info needed on the leon 170 tdi fr????

[danjen1]

i want to buy the leon fr tdi 170 but after seeing 1 today driving out tescos it sounded like a transit van? it put me right off... is that what they sound like very diesely??? i thought with it being a newish car they would of made them a little quiter???? my dad focus 1.8td with 130k on clock sounds quiter.... also are all the leon fr tdi 170s have the dpf? what ever that is?.

 

[alx_chung]

Yes all PD170s have the DPFs (Diesel Particulate Filter) in them. There is a lof of information on the forum about the DPFs.
The car is a diesel so of course its going to sound like a diesel on start up and low speeds. But its really quite when you are on the move.
Alex

 

[nc30rider]

Unfortunately the TDI FR is not a common rail diesel, thus making it by modern standards quite noisy
I had a Megane before the Leon and it was a lot, lot quieter

 

[tich555]

good thing is they go a bit faster than a transit!

 

[spenny2004]

once its warmed up i think it is quite for diesel and on the move it is quite, the extra power makes up for it!!

 

[Theflyingsheep]

I would agree on start up that you know its defo a diesel but once up and running its not very noticable, just put the stereo up a notch

 

[Makey_FR]

all diesels are noisy on start up...why not take one out on a test drive ? you wont even know your in a diesel once its warmed up! my old mans got the 170 tdi in his golf, it sounds less diesely then my 130tdi and its quieter i think!

 

[robdf2]

if its any concolation the TFSI also sounds like a diesel on start up

 

[Jacey Boy]

Coming from an Altea FR TDi I can agree that they are noisy for a diesel, once warmed up they are better, its the same engine as the Golf/Passat/A4 etc. there all the same

 

[Chan_P1_TDi_FR]

The facelifted FR TDi will be a common rail diesel. That will also have a DPF, but apparently better designed than the PD version. On the motorway you can hardly hear a thing.

 

[phil3012]

The facelifted FR TDi will be a common rail diesel. That will also have a DPF, but apparently better designed than the PD version. On the motorway you can hardly hear a thing.

Yup the new FR is Common Rail the same as in my TT.

A comment from a diesel hater who I gave a lift to, "It sounds nothing like a diesel".

For what it worth I've not known of any DPF issues on the TT. Maybe one faulty sensor someone reported but that's about it.

 

[Plut 220]

ne ideas on gd places to get performance modules..

 

[Nath.]

Regardless of the noise the FR TDI makes you have to consider this.

Astra SRI 2.0 turbo petrol = 170ps and 250 Torque

Leon FR 2.0 TDI = 170ps and 350 Torque

makes the vauxhall look stoopid IMO.

 

[NickP]

Regardless of the noise the FR TDI makes you have to consider this.

Astra SRI 2.0 turbo petrol = 170ps and 250 Torque

Leon FR 2.0 TDI = 170ps and 350 Torque

makes the vauxhall look stoopid IMO.

And the 170ps is a very conservative 170ps in the Leon

 

[Nath.]

^^^^^true

 

[NickP]

^^^^^true

http://public.fotki.com/NickParks/my_cars__bikes/new-leon/amd1.html

 

[Nath.]

fair play

 

[Chan_P1_TDi_FR]

my standard Tdi FR is giving 191.7 bhp atm. measured at the xtreme RR day some of us had last month. some Tdi FR's are giving out even more power. some very close to 200bhp like nick's

Going to get a DPF delete soonish and bypass any DPF issues from tuning with the DPF in place.
stage 2 tuning is getting 225-245bhp atm.