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VW Golf 1.9 TDI - RED DI bhp query


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I have recently bought a bowdown.gif <font color="blue"> </font> golf mark 4 02 reg 1.9 tdi (red di).

There seems to be some confusion as to what bhp the car has. Some say 115 others 130 due to the red di. I hope someone can answer this as the debate is driving me nuts!

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There's actually zip all clarity on this, because some dealers changed the badges.

To confuse it even more, there's four versions of the TD PDI engine - 110, 115, 130 and 150. Depending on the year, VW badged them in different ways - you could even get the 150 TDI badged as a GTI (not a GT TDI) crazy.gif

Confused? Not much...

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The car was registered in April 2002. Is there any way to clarify?

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Does it not say on your V5C ie TDI 130 ?

Either that, or get the emissions from the V5C in g/km and compare it to the g/km for the 110 and 130 169144-ok.gif

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Divide the BHP by 1.0139 to get back to PS, so:

110 bhp = 108 PS

115 bhp = 113 PS

130 bhp = 128 PS

150 bhp = 147 PS

But it might be quoted in KW in the car (not sure), so divide by 1.3405

110 bhp = 82 KW

115 bhp = 86 KW

130 bhp = 97 KW

150 bhp = 112 KW

HTH

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You can’t tell anything from the TDI badges, you need to make further checks as detailed above.

Using the Passat as an example, the red ‘i’ initially meant that it had the 110bhp engine and then when the 115bhp PDI engine was launched, that had a red ‘di’. All very simple and easy to understand!

However, when they face lifted it, both the 100bhp and 130bhp models had a red ‘di’ until more recently when they went back to plain badges for the 100bhp model and a red ‘i’ for the 130bhp version.

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What's the reg' and I'll look you up. ices_blah.gif

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It's a 18 April 2002 registered Golf 1.9 TDi PD 100 SE 5dr hatch in blue according to the dvla. 100 bhp and a very useful 177 lb ft.

More detail in my pm, including the chassis number the dvla have it down as.

Ian

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