Re: better gas milage?

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this is the posting about it..

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=332954

kevin


>
>    It's on the engine compartment leading down from the airbox, in my 02
>    Je= tta it's on the driver side fender.  It is supposed to filter out
>    larg= er debris (snow pollen, bugs) before getting to your airfilter.
>
>
>    Markus
>
>    Brian Smithers wrote on 10/09/2006 09= :26 AM:
>    >What is the "snow screen thing" on TDI's?
>    >
>    >--- [email protected] wrote:
>    >
>    >>= two easy mileage enhancers:
>    >>
>    >> 1) m= ake sure those tires are inflated!  My wife's
>    >> gol= f tires were down
>    >> this past weekend to 25psi, I bumped= them back up to
>    >> 40 where they were
>    >&g= t; supposed to be - It amazes me how the bigger
>    >> wheels= /lower profile tires
>    >> seem to lose air much easier than= the old-school 14"
>    >> higher profile tires
>    ><= TT>> on my Vanagon....and they COST so much more, too -
>    >= > doh!
>    >>
>    >> 2) remove that 'snow sc= reen' thing per the note on
>    >> TDI Club - this one may
>    >> require having it done when you bring your car in
>    >= ;> for service, and may not
>    >> apply to brand= new cars, not sure - I plan on having
>    >> it done on our = '00
>    >> TDI Beetle next service visit though..
>    >>
>    >> kevin
>    >> Seattle
>    >>
>    >>
>    >> > I have a "New be= etle" TDI and I have found that I
>    >> get about 5 to 10 mo= re
>    >> > MPG using regular diesel.
>    >>= >
>    >> > But I didn't buy this vehicle to run regula= r
>    >> diesel in it, so the MPG are
>    >> &g= t; irrelevant to me.
>    >> >
>    >> > -S= teve Geiger
>    >> >
>    >> >> Intrigu= ing. With fuel at the price it is, it
>    >> bears more
>    &g= t;> >> investigation. Maybe you should buy one and test>> it out
>    and let us
>    >> >> know if= its worth the money. ;-)
>    >> >>
>    >>= ; >>
>    >> >> On Oct 9, 2006, at 12:03 AM, Shody= Ryon wrote:
>    >> >>
>    >> >>>= ; Has anyone tryed this?
>    >> >>> [1]http://www.hydrogen-boost.com/Diesel.= html
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