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It is a gas, my girlfriend just bought one :) I have a 1998 vw beetle with a 1.9 tdi engine. tdi means turbo direct inject. it is a diesel engine and it gets 48 to 50 mpg! I love it!
You have to take off the belly pan and it is in the big silver pan!
TDI stands for Turbo-charged Direct Injection
I get on average 45mpg using biodiesel in my 2000 vw beetle TDI. I am not sure about regular diesel, but I would guess it would be the same.
Here's a handy link with instructions on how to change the ECU: http://www.goapr.com/support/ecu_beetle.pdf
It's inside the little thingy that holds the coolant/water.
turbo diesel injection
Turbo Diesel Injection. NO! it means TURBO DIRECT INJECTION.
Its stands for Turbo Diesel Injection
Its stands for Turbo Diesel Injection
Turbo Diesel Injection
The towing capacity for a 2002 TDi VW Beetle is rated at level 1 towing. The max load a 2002 Beetle can handle is up to 1 ton or 2,000 pounds.