J jiohnnyp Patron member Joined Oct 6, 2005 Messages 61 Points 25 Nov 2, 2005 #1 Hello All, What does the 'J' in JTD stand for, never see it mentioned?? jiohnnyp
Stu DemonD Super LOL! Parked in the garage Joined Sep 12, 2003 Messages 46,073 Points 7,134 Nov 2, 2005 #2 We thought it was Jet, and something mentioned Jarrett - but to be honest, it probably stands for nothing - there is no J in the Italian language that would fit, so probably down to marketing. This has come up a few times before.
We thought it was Jet, and something mentioned Jarrett - but to be honest, it probably stands for nothing - there is no J in the Italian language that would fit, so probably down to marketing. This has come up a few times before.
J JTD Monkey Member Joined Feb 9, 2005 Messages 651 Points 88 Location Bedfordshire Nov 2, 2005 #3 It's Jet, as in 'high-pressure jet' in a common rail engine. It's a case of Fiat using the English word as it suited. Volkswagen own the copywrite on 'TDI', therefore everyone has had to use their own moniker for it. So you have HDI, JTD, multijet, TDCi, CDTi, CDi, CRD, D4 etc. etc.
It's Jet, as in 'high-pressure jet' in a common rail engine. It's a case of Fiat using the English word as it suited. Volkswagen own the copywrite on 'TDI', therefore everyone has had to use their own moniker for it. So you have HDI, JTD, multijet, TDCi, CDTi, CDi, CRD, D4 etc. etc.
Stu DemonD Super LOL! Parked in the garage Joined Sep 12, 2003 Messages 46,073 Points 7,134 Nov 2, 2005 #4 Just found the earlier thread about this - same old posts, lol https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=38533
Just found the earlier thread about this - same old posts, lol https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=38533