V-Power Diesel | Posts 16+

I haven't used any petrol (gasoline) in almost a year (except for some rancid leftovers from the kitchen).
"Since last week, I've been using the Aldi fuel mix again. Here in Hamburg, diesel prices have gone up, but at the same time, ALDI has lowered its POL (presumably referring to a specific type of fuel or promotion) prices. Now it makes sense again."
I only ever fill up 15 liters at a time, which is about one box for my Lupo. It's relatively quick to do in between errands when you're already shopping (and you can drop off the empty bottles at Aldi right away). It still saves around 3 euros each time. With that money, you can get quite a bit of orange juice or other drinks for personal consumption at Aldi.

Regards,

Olaf.

@olaf

Is your Lupo a PD model already?

How much fuel does your tank hold in total?

PD, 34 liters standard, 42 liters "with button in the tank."

Regards,

Olaf.

Do you have any problems with oil or something like that?

How much of the Aldi juice have you already used up? The amount added, depending on how you look at it, is actually somewhere between one-third and one-half.

I've driven about a third of the way. With my old 1.4 TDI, I drove it up to approximately 105,000 km (with less or no particulate filter regeneration in cold weather). Unfortunately, I had an accident down in Bavaria due to some terrible weather. I then sold the car and bought a new one; it was more cost-effective at that time.
With the new 1.4 engine, I've only driven 67,000 km and haven't used significant amounts of rapeseed oil. However, I have already added quite a bit of rapeseed methyl ester (RME), just like with my old car.

The filter was never airtight, and I never had any problems with the Möhl (company/product).

Regards,

Olaf.

P.S.
"On my old car, the turbocharger shaft seal on the fresh air side leaked at 100,000 kilometers. However, I can't see any connection between that and the PÖL."

And besides that, have you had any problems with the pool or the PD elements?

"No... I've mostly used refined oil, so not much cold-pressed oil. I've written about all the serious problems I had with the cars (specifically, the turbo issue). But even shortly after delivery, the turbocharger in that car started causing problems with overboost under heavy load."
Besides broken N75 valves and stolen antennas and hubcaps, I haven't written anything because I assumed that nobody here would be interested in that...

Okay, well, if I knew in advance that I would sometimes be driving mostly short distances, I've occasionally disabled the PÖL (Partial Oil Lubrication) system. It's not ideal when the engine is cold. But since I almost always use my bicycle for routes within a 10 km radius, it doesn't happen very often in my case.

Regards,

Olaf.

Regarding 'special diesels,' I can only say that I always preferred to refuel at Aral because it produced the least amount of foam, and refueling was faster. Otherwise, there was no noticeable difference with the 'Superdiesel' (except perhaps a more pleasant smell). However, it didn't cost significantly more than elsewhere... but unfortunately, there's no Aral station here anymore.
Everything has become about OMV, and their gasoline is now foaming up like crazy again...

'However, charging a premium for Super Diesel is out of the question. With current fuel prices, such a marketing strategy would likely backfire.'

CU Gremlin.

Gremlin wrote:

but charging a premium for super diesel is out of the question. Such marketing tactics backfire, especially with these fuel prices... CU Gremlin

Hopefully, the average consumer won't fall for this marketing gimmick. V-Power is still available, after all. Your signature on this topic is very fitting. }

Regards,
mcgregg

While V-Power gasoline is technically questionable (no production engine is optimized for 100 octane), an unusually high cetane number in diesel fuel could theoretically offer some benefits: Because modern engines have a slightly delayed injection timing due to NOx and noise regulations, which is less than ideal for maximum efficiency and power, but this timing is fixed based on standard fuel, a higher cetane number might potentially reduce ignition delay, effectively simulating an earlier injection.
Theoretically speaking...

Regards,
Holger.

By the way, does anyone want to add their opinion to the nail thread anymore?

Since this injection start was determined with standard fuel, a higher cetane number might potentially reduce the ignition delay, which is equivalent to an earlier injection start.

Theoretically speaking...



Thankfully, there's adaptation channel 4 .

CU Gremlin.

Gremlin wrote:

thank goodness there's adaptation channel 4

Well, be glad that you're still driving a car with a V8 engine.
I also have Kan.4, but it doesn't make any changes.

Does anyone here know how to bypass the storage lock?

That's already one more reason never, ever to buy such junk cars (the timing belt is the first reason).

If there weren't such a high tax on diesel vehicles and if somewhere there was still new production of them, I would buy myself a DB W124 with an inline-six engine and timing chain, or a vehicle with such an engine. It could be somewhat smaller overall, but it should definitely have that robust design (and maybe even EDC). Those were real cars... *sigh*

Regards,
Holger.

Currently feeling a bit frustrated with Volkswagen and Bosch technology.

SeatArosa1.7SDI wrote:

That's already one more reason to never, ever buy such low-quality products.

If your driving temperament is truly satisfied with an SDI , you might be right.

But what some people won't do to feel "a little more" when accelerating...
:roll:The timing belt is the first reason

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. You also have something like that in the SDI. While higher forces need to be transmitted in a power drive (PD), this task appears to be solvable as well (compare a PD belt with your "shoelace"

).

And after a few years of banana development time (the product matures at the customer's site ), premature ZR failures in PD are apparently not a major issue anymore.

And stuck injection nozzles are definitely :evil:not a problem with PD .

(I know, during my "banana time," I didn't like PDs either... but you can always change your mind ).

That's already one more reason to never, ever buy such PD junk.
If your driving temperament is truly satisfied with an SDI , you might be right. That's something you might agree with.

Yes, everyone sets different priorities. When my vacuum cleaner is working properly again, I'll feel like I'm riding a rocket (because I'm so used to the current state).

But what some people don't do to experience 'a little more' when accelerating...

To be completely honest: Where on German roads can you actually push your car to its limits? If you want to let loose and have some fun, you can rent a Porsche and go to the Nürburgring. Trying to drive like crazy in everyday traffic (just because the car *can* do it) is fuel-guzzling, accelerates wear and tear, and is risky. I commute every day, and I know what I'm talking about.

The timing belt is the first reason.
You also have something like that in the SDI.

But not one that is so vulnerable and difficult to replace .

And seized injection nozzles are definitely not an issue with PD .

'However, replacement parts for VPs are currently cheaper because there are more of them available on the market.'

Regards,
Holger.

SeatArosa1.7SDI wrote:

To be completely honest: Where on German roads can you still fully utilize your vehicle's capabilities?

While overtaking Sunday drivers or trucks along with the people behind them, who are annoyed by the slow pace (otherwise they wouldn't be bumper-to-bumper), but for some reason are unable to overtake themselves (power-to-weight ratio ).
Driving at maximum speed on the highway is also too stressful and expensive for me – unless I feel like it, and there's an open, clear road stretching to the horizon with no forest nearby where some animals might suddenly jump in front of my car.
This happens to me about once a year.

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Pushing the car to its absolute limits in everyday driving is fuel-consuming, promotes wear and tear, and is risky.

Same as above.

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I commute every day and I know what I'm talking about.

Me too - and I always find it liberating to be able to overtake, while many others haven't even thought about it... (not meant personally ).