Toby Ponsenby <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 07:49:53 +0000d, Athol Blathered:
>> Toby Ponsenby <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Kias solution to ADR 30 on their little Ceres trucks is an EXTREMELY
>>> restricted exhaust system.
>>> About 50 mm at the exhaust manifold down to 25 at the tail.
>> Ugh. How small was that engine again?
> under 2.4 Litres.
> Reputedly has 23:1 CR, steel head and a geared drive for the cam etc.
> i appears to be quite tough.
I'm told that the Pregio van diesel (same one?) is a Nissan-Perkins,
with Nissan having bought Perkins and modernised the designs. The
underlying engine still has ancient Perkins heritage. :-)
I'm also told that there is a turbo kit available for $3300 from Wagga
for the Pregio, but that a place called Turboglide at Corrimal (near
Woolongong) does the conversion drive-in, drive-out including dynoing,
new exhaust, etc. for $3600. I've gotta remember to pass that on to my
neighbour who has a Pregio and was wondering about turboing it...
>>> All carbon ends up in the sump:-)
>> Where it belongs. :-)
> Tell that to the oil...
The whole idea is that the oil should hold the rubbish in suspension so
that the filter can catch it, and that it is removed from the engine by
doing an oil and filter change...
>>> But it's easily fixed and believe it or not the engine doesn't blast
>>> noticeably more soot out the pipe anyway.
>> It's the nano-particles that you can't see that are doing the damage...
> ADR30 is for non-visible stuff too?
Nope. The proper test uses a smoke opacity meter. The in-service "snap"
test is purely visual.
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