Re: Did Audi make a Turbo Diesel?

[only5kgt@uswest.net]

No, your eyes do not deceive you. About an hour after acquiring my Coupe, I was
at the coffee bar with the hood up, showing off the "alien  power unit" 5
cylinder to a couple of V8 types, when a guy walks up, looks, and says, "I've
got the same motor, almost, in my Volvo turbodiesel..."
This piqued my curiosity. His car: '85 740 GLE wagon. Underhood: Big straight
six turbodiesel, VW/Audi rings on valvecover. Nearly identical shape of cylinder
head in comparison to the 2226. *Same PN on vacuum pump mounted alongside!*
Hmmmm, wonder if they're related? I'd never seen one of these before... the
extra cylinder seemed to be the only difference in the basic architecture of the
engine.
Side note: He was running Evans coolant. Said it worked great on the TD... So
well, in fact, that three years before, he had removed the fan (yes!) No
problems yet,  in the Arizona desert, even. I know diesels run cooler, but I
didn't think *that* much cooler.
Regards,
Rob


Wolff wrote:

> Is my brain totally useless, or did I actually see an Audi diesel motor
> in an older ovloV years ago?
> Wolff
>
> Obin Olson wrote:
> >
> > Hey all, first off thanks for all the email about my tranny :)
> >
> > Now, I want to do a biodiesel conversion on a car....did Audi make a turbo
> > diesel? if not what is the newest car that is diesel from Audi?
> >
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