Re: Volkswagon diesel

Posted by jdemaris on January 14, 2006 at 08:35:31 from (69.67.234.43):

In Reply to: Re: Volkswagon diesel posted by T6Dave on January 13, 2006 at 19:05:58:

Maybe the new VWs have gotten worse? I know the repair history is awful for all the German cars including Mercedes, Porsche and Audi.
On my older VWs, the timing belt replacement intervals is not different than for any other car with an overhead cam - and if anything, one of the easiest to change. I did mine in an hour. It got its first belt-change at 120,000 miles and still looked like new - but once in there I changed it anyway. I found that doing a change on a Toyota or Subaru was more difficult.
On rust resistance - the older VWs have been amazingly good. I live in the extreme rust belt and there is more calcium chorlide used every year - even in the summer on dirt roads. It is rare to see any vehicle that is over 10 years old without rust holes clear through - and usually worse. Also, by that time the fuel tanks have been changed as least once along with the brake lines. My daughter has a 99 Toyota Corolla and it has many rust holes and is burning oil at 80K miles which is unusual for a Toyota (I think). My father-in-law had to bring his 2002 Ford in for a recall and they said the shocks had to be cut off because they were so rusted in.
My pair of 91 Jettas came from a guy that drove one in summer and the other in winter. The winter-Jetta is my beater but it hardly has any rust at all - only a little surface rust and no rust-through. And, the fuel tank is some sort of plastic which is a blessing. The brake lines are original and not rusted - and according to the owner the brake fluid has never been changed - not by him and not by me. I can't figure why it is not a rust-bucket - but it is amazing.
As, with the EGR valve on the older diesels - as Mr.Buick/Deere stated, it serves no useful purpose in regard to performance or fuel mileage, it easily bypassed, and has no effect on computer codes that might lead to a failed inspection. My G.M. trucks came with it - or without it - it was optional. The 6.2 diesel with it was called "light duty", and the 6.2 diesel without it was called "heavy duty."
The Amish farmers nearby to me use the little Volkswagen diesel engines on all kinds of horse-drawn equipment and love the engines. Nice thing also is they run them on cheap heating oil - much cheaper than gasoline at the pump. Last load I bought was $1.80 per gallon. As I understand, that will NOT work with the new VW diesels.

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