jetta

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AS SEEN ON TV! You are bidding on on one of the most famous alternative fuel vehicles since Doc Brown's DeLorean from Back to the Future!

Featured on Good Morning America, CNBC, MSNBC, and Wall Street Journal Report, this 2001 VW Jetta TDI has been evangelizing the use of alternative fuels for years.

Beat high gas prices and DRIVE FOR FREE using waste vegetable oil! Professionally converted by Smarter Fuel using the Greasecar kit, the WVO system works perfectly.

This vehicle starts every time and runs very well. I installed a FrostHeater brand block heater for easy cold weather starts. Just plug it in (I set it on a timer) and the engine turns over immediately. It also enables you to make the switch to veggie oil sooner and helps you get heat inside the car much quicker.

As the pictures show, the car is very clean for a vehicle with almost 158,000 miles and has no major issues. I drove this car over 100 miles a day for years. The turbocharger was replaced with an OEM unit at 144,000 miles. The starter was replaced at 137,000 and the glow plug relay at 121,000.

VW diesels are legendary for going forever, and this car is still going strong. But obviously a car with with high mileage like this is going to have a few blemishes, and I've tried to capture them in the pictures. You probably won't notice them while you're DRIVING FOR FREE on used vegetable oil! The clearcoat has peeled off the tops of the mirrors. The headlight lenses are a bit cloudy. The chrome cap on one of the headlights has popped off and is laying inside the headlight housing. There are a few scuffs and scratches and a small rust spot on the edge of one wheel-well. The lid on the center armrest is detached, but I have a replacement unit. It just needs to be installed. Did I mention you can DRIVE FOR FREE on used vegetable oil?

Hola!

I have just had a Greasecar kit installed in my 04 Jetta and all is well except....I only have a 15 mile commute and my car just gets hot enough to switch over (at 145 degrees)when I arrive at work.

Should it take this long to heat up? I kind of think that is how it is.

Is there a quick fix? Would a Flat Plate Heat Exchanger do the job?

thanks!!

My friends just purchased a greasecar kit for a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. Trouble is he lost his manual in a behemoth pile of whopper wrappers and well-used girly mags (just kidding really) and he cannot seem to figure out how to find information on wiring; just the wiring of his vehicle. Does anyone have a schematic or diagrahm or .pdf or scanned immage for the wiring procedure of the old-fashioned controll model (the two button pannel)? He doesn't wish to spend another $50 on a manual as that would buy at least two dozen more whoppers and another magazine... if so my email adress is Jonpmerchant@msn.com thank you SO much if anyone can help.

Hey everybody! Im tryin to get some info on the longevity of 2003 Jetta TDI engines installed with a Greasecar Kit. Does it affect the life of the engine? How much maintence do they require if I don't use it that much, just biodiesel from the regular tank? I know it was installed with a better heater than the kit comes with too.... if anybody can help me out I would be sooo grateful.
Elaine

I recently finished hooking up a two tank system on my jetta but have had problems getting the air out of the fuel system to start it. I have tried bleeding the fuel lines on the injectors but fuel didn't come through like i was told it would. Does anyone out there know a better way or experienced this problem? Thanks

"First n foremost, please realize I am no Waist Vegetable Oil Guru by any stretch of the facts. Perhaps I have gone thru some additional trouble n expense to monitor the vital temperatures on my Diesle/WVO conversion project that has taught me a few things and that are both interesting and useful to others."

http://www.3cats.com/vJet/

I'm hoping to get a 2001+ VW TDI jetta and turn it into a WVO vehicle. Would the kit from www.frostheater.com work? This is my first day looking into the WVO conversion, so I'm a bit confused on where to start reading.

NisAznMonk@aol.com

"I currently live in hot S florida and drive an 03 jetta TDI on a blend of 85/15 SVO/diesel. I do somewhat heat my fuel but not with a two tank system. For all you south flroidians listen up."

http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/159605551/m/746109...

"Greasecar kit installation

The kit was installed as directed by the accompanying documentation with the following modifications and details: [...]"

http://www.veggieavenger.com/SVO-Jetta.php

"The Norton boys recently had a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDi converted to run on SVO. Though Tom’s the primary driver, Chuck was happy to hand over the keys to their “Vega Jet” for a spin last week and helped us understand what it’s like to own and operate a vehicle that eats out of a dumpster. Let us explain…"

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/04/in-the-autoblog-driveway-2003-...

I'm trying to find the easiest guide to converting a Jetta TDI engine to run on WVO, filtered and all.

I don't have a lot of money, am kind of lazy (meaning it should not require a lot of motivation), but I do have some ability to use a wrench and connect pieces of metal, rubber, plastic and all that.

I don't have any expensive tools, either.

Has anyone run across a guide or howto that is super simple for a VW TDI? If so, I'll send you a lot of happy faces. :) --> :D