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Cord Schrauber

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christians Profi-Schrauber

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11-02-2004, 20:53 Subject: |
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Currently, BMW is promoting a design created from a variety of form elements, but only because some idiot forgot to remove the camouflage covering before the premiere of the 7-series  . Gruß Christian
A6 BPP, Ex-A6 AKN (Gurke), Ex-Audi100 92 AAT (5Zyl.)
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chris11 Profi-Schrauber

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17-02-2004, 19:01 Subject: Common Rail: Technology, Benefits & Applications |
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Fiat invented the common rail system, which is something I find amusing.
I work for a diesel engine company that has been experimenting with common rail technology since 1975.
Best regards, HP.
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Thomas K. Guest
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17-02-2004, 20:30 Subject: |
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Hello,
Fiat actually developed the common rail system for diesel engines together with Bosch and was the first to bring it into series production. However, they only developed the injection system together with Bosch, not the engine itself. This means that not all common rail diesel engines are based on the Fiat engine.
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konjoy Guest
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18-02-2004, 10:07 Subject: |
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Fiat actually built the first common-rail diesel engines. And all common-rail diesels produced by Italian and French manufacturers are identical. You can use the same power box for all 1.9 and 2.4 JTD engines (Fiat, Alfa), or dci engines (Renault), or HDI engines (Peugeot).
The 2.5 diesel engine in the Opel Omegas isn't the only BMW diesel used in Opel cars; the 1.7-liter engine with 82 hp is also from BMW, specifically from the 318tds. However, it would have been better if Opel had developed their own engines instead of relying on BMW's. I owned a BMW 525tds, and it was not a pleasant experience. The only good thing about the engine was its smoothness. The fuel consumption was rarely below 10 liters. In the city, it was always over 10 liters. And reliability was definitely an issue. If you managed to reach 200,000 km with the original cylinder head, you were lucky. Either the cylinder head or the cylinder head gasket would fail. In my case, it was the cylinder head, the fuel injection pump, and many other small parts that were very expensive. In the end, a 525i is a more cost-effective option! And finally, the engine wasn't particularly fast! Compared to modern engines, it was very sluggish. 143 hp at 4800 rpm! The engine was very high-revving, which may explain the frequent failures.
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Thomas K. Guest
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18-02-2004, 10:22 Subject: |
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Hello,
That's not quite right.
The Peugeot 2.0 HDI CR diesel engines are Peugeot's own designs and have absolutely nothing to do with Fiat engines.
Similarly, the Renault engines are in-house designs.
In some joint development projects (like the Peugeot 807 and Fiat Ulyssee, for example), the companies naturally exchange engines with each other.
The fact that the power boxes can be used in multiple models is simply due to the same common-rail injection system. The power boxes may not differ in their physical construction, but they do differ in their programming.
The 1.7 diesel engine from Opel is actually not from BMW, but from Isuzu.
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