Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

[Kane]

From what I gather by removing the little check valve for the vent at the top of the filler neck it gains you another 1-2L of fuel. Anyone confirm this for me and educate me on it? Also have a comparison in your milage per tank before and after? I am always looking for ways to go further per a tank.

Thanks.

Hopefully this doesn't turn into a gas versus diesel thread.

[Benjamin]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

1-2 liters is way low, you could put if you wait for the bubbles to drop you could probably get 3-5 Liters. My jetta came with it done, I just use the spring around the nozzle to hold the vent open. Venting can easily get you another 100 km on the tank vs not doing it.

[nismodrifter]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Venting 4 life yo. As Ben mentioned just use the tank nozzle to do it. Last I remember you can add around 7-8L more.

[stefan]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Have always used the spring on the nozzle to open the vent like Ben said. Yes, it let you cram a lot more fuel in.

[CGDoig]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Since day one. Same thing you can vent by hand or follow the diy to remove it completely.

[Red90]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Yes. It gets you around 7 liters more. 2 minute job to remove the valve.

[Geobmx4life]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Did the ventectomy a few years ago, makes a huge difference on a long trip. On my TD Jetta, I just held it down with the nozzle.

[Kane]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Got the time to do it this morning. Nice little 5 minute mod. Looking forward to seeing the results.

Big thanks fellow Tdi'ers!

[idlandk]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

By taking it out completely do you get any more than just venting it with the little switch? The most I have put into my tank was 54 liters vented to the top of the neck, and I usually do around 1250km on a tank on the highway before I fill up. How much do you guys fit in your tank?

[kujiwara]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

It freaked me out when I managed to fill 52L in my gasser jetta.... Don't we only have a 50L tank though?

[idlandk]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

Diesel doesn't expand and contract like gas so they let you put more fuel in if you vent it. I don't usually go much past the fuel light and I usually put 54 liters or just under.

[Red90]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

I've put in 57 liters.

[bart]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

i dont think the new vw's have vents anymore do they?

[dJ]

Re: Any of you Tdi owners do the tank vent mod?

i dont think the new vw's have vents anymore do they?

My buddy has a 2012 tdi and he doesn't have a vent.