Ez2typethis
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Hello, first time poster here, first time VW diesel owner.
Recently picked up a nice commuter for my 70 mile/day round trip to work
An elderly man owned 2003 Jetta TDI with 277k miles on it.
I'm looking for tips and pointers for what to look out for on this thing. As well as tasteful upgrades to get a little more power. The previous owner said it had a new clutch and EGR valve installed about 50k miles ago, but could not provide any maintenance records. Mechanically, it sounds, starts and drives fine. Doesn't leave any oil spots on the ground which is good.
For longevity purposes, I have a few questions.
1. Should i be taking off the intake manifold and cleaning the gunk out?
2. How often to the turbo vanes need to be cleaned?
3. Do diesel fuels additives help with any of the above?
4. Kerma has a timing belt kit 100k miles. Is this a good kit to go with?
5. Is there any common fluids leaks i should be looking for? (coolant, oils, fuel)
I also want to get a little more pep out of this thing. My previous vehicle was a LBZ Duramax truck that had a lot of aftermarket support for adding power. Was wondering if that is possible with the ALH TDI?
Disclaimer, I am a Cali resident so any tuning will have to leave the readiness monitors on.
Power upgrade questions:
1. What power upgrade did you guys do first?
2. For tuning, i have heard of Malone and Kerma. Do their tunes leave the readiness monitors active? (pass cali smog)
3. At what HP above stock do i have to worry about the clutch burning up?
4. Is there a new intake manifold i can buy that's CARB legal that i can swap instead of cleaning the OEM one?
5. I've heard of .216 injectors, do they gain HP with the stock tune?
6. If i take my turbo off and find that the parts are worn, what turbo would you go with and why?
Appreciate any advice you guys can give thank you!
Recently picked up a nice commuter for my 70 mile/day round trip to work
An elderly man owned 2003 Jetta TDI with 277k miles on it.
I'm looking for tips and pointers for what to look out for on this thing. As well as tasteful upgrades to get a little more power. The previous owner said it had a new clutch and EGR valve installed about 50k miles ago, but could not provide any maintenance records. Mechanically, it sounds, starts and drives fine. Doesn't leave any oil spots on the ground which is good.
For longevity purposes, I have a few questions.
1. Should i be taking off the intake manifold and cleaning the gunk out?
2. How often to the turbo vanes need to be cleaned?
3. Do diesel fuels additives help with any of the above?
4. Kerma has a timing belt kit 100k miles. Is this a good kit to go with?
5. Is there any common fluids leaks i should be looking for? (coolant, oils, fuel)
I also want to get a little more pep out of this thing. My previous vehicle was a LBZ Duramax truck that had a lot of aftermarket support for adding power. Was wondering if that is possible with the ALH TDI?
Disclaimer, I am a Cali resident so any tuning will have to leave the readiness monitors on.
Power upgrade questions:
1. What power upgrade did you guys do first?
2. For tuning, i have heard of Malone and Kerma. Do their tunes leave the readiness monitors active? (pass cali smog)
3. At what HP above stock do i have to worry about the clutch burning up?
4. Is there a new intake manifold i can buy that's CARB legal that i can swap instead of cleaning the OEM one?
5. I've heard of .216 injectors, do they gain HP with the stock tune?
6. If i take my turbo off and find that the parts are worn, what turbo would you go with and why?
Appreciate any advice you guys can give thank you!