Re: Diesel opacity tests for road vehicles

Posted by jdemaris on September 24, 2006 at 06:17:12 from (69.67.230.196):

In Reply to: Re: Diesel opacity tests for road vehicles posted by Bob on September 23, 2006 at 20:51:35:

That's something I haven't come across yet. Who made the diesel engine in your Toyota? I almost bought a Toyota pickup truck a few years ago - think it was an 81, and the owner thought the engine was actually an Isuzu. I didn't look very close at the time. I've come across various cars and trucks - that used other- standard makes of engines. My Deere service-vehicle used to be an International Scout with a Nissan diesel. I worked on a British taxi-cab that has the same engine as my Allis Chalmers ED-40 tractor (Standard Diesel). I worked on a Volvo that has a Volkswagen diesel. Also saw a full-size, 1/2 Dodge truck - late 70s- with a Misubishi (I think) six-cylinder diesel. I've always wondered about the Toyotas - but never had one. It's been my impression that Toyota has made the best cars and trucks in the world - if evaluated for design, utility, and quality control - going back to when they formed partially from Toyopet - or something like that. I don't own one mainly because the ones that I did have, rusted out so bad with all the road salt used around here. Anyway - since I regard Toyota to be an extremely quality-concious company - I often wondered if they would use some other company's engine. Isuzu has been a standard choice for a lot of car makes overseas - and I guess GM holds the controlling interest in the engine-division now. I was looking a used cars for sale in Autralia recently (on line) and most of the mid-size Chevy SUVs have Isuzu turbo-diesels, and many other makes little Ford turbo-diesels. I wish we could get them here. I was just reading that the new, 2007 diesel emmissions regs have just about forced every diesel car/light-truck maker out of the US market. For 2007 - it seems Mercedes will be the only one to offer a diesel that is legal in California - and to do so - it carries an extra chemical tank the injects and additive into the diesel-fuel to lower PMs. Volkswagen gave up on trying to meet the regs. in CA but will sell in the other states. And Chrysler-Daimler? I wonder. I saw the commercial on TV with Doctor-German-Guy telling a bunch of kids about the new full size Jeep-diesel coming out (other than the Liberty) - but I don't know much about it.

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