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70Volkswagen TDI Loss of Power Issues and Resolution
Volkswagen diesel cars such as the TDI can experience a loss of power/ This could be temporary or more permanent depending on the cause. Two items to check is limp mode and the MAF sensor, just a small distance from the air cleaner. Limp mode...
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77WHAT KIND OF AUTOMOBILE would you rather have but cannot afford?
Why pay road tax if you can get an old 'Landie' (pre-1972)and fit it up with modern kit? Well, the insurance companies would charge the earth for a modified 'Landie' in the first year - but it would pay for itself after a while when the insurance goes down because you're probably safer than in a flimsy Fiat or Kia
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71Simple VW TDI Car Maintenance for Turbos and Fuel Injectors
You are reading this because you own the VW TDI diesel car with 45 MPG. The 2005+ engines are very well built and with basic maintenance can last well past 250K. Diesel engines have to be better built than any gas engine due to the incredible PSI...
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73Does Your VW TDI Diesel Engine Hiccup or Hesitate?
The VW diesel (TDI) engine is one tough engine capable of going 500,000 miles when maintained. However, they do have issues. The 2006-11 VW TDI models seem to have a common issue and sufficient complaints to NHTSA about hesitation and or a "hiccup",...
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72Basic Maintenance on Diesel Cars
This hub is mostly for car owners of German diesel cars, since they are the main ones which have diesel cars on the market place. There are lots of basic things a car owner should do as preventive maintenance and most owners know them, they really...
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93VW Love - Volkswagen Golf TDI long term costs and reliability
I have an ongoing love affair with my VW Golf Tdi. It is amazingly fun to drive and the fuel economy is wonderful added bonus.
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81Mazda's SkyActiv Fuel Saving Technology Meets Volkswagen's Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) for MPG
Well, because of the Federal laws for better MPG for American cars are looming on the horizon by 2015 or so, suddenly, like magic, nearly all of them starting with 2012 models, have 35% better MPG than the 2010-11 models. Hmm, I guess all it took...
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61170 Miles to a Quarter Tank of Gas: What Car Gets the Best MPG?
You may be shocked because these cars have been around since 2000, getting around this phenomenal MPG. It is not a hybrid, or combo electric cars. They are full body cars and weigh 3000 lbs., they are equal to many more expensive cars. They are now...
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87The Volkswagen Dilemma: Quality Cars
The Volkswagen reputation for quality and durable cars was fairly solid and good through the 1960s and towards the end of the 1970s. Their staple, the Beatle, oops, I mean Beetle, was durable and solid. They were everywhere and most owners could...
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71Volkswagen's Rip-off DSG Transmission Service
The VW\Audi DSG automatic transmission is evolutionary and far superior to the non-DSG types. This new tranny is found only on German cars. It can predict, to some degree, based on your driving, what gear and when to shift. It has been around for...
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