[Vwdiesel] VW at the Detroit Auto Show

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The cold starting at very low temperatures is a combination of VERY  
exacting control on the injection, the direct injection itself, super  
high injection pressures that really atomize the fuel for easy light  
up, lower compression, intake swirl and a bunch of other things.   
Unfortunately, right now there are a bunch of people with 04-06 PD  
engine TDIs whose cars are not starting at all much below freezing.   
VW did a glowplug change and a reflash on the ECU recall that has made  
many cars in Canada and the northern US virtually impossible to start  
in cold weather.  Mine car didn't seem to be so horribly effected on  
the three days we had temps in the teens but it did start rough. Hayden

On Jan 23, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Dave wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
>    I went to the Detroit Auto show, or technicially the North  
> American Auto show, yesterday.  The VW display had a video touting  
> the improvements in the new diesels to dispel the old sterotypes of  
> the old diesels vs the new clean diesels. One of the one the myths  
> they dispelled was that the diesels couldn't start well in the cold.  
> They showed in the video a VW Jetta TDI starting at -35 degree's F.   
> Does anyone know what all they add to the new diesels that help them  
> start in the cold. I sure would like mine to start that well in the  
> cold.
>
>   By the way I decided to do the right thing and just replace that  
> caliper on my daughters 1990 Volvo 240. Thanks for all of your  
> replies.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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