does the tacho feed from the alternator supply only the tacho, or does it provide info to the engine ecu that affects performance?
tacho feed from alternator 300tdi
Feb 15, 2007
5 Replies
On or around Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:17:29 -0000, "tiscali" enlightened us thusly:
what motor? most of them don't have an engine ECU. I think it was only the late-model autos that got EDC.
"Austin Shackles" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...
'96 300 tdi.
Guess it has no effect on anything then?
Only the tacho, it uses an a/c pulse direct from one of the windings as a reference but it wouldn't be accurate enough for anything in the engine management department I would have thought.
Martin
On or around Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:33:00 -0000, "tiscali" enlightened us thusly:
I'm pretty sure the thing on the alternator only drives the rev counter.
On or around Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:17:35 -0000, "Oily" enlightened us thusly:
they're not. I replaced the alternator on our (now ex-) TDi with the same model alternator, same pulley (admittedly not a genuine part) and the rev counter thereafter read about 25% high.
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