[Vwdiesel] Egt for 1.6td

[Andrew .Libby]

It is variably inaccurate.  Just as a gas heats up with compression, the
heat decreases with decompression.  The gauge will be inaccurate based on
the pressure drop across the turbine.


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:13 AM, David <teacher525 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have rabbit pickup motorhome which I built. It currently has 1.6td with
> egt probe located at after turbo downpipe where it curves downward. Because
> of weight, 14 inch bus tires/wheels and wind resistance it can fly into red
> zone on the gauge so I am careful to slow down when that happens usually on
> long upgrades. I cruise about 55-60mph using and stay in green or yellow
> temp zone when on flat terrain. Sorry Im overseas now so cant say the exact
> temperature.  Im happy with the "smoke screw" adjustment. My question is
> how accurate is this gauge with the probe at the curved downpipe exhaust
> turbo location?
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