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V8S

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2.2 DTi - traction control?
01. Oct 2007 at 12:12

Hi,

I posted last week about facelift Omegas. I've now found a car and put down a deposit. It's a 2.2 DTi Elite. I note that the 2.2 didn't have TC as standard - does anyone know why that was, when most of the petrol models had it?

Is this down to the low BHP? It seems a bit strange as the torque is quite good.

It's not a big problem as I've never needed TC on the TVR with quite a bit more power and a lot less weight, but I'm just intrigued why the diesel was specced differently.

Thanks all,

Graham

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Re: 2.2 DTi - traction control?
Reply #1 - 01. Oct 2007 at 12:24

I would imagine it's down to ease of implementation. A petrol engine is easy to "throttle back" quickly by just skipping a few injection events but a diesel is less easy (then again, is the 2.2DTIi a common rail engine? not sure).

If anything the torque delivery characteristics of a diesel engine would make unintended loss of traction more likely.

Kevin

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: 2.2 DTi - traction control? Reply #2 - 01. Oct 2007 at 12:26 It wasn't ALL petrol engines that had TC, just those with more cylinders than doors!!
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V8S Junior Member Offline Posts: 170 Dorset Gender:	Re: 2.2 DTi - traction control? Reply #3 - 01. Oct 2007 at 12:27 Ah, that's a good point - I hadn't thought of the implementation problems...
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: 2.2 DTi - traction control? Reply #4 - 01. Oct 2007 at 12:28 No, its not common rail........thank god.
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