Volkswagen Unveils New Diesel Motor to Replace 2.0L TDI

Stephen Elmer
by Stephen Elmer

Volkswagen has announced that a new diesel engine is coming to the 2015 Passat, Golf, Jetta and Beetle, to replace the current 2.0-liter diesel offering.

While the engines share bore spacing, VW says that this new engine has been designed to reduce emissions, while providing more power. The new motor, designated EA288, makes 10 more horsepower than the previous diesel, and is rated at 150 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. It is a turbocharged, common-rail, direct-injection four-cylinder.

To help improve emissions, a new exhaust gas recirculation system has been installed, the water-cooled intercooler and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve have been integrated with the intake manifold and the exhaust after-treatment components have been moved closer to the engine by combining the diesel particulate filter (DPF) with the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst.

To decrease friction in the motor, VW has added new camshaft and balancer shaft bearings, new piston rings, and a two-stage oil pump with volumetric flow regulation.

This new motor will debut in the 2015 Jetta, Passat, Golf and Beetle, which will all be available in dealerships by the second half of 2014. Eventually, this new motor will replace every 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel fitted in an Audi or Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel model.

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Stephen Elmer
Stephen Elmer

Stephen covers all of the day-to-day events of the industry as the News Editor at AutoGuide, along with being the AG truck expert. His truck knowledge comes from working long days on the woodlot with pickups and driving straight trucks professionally. When not at his desk, Steve can be found playing his bass or riding his snowmobile or Sea-Doo. Find Stephen on <A title="@Selmer07 on Twitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/selmer07">Twitter</A> and <A title="Stephen on Google+" href="http://plus.google.com/117833131531784822251?rel=author">Google+</A>

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  • Diabroker Diabroker on Nov 30, 2013

    Perhaps someone, somewhere should point out when buyers are looking at these things that the Diesel Particulate Filters need replacing at 120,000 and cost upwards of $2500.... negating much of the savings over those 5 years of ownership......no one told me until that little light came on.........and I bought it new. So with the timing belt, DPF and routine maintenance at 120,000... add $4000 to your cost of ownership.........

  • John_QPublic John_QPublic on Feb 17, 2014

    We are being quoted $5100 for a dpi replacement at 95,000 miles.

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