TDI cold start without glowplugs

[@SiuroTDI]

Most asked questions Q:What battery you have under the hood? A: Its a Exide ek950, 95ah agm battery. Q: Do you know what it does to your starter motor?! A: Yes i do. I also have spare starter motors. 😁 Q: Why dont you have glowplugs? A: car started effortlessly until -15c degrees, i didnt have many cold starts like this and after inspecting i found out that none of the glowplugs were working. Goes to show how much you actually need glowplugs on these direct injection diesels even in colder climates. No external power sources etc, just clip i filmed on my phone on my way to start a car. 😂

[@ngelemental2274]

WOW this video got some crazy interaction, got so many views good job man

[@MarshalBeard]

Amazing cold start video. The only way it could have been better is another camera recording the exhaust. I feel this in my bones, and theyre starving for shit like this.

[@monkehbitch]

Agm batteries are a pretty good investment.

[@boilerhousegarage]

All diesels are technically direct injection. I also highly recommend Exide batteries; even their standard batteries seem to last longer than a lot of other brands I've experienced and the Excell in one of my cars holds charge when I've not run it for a couple of months.

[@Sharkie1717]

Damn, that's amazing work by that battery 🔋

[@baobibis]

I wish everyone a relationship as strong as this Passat's battery

[@FilipGereg]

What a nice blessing lol

[@FoNZeK86]

ahaha😅

[@bikerlad3138]

the heat from starter motor probably warmed up the engine lol

[@bestofblocket]

Hahahhahahah

[@ritchieschofield1185]

World strongest man. Worlds' strongest battery

[@ngelemental2274]

Bros got a battery equivalent to a nuclear reactor under the hood😂 2 straight minutes of cranking is craaaaazy

[@SiuroTDI]

-27c and two days of standing out in the cold and no battery problems. Thats also a reason why i uploaded this video. 😂

[@kromkromic2458]

La tortura, what kind of battery is it? @@SiuroTDI

[@ngelemental2274]

are the old tdi's just easier to crank?? or maybe less electronics?? my "new" tdi "struggles" to start at just 35f and i have like 950cold cranking amps on my BRAND NEW battery@@SiuroTDI

[@borkokid]

Scratch that, the starter is made out of titanium

[@SiuroTDI]

@@kromkromic2458 exide ek950. 95ah agm battery.

[@jucarienic9332]

That starter has more kilometres that the car itself. 👌💪

[@blacksky9621]

10 point to the starter and batery. Crazy!!

[@MacBob]

I imagine the starter provided all the heat needed to get that going 😅

[@surenot1]

It was certainly glowing red

[@cristipaun4805]

​​@@surenot1considering its -27 it was probably still cold. I cranked my old diesel for 4min straight in -10. when I checked the starter it was barely warm.

[@rossclarke8028]

It's not to intentionally be cheaper, it's designed for the specific application, high torque high current draw for a short amount of time. A continuous duty motor capable of doing this would need to be a lot bigger and heavier.

[@tripplefives1402]

@@rossclarke8028 bigger and heavier = more expensive

[@rossclarke8028]

Your missing the point, it's designed to be compact and light to save weight, with a high torque output. Being cheaper to produce is a secondary bonus.

[@kraabol.mp4]

Battery was a champ, mine wouldn't do that. Glad to see I'm not the only one struggling on cold starts, happy to have my glow plugs and frost heater

[@lordmmx1303]

alternator was spinning and therefore charging a little bit.

[@jankoivukumpu4552]

alternator caused extra load to the starter (and battery) in this scenario. unless prepetual motion machines are your thing 😉 ​@@lordmmx1303

[@zenshy2139]

​@@lordmmx1303the battery doesn't really start to take a charge until you've driven for 10 minutes at -27°C. The battery needs to warm up a bit

[@teokarlsson305]

@@lordmmx1303 the starter takes more power than the alternator can supply so no thats false

[@lordmmx1303]

@@teokarlsson305 battery was warmed up already by the load that was put on. also, i'm not saying alternator can even up the load, i'm saying it is supplying the power and current [once charging light is off] ....

[@otke77]

starter's temperature is higher than vulcano. meanwhile you could drive on a starter on first gear

[@5Dale65]

One time I did it. I was doing some work to the car, and there was a thunderstorm suddenly coming out of nowhere, the spark plugs were out so the engine would crank faster and I drove across my yard using just the starter to put the car in the garage 😂

[@rafaykhanyousefzai]

​@@5Dale65 Poor guy, prolly was crying for help lol

[@benkiist8218]

@@5Dale65dude drives an ev

[@TheSemo66]

I never seen such a long lasting battery 😂😂😂

[@lordmmx1303]

alternator was spinning and therefore charging a little bit. every time battery light dissapeared there was enough juice comming from alternator to charge battery.

[@minirey360]

@@lordmmx1303not really only that it produced a voltage equal to battery voltage. 300ish rpm on that alternator is making less than 30 amps guaranteed. Starter is drawing easy 130-300 amps

[@zenshy2139]

​@@minirey360plus a cold battery doesn't like to take a charge until you've driven a bit and it has warmed up.

[@lordmmx1303]

@@zenshy2139 battery can be [and is] warmed up by putting a load on it. no need to drive for 10 minutes. all you need to do is start chemical process inside, which huge load does.

[@lordmmx1303]

@@minirey360 sure, i'm not saying alternator is supplying the battery, or even up the load that is put on battery. but 30A is better than 0A, so it helps battery last longer.

[@Ppete912]

The starter motor has now covered more than the car 😆 I wish any of my relationships was as strong as that battery

[@HGTA89]

Oh that starter must be warming the engine aswell 😂

[@Unos2361]

Nah must be way too cold outside for the starter to overheat

[@ВикторМарухин-с2ж]

​@Unos2361 disagree. Starter will blow up faster than you think. Author almost broke it on the video. I think that brush holders is almost burned down in this minutes.

[@aski1529]

Its called a joke​@@ВикторМарухин-с2ж

[@KeluMocy]

B5 was VAG's greatest achievement.

[@SiuroTDI]

Yeah, quality started to drop after these.😅

[@buskiscyzoryk472]

thanks to TDI which was originally created by Fiat.

[@thomasgiesen6849]

The direct injection yes, not the TDI engines itself. And remember, Fiat developed them just a half year earlier, and just for Italy. @@buskiscyzoryk472

[@nack7276]

@@buskiscyzoryk472 co masz na myśli?

[@buskiscyzoryk472]

@@nack7276 pierwszym autem z TDI była Croma (I generacji). Fiat zaprzestał rozwijania tego silnika przez ogromny poziom wibracji i mierne osiągi, sprzedał patent Boschowi a sam zaczął rozwijać technologię common rail, którą wprowadził w 1997. oczywiście vw po dopracowaniu fiatowskiego pierwowzoru zawsze sygnował TDI jako swój pionierski wynalazek 🤣

[@ringa91]

This the last generation of cars to be over-engineered to be this good and reliable

[@Alexey-h1g]

In 2035 they will say the same about cars which were manufactured in 2024... 😉

[@antonisantonis655]

maybe, but i don't think so, we will see ( hopefully )@@Alexey-h1g

[@extractorfan2143]

@@Alexey-h1g doubtful

[@glossymouse7712]

I wouldn't say so. VW was kind of a fluke. Opels from that time are stupidly unreliable. French cars were still as janky as ever. It's hard to even find a 2000s Fiat for sale that isn't listed for parts only. And so on.

[@extractorfan2143]

@@glossymouse7712 yeah, the fuel system vw had in that era ticked all the boxes on a fairly bullet proof bottom end, was very good.

[@filiprykala9217]

That feeling when you know, the starter has more mileage than the engine :D

[@gabor7100]

I don't know how did I found this video, but you got me with this one. Big respect for you and also your car!:)

[@Wonsek]

można powiedzieć, że odpalił za pierwszym

[@dariuszer4858]

😂

[@TheGuccibane]

Hahhahaha good one

[@dadgarage7966]

That would be the truth!

[@imdirazi]

300k+ miles with these start ups is crazy

[@BlackFlameXIX]

Props to the best starter ever put in a car

[@bingbing-ti2rv]

Everyone talks about the battery but no-one talks about that startermotor... Like, what the heck dude i can't imagine how hot it got after those 2mins of straight cranking the 2.0L of compression of that engine. This startermotor is strong as hell ! Mine would've caught on fire or seized after the first minute i think.

[@Sireoja]

Now that's one hell of a battery.

[@lordmmx1303]

alternator was spinning and therefore charging a little bit. every time battery light dissapeared there was enough juice comming from alternator to charge battery.

[@Kasi11]

@@lordmmx1303the battery was not charged at all, just drained less. If it was charged, the whole system needed an efficiency above 100% and even 100% are not possible to achieve

[@KINGOFFILMSDUDE]

​@@lordmmx1303 cars basically a hybrid 😂

[@lordmmx1303]

yes, that's what i meant. less draining of battery. @@Kasi11

[@Ben1551]

@@lordmmx1303 That energy has to come from somewhere, the alternator kicking in will load the starter harder meaning more power will be lost, the big battery here was the king and the reason why I have a 110ah one in my car

[@MightyCalves]

This has to be the best battery commercial ever. I know what I'm getting next time!

[@sqasz5555]

Prawie jak atomowy akumulator w astrze kononowicza

[@dennispolak6715]

Der Anlasser hat den Chat verlassen 😂 Wahnsinn was der und die Kabel ausgehalten haben ein Wunder ! Und deine Batterie ist ein Atomkraftwerk

[@kavensku_baudejas]

bro rocking the rick and morty microverse battery under the hood

[@thehonestmechanic]

Best battery performance I've ever seen!!!

[@wudi9208]

Już dawno dojechałbyś na tym rozruszniku do celu😉

[@ivojo53]

Bro connected the starter directly to the wall outlet 😂

[@freenergyterminator]

that battery needs to be given a medal , the starter too

[@lugnutgmc]

Love those TDI's. Also reminds me of trying to start my IDI 1.6 diesel in my 81 VW pickup, it would sound like this in 20F with semi functional glowplugs.

[@gozmonaut]

Awesome Battery and impressed that starter survived😂

[@pauldakishoni3703]

That Starter has all my respect 🫡🫡

[@fl8740]

Bro tf of a battery you got??? 100AH? Because holy shit, never saw a person cracking for like 3 minutes straight nonstop. And respect for that starter man, incredible performance

[@Kasi11]

He has an AGM battery, they loose nearly no charge in cold weathers

[@fl8740]

@@Kasi11 I mean because he cranked it way too long. It’s the first time I saw a battery stay with the same power almost 3 minutes like on the video. I was in a similar situation but not on a cold weather (10 celcius) . It was because of a relay (109 1.9tdi) I could only crank it for like 20 seconds and then the starter starts getting slower and slower, that with an 75AH brand new battery that I even charged it for 2 days long. The battery has like 50km and some months, car stays always on the garage and if I will not start the car for like weeks I disconnect it, (it’s my project car) I bought the battery just to start the car every 2-3 weeks atleast 1 time. And shit men, I need this battery for my car, because man, it’s seems super powerful.

[@Kasi11]

@@fl8740 yes, another advantage of AGM batterys over normal ones is that they can deliver higher currents for longer time. AGM batterys are literally better in any way than normal lead acid ones, except that high temperatures shorten their lifespan and that they are more expensive. I had an charged AGM battery lying in the basement for over a year untouched and it was still fully charged.

[@ritchieschofield1185]

The worlds getting hotter. Thanks to that starter motor

[@VintageDave]

Passat 3BG, one of the best!

[@nayakacreativity3639]

best battery advertisement ever

[@korpijeesus]

Who needs glow plugs when the starter warms up the engine?

[@albertotoledo920]

Poor Car!!!! Let him breathe🧐 Step Cluch Man

[@ramiretz]

0:34 Airbag is leaving the chatroom 1:35 "hey im back guys" 😅

[@YootubeUK]

Now that is a battery and starter! VAG TDI's FTW!

[@foxy_58ytb60]

Battery ❌ nuclear reactor ✅

[@RSx94]

This is an undercover battery commercial

[@TenesseeTDI]

Rip starter 💀💀

[@yahnsolo]

Yeah that battery, man …. but that BallsOfSteel-Starter …..!!! 😂

[@qba6663]

Next day ... the starter motor needs to be replaced 😂 For me it's a film how to kill a starter motor 😜

[@sebas5688654]

Этот ролик напомнил мне старые дизельные моторы, которые нужно крутить долго, чтобы сначала прогреть, а потом завести.

[@Alexey-h1g]

Этот ролик - про идиота. Который крутит 2 минуты двигатель без давления масла.

[@denyskozak888]

Holy molly i wish the best to your starter...

[@honda_maniac]

this is why I love petrol cars

[@dieselgeezer18]

A diesel engine with working glowplugs would start as fast as a gas engine....

[@fran6389]

Given the quantity of diesel that ended up in the oil, an engine oil change is now necessary...

[@Sgt.Salty3274]

R.I.P. starter...

[@jultomtetris]

That starter the real mvp 🙏

[@rvddecals6796]

Damn, thats the best battery over ever seen

[@airriflemaniac]

521km and sounding healthy

[@peterbunting8485]

Question.........does it start well. Answer.........yes, first turn of the key. 😂

[@itchyscratch3829]

...just don't let go of the key for 2 minutes 🤣

[@HitVersion]

My bmw broke its starter when i tried to start it like this lmao

[@martinbrodin6396]

I'm impressed by the battery but feel sorry for the starter!

[@kassbohrer432]

the starter is charging the battery

[@zidis9980]

Rip the demarror

[@arfetherussian]

That battery fighting for its life💀

[@spm3713]

Bro got unlimited battery power pack in his passat

[@ronnie3626]

Very interesting, I thought the starter would give up haha. But why without glowplugs? Was it a challenge or are they broken?

[@bobsempires]

If glowplugs don't work (usually relay, glowplug or glowplug wire issue) it will take forever to warm up combustion chanber and you will get this. Common issue with b5's

[@ronnie3626]

@@bobsempires okay thx, I did not know that it's a common issue, only that combustion chamber needs some temperature so diesel can ignite.

[@bobsempires]

@@ronnie3626 it's pretty much aging of a car issue and lack of quality aftermarket parts.

[@Don1981]

you need glowplugs audi driver HOLD MY BEER

[@hughcall1254]

Carlsberg must have that battery😂😂

[@MegaAaron42]

This guy is going to need a new starter motor after this start up! Starter moters are not intended to crank the engine continuously for more than about 45 seconds.

[@bradybramley9578]

Bud uses his starter as glowplugs

[@julesviolin]

The glow plugs aren't really required for starting with direct injection. It's to do with reducing emissions that they are powered while engine in use

[@FinnishColdStart-wl4mr]

Great video! Make it smoke! 😎

[@kristapskalinkasttttirrr]

Good breakcore track

[@CatWithoutAHat901]

POV: Trying to start Satsuma after "finishing" it in My Summer Car

[@Keless]

craziest battery on earth

[@lordmmx1303]

alternator was spinning and therefore charging a little bit. every time battery light dissapeared there was enough juice comming from alternator to charge battery.

[@laurapettinelli8365]

A blanket to cover the engine before u go to sleep can help it start the next morning

[@Sharkie1717]

Wow, that's amazing 😮

[@SMGJohn]

This is why petrol is superior in the cold, I never had issues with petrol engine on the arctic, but diesels??? Oh man

[@HighMiler330d]

Who needs generators as back up for nuclear power plants when you got this dudes car battery

[@Cooperdaleit]

Where the fuck did you even get this battery? Is this like some $1000 lithium battery?

[@staszeksowikowski9039]

Did you touch the gas pedal or just cranking? I wonder it applying some gas makes a difference when starting tdis or do they just ignore it and start with the normal injector duty cycle?

[@w0r7h]

Theres no efect if u put the gas pedal cuz is electric,not like old carburator petrol engines

[@SiuroTDI]

I did push the pedal because got bored after 2minutes but did it make a difference? No, like it was said above. 😁

[@Kasi11]

⁠@@w0r7heven on some carburetors you dont need to do that

[@petarmiletic997]

No effect, TPS input is completely ignored by the ECU until the engine starts

[@walterwixzwerg6735]

No effect on every Diesel. Injected fuel amount at starting rpm is much higher than on full throttle. Because of that, you have the effect on bad starting engines, that they rev up a second and then stop immediately when not pushing the gas pedal. The pedal gets a meaning when idle rpm is reached.

[@Morlev44]

Hood was open, I assume dude wasn't starting it off battery but using those heavy duty battery charger/starters you pull around on trolley

[@gsxr1127pt]

😮😮 I don't know what is the best: The battery or the starter motor 😁

[@integrationofmanandmachine4714]

everyone talking about the battery and starter but shotout to the engine cranking under the sufficient oil pressure for minutes

[@SiuroTDI]

I mean knowing vw oil pressure light, that might not be true. Still though these engines dont seem to give up. 😂

[@87octane2]

the real hero is the starter for not dying

[@Ben-uy3qe]

That battery is holding up. Even if your glow plugs are bad turn the ignition on and off 5 seconds each time and it’s should start but -26 degrees ahaha you be there a good while lol

[@BlueSky-ec7wn]

I'm hearing another vehicle in the back ground and is connected to this passat via set of jump leads, quickest way to wear out your starter motor too 😂

[@broo_sh]

Jeeves car really gonna like that over long granking

[@dietagesretter5987]

That starter was hotter than the sun😂

[@bencrosbie]

starts quicker than a psa xud on summers day

[@PoMu4]

Since the hood is open, I assume that there was an external power supply source to the battery, correct? Non the less, guys, don’t do this, unless you want kill your starter motor.

[@ВикторМарухин-с2ж]

As a starter mechanic i agree.

[@SiuroTDI]

Not connected to external power source and i know what it does to the starter motor. 😂👍🏻

[@PoMu4]

@@SiuroTDIif that’s true, that’s one hell of a battery 😮

[@MrChrisArndt]

Dude glows the cylinder with his starter

[@xxs1lentk1ller30]

Starter relay is probably glowing

[@Wmx01rup]

Considering the mileage, the battery and how reliable is this engine, from me it gets a diamond trophy and this car might beat the honda civic at the part of reliability

[@Subject049]

Old TDIs are literally indestructible, my 2.0 16V TDI (A3 8P) is pushing 20 years and 362.000km and still going strong. VW used to be the goat. 💪🏻🙏🏻

[@WymiataczPlays]

Hi, is it possible to use this video in a TDI-only cold starting compilation? If yes great, if not it's fine too =) You really seem to be pushing the boundaries of what those cars, engines and now starters can do. Is this one of the modded ones? Are the 300hp and 400hp Passats still going now?

[@SiuroTDI]

Yeah you can use it if u want. All the highly tuned passats are still going. 😁

[@danixsc]

I was going to say that the starter motor would eventually melt but hey, at -27º maybe it's relatively safe

[@rkan2]

Ai ei ABS-ecu heittäny koodia edes näin pitkällä käynnistyksellä! :D

[@intraxx88]

Love to see battery lamp disappear sometimes😂

[@dylanmdoyle1]

Jesus Christ I thought that starter was gonna give out

[@smashonic]

This is how car battery ADS should look like😂😂😂

[@marcinbrzezinski8844]

A wystarczy podgrzać owietrze na szmacie i przystawić do zasysania filtra powietrza żeby zaciognol

[@133col]

When you have a portable fusion reactor under the hood...

[@garagereports]

Comments are gold here 😂

[@netsrotniets131]

Starter, battery and particulate filter have left the chat

[@AlexLC409]

What car is this? i know its a volkswagen but what model, i like it, you earned yourself a new sub.

[@SiuroTDI]

Thanks for the sub! Car is a Vw passat b5 TDI 4motion.

[@AlexLC409]

@@SiuroTDI Okay, no problem btw

[@alec1202]

I wonder how hot that starter got It had to be close to 100°