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#1902 of 2207 Re: wow [golfgti201 #1901] by big_guy Jun 25, 2004 (2:44 pm)
Replying to: golfgti201 (Jun 24, 2004 2:32 pm) The problem not getting to California emissions standards has nothing to do with VW engineering ... rather it has to do with the crappy diesel fuel we have her in the states. I understand there legislation out that will start cleaning up the US spec diesel fuel starting in 2006 but the Oil lobby will probably pop out of the multiple legistlator pockets they have parked in and manage to push the time schedule for cleaning up the fuel further down the road. Replies to this message: dwpc (Jul 01, 2004 1:13 pm)
#1903 of 2207 ooh by golfgti201 Jun 25, 2004 (9:23 pm)
oh, if its true, then i didn't know that. But i also hear that California is going to change the emission policy for 2007 so it will be even stricter, which means there would be no possibility for the v-10 here, which sucks. lol
#1904 of 2207 RE: Post 1902 by hiflyer Jun 26, 2004 (3:47 am)
"...but the Oil lobby will probably pop out of the multiple legistlator pockets they have parked in and manage to push the time schedule for cleaning up the fuel further down the road."   They already have. Cleaner diesel fuel was originally required to be available by 2003. When the Bush Administration took office, that deadline was pushed back to 2006.   You want to guess how likely the deadline is going to be pushed back again after November given the convenient excuse of limited refinery capacity. Replies to this message: big_guy (Jun 28, 2004 3:37 pm)
#1905 of 2207 RE: Post 1902 [hiflyer #1904] by big_guy Jun 28, 2004 (3:37 pm)
Replying to: hiflyer (Jun 26, 2004 3:47 am) Doesn't surprise me with Bush's background in the oil industry. It is a shame that the big oil companies won't invest in the technology to clean up the deisel fuel ... there are a lot of European TDI and common rail deisel engines that could be brought stateside if the fuel was cleaner.
#1906 of 2207 by tidester HOST Jun 28, 2004 (3:56 pm)
I don't think we want to stray too far into political debate!   tidester, host
#1907 of 2207 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG V10 TDI by quicks Jul 01, 2004 (7:20 am)
http://demo.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=100328 From article: "..Volkswagen's front man for diesels, Richard Dorenkamp, believes the technical challenges will be met to allow diesels to be used well into the future.   "Diesels are powerful, economical, ecological and future-oriented," Dorenkamp said. "For the 2007 model year, there is a 95 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions, and we can't do it right now. But we're work- ing on it, and we believe we will meet the future emission standards."   Two emission problems haunt diesels: soot and nitrogen oxide. VW is working to develop particulate traps to handle the soot issue while "absorbers" are being developed to handle NOX, a component of acid rain.   A key to reducing emissions is being able to deliver fuel to the cylinders in small amounts at very precise timing under extremely high pressure, up to nearly 30,000 PSI. To deliver fuel to the cylinders, VW uses unit injectors rather than the common-rail system employed in the Mercedes-Benz 320CDI (AW, May 3). Unit injectors, located at each cylinder, have a mechanically driven pump that delivers the fuel to the electronically controlled injectors. The common-rail system uses an electronic pump to pressurize the "rail" that delivers fuel to each cylinder. Bosch makes both systems."
#1908 of 2207 Gasoline Experiment by panzer Jul 01, 2004 (11:46 am)
As we know, premium gas is recommended for our Touaregs. I've religiously put premium in the tank since new. Last week, after almost 6k miles, I tried a tank of regular from the same company that I buy most of my gas from (Shell). I noticed an almost imperceptible roughness to the engine under load, as well as a slight lack of power under part and full throttle acceleration. Kind of a "doggy" feeling. Filled up an almost empty tank this morning with premium and noticed better throttle response, smoother running. This is not by any means a scientific test, but I figure there are others out there wondering whether regular will do the trick at about 20 cents a gallon less. I guess I'll stick with premium, although I might try a similar experiment with a tank of mid-grade.   By the way, I changed the oil last weekend. It wasn't too bad. Put the air suspension on full off-road, crawl under, ten screws to take off the plastic shroud under the engine and trans. Oil drain right there. Oil filter comes off with a 36mm socket. Replies to this message: quemfala (Jul 02, 2004 5:37 am)
#1909 of 2207 VW Diesels in CA by dwpc Jul 01, 2004 (1:13 pm)
Replying to: big_guy (Jun 25, 2004 2:44 pm) From what I understand, the problem with VW diesel sales in CA is has nothing to do with diesel emissions per se, but is tied to total vehicle sales. Since Chrysler/GM/Ford sell many times the number of vehicles in CA that VW sells, they can sell all the diesel pick-ups they want because they're a tiny fraction of their total CA sales. VW, OTOH, had to stop selling the TDI Jetta in CA in less than a year because diesel sales were a much larger chunk of overall VW sales. In CA its perfectly OK to sell a monster 7-liter diesel p/u but illegal to sell 50 mpg Jettas (or 30mpg Tregs). Go figure.
#1910 of 2207 Re: Gasoline Experiment [panzer #1908] by quemfala Jul 02, 2004 (5:37 am)
Replying to: panzer (Jul 01, 2004 11:46 am) You may have already thought of this, and it's a bit of a hassle; but if the requirement is for "91 Octane", try 1/2 tank of regular (89 Octane) and 1/2 tank of Premium (93 Octane) for a mix of 91 Octane. Depending where you are, it could be a couple of bucks per tankful.
#1911 of 2207 Re: Liked my V8 so much I traded up to a V10 [spockcat #1897] by quemfala Jul 02, 2004 (5:40 am)
Replying to: spockcat (Jun 23, 2004 4:25 pm) What's the price difference between the V-8 engine and the V-10 Diesel? Replies to this message: spockcat (Jul 02, 2004 1:14 pm)

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