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  • New Beetle TDI Mileage
    Historical mailing list - Berry
    Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:40:38 -0500
    For those interested in knowing, I only got 40mpg on the first tank of fuel in my New Beetle TDI in combination city and...
  • Re: Vanagon Mileage (New Beetle TDI Mileage)
    Historical mailing list - Reinhold, Matthias
    Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:52:34 -0400
    ...New Beetle TDI Mileage For those interested in knowing, I only got 40mpg on the first tank of fuel in my New Beetle TDI...
  • Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:53:24 -0700
    ...Bernd > J�ger (Germany) reports the > following l/100 Kms: > 1.9L TDI:--8 to 11 ltr/100 kms. > V6 TDI: ---10 to 13...
  • Re: TDI or TDD? (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
    Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:23:47 -0600
    My understanding is that the TDI is just a bit more complicated installation. Both are turbo's which also bring additional concerns however if...
  • Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
    Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
    Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:36:14 -0500
    ...Considering the German EV TDI, I wonder if air conditioning is an option? Hopefully, the TDI would have enough power for air conditioning. ______________________________ Reply...
  • Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
    Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 18:59:57 +0000
    I've heard that the timing belt in the 1.9 TDI required replacement at 20,000 mile intervals at a dealer expense (if...
  • Re: TDI six anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 2 Jan 2001 06:27:38 +0100
    ...TDI six anyone? > Entity Andrew Grebneff spoke thus: > > > For those who want to fit a TDI V6, go to > > > > www.shubert-fahrzeugtechnik.de/sites...
  • Re: Faintly Van related/TDI
    Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:43:00 -0400
    DRIVE LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!! I've got a 2001 TDI Jetta w/45K and gettin 48 mpg runnin the bejesus out of it...
  • Re: Advertising ... TDI and Jettas
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:56:37 EDT
    ...I would road test a different car with the TDI motor in it, like the Passat, a different Jetta and the new Beetle TDI...
  • Re: Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:07:50 -0700
    ...The TDI looks like a very impressive engine. Are there any reasons why > I would regret converting a gas engine to TDI? > > Noel > 1988...
  • Re: For the dreamers
    Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
    Mon, 07 Jul 1997 10:13:02 -0700
    Having just returned from Spain, they do indeed have a 5 cyl TDI for the EV. It will be out in a 110 hp...
  • Re: TDI mileage, TDI EV, Samba II
    Historical mailing list - Henry Luhrs
    Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:57:40 -0400
    VW does make a TDI EV in Europe and uses a 5 cylinder TDI engine. It also comes as a Syncro. They also make...
  • Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
    Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
    Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:49:40 -0500
    ...90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect. Mark, IMO: The TDI and the automatic tranny are not a good fit. The TDI likes to...
  • '87 TDI?
    Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
    Wed, 24 May 2000 11:41:22 +0900
    Hi everybody! I got an advertisement as " I have an 87"TDI motor that only has 3K miles on it. I also have a...
  • Re: re diesel injection pumps
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:53:04 -0700
    ...Most of the benefits of a TDI without all the electronics. Prior to the TDI, VW diesel engines needed only 1 wire to run...
  • Re: LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:50:04 -0400
    Stephen, It's a known issue over on the TDIClub (http://tdiclub.com) for all of the common-rail TDIs. You may have gotten...
  • Re: TDI availability in the USA (info from European Car mag)
    Historical mailing list - Brian Bush
    Tue, 30 Oct 2001 09:51:13 -0700
    I just wanted to pass along this message I received from Audi regarding the availablilty of a 2.5l TDI in the US. I...
  • TDI conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
    Sat, 4 Dec 1999 12:44:36 -0800
    Hello Volks, As I am beginning to plan for the TDI conversion in my syncro I will re-activate my TDI newsletter again. I...
  • Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:12:30 -0400
    I don't know about you owning one and moving in from another state but I understand that 2004 TDIs can't be registered...
  • Re: TDI conversion...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:44:58 -0700
    the best-known TDI conversion shop is GreaseWorks in Corvallis Oregon. You're looking at a pretty expensive job though. Can't speak for...
  • Re: TDI or TDD? (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - John C. Rodger
    Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:22:25 -0500
    ...TDI or TDD? (fwd) My understanding is that the TDI is just a bit more complicated installation. Both are turbo's which also bring...
  • Re: TDI six anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:46:10 -0600
    Entity Bill Knight spoke thus: > http://www.schubert-fahrzeugtechnik.de/sites-bus-t3-tdi6-getriebe.html How much?
  • NO VAN CONTENT wanted TDI link
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:51:44 -0700
    I seem to have lost the link to the TDI group. Anyone have that information? Mike
  • Re: TDI or not--Oil Question
    Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:24:54 -0800
    My beetle TDI specifies full synthetic 5-40 to be changed every 5,000 miles--problem is I'm having difficulty finding 5-40...
  • Fw: Diesels in California?!
    Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
    Wed, 27 Oct 1999 20:15:10 -0400
    ...Diesels in California?! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > all parts for tdis are made in germany and > > only the jetta tdi and gas are > > > assemble in mexico...
  • Re: Bulley Rags/Diesels in America?
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:12:37 -0700
    I agree with Matt Bulley, the TDI is an engine for the future for the reasons he stated. However, fuel cell technology is coming...
  • Re: Why I am installing a TDI engine...
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:02:15 -0500
    ...Personally, I'm just glad you are blazing the TDI trail in this conversion effort so that the rest of us can follow without...
  • Re: info on owning a Golf Jetta TDI NVC
    Historical mailing list - Serge Laplante
    Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:00:37 -0500
    Spencer, Check out: http://www.tdiclub.com/ More than you want to know ;) Serge
  • Re: FS: TDI swap & Kennedy adapter kit (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:21:01 -0800
    ...I have a TDI swap (no cluster etc, I was going to remove the > immobilizer) from an 01 Golf. Here's the details: > > Kennedy...
  • TDI engines availability
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:07:54 -0800
    Hello, The TDI conversion seems to have sparked a great deal of interest. 40+ people are now on the direct mailing list and tangible...
  • OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
    Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:55:55 -0800
    I would appreciate any experienced feedback from Jetta owners and the TDI in particular. My wife and I are considering the very short list...
  • TDI Transplant
    Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
    Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:25:18 -0400
    Hi, Has anyone installed a TDI engine in an 91 Vanagon Westfalia GL? I'd like to receive your comments. Best regards.
  • Re: Need TDI conversion info
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:08:07 -0400
    ...Who posted the new or like new 1.9 TDI's for sale a month or so ago? >Good used ones with the electronics...
  • Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:29:24 -0400
    ...The 2.8 TDI PUMP fits and works perfectly on the AHU VW TDI engine. > > And, no, these engines are not Mercedes - but MWM...
  • Re: TDI engines availability & smog sympathies
    Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
    Tue, 3 Mar 1998 20:14:50 -0500
    ...New TDI engines are available >for $3000 and less (not from the dealership). A complete conversion kit can >be purchased for about $5000. We...
  • Re: [TDI-conversion] Ignition transponder modules
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 21:51:57 +0100
    ...Re: [TDI-conversion] Ignition transponder modules > > > Maybe Bernd Jaeger has a set up. > On www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/TDI-Umbau/tdi-umbau.html...
  • Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:56:24 -0400
    While I don't know the specifics on the new Tdi, I can tell you that common rail injection cannot work on any compression...
  • Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:17:45 -0800
    ...The 2.8 TDI PUMP fits and works perfectly on the AHU VW TDI engine. And, no, these engines are not Mercedes - but MWM...
  • Re: TDI no vanagon content.
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:44:07 -0500
    Just got a 2002 TDI Golf which apparently has a new timing belt design. Scheduled replacement is a 80k miles. Not sure if whatever...
  • Re: TDI six anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Fri, 26 Oct 2001 06:24:41 -0600
    Entity Andrew Grebneff spoke thus: > For those who want to fit a TDI V6, go to > > www.shubert-fahrzeugtechnik.de/sites-bus-t3-tdi6...
  • Re: 1.8t conversion option (and possibly TDI!)
    Historical mailing list - handy ighland
    Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:08:53 -0700
    They are also developing a TDI conversion, and would like interested parties to contact them. This is the only shop in California that I...
  • Re: TDI
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
    Tue, 24 Feb 1998 21:37:27 -0600
    ...Is it >possible to convert an automatic vanagon to the TDI engine?? > >Bob >84 westy, der bus > An adapter plate between the engine and...
  • Re: engine swaps
    Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
    Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:01:30 EDT
    ...2.2 (I believe) TDI. That's the big TDI engine (you know the Passats, Audis and Golfs with the red "I" in the...
  • Re: 2000 TDI Motor for sale
    Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
    Wed, 24 Oct 2001 08:56:07 -0700
    ...Since I am looking for a Eurobago, I wonder which one a TDI would fit in easiest (5cyl man or auto, V6?). By the...
  • Re: TDI or not--Oil Question
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:32:04 -0800
    I pay about 14 dollars a gallon in case lots for my TDI. I think I'll try Cat next time. Oops I forgot...
  • Re: Bulley Rags on battery-operated vehicles: lite van content: was: Diesels in America?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:10:17 -0400
    Dear GMB, Well, I DO own a 1.9L TDI (Passat) and can only admire this incredible engine!! BUT, TO CLARIFY: - it is slightly...
  • Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
    Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:51:25 -0700
    Dennis, "Here in New York we can't get the TDI due to emissions." Wow, I though Cali was tough. What if you buy...
  • Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:56:11 -0500
    We have a 98 Jetta TDI - Love it. Definately go with the TDI. BTW, I owned a '95 Golf w\ 2.0L before that...
  • Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
    Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:09:55 -0700
    California is tough, but it is my understanding that California only allows VW to bring in so many *new* TDIs of certain models to...
  • vw 1.9 ltr TDI bolted to Audi 5000 quattro transmission
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Tue, 2 Mar 1999 02:34:26 EST
    ...I've told VW to send me a new Passat TDI with 4 wheel drive, or even the AWD Golf's and Jetta's...
  • Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
    Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:46:21 -0800
    Philip, A friend of mine has been driving a new 2002 Jetta TDI wagon for at least 6 months now. He says it is...
  • Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
    Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:43:57 -0800
    A quote from a current 2002 Jetta TDI owner: At 100,000 km (62,000 miles) VW requires the operator to replace the timing...
  • TDI engines $1999.95
    Historical mailing list - Rene Berube
    Sat, 11 Mar 2000 19:26:20 -0500
    Parts Place in AUburn Hills has new TDI engines, Turbo and injection pump, motor mounts included for $1999.95 US. (248)373-2300.
  • From 2.0L ABA to TDI
    Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:08:12 -0400
    ...The project is not completed and I'm wondering if I could swap the gas engine for a TDI and still keep the 50...
  • Re: TDI or not?
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:09:34 -0500
    ...Is it a TDI, or a regular turbodiesel? VW made both. TDIs are more complicated and are computer controlled. If it has a mechanical...
  • Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:44:02 -0700
    ...90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect. Mark, IMO: The TDI and the automatic tranny are not a good fit. The TDI likes to...
  • Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:48:07 -0800
    ...The original 82/83 diesel Vanagons commonly got close to 30 mpg but these are sluggish beasts to say the least The VW TDI...
  • Re: Friday Vanagon Gloat: almost NVC
    Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
    Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:50:40 GMT
    ...The good news is the help from hardcore TDI club members who can cut the cost to <$200 for parts if you attend one...
  • Re: VW to cut 2001 Eurovan price by 16 pct in U.S
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:58:04 -0700
    > Second, I guess the VW dealership here in Rochester that has about 5 TDI > Passats on the lot has a few illegal cars they...
  • Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
    Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
    Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:24:18 -0400
    ...New 1,9 TDI from VW >Yes, as you read in the subject line, VW is supposed to release a new >1,9 TDI...