This morning, Seat UK formally confirmed that the car's warranty on the ECU and Engine is void. They are not prepared to investigate the matter any further, believeing the REVO code, and that alone is the cause of the ECU's inability to communicate with the rest of the car, and VAGCOM. Furthermore, they have cancelled the breakdown assistance for the vehicle too, as it has been substantially altered outside of the original spec. They said that any further breakdown on the car is highly unlikley going to be atributed to the OE hardware in the car, and is due to the engine running outside of the recommended spec.
The vehice is under a contracted finance agreement also, and they also believe I have broken the terms of that contract, and have demanded payment in full within 28 days for the outstanding balance, or the goods returned to them in original condition (fair wear and tear excluded). I have asked for written proof of this by Friday.
They have also cancelled and taken back the hire car.
The guys at VagTech were present when this was all being discussed with the suited chap from Seat who was there this afternoon, and explained to him how none of the cars electricts ect were touched, but the person from Seat wasn't bothered. While he was there, they built a test bench with the aid of Carl from REVO to see if ECU info can be pulled up from it when it is removed from the vehicle.
As he expected, when the ECU is taken out the car, it did function correctly. This would lead to a wireing fault, but he said it's a needle in a haystack situation. And they also confirmed that no wires were touched during the IC installation. Seat still refuse to believe this.
Despite the fact that there is no longer a warrenty on this 9 month old car, Seat have instructed VagTech to stop carrying out work on the ECU, as it's their property! A few choice words from myself and the guys at VagTech were exchanged, then the Seat person left.
The instruction was then given to strip ALL modifications from the vehicle.
I've just re-read my Audi finance contract and no where in the contract does it state you aren't allowed to modify the vehicle, it merely states not to sell the vehicle, keep it in good condition, pay insurance, allow it to be inspected etc etc.
I'm just playing devil's advocate as I've already made a small change to the exhaust and thinking about getting a remap, I would like to know from more knowledgable people if I'm still covered. Thanks
I've actually asked if I can modify before and they say as long as its reverted back to stock when returned...
But surely you should care as the car will then be sold to somebody who thinks it's standard etc.
I've just re-read my Audi finance contract and no where in the contract does it state you aren't allowed to modify the vehicle, it merely states not to sell the vehicle, keep it in good condition, pay insurance, allow it to be inspected etc etc.
I'm just playing devil's advocate as I've already made a small change to the exhaust and thinking about getting a remap, I would like to know from more knowledgable people if I'm still covered. Thanks
The terms apply at all points during the term, not just at the end.
This analogy is also flawed.
My understanding is that it's a marker against the profile of the car, not sure if this added to the actual car or the history of it.
I would be very surprised if the technicians technology didn't have the ability to pick up the fact that's something been plugged in, even if removed for servicing etc.
It's all very well removing the sw from the car, but if the data has ever been transferred to Audi in the past then it's still recorded / archived somewhere within Audi's files for the car that it has had a TD1 marker against it at some point.
