Author Topic: Anyone with an mTDI that really works? (Read 21613 times)

regcheeseman · « **on:** December 01, 2008, 06:25:59 am »

I've searched and searched and read countless threads but am struggling to find a mTDI solution that REALLY works.

When you dig you uncover little problems and issues with all of them, smoke, starting, lack of power etc

Anybody have a 100% solution yet, if so what is the recipe? or will the mTDI remain a flawed compromise?

vanbcguy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2008, 11:57:49 am »

Giles says he can do an mTDI pump - if anyone can and have it work right it'd be him...

regcheeseman · « **Reply #2 on:** December 02, 2008, 07:17:57 am »

No-one then!

Apart from the mythical Giles who 'says' he can build one - but so does the bloke down the pub!

jtanguay · « **Reply #3 on:** December 02, 2008, 08:16:00 am »

Quote from: "regcheeseman"

No-one then!

Apart from the mythical Giles who 'says' he can build one - but so does the bloke down the pub!

but Giles has proof... i'm sure he has more than a couple customers by now... he built a 5 cyl TDI pump

regcheeseman · « **Reply #4 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:27:41 pm »

No criticism but it's the same old story, lot's of hearsay but no actual definite answers...

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Also, mTDI people are probably not reading this thread as it is posted in the IDI section.

I did consider that when posting....I'll try the TDI guys.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:54:43 pm »

Quote from: "libbybapa"

The earth is indeed round (I think...), but I have never personally traversed it's entire circumference myself nor seen it from space firsthand and do not actually personally know anyone who has. If you were to post a similar thread regarding the roundness of the earth, I would be giving answers that are definite to a similar degree.

Andrew

:lol:

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:58:25 pm »

*chortle*

VW_Commuter · « **Reply #7 on:** December 02, 2008, 02:27:57 pm »

Quote from: "zukgod1"

Quote from: "libbybapa"

The earth is indeed round (I think...), but I have never personally traversed it's entire circumference myself nor seen it from space firsthand and do not actually personally know anyone who has. If you were to post a similar thread regarding the roundness of the earth, I would be giving answers that are definite to a similar degree.

Andrew

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol:

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #8 on:** December 02, 2008, 02:37:27 pm »

My last TD Jetta had 556K km on it. The average distance to the moon is 363K km.

Rather than driving back and forth to work, dance lessons, Girl Guides, and various playdates for my kids what I should have done is drive to the moon, turned around and then driven about 3/4 of the way back... at which point I could have taken some pictures to prove once and for all that the earth is actually flat.

But hey, don't take my word for it.... these guys know the truth as well.

jackbombay · « **Reply #9 on:** December 02, 2008, 08:39:53 pm »

Quote from: "libbybapa"

The fact that the 4BTA is a fully mechanical pump...

The 4BT has emissions that are significantly worse than a VW e-tdi, which would be considered a drawback by many, but, you might not be one of those people.

Otis2 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 02, 2008, 09:26:19 pm »

Well Jack, given that he's currently driving an IDI-mobile, I think we can safely assume that he's not one of those people...

(This little joke assumes IDI and m-TDI produce similar emissions, possibly an error, I have no 1st hand experience in that comparison.)

jackbombay · « **Reply #11 on:** December 02, 2008, 09:50:30 pm »

Quote from: "Otis2"

Well Jack, given that he's currently driving an IDI-mobile, I think we can safely assume that he's not one of those people...

I'm pretty sure hes not one of those people, I just didn't want to make a blanket statement.

jackbombay · « **Reply #12 on:** December 02, 2008, 10:50:43 pm »

I would guess you are someone that does care about emissions.

EDIT- but the better emissions of a computer controlled diesel is not enough to pull you away from mechanical pumps.

allsierra123 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 02, 2008, 10:58:43 pm »

We have no emissions here. I honestly think vehicle emissions are a drop in the bucket compared to others Im just glad we dont have to worry about it here. Its a pain.

jimfoo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2008, 12:31:55 am »

Quote from: "regcheeseman"

I've searched and searched and read countless threads but am struggling to find a mTDI solution that REALLY works.

When you dig you uncover little problems and issues with all of them, smoke, starting, lack of power etc

Anybody have a 100% solution yet, if so what is the recipe? or will the mTDI remain a flawed compromise?

With a hardly modified AAZ pump, mine makes enough power for me, though you may have another idea what "power" is. So far, mine starts just fine, although it hasn't been colder than 9*F. It has started smoking, but that may be from it really overheating when I lost the harmonic balancer and water pump pulleys. I think the rings either got weakened, or maybe coked up from getting too hot, as I also seem to have more blow by. I don't know what a "solution that really works" is, but mine works for me.

Author Topic: Anyone with an mTDI that really works? (Read 21613 times)

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