Diesel info sharing

[MaverickWRX]

Hi Guys

Im new to BMW and diesel but willing to learn more about these cars.

Ive been into cars and know quite abit about them but not diesel.

Ive built 2 strong Scoobies and im dying to get my grubby paws on my 320d .if theres is anyone that willing to put up with me for and hour or two to show me and tell the do and donts if the diesels it will be highly appreciated.

Maybe have a hookup for noobs ........

Thanks

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Btw im in Cape Town

 

[Gunner-Win]

I'll be taking delivery of my 320d tomorrow and am also keen to learn more about it. So... Subscribed to this topic for more info or get together.

 

[MaverickWRX]

I like ppl to show me things.

I read egr , pdwhatever and I have no clue what they talking about. Show me and I remember .

With the subarus I did diagnostics minor mods and loads of diy so id like to do this with the bmw aswell

Lets hook up some where over a weekend

 

[DieselFan]

I'm from cape town if you want to meet up. But I can share most on the forum and most has already been shared if you browse through some 320d threads.

Egr is exhaust gas recirculation. It takes exhaust gassed out the exhaust manifold through a cooler and back into the intake.

Pdwhatever? Not sure what you're talking about. Cdv? Clutch delay valve? Pdc? Park distance control?

What are your goals for the car?

 

[Riaanv1]

Straight of the bat I can tell you BMW is NOT as straight forward as Subaru. I know this, because I'm an avid Scooby fan as well, and have had more than one STi.

But, I heed you welcome to 'no-more-detonation' land

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

I want a Scooby for the weekends :coolShake: 180kw is probably the most power one could get out of the 320d without major mods. Solid motor though as with most BMW engines it can handle and loves to be driven hard which is what I like.

 

[MaverickWRX]

I dont really have goals for my car just for myself, by learning to know these cars like I did with my other cars.

 

[ChefDJ]

Plenty plenty info and DIY threads on the forum. Do a search or browse through all the older topics and you'll learn plenty without even opening the bonnet of your car. I did, and I used to be a complete DIY virgin. Was even too scared to change a light bulb in my car. Now it's a different story.

 

[MaverickWRX]

Thanks Guys

Riaan, Its nice driving without being paranoid.Scooby det makes me nervous and remaps cost a arm and leg but Jaa I did ecutek software on both my wrx and forester .

 

[Gunner-Win]

Luckily I've had a diesel car for the past 3 years and I did modify it, and mostly by myself through DIY. So I know a fair bit about the general workings of a diesel, but I still have some to learn about the BMW in particular. Previous diesel was a Polo Sportline.

I've already learnt a lot by doing research on this forum, so hopefully I can continue that and learn more about my car.

 

[CliftonH]

Welcome, you will def learn alot on here, like the others said just search on this site, I was new to diesels also and a first time owner, thanks to some very kind fanatics I learnt and did alot of mods to my 320d

 

[MaverickWRX]

The search method on the forum aint that great.any other way of searching here other than the Google search.

 

[netercol]

here is a very good pdf i found while searching for something unrelated.. explaining a lot of diesel concepts in not too technical terms..

http://www.londonroadgarage.com/images/Diesel Air Intake and Exhaust System.pdf

 

[Riaanv1]

Thanks Guys

Riaan, Its nice driving without being paranoid.Scooby det makes me nervous and remaps cost a arm and leg but Jaa I did ecutek software on both my wrx and forester .

good, those ringlands are made of Dorito chips.