Re: Motronic years?

[shikaroka@juno.com (T Jarrett)]

On Fri, 14 Nov 1997 16:43:26, -0500 GYPS16A@prodigy.com ( GEOFF K ZIMMER)
writes:
>Paul,
>I do not know whin / if VW ever went to true Motronic. In '87 they 
>started introducing Digifant, which is very similar to Motronic, but 
>not quite. (And can be problematic and has drivability problems)

 VW started using Motronic on their 2.0L 16v's in 1990 and it is nothing
like Digifant.  Motronic is mechanical fuel injection, while Digifant is
electronic fuel injection with electronic injecters.

> As an example, my '78 Volvo had CIS with an oxygen 
>sensor, while VW didn't start using oxy sensors until '83, and even 
>then only on GTI's. (And California, of course)
>           Geoff

Not true, my 81 and 82 Sciroccos had/have oxygen sensors.
On a side note, my friends 83 Ford Ranger is carbureted and has a
computer and oxygen sensor, don't ask me why.

And don't forget that VW was the first car manufacturer to ever use
electronic fuel injection. They had it on their 68 Beetles and Type 3's.

Todd J.
shikaroka@juno.com
82 Scirocco 16V (highly modified)
87 GTI G60
72 Baja Bug & Karmann Ghia
76 Lancia Beta Scorpion


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