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We need an engineer to weigh in here and explain what and how . Dusty
I'd have to guess that 9/10 folks buy a diesel for mileage not for the 0-60 time...so even if it's a bit more sluggish after the fix, as long as mileage stays above 40 mpg, I'm ok with it. This vehicle isn't for racing anyway...that's what the other toys are for! :)
Someone at DOT was probably testing emissions and as is usual for VW/Audi the fuel pump relay failed. The ever vigilant tester then jumped across the 30/87 pins to get the fuel pump working, thus bypassing their ECU trickery........ooo ps!
Well, yes, there is. In California, all smog testing is done on a dyno. VW must've used a different set of sensors to determine that a test was underway.
There is something very inconsistent in the stories so far. Claims that if the emissions were set properly then the cars would start getting worse mileage than they do now. I've got a 2014 TDI SE Passat and over 5000 miles since I bought it back in January, I am averaging 40 mpg...mostly highway, a little bit of city mixed in.....
No one else has gotten diesels to work as well as VW.
I have a very similar car in that its a 2012 2.0l TDI CR with DPF fitted Skoda Octavia with 60k+ miles on the clockMine does 60MPG (50 US MPG) all day everyday and I've seen 70MPG (58 US MPG) on a runNow mine is a 6 speed manual and I guess yours is an auto but is that enough to make the difference given the auto should lock up at highway speeds?
VW just becomes the world's largest automaker, topping Toyota. Then all of the sudden this happens. Coincidence?