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Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:41:01 -0700
...In the US since 2007 we've been doing better with low sulfur diesel fuel, clean engine design, particulate filters and post-treatment like...
Re: Will biodiesel reduce particulate harm (Re: Diesels inCalifornia?!)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 02:11:53 +0200
I know several European car manufacturers, among them VW, are developing diesel exhaust filters to try to get rid of the soot. Still under...
Re: K&N filters (Dyno'ed '71 911 +4hp)
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:38:56 -0500
...particulates (silica or whatever) that would scuff their rings/barrels to any signifacant measure. My $.02 USD's -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom Mark B. Magee 82 Diesel...
K&N Filter Controversy: Corrected Copy
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:53:19 -0500
...particulates (silica or whatever) that would scuff their rings/barrels to any signifacant measure. My $.02 USD's -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom Mark B. Magee 82 Diesel...
Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
Historical mailing list - James
Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:45:32 -0400
...clean diesel vehicles. > > > > In the US since 2007 we've been doing better with low sulfur diesel fuel, > clean engine design, particulate filters and...
Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 29 Jul 1996 09:36:13 PDT
...85 diesel, 82 1.7l, 89 16v 1.8l, 88 turbo diesel. In all these cases, a VW filter resulted in improved hot oil...
Viscosity degradation in oils
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:28:19 -0700
...The filter is a dirt catcher. The more dirt it catches the less dirt or particulates remains in the oil. It has VDL to...
Re: Bypass oil filter
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:42 -0700
...I won't say > anything about the cost-effectiveness, only that it is possible to > filter much more of the fine particulates from the...
Re: Oil recommendations simplified
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:36:24 -0500
...Both of these systems filter MOST of the particulates from the incoming air. Many would argue that the oil-bath filter works as well...
Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:00:26 -0700
...friend there is using a new diesel fuel made from natural gas > > no smoke no smell no particulates he uses it in all his...
Re: Viscosity degradation in oils
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:08:03 -0400
...of new oil. > > The filter is a dirt catcher. The more dirt it catches the less dirt or > particulates remains in the oil. It...
Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:03:44 -0700
...The system at risk with the older oils is the diesel particulate filter--which is not the same thing as the catalytic converter. The...
K&N
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:10:10 -0800
...ASME (mechanical engineering society) did a study years ago for diesel air filters for earthmoving equipment. They found the best is a folded treated...
Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:52:11 -0800
...The system at risk with the older oils is the diesel particulate > filter--which is not the same thing as the catalytic converter. > > The...
Re: Oil recommendations simplified
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:14:14 -0600
...Both of these systems filter MOST of the particulates from the incoming air. Many would argue that the oil-bath filter works as well...
Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:37:43 -0400
...clean diesel vehicles. > > > > > > > > In the US since 2007 we've been doing better with low sulfur diesel > > fuel, clean engine design, particulate filters and...
Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:21:30 -0700
...clean diesel vehicles. > > > > > > > > In the US since 2007 we've been doing better with low sulfur diesel fuel, > > clean engine design, particulate filters and...
Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions ULSD availability
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:30:22 +0000
...The new after treatment systems, ( particulate filters, cats, urea injection, EGR, etc), can not handle the sulfur. Similar to lead in catalyst equipped cars...
Re: Diesels in America?
Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 04:12:55 -0700
...The smoke everybody sees is the result of poor adjustment and is consists of particulates. There are documented cases of diesel locomotives stuck in...
Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
Thu, 13 May 2004 23:51:52 -0700
...European studies show diesel running dual Cats on ultra low sulphur fuel comparable to gas vehicles in Nox, particulate filters are also being tried...
Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 06:12:53 -0700
...clean diesel vehicles. > > > > > > > > In the US since 2007 we've been doing better with low sulfur diesel fuel, > > clean engine design, particulate filters and...
Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions ULSD availability
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:51:54 -0500
...The new after treatment systems, > ( particulate filters, cats, urea injection, EGR, > etc), can not handle the sulfur. Similar to lead in > catalyst equipped cars...
Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:46:53 -0500
...The system at risk with the older oils is the diesel particulate filter--which is not the same thing as the catalytic converter. The...
Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:17:53 +1300
...At least, with Renault's new particulate-filter/flashburn technology, sooty exhaust will become a thing of the past with new diesels, once other...
El Nino, A/C and FR-12
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Fri, 6 Mar 1998 06:19:38 -0600
...The pitch that your old lines will leak the smaller particulate sized HF-134a has proven totally false. A lot of this misinformation stems...
Now: Subie & Bluetec Diesels Was: T3s & RHD Japs in Vancouver Island.. ramblings & rantings
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:48:39 -0400
...It's a tough thing to expect it to be worth it to add all the active urea catalyst system and particulate filtering and...
politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Mon, 21 May 2007 17:53:25 -0400
...and keep costs lower, so all the new particulate emissions regs are killing light duty diesel infiltration... low sulphur was supposed to open the...
Re: Now: Subie & Bluetec Diesels Was: T3s & RHD Japs in Vancouver Island.. ramblings & rantings
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400
...It's a tough thing to > expect it to be worth it to add all the active urea catalyst system > and particulate filtering and...
Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:52:28 -0800
...with Renault's new particulate-filter/flashburn technology, > sooty exhaust will become a thing of the past with new diesels, once > other manufacturers take...
Oil filters, general & specific
Historical mailing list
Sat, 11 May 1996 13:06:50 -0700
...I mentioned the dual filter Mazda diesel, but some single filter packages actually build in a bypass filter, rather than just a bypass. Recently...
Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Tue, 22 May 2007 10:33:22 -0600
...and keep costs lower, so all the new > particulate emissions regs are killing light duty diesel infiltration... low > sulphur was supposed to open the...
Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 22 May 2007 15:06:13 -0500
...and keep costs lower, so all the new >> particulate emissions regs are killing light duty diesel infiltration... >> > low > >> sulphur was supposed to open the...
Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:17:00 -0700
...As you pointed out the particulate (soot) levels of a Diesel motor (not JUST the TDI as most other gas engined car manufactures want...
Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 May 2007 16:32:03 -0400
...and keep costs lower, so all the new >>>particulate emissions regs are killing light duty diesel infiltration... >>> >>low >> >>>sulphur was supposed to open the...
Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Tue, 22 May 2007 13:20:51 -0400
...and keep costs lower, so all the new >> particulate emissions regs are killing light duty diesel infiltration... > low >> sulphur was supposed to open the...
Re: good ole' Chevron Techron
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 May 1996 10:17:23 -0700
...You look at the performance of different oil filter brands tested to learn the threshold particulate size beyond which they won't pass (and...
Re: E
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 21:05:46 -0400
...Most of these engines use catalysts, particulate filters, and they require the use of the Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). For the water boxer, while...
Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 17:57:50 -0700
...diesel tow truck drivers ........ >> chances are very high their hearing will be badly shot when they are 55 , >> and their lungs damaged from particulate...
Re: Failed CA Smog due to Evaporative leak-Motorhomes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 7 Apr 2012 09:06:09 -0400
...Most 2007 and later Diesels get catalytic converters and particulate filters and don’t forget the special fluid injected into the exhaust to reduce...
Re: e85 RE: E85 in vanagons (was politics)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 22 May 2007 10:55:09 -0700
...and keep costs > lower, so all the new > > particulate emissions regs are killing light > duty diesel infiltration... > low > > sulphur was supposed to open the...
On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:44:17 EST
...External oil coolers add a particulate load to the lubrication system. The Audi 5000T uses an external oil cooler and a dual oil filter...