Tiguan and the Snow

[tiguan_hunting]

Hi everyone,
I'm planning to take the Tiguan TDI up to Lake Mountain for one day. Does anyone know whether I need to put anything "special" into my diesel tank? I've had friends who owns the previous X5 model and Prado diesel and they both put some additive in to avoid the diesel from freezing up.
Contacted my local Volkswagen service centre and they advised that I do not need to do anything. Will only be going for one day.
Thanks
Liam

[team_v]

I wouldn't bother adding anything to the fuel.

Have fun taking the Tig through the snow.
Be sure to get some pictures and give us a review of how it goes when you get back.
This is on my list of tasks to put the beast through.


Might be best to ask Derek (NZ TIGUAN) as he has a diesel and it gets put through cold/snow work.

[Arctra]

I took my Tig up to the Snowie's last year and had no problem with my Diesel freezing or anything. You'll be fine mate.

[borbor1313]

Hi I always leave space for half a tank of diesel and fill this up at the bottom of the mountain. All the local petrol stations all have alpine diesel with the additive already mixed in. I figure why take a risk when I don't need too

[NZTiguan]

You'll have no issues at all unless you're going to Antarctica !!! Most snow areas have comparatively warm temperatures, it's only when you're getting into the -20ºC range that I'd even be thinking about it !!

Cheers

[Transporter]

You'll have no issues at all unless you're going to Antarctica !!! Most snow areas have comparatively warm temperatures, it's only when you're getting into the -20ºC range that I'd even be thinking about it !!

Cheers

Not exactly. If you park your car overnight at -10deg. and start driving in the morning the cold wind will cause the temperature drop to much more than -20deg on the surface and inside the fuel tank, fuel lines and hoses. That will reduce or stop diesel fuel flow and the engine will stop working.

But as far as I know we have winter fuel in all states, don't we? That should solve that problem.

How ever I always use diesel fuel additives, summer or winter doesn't matter. If you going to use additive because you go to snow get the one that is for winter conditions.

[Foxpuppet]

Well I can tell you right now regular/standard diesel does freeze and I'm parked on the road at -6 waiting for my engine to warm up in the sun! Funtimes....
So after reading this thread I wished i had of read it before going away.... 3 weeks into ownership and I have my hazards on... Balls! I figured antifreeze was a given after buying the van from orange. But never knew that the fuel could be an issue. Been through the handbook a few times while sittig here and saw no mention of below zero fuelwarnings.

[203132]

I went to the snow with a PETROL tiguan. I started the car up at around 0 degrees and smelt petrol inside the cabin.
Anybody experienced this? It went away afterwards though, still driving at around 0 degrees.

[borbor1313]

Well I can tell you right now regular/standard diesel does freeze and I'm parked on the road at -6 waiting for my engine to warm up in the sun! Funtimes....
So after reading this thread I wished i had of read it before going away.... 3 weeks into ownership and I have my hazards on... Balls! I figured antifreeze was a given after buying the van from orange. But never knew that the fuel could be an issue. Been through the handbook a few times while sittig here and saw no mention of below zero fuelwarnings.

Hope your home now.
Alway just buy /use Alpline diesel from the local alpine servo and be done with it ! Too many people unable to see the forrest from the trees me thinks. I the end who cares it it freezes at -6 or -10 with or without the northwind windchill on the dark side of the mountain at 5.35pm. We're not talking $10/litre liquid gold here.

[ralp2dam]

I went to the snow with a PETROL tiguan. I started the car up at around 0 degrees and smelt petrol inside the cabin.
Anybody experienced this? It went away afterwards though, still driving at around 0 degrees.

Nope, I have a petrol Tig. Minus 3 when I started it up this morning and it ran as normal. Although, I babied it for about 20 mins.