Report on Diesel Emissions

Interesting reading if you follow the subject...

https://www.dieselforum.org/policy/diesel-s-shrinking-share-of-emissions-inventory

 

But that doesn't fit the narrative!

I just performed the timing belt service on my sons 2012 Jetta. When I got it back together I had it idling in the garage which is very air tight and well insulated. I stepped outside to load up the wood burner and got side tracked for a few minutes. When I came back inside it had probably been idling for close to 20 minutes total and there was nary a whiff of exhaust smell. Sure, there are things being omitted from a tail pipe which one can not smell that may be harmful to certain reproductive organs and I sure wouldn't make a habit of running any vehicle in an enclosed area. But I thought it was remarkable just how clean that "dirty" little diesel burns. I sure couldn't get away with that with my 01.