VW Diesel Scandal: How Bad Is

So Volkswagen cheated on their emissions test! OH NO! What does it mean? Are we really going green? Filthy Rich weighs in on the TDI dieselgate scandal and emissions regulation in general.
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[@canadacatalyst]

what is even more mind blowing: how is more diesel fuel burned to produce less emissions better than burning less fuel to begin with?

[@PaleHearse]

+canadacatalyst It sends unburnt fuel into the cat. The unburnt fuel raises the heat in the catalytic converter. Basically making it more efficient at trapping the particulates. The urea injector system does the same thing but in a slightly different way.

[@PaleHearse]

+canadacatalyst It sends unburnt fuel into the cat. The unburnt fuel raises the heat in the catalytic converter. Basically making it more efficient at trapping the particulates. The urea injector system does the same thing but in a slightly different way.

[@177SCmaro]

canadacatalyst Not only that, but the added back pressure, ect reducing power means you're going to give the engine more throttle, i.e. more fuel, at any given rpm to do the same work. Sad thing is, we went through all this government inference crap back in the 70s with gas engines and looking at modern diesels it's like we didn't learn a damned thing. I'm amazed modern diesels even run with all the bullshit between the turbo and the tail pipe, not even counting all the shit cobbled on the intake side. That's one of the reasons I'm sticking with my second gen Cummins. The only thing between the turbo and the tail pipe is the muffler, and even that is optional.

[@Awesomeman1987]

You guys are all missing the fact it is not the mileage that matters, it is the grams of particulate matter and milligrams of nox, exiting the exhaust, that they care about. So yes, you burn more fuel but you are left with less than 6 grams of soot (particular matter) per horsepower, per hour. that is honestly fucking remarkable. the emissions crap does work, and it works fucking well, just expensive and problematic another sidenote, I work on class 8 trucks. 10 years ago, if you were running a truck in the shop for longer than it takes to build air, half the shop would be yelling to get the hunk of shit outside. nowadays, trucks are often left idling inside the shop, and not one person pays any attention to it since the shop isn't half smoked out.

[@177SCmaro]

Awesomeman1987 Fuel mileage matters to everyone who has to buy extra fuel, or fix a broken EGR cooler that wipes out a 3000 dollar vgt, to run these things with all that extra shit bolted on, "cuz black smoke is scarry".

[@94nolo]

Some refreshing comon sense.

[@tylersutton7667]

The only thing Volkswagen did was cause your car to be more reliable more fuel efficient and more powerful.

[@Rick-C-117]

Cheaters gonna cheat

[@DevilDoc23]

One thing I don’t understand is how when I got my truck (2005 f250 yes it’s a 6 liter) it got about 13 mpg with the cat muffler and egr, then I straight piped it, put a cold air intake, and bought an sct tuner, now I get 20 mpg, so that just really makes me think, is all the emissions control really worth it, why not instead of emissions control, manufacturers just have to meet fuel economy regulations like let’s say all new diesel need to get 22mpg, that sounds way more practical but also saves our environment while also saving our vehicles reliability

[@gibsonwill18]

It not about fuel mileage it’s about NOx emissions among other gaseous emission begin pumped into the atmosphere. I’ve got an engine builder who claims that I could get nearly 25-30+MPGs out of my ‘12 f150 eco boost by deleting my cats and he could also give me 500+hp and torque at the same time with headers and bigger turbo but he admits that it’ll spit pollution like crazy.

[@64TommyG]

@@gibsonwill18 Maybe he's not as pollution as he believes because whit no cleaning the pollution is bound to the big black particles who never reach the atmosphere! It is mostly a city problem when it is good for the plants in not-so-populated areas... The best cleaning would be to get bigger and heavier particles that just stayed a very short time in the air!

[@andrewdavis6917]

I have an 06 Jette TDI, I love this car. 54mpg on a regular basis. I will keep it as long as i can. 180k miles. I like the info you've put out, common sense is refreshing

[@robertborowski3917]

Are you people still in grade school? Tis has nothing to do with YOUR 2006, nothing at all. 2009-2015 only.

[@hellbringer09]

mines at 515600kms...

[@minimotorman5931]

Thank you so much for bringing up "poor" countries like Burkina Faso. I do business with mainland China, and the pollution there is just unreal in comparison to Ontario or even London (which half the cars are "dirty" diesels). People in civilised countries have no idea just how dirty the air is for these places and just how clean the cars like the VW TDIs are in comparison. Once people live by an open sewer, or sit by a trash fire, slow down to 15 kph because you can't see from smog, and watch 20 and 30 year olds die of lung cancer or asphyxiation, then we'll talk about emissions, but until then I wish the intellectual idiots would stay out of our business and let the blue collar workers work. The U.S. and Canada is an absolute dream for air quality, I can walk outside for hours without a mask and not hack up a lung.

[@cccpkingu]

Your bar seems to be artificially low.

[@64TommyG]

Only because you don't see the emissions it doesn't mean that they are safer that many people believe in! The fact is that it never have been so dangerus as now!You can compare with a virus and some bigger animal, you can't see the virus so how to defend yourself against it? But the animal you can see and awoid it or fight it!

[@charger19691]

I actually applauded VW's engineering prowess to fool the emission testing.

[@Jimmyzb36]

2013 Jetta TDI! Best car I have ever owned!

[@firehawk6188]

Easy. If the rear wheels aren't spinning run in "test" mode.

[@Ben-vm3tq]

vw gang fuck emissions

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Sorry, German cars are garbage.

[@skwerlee]

Modern diesel trucks produce tremendous power with very little emissions, which is a great thing. The issue is this has come at the expense of reliability and fuel economy. If you’re burning twice as much fuel in order to have systems in place that lower emissions, is it really better for the environment? I don’t see how it is.

[@Tuppoo94]

Except that modern trucks are also more fuel efficient. They may consume the same amount of fuel, but they are able to haul a lot more. But I can see what you mean. Dieselgate probably started the slow decline of the internal combustion engine.

[@corentindepuntis7489]

I agree with you in part. For reduce the pollution we have to decrease the consumption of vehicul (trucks, cars, etc) If consumption is low, the comsuption will be low. But you'r right on one point, the antipollution system tend to clogs the engine wich leads to an overconsumption. Here is the limit of the internal combustion engine.

[@JosephArata]

Detroit Diesel DD15 engines still get 7-10 MPG even at a paltry 450 HP and 1650 lb-ft rated, they still are able to pull 80,000 lb. Gross combined vehicle weight just as good as an older engine could.

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@Tuppoo94 ,what is going to replace the big trucks? electric trucks? i don't think so. houston, we have a problem.

[@Bacon12954]

Lowers the particulate and smog-causing emissions, but increases the CO2 emissions, because you can't bypass the laws of chemistry.

[@danw1030]

Rich. I'm fairly new to your channel and have really enjoyed watching them. This video took my respect for you up to a whole new level. Great common sense and intelligent viewpoint. Blessings to you for your missions work abroad and sharing your knowledge and experiences. I've done a few and came back feeling I was the one being blessed. Peace.

[@huberkarle9304]

A lot of people forget the emissions and pollution during production of cars. "Oh hey lets all buy super efficient new hybrids and save the planet" is probably the dumbest idea ever, according to some studies its appearantly up to 50% of a cars lifetime pollution that happens during production.. If we all kept our old cars going for as long as possible we'd probably do way more for the planet. They already "paid" their production emission cost.. I don't know if the canadian gouvernment is also pushing people into buying new cars? In germany we have a car tax (yearly payment if car is registered) that is designed to get old and inefficient cars off the road. The tax is calculated by engine displacement and emissions class, so the worse the emissions class (the older the car) the more tax you pay.. And of course the more displacement. Of course diesels without particle filter or other stuff have the worst emissions class there is together with gas engines without cat. Your 4BT Tahoe would cost a nice 1512€ per year, and a whopping 2288€ if it had a 5.9 in it instead. You'd need to drive a lot to save that amount of money in fuel..

[@bkranz-1283]

huberkarle- wow I would be completely pissed off if I had to deal with that. My dad's business relies on him hauling a heavy trailer everywhere he goes. Why should he get punished for buying the vehicle he needs to do his job? He can't pull a 12,000 lb trailer with a Prius! Totally ridiculous lawmaking!

[@y2ktube]

Let me state, that my Jetta TDI has been a fantastic vehicle and because of the ridiculous EPA standards, we will no longer have these high performance, reliable, quiet, no smoke, 45 MPG vehicles again. Some are complaining, but who cares about the little bit of delay in receiving our much higher than value compensation. We all benefited from this situation with many years and miles of useage, only to be rewarded with virtually all of our expense of ownership back to us. RIP TDI...

[@MaxMustermann-pr2ez]

HI Rich nothing more to say !! Greetings from Germany the "Bad guys with the Volkswagen , Mercedes and all the Diesels" remember Diesel was a German Guy who was embarresed with the efficencie of the engines of the Day love your channel i am a Diesel Guy !

[@dieselmutt8865]

Awesome video! Yes, if they were really serious about emissions they would focus on combustible efficiency rather than aftertreatment systems.

[@johnbecay6887]

stop rolling coal---good advice

[@seanhazelwood3311]

If you mean stop throwing black smoke simply because teenage mentality calls it "cool", I agree. I hate that shit.

[@mr.anderson9938]

Only inbreed retards do that dumb shit.

[@trailspeed7037]

Mr. Anderson I ain’t inbred but I do love a small little puff of black smoke when I floor it, now if it’s sitting there spewing out smoke the whole time wide open then yes that’s bad.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

From my *Coal* dead hands. Hill-Billy Deluxe Slick pickem up Trucks....

[@kadenwatt2033]

Just bought a 2014 Jetta TDI - loving it so far!

[@gmjunky87]

@15:45 I've been saying this for years to my diesel buddy's "you're gonna ruin it for everyone!"

[@jethrokelly]

Guy at work had a brand new Mazda 3 with the skyactive, got written off by a deer, anyway goes and buys a 12 year old TDI with 450k, after a week with his 1hr commute , he's was raving about the fuel economy improvement, couldn't believe it would that much better than the skyactive, which was an upgrade on the Mazda worth more than the TDI .

[@donr2686]

I am a 70 yr old carpenter specializing in kitchens. The tape boss sounds good but my cut list shows lefts and rights with explaining a lot especially with crown. Most lists are 15 cuts long. Never carry a 25 ft tape only a 16. make your boss very thin and light and sales may improve.

[@manderson5015]

I was in Niger and Benin 6 or 7 years ago and you are spot on describing the pollution in that area. Unbelievable the amount of trash blowing around the streets, washing away to the ocean.

[@andrewmaxfield6658]

God bless you, Rich. So many people here need their eyes opened. Doing your part.

[@alflurin]

Great video and a fresh perspective on what Canadians think. I never quite understood the needed a 8 litre engine or bigger in a non heavy truck package. I have a 1.4 litre petrol engine on my car. Is it enough for me? No, but do I really need a 8 litre engine? No. And for my daily driving, do I really need more? Probably not. In Europe, personally, anything over 2 litre for petrol and 2.5 for diesel is just overkill, unless your towing or really want to do a track car or something special. My first car was diesel fuelled and one trend that I don't really like in modern diesels is decreasing displacement. On petrol cars, like the 1 litre EcoBoost, I don't have a problem with it, I even enjoy it quite a lot but on diesel cars, it just makes engines behave in ways that are not really natural. Diesels are supposed to be torquey and easy to to drive and the new diesel engines feel to me like the old turbocharged engines of the 80, laggy, unpredictable and really not that easy to drive contrary to the old school one like I drove. For example the Nissan 1.6 dci 130hp engine is powerful and has plenty of torque but the response is delayed, the pedal response is sluggish and it feels weird to drive. When you get to higher RPMs it it goes really fast but it feels more like a petrol engine than a diesel one.

[@taylorsutherland9447]

I watched this when it you published it Rich. I have owned many VWs and was ASE master when I worked for a shop. The Gov't dictating to engine/vehicle manufacturers is total scam. Your a GM guy, remember the "low friction approach"? Which was to boost fuel economy, well it was basically low tension piston rings which led to massive oil consumption in gasoline engines. Now Honda and other manufacturers have followed suit. We end up with cars with 100,000 miles consuming several sump quantities of oil between oil changes. A quart/800 miles is average for a Honda... now this is better for the environment? Most of VW's cheating had to do with NOx reduction, EGR is murder on any engine, diesel EGR is even worse due to particulates. Lower fuel efficiency means cleaner exhaust. My cars from the 80s got better economy than a hybrid of today....

[@hockeyplayer0241]

Awesome explanation! Got a nice big 6.7 cummins deleted but only time she is used is with a trailer and jumping state lines but I got a 02 dodge neon to drive when the truck is not needed

[@jeepinaround9024]

Picked up a 2004 golf TDI PD 2200$us figure it'll pay for itself very shortly in fuel savings and your basically burning more or less "the bottom of the barrel" that itself is Eco friendly, awesome videos keep em up

[@four112]

it's unfortunate you're from Canadia, and i'm posting this comment four years after it MAY have had any effect, but I must say.... Dirty Rich for POTUS!!!!!

[@Muisak]

Amen to the hydrogen there my friend! My biggest disappointment with emissions in terms of being a small engine mechanic was the loss of our lawn boy 2 stroke lawn mowers. Production halted sometime around 2003. I was trained and brought up on lawn boy mowers.

[@JAXTRUX]

Wow man - that was very well put and sponsoring the kids thing warms my heart!! Very well done!!

[@wazza33racer]

All I know is this.........My 2.0 TDi Amarok uses HALF the fuel that my Holden 3.6 V6 petrol did. VW have got their diesels running pretty sweet and are doing everyone a favor. Some ridiculous test of emissions doesnt help anyone. Anyway there are better ways to fix NOx and soot. A high efficiency (98% at 2 micron) celluslose filter thats removes the invisible water kills NOx dead. Soot can be fixed with LPG injection that burns everything completely in the engine ( maybe HHO gas injection?). Both these measures benefit fuel consumption dramatically compared to all the DPF/EGR etc crap.

[@aqilnaufal93]

Why compare 2.0L engine to 3.6L?

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

@wazza cool story bro.

[@lamarzimmermanmennonitefar5269]

@@aqilnaufal93 same class of car

[@davidnorth2817]

I'm from OZ. I have a late 08 Golf. While under Warrentie, the DPF failed. VW wanted $$$$ claiming Consumable item. Govt. would do nothing as VW is too big to take on. So I cheated? and removed DPF. Re-tuned the car and what a difference. Now I have more power but interestingly better Fuel economy. More important, now the car does not blow smoke, where before with the DPF, all I saw in the rear vision mirror (mild to hard acceleration), was Black Sooty smoke. So in my case, less much less pollution, and Visible Pollution at that. In perspective, the car is now more efficient with less particulate escaping the exhaust. This has to be a good thing. But as the car is already made. replacing DPF would cause some pollution for manufacture re placement parts and supply (as well as the waist of precious metals). So here we save $$$ and pollution. Better economy. Again we save. Less fuel = less pollution. Less fuel = less pollution in supplying, transport and processing. And so it goes on. If we compare to earlier VW's (or any other car). Say a MK1 Golf GTI. This took a 1600 motor to produce power and pollution. Latter models raise the engines to 2000 & 3200 Liter. Ballpark figures, these newer cars with bigger engines perform similar. Sometimes getting better fuel economy sometimes not? But usually putting out less pollution??? NOT IN MY BOOK. These bigger engines put out more pollution? but they also put out more Air in the exhaust. In other words they dilute the emission out of the tail pipe. (A bit like mixing a strong Cordial Drink OR a weak Drink with plenty of water). I would bet in most cases. If you measured the Pollution in actual partials and not "PPM" (Partials Per Million) or percentage. ......... I say the older cars put out less. It is just that exhaust measurements by definition are more concentrated. Where latter cars have a Diluted emissions (just by using larger engines). Actual Pollutants is what we should be measuring and not percentages. Then think of the wasted resources and pollution in manufacturing not only new cars, but all this extra new technology.

[@marinegomard2597]

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[@ih1206]

Amen Flithy Rich! My boss has '12 Ram with a 6.7 Cummins and a 6 speed. He says it's has plenty of power but no fuel economy due to emissions. Like he says, it makes it thirsty, but clean, and nothing like his old 94 12 valve. I don't own a diesel pickup (yet), but have run diesels all my life from pickups to semis to tractors to combines and there is a reason they all went away from gas engines. Maybe the old 361 in the old 806 isn't the most efficient engine, but it's reliable and a power hound. Than again my brother's '11 ram with the 6.7l Cummins stock had no power and no fuel economy (literally 10 mpg). We fixed the power and and somewhat fixed the fuel economy (though we're still not happy at 12 mpg), but we had to gut all the emissions crap in the exhaust and throw EFI Live on it. At least it can safely get out of its own way now, much less when your dragging a loaded trailer. Where not out here to blow smoke and make noise, we just want enough power to do what we need to do.

[@jayxtreme6]

I really wonder how clean diesel engines would be if we deleted all the exhaust emissions control systems (EGR, DPF, SCR), focused on making the engines as efficient as possible and tuning them not to run excessively rich. I bet we could come close to meeting current emissions standards, but getting way better fuel economy. The emission controls systems on gas engines have done their jobs really well, they've reduced emissions without causing additional problems to the engine and its operation. Diesel engine emission systems seem to have started on the wrong path, and with each subsequent emission system just being installed to offset the side-effects of the previous one. EGR reduced NOx, but EGR increased PM. DPF was invented to reduce the PM caused by EGR, but due to the extra fuel needed in general to overcome the backpressure and maintain the power, more NOx is created. So now, SCR was put in place to reduce that extra NOx. In this case, we should delete EGR and DPF, tune to reduce PM, see how high NOx is, and then maybe keep SCR to reduce NOx.

[@mjt-ew8rs]

its kinda right. the software knew when the car was on a dyno (front tires turning, rear tires not). the ecu would then go into a different map to clean up the exhaust, which also resulted in less power. bosch was involved in making this special ecu as well.

[@keyboard101101]

As of April 2019 emissions testing will no longer be required for non commercial vehicles in Ontario.

[@matthewcaron3319]

I once heard that the new 1.9L Common Rail TDI did 90MPG and drove great in the MK4 Jetta test mule they had it in. Then they added all the emissions. If true, I fail to see how burning twice as much fuel to go a certain distance is better. Let it run dirty and use half as much fuel and be done with it.

[@theoriginalt-paine3776]

Yes! The environmental impact of having to produce, and refine more fuel to make up for the increased consumption that comes from the knocking down from 90mpg to 45mpg after adding the emissions systems is worse than letting it run a little dirtier while burning half the fuel. The real reason is this is done is because rather than the cost being passed on to the oil companies, when demand for their product drops as a result of dramatically increased efficiency unless they double the cost of their product -- Yea, in terms of heavy vehicles they'd stay on diesel because of the energy density, but that kind of price hike would drive light vehicle owners to petrol overnight --, this way it is passed onto the consumer, who now has to buy double the fuel, without the consumer really noticing. Using double the fuel will have a greater environmental impact, even if the emissions are reduced by more than half. This is about profit, not the environment.

[@williamdavidson9009]

Your ramblings bring up some good points. I agree that blowing smoke or rolling coal or whatever you want to call it is giving diesels a bad name. Even before strict emissions diesel trucks were not smoking like the diesels of the 1960s. I'm guessing more precise injection technology made them cleaner and more efficient. Now with the EGR and DPF diesels are less efficient and therefore using more fuel and making more pollution in the long run. I also wonder how much pollution it causes to manufacture new vehicles. If we crush 100,000 VW diesels in running condition they have to be replaced and the refining of metals and plastics as well as the energy of manufacturing new vehicles probably outweighs the minor savings of pollution by getting these cars off the road. Yes VW broke the law and should be fined but for the environment probably the best thing would be for these cars to be used until they wear out. As for the $8 billion, how much is going to lawyers???

[@kcwkembm]

theres too much governement restriction in every part of life. we need to downsize our governments big time

[@om617yota8]

100%

[@consaka1]

This reminds me of the 1977 or 79 ford mustang with the 4 banger engine. It had so much smog crap all controlled by vacuum pots with a spiders web of wires and vacuum lines. These things started going bad shortly after the cars were made. When that smog control stuff started failing it caused more emissions then if the car had been properly tuned. As a kid I rebuilt that engine and dutifully hooked up and replaced most of the emissions stuff that was bad and that car still wouldn't run right or pass any emissions. Finally I just threw all that emissions stuff in the garbage and tuned it up like I would any lawnmower or older engine. Finally it ran right and to my surprise passed emissions. Ironically with no smog control at all.

[@jessename7849]

Wish I knew where I could find several of these "bad" TDI cars to get a hold of prior to them being recall "fixed!"

[@ty2010]

Their measures are straight ppm, pass a car that revs high to dilute emissions, fail for a low rpm torquer that uses 1/2 the fuel. MPG of cars I've owned 63 falcon 34/28 144/auto - was probably running way lean 79 pinto 24/31 22/34 lean tune 2.3 auto 88 escort 22/26 1.9 auto 81 courier 24/34 mazda 5spd 80 courier 22/26 2.3 auto 57 chev 5 ton 16/19 235 4spd 78 GMC 5 ton 5/6 366 4spd 69 econoline 16/19 300 auto 73 ford 1/2ton 17/19 360 auto 77 GMC 3/4 8/14 400 auto 82 f150 15/19 351w auto 84 300D 24/36-39 4spd - gained 3 mpg replacing pair of 195/70 w/ 185/75 lot of 19s there because it was almost 20 :p If a car fell short of that and couldn't be remedied I'd unload it quick unless it was a need to have like trucks/vans. There were others that got worse too but they were backups for primaries, the 78 GMC got honorable mention even though it was a backup for the 57 just for being so awful. The 77 GMC worked because I only ran full loads and used the Couriers for 1-3 piece deliveries.

[@bradgriffiths3370]

Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, well said buddy. There's a few aspects I never thought about.

[@madjimms]

If you've got an old carb vehicle, get a high flow catalytic converter. Doesn't restrict exhaust flow,burns WAY cleaner, buy one/two on ebay. BAM!

[@DriveCarToBar]

Here's an interesting point of view. The USA and Canada have absolutely enormous reserves of natural gas. Reserves so vast and cheap that they burn off the excess rather than pay to store it. If the US and Canada decided that a certain number of new vehicles (start at ~10% the first year) from each manufacturer had to be natural gas and stepped that up 2% each year until you hit 50% new spark ignition vehicles, you'd remove a whole lot more greenhouse gases from automotive use than dicking around with crippling automotive diesels.

[@johnmokma8897]

Diforent subject, what is your thoughts on vehicles running on fuel vapor? Hence the gas hole documentery. You are a talented guy can it be done today? Love your channel! Thank you.

[@96ej]

I know this is an older video but I just wanted to comment how much respect I have for you in sponsoring a kid and putting a link for others to do the same. and yes Volkswagen definitely makes the diesel for Audi, I bolted a 1.9 TDI out of a Jetta into my old A4 Quattro.

[@Robert8455]

Good perspective and commentary.

[@edlingja1]

In Ontario, to work at heights over 10' you are required to take a training course which costs around $100 when you are done. There is a little training course for every little safety issue. If I want to build a house, I will make sure I don't fall off by being a smart guy. If you feel unsecure, don't climb. Just make a tie-off and use it, there's no reason I need to be told to do this... It is a complete MONEY-GRAB and a waste of my time. I don't get unemployment because I am self-employed, I'm not spending my winter savings on training courses. i'll work under the table instead.

[@tylerboyer7824]

i have taken the course (paid for by my school luckily) and all they do is have some guy come in and tell you why ladders are dangerous and by the end of it i said to the guy beside me "the whole presentation could be summed up by saying use your head" it was a waste of time and money

[@jamiesnider4220]

what an awesome video man!! you really put the big picture into perspective

[@Hovermaster]

I sure enjoy your matter of fact approach to sensible automobiles.

[@georgeford6056]

The only place the VW actually failed the test by producing excess oxides of nitrogen (the "up to 40% more" mentioned) was during the passing of tractor trailers going up a fairly steep grade, basically taking a fully loaded (max gross weight of passengers and cargo) VW with the the air conditioner on, flooring it at 45 mph (dropping it into second gear on the transmission) and winding it out until you complete the pass. This test was done going up the passes to Truckee and Tehachapi because the California EPA, DOT and CARB agents couldn't make the VW's fail the test (emissions grams per mile) during normal driving (or even during fairly aggressive driving). The VW's in question actually passed during the freeway on-ramp test because the only way they could get it to fail was to not require the on-ramp emissions to be averaged with the emissions from the rest of the mile driven. Simply stated, unless the only driving you do is aggressively driving up mountain passes, those VW's would, in fact, produce less pollution than most other diesel cars and use less fuel (which reduces CO2 emissions).

[@keithreinert5835]

My 2014 had 30,000 miles before I deleted it and tuned it, literally could not wipe any soot on exhaust.

[@ashutoshdusane5301]

I liked the depth of your thoughts! may be because I think are more than machines-man.

[@thomascox1551]

I love Australia brand new 2018 john deere 6125m and it blows a bit of smoke no DEF so no problems it just runs

[@elementalfunk]

You say it just right with the happy medium; buying a new car every couple of years is also bad for the environment due to pollution during the manufacturing process.

[@deereboy8400]

Spot on, Rich.

[@gregdawson1909]

I drive a manual dieselgate VW with over 200000 miles on the clock, it still rocks, and I still love it. it gets 45 mpg, and its no dog. Id buy another tomorrow if it was available.

[@adamsilverwood6252]

wow 900-1000km per tank thats amazing! I get 250km on my truck. It used to have two fuel tanks, but now it only has one 60 litre tank. 1994 f150. I would love to have a diesel someday. I remember you mentioning biodiesel for your truck, hows that coming along? are you still pursuing that option?

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

+Adam Silverwood I am, but it doesn't work to well in 5*Celcius and lower. Its fall again so I will have to leave it till spring. If it gets too cold, it turns to a mayo like jelly. Thanks

[@yeezyweezynotsobreezyjeezy1671]

The one gm dealership where I live had to delete the diesels. My brothers welding truck went into a limp mode and they had to delete the truck to fix whatever was wrong with it

[@donivanwilliams8694]

The last 3 to 4 min of this video should be watched by all diesel drivers.

[@Ian-of9oi]

Another thing to think about is there’s a lot of young people in China and India that will be buying cars soon.

[@dewaynemiguel3349]

It means VW didnt pay off the EPA good enough ,emission teste are a joke i had a 1979 chevy van that i took all the emissions off when theystarted emission testing it passed but not the visual,i put it all back on ,it wouldnt pass ,i had to detune it to get it to pass then the fuel milage went fromm 17 mpg to 12 so using more gas to them is cleaner bull s#it

[@markhayman8459]

Well said I agree with everything you have said here

[@adamroberts5876]

Just found you about 3 weeks ago. Binge watching videos. Never knew i was going to see a political video. Spot on with all of what you said. Makes me likes you more

[@MDAdams72668]

when the newest truck emissions came out they had to neutered the power yes they are cleaner per gallon but take so much more fuel per ftb/hp so overall a negative and way more costly upfront and day to day SAD

[@stevet5379]

You speak common sense... too bad it falls on deaf ears. Politicians know this, they conveniently ignore it because it doesn't put any jingle in their pockets.

[@Evanx373]

The only benefit of emissions stuff on vehicles is the people who make and sell the parts. Everyone else gets the shaft.

[@John-uj9zy]

More often than not its best to take the advice of people who use that knowledge to pay their bills. I'm a Ducks Unlimited member. I care about what goes into the air because it's going to come down with the rain and get into our bodies.

[@stevenvanheel3932]

Listening to sensible people like this really makes me even more pissed off because it makes me realize how screwed up everything really is. I am very happy to live in Minnesota where we do not have to pass the sniff test and have basically no enforced emissions laws.

[@MechRider89]

I traded my mk6 golf TDI on a mk7 golf GTI 3 days before they announced what was going on..... I missed out on a good chunk of cash..

[@samuelbean9928]

Well said and I do agree with everything...mostly! As far as "rolling coal" I don't own a diesel and yes I thought it didn't matter,but now I get it.I honestly didn't know it would cause damage internally so I must agree ,stop it because why break something expensive when you don't have to.In regards to government,governing should be done with three factors always in mind 1)common sense.2)fact.3)logic.The environmental chaos we impose on companies and private citizens follow none of the three criteria.

[@CoopaCoop]

Surprised this video hasn't been taken down by youtube for having to much truth in it

[@jborcz1014]

Thank you for this video. Just when we all thought common sense was dead. Well done. 👍

[@000yeahman]

I enjoy your videos and you do some cool stuff but there is so much you don’t know about exhaust emissions requirements and why VW cheated. Why did VW cheat? - Management demanded they meet the emission requirements without using a DEF + SCR because it would cost less ($300/car). They used a lean Nox trap system located after the DPF. When the DPF is regenerated the much hotter exhaust degrades the Nox trap system to a point where it isn’t effective enough. They reduced how much the trap degrades by greatly reducing the DPF regens needed. Vehicles are required to meet the emission standards for the defined useful life of the vehicle. How did VW reduce the number of required regens? - They were able to detect that the car was not running on the EPA test but on the road and they advanced the injection timing, turned off EGR and stopped regening the lean Nox trap. The injection timing advance and turning off the EGR reduced the amount of soot coming out of the engine and increased the Nox which allowed the DPF to balance the amount of shoot and not plug. With less regens the life of the lean Nox was extended. Why should they be fined and jailed? - They broke the law. They had a cheaper system than the competitors who used DEF and SCR. The competitors systems performed properly over the useful life of the car and their’s did not. In use emission tests are a joke.

[@HikeOntario]

I was in the market to get rid of my gas-guzzling Nissan Frontier and i test drove a Prius and the Nissan Leaf and ended up buying a 2015 Jetta tdi with 30 thousand k on it for 20 grand. It’s a post-dieselgate car. I love it, i get 1100 km on a tank. It’s got tons of power for passing etc. Diesel is the way to go!

[@oillease1881]

You need a good calculator to figure out the percentage VW exhaust was over the epa spec. It's a bunch of bs. Only govt. could come up with such stupidity.

[@4793bigdaddy]

You're too smart to be a mechanic. Less fuel less pollution, It's just that simple.

[@shonuffisthemaster]

great video. we need reasonable laws, not ones that choke our economy. also how about holding the big oil companies responsible for the massive oil spills they constantly have?

[@Larrlos]

My 2019 jetta 1.4 turbo gas will get 47mpg. In economy mode! Love it.

[@georgemarshall6657]

My seat exeo - 2.0 diesel TDI vw engine will get 50mpg on back roads 60-70mpg on main roads

[@dazedhavoc]

The enlightened diesel mechanic! Keep it up!

[@regisquenneville7262]

Deboss Garage: Love all the videos. Been looking into getting an 02 duramax and I've learned alot about diesels from your videos and your common sense on this subject is refreshing. As for Volkswagen, good for them for cheating the emissions tests. If Canada shut down tommorow we would likely see only a 2% decrease in global emissions(like you mentioned). And what the global warming alarmists never tell us is how the increased c02 in the atmosphere is actually making the planet greener, literally. I agree 100% about rolling coal its probably putting a black eye on diesel guys whether it does harm or not.

[@ohnoitisnt]

Did your plea to the coal rollers nearly 5 years ago make much of a difference you think?

[@sporty196071]

You are right, couldn't have said it better.

[@koaasst]

Theres the couch back when it was usable! Welcome back to the loft!

[@caseyc870]

well said on what to do with vw fine money

[@ZerokillerOppel1]

You're a good man!!!! I know a lot of mechanics just talking out of their a#$es and only caring about cars and engines,money,girls whatever but you think! You think a lot! And you think global. A true citizen of the world! With mechanical skills...😊

[@skrzek]

Everything you said in this video is true other than the fuel cell engines. Somebody has to produce the fuel for them and that takes energy too.

[@BluntEdgeChisel]

Must suck in Canada, I live in Florida so no emissions or inspections or anything. I daily drove a f150 with open headers for about a month till I could afford a new clamp for it and not even a second glance by the fuzz lol

[@TeckMonster]

I would love to see you do something with an electric car. 2014 Chevy Spark has 400 ft-lb of torque, and can purchased for less than 7K (way cheaper if wrecked). I want to make a hybrid like the Chevy Volt, so I can run all electric or Diesel and Electric. Also I believe hydrogen fuel cells are a great way to go combined with electric and a small battery, so you can still use regenerative braking (get back power & save brake pads) Look up the hydrogen Chevy Colorado if you haven't seen it yet.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

TeckMonster the wheels are turning in my head already too. Maybe a pull truck?

[@TeckMonster]

DEBOSS GARAGE I'm not sure yet. I own a Nissan Leaf & towed a Volvo S60 with it and it did extremely well for a car, but it was only for a mile or 2 and trains use electric motors, so I think it should be great for towing. I just found out I can get a tow hitch for my car, and I'm just about to move, so I’ll see how it does towing a small trailer. I have a 99 Blazer with a manual, that I'll use for my big stuff like cars.

[@lamarzimmermanmennonitefar5269]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE do I detect sarcasm?

[@martinguybuhler]

Nice little rant,making sense

[@MadMaxx570]

This is why i run stuff older than the emissions laws. I suppose they'll remove the whole "make no law backwards applicable" thing from the norwegian constitution just to get at the car folks, but until then i'm fine with running 6.2's, they are slow, but cheap, plentiful and do ok work. (cummins engines are so darn expensive here, i have two seized ones i'm looking for crankshafts for, both 12v dongfeng korean copies.)

[@dhc5tech41]

As an aircraft mechanic for the last 32 years, I have finally started wearing gloves. It's amazing when you can come home to your wife/girlfriend and have clean hands. Yes gloves take away the feel, Yes aircraft are usually cleaner than trucks and tractors but why are your hands permanently black in your videos? Also I'm guessing you clean them with brake clean (I used to use Methyl Ethyl Ketone to wash my hands). Thoughts?

[@gcbaileyiii]

Balanced and informative!

[@suprasnake7946]

Very well said sir

[@tommyodonovan3883]

Deboss for P.M.

[@cnnlt200]

Couldn't agree with you more. I tell everybody the same

[@rbell38340]

It makes a lot of money for the government. Don’t hold your breath until the government takes the high road.

[@MrBudpln]

Yes I want to know where that money is going also!

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

Very disappointing to see your response and the many comments. What about the companies and people that follow the rules? They should get penalized because they did? Not in my book!

[@brentcodling882]

What about that 6.0 Powerstroke they have to be easier deleted or else they blow up

[@bernhard8540]

they think they are going green but they dont think about all the cars they are sending to the scrap pile because they must get a new car with a bigger payment every year.. i drive around and see no older vehicles on the road anymore and we dont even have any emissions testing here in PA at all unless you live in philadelphia but the rest of the state doesnt have any emissions and even here i dont ever notice any older vehicles anymore nothing under like 2000 especially and its crazy to me because i love the older vehicles even if they arent classics or collectible they are easy to work on and last alot longer.. i have 2 early 2,000s ram trucks and i saw a couple newer ones a few days ago and they were so rusted out the rockers were gone the doors were half gone and its crazy heres my 2003 ram with minimal rust and its never been patched up at all yet , im the only owner of both.. and its crazy to notice that the newer the vehicle the faster they rust apart and end up in the scrap pile..

[@allan7934]

Holy shit. Spot on common sense. refreshing. Be looking for your view on Electric cars. :)

[@roki977]

We "all" driving small diesels in Europe and this crap will be huge here. VW cars with that engines are amongst the more expensive ones just behind Bmw, etc.. That is pure greed. Someone needs to go to jail and VW has to pay but they need to stay alive. Btw. my car drunks 4.6l/100km, highway mostly.. The best would be to leave the cars as they are without that crap and pay fines. People are not losing more than re-sail value and that needs to be covered. Most of them payed lover taxes anyway to start with..