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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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- #2480 of 3707
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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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- #2481 of 3707
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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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- #2483 of 3707
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Re: fueling [ronlawn7]
by elias
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Oct 19, 2008 (10:02 am)
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Replying to: ronlawn7 (Oct 18, 2008 4:32 pm)
the 06 & later vw TDIs have a restrictor in the filler neck so that the
truck diesel nozzles will not fit. look on the other side of the diesel pump -
often there is a car/small diesel nozzle on one side and one for trucks
on the other side.
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- #2484 of 3707
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Re: fueling [elias]
by cosmo
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Oct 19, 2008 (11:23 am)
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Replying to: elias (Oct 19, 2008 10:02 am)
Actually, the fuel filler necks on the '06 Jetta's are so narrow the diesel nozzle for autos will not fit in all the way. Maybe there are countries or states that mandate smaller nozzles for ultra-low sulfer diesel fuel, so VW must build to meet those specifications? I've yet to find a station in WA that has a nozzle small enough to fit all the way into the filler neck. The nozzle does fit in far enough to allow the automatic shut-off to function. It's never been a problem with our '04 Passat.
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Re: Diesel less than RUG [ksmigel]
by kyfdx HOST
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Oct 19, 2008 (3:01 pm)
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Replying to: ksmigel (Oct 18, 2008 9:45 pm)
Really? Diesel is $0.75/gallon higher than RUG where we live... The biggest spreads I've ever seen...
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