GYPS16A@prodigy.com ( GEOFF K ZIMMER): Motronic years?

[mark.peele@juno.com (Mark A. Peele)]

A few corrections:

Use of OXY was mainly inspired by emissions (as I understand it)

VW started using Oxygen sensors in 1980 (Calif.) and 1981 everyhwere else
in the US.

I wonder why Volvo was using it in 1978?

VW was able to meet emission requirements w/o the OXY until 1980 (even
without CATS in 1978-1979. How many other mfrgs can say the same?

VW has been fuel injected since 1976 - can Toyota, Nissan, Honda, or any
other Japanese car say the same?  NO.
__________________________________________________________
 . . . Mark
Scirocco 1982, 1980S (dying), previously 1981S (RIP), 1975TS, 1975
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From: GYPS16A@prodigy.com ( GEOFF K ZIMMER)
To: duckie@bellatlantic.net
Cc: scirocco-l@privateI.com
Subject: Motronic years?
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 16:43:26, -0500
Message-ID: <199711142143.QAB18332@mime4.prodigy.com>

Paul,
I do not know whin / if VW ever went to true Motronic. In '87 they 
started introducing Digifant, which is very similar to Motronic, but 
not quite. (And can be problematic and has drivability problems)
     As for VW getting the leftovers, that is exactly true. Remember, 
at one time they were fairly reasonably priced cars, (No more...) and 
one of the ways to produce an inexpensive car is to not use cutting 
edge technology. As an example, my '78 Volvo had CIS with an oxygen 
sensor, while VW didn't start using oxy sensors until '83, and even 
then only on GTI's. (And California, of course)
     Bosch makes products for the open market, and the expensive 
brands get the good stuff first.
           Geoff
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