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Re: TDI makes the News [noa1]
by olive4
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Oct 17, 2008 (2:51 pm)
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Replying to: noa1 (Oct 17, 2008 10:36 am)
I think you replied to the wrong post -- mine was just a link to an article published in the Detroit News giving the Jetta TDI a very good review. I already have my TDI and have no trouble finding diesel anywhere in my area.
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- #2474 of 3707
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [bpeebles]
by m6user
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Oct 17, 2008 (6:52 pm)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Oct 17, 2008 1:42 pm)
Depends on many variables. On a cold morning, (-15F) it may take 10-20 miles of driving. HOWEVER, if you turn the heat all the way up... the engine will NEVER EVER come up to temp. because the heater-core can pull more heat out of the engine than it can create.
Is this pretty much the case with even the newer models? I live in Chicago area and normally get nice hot air from my cars(gassers) in about 1 to 3 miles depending on outside temp. How about weather that is between 0-20F, would it take anywheres near that long? I know there are a lot of positives to owning one but waiting 10-20 miles(15-30 minutes???) for the interior to warm up would be kind of a bummer.
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- #2475 of 3707
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [m6user]
by sebring95
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Oct 17, 2008 (7:11 pm)
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Replying to: m6user (Oct 17, 2008 6:52 pm)
I can't say on the newer ones, but my '00 model took awhile to heat up when it was really cold. Either way, there are electric heaters that can be installed and you'll have instant heat. Just have to plug it in. I had mine on a timer and it would run a couple hours before I left. Car started like it was a summer day. Not a necessity, but a nice option if you really despise the cold like I do.
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- #2476 of 3707
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [bpeebles]
by jbrantley
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Oct 17, 2008 (7:17 pm)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Oct 17, 2008 1:42 pm)
I have a 04 Jetta diesel and have had several warrenty issues with the fuel system. It took the dealer over a year to finally find the problem. There is a electric fuel pump at or in the tank that was bad. After replacing, solved the not wanting to start problem. Although, the problem has returned. But only happens every once in a while. The only way to start the car is to hold the throttle all the way to the floor. After 20 to 30 turns of the engine it will finally start. Any suggestions?
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- #2477 of 3707
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [sebring95]
by m6user
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Oct 18, 2008 (4:02 pm)
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Replying to: sebring95 (Oct 17, 2008 7:11 pm)
I have an attached garage so the problem with heat isn't much of a problem leaving from home. My concern would be coming back to a car at the airport parking lot or something and it's mid January, midnight and -10F. Twenty to thirty minutes of barely there heat output would get old in a hurry.
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- #2478 of 3707
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [jbrantley]
by jim314
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Oct 18, 2008 (4:25 pm)
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Replying to: jbrantley (Oct 17, 2008 7:17 pm)
Go to Fred's TDI page and see if there is anything about the fuel pump. I seem to remember that there is an orifice as part of the in tank fuel pump assembly which a lot of people enlarge by simply removing a small part. In the OE configuration this orifice tends to clog.
http://www.tdiclub.com/
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- #2479 of 3707
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fueling
by ronlawn7
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Oct 18, 2008 (4:32 pm)
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is there a trick to fueling up the 2009 tdi my son tried to fuel up and had problems with the nozzels fitting
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Re: Considering a TDI for their high fuel economy [m6user]
by sebring95
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Oct 18, 2008 (7:06 pm)
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Replying to: m6user (Oct 18, 2008 4:02 pm)
Well I used the electric heater as a luxury. Certainly isn't 20-30 minutes without heat, particularly if you're driving it. I would say more like 7-10 minutes if it's very cold. Before I put the electric heater in, it took me about 5 miles to start really feeling the heat. And mine was an '00 so I'm sure the newer ones heat up better.
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Re: fueling [ronlawn7]
by r108j
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Oct 18, 2008 (8:04 pm)
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Replying to: ronlawn7 (Oct 18, 2008 4:32 pm)
No. Make sure you are at the Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel pump. Unlike the gas nozzle, there is no seal around the diesel nozzle.
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- #2482 of 3707
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Diesel less than RUG
by ksmigel
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Oct 18, 2008 (9:45 pm)
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I've noticed diesel prices are less than regular unleaded gasoline for the first time in a long time near my house.
I saw diesel for 15 cents per gallon cheaper than RUG today at a Speedway.
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