Hello,
I have been driving a 2000 Golf TDI for about 8 months now. I have done much of the regular maintenance, including changing the timimg belt, tensioners and water pump a couple of months ago. However, I did not adjust the injection pump timing after this job because I did not have the software.
The car runs great and uses about 5.5 l/100km (about 42 mpg). However, the official Transport Canada rating for this year and model of car is about 4.4 l/100km (about 53 mpg) on the highway.
See: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportati...guide-results.cfm?year=2000&type=CPC&Mfg=VOLK
I am wondering if adjusting the injection timing could make this much difference to a car with 325,000 km on it. Everything else on the vehicle has been great, and considering that I drive about 100 highway km /day, it would be nice to squeeze a little better mileage out if it.
I have found this forum useful and would appreciate the insight of other users.
I have been driving a 2000 Golf TDI for about 8 months now. I have done much of the regular maintenance, including changing the timimg belt, tensioners and water pump a couple of months ago. However, I did not adjust the injection pump timing after this job because I did not have the software.
The car runs great and uses about 5.5 l/100km (about 42 mpg). However, the official Transport Canada rating for this year and model of car is about 4.4 l/100km (about 53 mpg) on the highway.
See: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportati...guide-results.cfm?year=2000&type=CPC&Mfg=VOLK
I am wondering if adjusting the injection timing could make this much difference to a car with 325,000 km on it. Everything else on the vehicle has been great, and considering that I drive about 100 highway km /day, it would be nice to squeeze a little better mileage out if it.
I have found this forum useful and would appreciate the insight of other users.