Reply With Quotenot to mention the provent is made by a VW OEM supplier.
Mann & Hummel (spelling???) have been making stuff for VW for eons.
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Are you speaking from experience? Mine would suggest one look at any aftermarket engine appendage would make them wash their hands of the affair.Originally Posted by Transporter
Why not be open and up front about this with the service department? If you install the Provent and it does no harm to the engine, why can't you just say you're going to fit one and come to some arrangement with any warranty issue? I know a friend who installed an aftermarket turbo in his Nissan a number of years ago and Nissan okayed it.
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not to mention the provent is made by a VW OEM supplier.
Mann & Hummel (spelling???) have been making stuff for VW for eons.
'07 Touareg V6 TDI with air suspension
'98 Mk3 Cabriolet 2.0 8V
'99 A4 Quattro 1.8T
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Interesting. Now, the question remains why VW don't fit it as standard equipment ot their TDIs.
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Because they don't see/don't want to see it as a problem.
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ABSOLUTELY!Because they don't see/don't want to see it as a problem.
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For the record my Provent oil "trap" hose started to drip ( letting me know it's full ) and I measured what I drained out. 140mL. This doesn't include what didn't condense, and what is lost from the small leaks in my Provent system hosing ( ie Silastic joins! ). Nor does that include just how much has dripped out since it started several days ago. I drain it at about 3-4k intervals, but I'll quantify this km amount as well from today.
Last edited by Greg Roles; 29-12-2009 at 10:02 AM.
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Well, I don't measure accurately what I drain from my Provent hose. But 2 weeks ago I replaced water pump in my T5 and I had intercooler to TB hose off, and as I predicted I could wipe off clean most of the area I could get with a clean rag and as far as I could see using torch I was able to see metal under a thin layer of black deposit. I’m very happy with my Provent set up.
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Just listened to a podcast from Snow Performance, the water Methanol injection guys from the USA, and they mention the cleaning effect of this injection, and how it helps stop the very common sludge buildup problem in modern diesels from EGR, especially late model VW TDI's. Seems the aftermarket is very aware of it.
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2014 Skoda Yeti TDI Outdoor 4x4 | Audi Q3 CFGC repower | Darkside tune and Race Cams | Darkside dump pDPF | Wagner Comp IC | Snow Water Meth | Bilstein B6 H&R springs | Rays Homura 2x7 18 x 8" 255 Potenza Sports | Golf R subframe | Superpro sways and bushings | 034 engine mounts | MK6 GTI brakes |
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Pulled the EGR, throttle body and manifold today, see my tinker thread.
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...998#post438998
The problem is real people.
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Top sleuthing. I believed anyway but now convinced.Pulled the EGR, throttle body and manifold today, see my tinker thread.
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...998#post438998
The problem is real people.
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