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  • #16
    Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

    I find I lose heat in traffic with my 1.8T - I just turn up the idle a few hundred with Vtune Gas ecomony does suffer more than I thought though.

    Khyron
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    • #17
      Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

      Originally posted by Red90
      Bingo, we have a winner.

      Anyway, something could designed with a switch to boost idle speed when stopped.
      I'm actually surprised people don't do that, the 5 Ton I used to drive at a lumber yard had an idle up knob that you'd pull (it was obviously connected to the throttle). Because it's idle was so low, it couldn't recharge things like the battery and would eventually die, and it was really hard on it not to not idle it up in the winter. i'm sure a golf/Jetta is a lot different though
      Last edited by Tuna; 09-19-2005, 03:10 PM.
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      • #18
        Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

        Originally posted by Stonewall
        A TDI will loose heat at idle, just try getting stuck in traffic on a really really cold day and you will find out. I know the think you are talking about and they only work on cable throttles as they just depress the petal a little to keep the throttle up.

        we have digital high idle units on the 05 ford 3/4 tons at my work - this is what i had in mind. if the engine drops below a certain temp, it increases idle speed.
        Last edited by stefan; 09-19-2005, 04:08 PM.
        Stefan
        -> '19 Deep Black Pearl Alltrack
        -> '05 Urban Grey Passat Wagon TDI.
        -> Past rides: '14 Allroad, 06 Mazda5, '98 Jetta K2, '01 Jetta TDI, '91 Mazda B2200, '81 Toyota Cressida
        -> FutuRe Ride...??!

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        • #19
          Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

          The TDI with a coolant heater is an excellent option. Starts blowing heat as soon as you're driving. Pair that with heated seats and its better, warmer, than any gas car I've ever owned.

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          • #20
            Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

            Originally posted by Stampfan
            The TDI with a coolant heater is an excellent option. Starts blowing heat as soon as you're driving. Pair that with heated seats and its better, warmer, than any gas car I've ever owned.
            ya, i agree that the circulating heater is the way to go. the advantage with the digital idle switches i mentioned was more for the cooling that can happen while idleing. the trucks we have idle a lot during their use (not just in morning), if the engine starts to run cool, it will pick up the idle speed to avoid the damage that can occur from idleing a diesel too much.
            Stefan
            -> '19 Deep Black Pearl Alltrack
            -> '05 Urban Grey Passat Wagon TDI.
            -> Past rides: '14 Allroad, 06 Mazda5, '98 Jetta K2, '01 Jetta TDI, '91 Mazda B2200, '81 Toyota Cressida
            -> FutuRe Ride...??!

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            • #21
              Re: Winter Car Suggestions...

              The trick to keeping the tdi warm in bad traffic on a cold day is to use a lower gear than you would normally use and rev it up to higher rpms than normal to work the engine. I do this with my automatic and it works fine.

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