondering what performance gain could I get from the cat removal. Try 
> to unscrew the fueling by quarters until it doesn't smoke that much and 
> then see how it runs.
>
> Razvan
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Mind if I smoke ? Words of warning if you axe 
> thekitty ...
>
>
>> Oh, black, very black !!  Car goes like hell to.  I am just wondering why 
>> the sudden change  in fuelling.  I haven't touched the pump in a year.  I 
>> remove the cat and it like I have 4 more injectors and another turbo 
>> under the hood.  The car is a rocket now.  Maybe the cat was a bit 
>> plugged ?
>>
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
>>  To: weasel1 at sympatico.ca
>>  Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 2:45 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Mind if I smoke ? Words of warning if you axe 
>> the kitty ...
>>
>>
>>  If your injector nozzles are old it can make the engine smoke 
>> considerably more.  Is it black or white.  White is unburned fuel or air 
>> in the line, black is too much fuel.  If black, adjust fueling.  If 
>> white, possibly adjust fueling, but check that there are no bubbles in 
>> line, check that no injector bodies are leaking, check timing and 
>> injector spray patterns first.
>>
>>  Andrew
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