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The Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (codenamed Typ 1K) is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen, as the fifth generation of the Golf in three- or five-door hatchback (August 2003 – 2008) and a five-door station wagon (2007–2009) configurations, as well as the successor to the Golf Mk4.
On April 10, 1978, VWoA dedicated Westmoreland Assembly [16] by driving its first car off the line, a two-door white Rabbit (in Rabbit C or mid trim level, as with all the initial production) [17] — which had actually been assembled the week before [16] and was shipped after the plant dedication to Volkswagen's Wolfsburg headquarters for its ...
This Pumpe Düse (PD) TDI engine was introduced to replace the older higher-powered versions of the 1.9 TDI. It is the first four-cylinder 16-valve double overhead camshaft (DOHC) Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) engine made by Volkswagen Group. identification Motor type: EA 188 / parts code prefix: 038 engine configuration & engine displacement
The car was introduced for sale in the UK in January 2009, [15] and in North America in October 2009 as the 2010 Golf, rather than Rabbit. [16] The Mk6 also reintroduced a diesel engine option to the North American market. [17] The Volkswagen Golf Mk6 was a 2012 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick. [18]
List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines.The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below were formerly used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern, Volkswagen Group, [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industrial Motor [3] applications, but are now discontinued.
The diesel injection pump was driven by the camshaft drive belt. The diesel engine was no larger than the 1.5-litre gasoline engine. Early diesel engines had a displacement of 1.5-litres and developed the same 37 kW (50 PS; 49 hp) as the 1.3-litre petrol engine. [55] Later engines displaced 1.6-litres and produced 40 kW (54 PS; 53 hp).
In 2015 it was found that this engine's emissions had been falsified. In the U.S., in August 2010, it was reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was investigating 37,889 2009 Jetta TDI's regarding a stalling problem. There were complaints to the agency about the Jettas going into "limp-home" mode and then ...
First, the head bolts simply weren't numerous or strong enough for the diesel's high compression ratio, so they started blowing head gaskets. Second big problem: GM's cost-cutters decided not to fit a water separator. Unlike gasoline, diesel fuel is subject to water condensation – hence the need for a water separator.