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oldbeaver · 10-01-2011, 06:25 PM

Volkswagen developed a turbo diesel engine which is not common rail, and seems to have better combustion control. It is the "pumpe düse" (PD) engine:

http://www.myarchive.us/richc/VW_TDI_with_PumpeDuse.pdf

I have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI PD and seems to have a better fuel use than other diesel engines, probably because of the extremely fine control of fuel injection to produce maximum performance.

OldBeaver

10-01-2011, 06:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
oldbeaver EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chile Posts: 223 Mercedes 89 D - '89 Mercedes 300 E 90 day: 33.86 mpg (US) Skodie - '09 Skoda Octavia TDI PD 90 day: 38.84 mpg (US) 1993 Mercedes 300D Turbo - '93 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo W124 90 day: 26.19 mpg (US) Crossie - '16 Subaru XV Crosstreak 90 day: 9.61 mpg (US) Crossie - '16 Subaru XV Crosstreak 90 day: 33.34 mpg (US) Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Volkswagen developed a turbo diesel engine which is not common rail, and seems to have better combustion control. It is the "pumpe düse" (PD) engine: http://www.myarchive.us/richc/VW_TDI_with_PumpeDuse.pdf I have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI PD and seems to have a better fuel use than other diesel engines, probably because of the extremely fine control of fuel injection to produce maximum performance. OldBeaver __________________ Mercedes 300 D turbo 1993