Remote Start for a Jetta TDI

[cyrus buelton]

Rigs stay running to keep the electrical appliances running such as refrigerator and A/C.

My brother in law drives trucks for a living.

well yeah, I know why they keep them running. My bestfriend owns a big ass rockstar motorcoach.


Just wondering why I can't let my TDI idle.

[ducpainter]

It is illegal to let a diesel truck idle in NY now.

[acalles]

well yeah, I know why they keep them running. My bestfriend owns a big ass rockstar motorcoach.


Just wondering why I can't let my TDI idle.

those big trucks have common rail injection. they burn fuel at much higher pressures so it burns more efficiently, they also have a higher load on the engine sitting there idling while they run the electronics. I know very little about these systems.

tdi doesnt have enough load at idle, it doesn't get hot enough to correctly burn so the fuel that didn't burn correctly starts to plug up the egr system.

I'm not a fan of disabling the EGR like some one else stated, it helps reduce fuel consumption significantly by filling the cyls partially with burned air so it doesn't have to give a full load of fuel while at cruse to maintain speed, its one of the secrets to the higher economy of the diesel at speed, it also significantly reduces NOx emissions.

I only disable on vehicles with larger turbo's/ nozzles and that only due to them not having the correct plumbing for the egr system. its kind of a hack to bypass any emissions system IMHO. people having these turbos installed know what their getting into (loads of power, smoke, wheel spin and 29mpg )

If the vehicle isn't driven at highway speed regularly, you should take it out and drive it like you stoled it for a bit to keep that stuff from building up.

your  vehicle is a PD, glow plug cycle before start up is like 1-3 seconds, It uses injector units that produce much higher pressure then the old injection pumps so the fuel hits O2 at a higher pressure and ignites easer.

Incase your wondering, I'm on TDI clubs list of trusted diesel mechanics , the only one for my state

[sno_duc]

Large truck diesels also have huge oil pans as opposed to 4.? quarts, so any oil dillution is minium and the following day they will be run hard for long enough to burn off and moisture. The absolute worst on a small diesel would be a suburban house wife running errands, lots of miles, lots of idling, and it never gets up to operating temps.

[ducpainter]

Large truck diesels also have huge oil pans as opposed to 4.? quarts, so any oil dillution is minium and the following day they will be run hard for long enough to burn off and moisture. The absolute worst on a small diesel would be a suburban house wife running errands, lots of miles, lots of idling, and it never gets up to operating temps.

Those conditions are the worst for any internal combustion engine.

[cyrus buelton]

If the vehicle isn't driven at highway speed regularly, you should take it out and drive it like you stoled it for a bit to keep that stuff from building up.

Thanks for all the info.

My wife drives the TDI and has a 20mi commute each way via interstate, so it gets a proper amount of driving

Those conditions are the worst for any internal combustion engine.

Sucks for my car as I have a 1.5 mi commute each way.

Starting to have the wife drive it once or twice a month so it gets a nice highway operating temp to burn off any moisture.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Sucks for my car as I have a 1.5 mi commute each way.

Roughly the worst thing you could do for your car.

Why don't you walk?

[cyrus buelton]

Roughly the worst thing you could do for your car.

Why don't you walk?

I'd have to cross a 4 lane highway.


Not sure I want to play "frogger" everyday.

[angler]

If the vehicle isn't driven at highway speed regularly, you should take it out and drive it like you stoled it for a bit to keep that stuff from building up.

Love it when the Italian tune up is recommended by a mechanic!  They work.....

[acalles]

Love it when the Italian tune up is recommended by a mechanic!  They work.....

oh yes they do.

I have one customer, she's about 95 years old... she only drives to the library, grocery store and church.  I don't think she revs it up past 1300 rpm... when she brings it by I take it for a test drive, the first 30 seconds or so it just bogs.. I seriously thought the maf sensor was dead.. nope, turbo vanes were all clogged up. drove the hell out of it and it ran like new.

she didn't even realize it was low on power, I didn't think I'd make it around the block with out getting run over. 

[cyrus buelton]

I will occasionally run the crap out of it to burn off carbon.

I love passing cars on two lane roads and just see that big plum of black smoke behind me!



I've been running Diesel Kleene in it for about a 5.5wks now (only 2tanks of fuel) and seems to start a little easier in the cold.

I checked out the TDI Forum and appears to be the most recommended product.

[ute]

yup thats what i used

also don't forget to drain the fuel filters every oil change  ( yes there are 2.... 1 in the engine bay and 1 under the car)

[acalles]

yup thats what i used

also don't forget to drain the fuel filters every oil change  ( yes there are 2.... 1 in the engine bay and 1 under the car)

two filter?

news to me..

are you sure you aren't draining the fuel cooler?  

you drain the water separator at the bottom of the filter with 10k miles on it, you change the filter ever 20k miles.

[superjohn]

So, wait? it's your wife's car? Aren't YOU the remote starter?

[cyrus buelton]

So, wait? it's your wife's car? Aren't YOU the remote starter?

It's actually "my car" but she drives it.

We sold her car and bought the lexus last year, but I think the title is my name.