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War_Wagon · 05-22-2011, 03:18 PM

I found a 1992 Jetta turbo diesel for sale, it has 336,000 kms on it. 5 speed, body and interior are in nice shape, and has the factory 13 inch alloys on it. It hazes a little blue out of the tailpipe at idle, but doesn't smoke badly at all when going down the road. The thing is the engine is loud. Like you can hear it idling from half a block away loud. My only VW diesel experience has been driving my friend's TDI Beetle, so I don't know if these old VW diesels are supposed to be that loud or if this one is getting tired. Any advice?

Also, are these older VW diesels good candidates for experimenting with veggie oil etc?

05-22-2011, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
War_Wagon 5 Gears of Fury Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver B.C., Canada Posts: 1,230 Spunky - '90 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 35.56 mpg (US) Thanks: 175 Thanked 176 Times in 137 Posts	Jetta diesel - too loud or normal? I found a 1992 Jetta turbo diesel for sale, it has 336,000 kms on it. 5 speed, body and interior are in nice shape, and has the factory 13 inch alloys on it. It hazes a little blue out of the tailpipe at idle, but doesn't smoke badly at all when going down the road. The thing is the engine is loud. Like you can hear it idling from half a block away loud. My only VW diesel experience has been driving my friend's TDI Beetle, so I don't know if these old VW diesels are supposed to be that loud or if this one is getting tired. Any advice? Also, are these older VW diesels good candidates for experimenting with veggie oil etc? __________________ "Don't look for one place to lose 100 pounds, look for 1600 places to lose an ounce." - Tony DeFeo