CETE Valve control issues - anyone else?

Russrs3 said:
They’ve replied with ‘Unfortunately we cannot pay the shipping costs. If you want we can accept the module and refund the buzzer’
That’s it. Very poor customer service really IMO, I might just persevere with it for now and see how it goes.
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I'd not put up with that mate. Tell them you are reviewing this problem on this forum, link them to it and ask them again to ship you a replacement as they did for me. They aren't even consistent with their policies...

@T-1000 can you work your magic for Rus mate? I hate to see anyone get messed about like this, and CETE seem to heed your advice and input.
 
123Quattro said:
I'd not put up with that mate. Tell them you are reviewing this problem on this forum, link them to it and ask them again to ship you a replacement as they did for me. They aren't even consistent with their policies...

@T-1000 can you work your magic for Rus mate? I hate to see anyone get messed about like this, and CETE seem to heed your advice and input.
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Appreciate the assistance. In the current climate they will have bigger issues to deal with I’m sure, I can live with it for now and don’t mind waiting a while until things hopefully return to normal
 
Adi7r said:
Turns out, “I have one of the earlier modules”, hence the need to push the “start/stop”, every time
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How early?

I ordered my module in November and auto/start stop memory works fine.
 
I’m having issues with my cete valve controller! It’s forgotten start/stop mode and I cannot select drive modes through the button! The valves are stuck open constantly!? Help!?
 
Naylor92 said:
I’m having issues with my cete valve controller! It’s forgotten start/stop mode and I cannot select drive modes through the button! The valves are stuck open constantly!? Help!?
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This is the problem I had with mine, I found unplugging the box and then plugging it back in again was the only way to rectify it. I located mine behind the panel next to the glovebox so it was easy and quick to do. I’ve not had a issue for weeks now so hopefully it was just a blip


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Aye, I'd say unplug it as well. Even leaving the car a wee while you may find it starts working again as this seems to be intermittent when it fails.

If it were me I'd be demanding a replacement, and quoting this thread.
 
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Russrs3 said:
This is the problem I had with mine, I found unplugging the box and then plugging it back in again was the only way to rectify it. I located mine behind the panel next to the glovebox so it was easy and quick to do. I’ve not had a issue for weeks now so hopefully it was just a blip


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When I arrived home and left the car for 5 minutes or more it came back to life! Then I’ve just come to it after a couple of hours and all is still okay and back to normal. Reckon it was just a blip.
 
123Quattro said:
Aye, I'd say unplug it as well. Even leaving the car a wee while you may find it starts working again as this seems to be intermittent when it fails.

If it were me I'd be demanding a replacement, and quoting this thread.
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It’s working now as I’ve just stated in previous post. I’m sure I’ll just be a blip as it’s fine now and was only a very short issue. I don’t think I’d be able to get a replacement as I bought it second hand from a chap on this forum. I’m sure it’ll be fine.
 
Naylor92 said:
When I arrived home and left the car for 5 minutes or more it came back to life! Then I’ve just come to it after a couple of hours and all is still okay and back to normal. Reckon it was just a blip.
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I found that it happened if I put it into auto on the drive select, it would then either lock the exhaust flaps either open or closed depending on how they were set prior to me putting it into auto. Unplugging it would reset it and I now just avoid auto, I just use comfort/dynamic/individual and have had no issues since


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Russrs3 said:
I found that it happened if I put it into auto on the drive select, it would then either lock the exhaust flaps either open or closed depending on how they were set prior to me putting it into auto. Unplugging it would reset it and I now just avoid auto, I just use comfort/dynamic/individual and have had no issues since


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Cheers for the advice chap.
 
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Russrs3 said:
I found that it happened if I put it into auto on the drive select, it would then either lock the exhaust flaps either open or closed depending on how they were set prior to me putting it into auto. Unplugging it would reset it and I now just avoid auto, I just use comfort/dynamic/individual and have had no issues since


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Any "flaps locking closed" situation is pretty sketchy. If I even have the slightest hint of that the thing is going back.
 
wuta3 said:
Any "flaps locking closed" situation is pretty sketchy. If I even have the slightest hint of that the thing is going back.
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Yeah I was all for sending it back at the time as I wasn’t happy at all but it hasn’t done it since. I test it each morning now during cold start to check the flaps open and close using the traction button and all has been well
 
Russrs3 said:
Yeah I was all for sending it back at the time as I wasn’t happy at all but it hasn’t done it since. I test it each morning now during cold start to check the flaps open and close using the traction button and all has been well
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Yeah got to give it the benefit of the doubt. I could understand if it did it frequently but it’s just a one off I reckon. Could be down to driving style or anything. What does this do anyway, playing with the buttons as I don’t actually know how to fully use it haha. All I did was fit it and I choose drive modes through the drive mode button.
 
I guess the worry is if the flaps get stuck closed and then don’t open when you go above 5k rpm?

I am proper stuck at the moment. There is the option of the valve controller to make it a bit louder but no burbles etc. Then thinking of doing a remap with flap control and putting some burbles back in. I came from 2018 c63 with Sports exhaust so need a bit more noise but not asbo loud with gun shots :)
 
Naylor92 said:
Yeah got to give it the benefit of the doubt. I could understand if it did it frequently but it’s just a one off I reckon. Could be down to driving style or anything. What does this do anyway, playing with the buttons as I don’t actually know how to fully use it haha. All I did was fit it and I choose drive modes through the drive mode button.
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There’s not much else to it... you can open and close the valves manually in any drive select mode by pressing the traction button twice


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Russrs3 said:
There’s not much else to it... you can open and close the valves manually in any drive select mode by pressing the traction button twice


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Cheers, I didn’t know this.
 
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Scottkcollins said:
I guess the worry is if the flaps get stuck closed and then don’t open when you go above 5k rpm?

I am proper stuck at the moment. There is the option of the valve controller to make it a bit louder but no burbles etc. Then thinking of doing a remap with flap control and putting some burbles back in. I came from 2018 c63 with Sports exhaust so need a bit more noise but not asbo loud with gun shots :)
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If you have a car with the sports exhaust and the valve controller it will be bang on!
 
Scottkcollins said:
Unfortunately I have the annoying GPF’s which just mute the car.
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Get is mapped mate, valves open all the time and pops and burbles really does make a lot of difference!

Everyone I see comments how loud the car is and that’s without making it pop so must sound good, I think it’s much louder on the outside so always drive with my sunroof open where possible, it’s the perfect level of noise for me and a hoot when you make it pop with some sharp throttle and burbles quite nicely.
 
Riko0073 said:
Get is mapped mate, valves open all the time and pops and burbles really does make a lot of difference!

Everyone I see comments how loud the car is and that’s without making it pop so must sound good, I think it’s much louder on the outside so always drive with my sunroof open where possible, it’s the perfect level of noise for me and a hoot when you make it pop with some sharp throttle and burbles quite nicely.
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Thanks mate and yes it’s what I am thinking to do.

Was it not as loud (minus pops etc) with the valve controller?
 
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Update: Just back from a quick drive and my replacement controller just hiccupped, exactly same as my last one. Noticed the stop-start had not remembered its off position, then tried to close the valves and nothing happened, then tried with different mods and again nothing. Stopped the car, locked it for 30 seconds, and then restarted and it's ok again. It had been fine for months.

Same issue as the last one, and I'm not happy. No point in trying another at this point, given the terrible customer service. Going for an MRC tune in the near future and will have the valves hard coded open in dynamic, and remove the controller, problem solved.

These are not worth it given others issues. I recommend others consider ASR or Milltek's controllers instead as these seem to have some problems.
 
Lot of others have had no problem though. Seems harsh to write them off because a few units are allegedly problematic.

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Allegedly? Go troll elsewhere please. No one wants to hear it.

The company customer service is terrible. Fact.
Several users recently have had failures, one of them dangerously so. Fact.

Whatever they might have been back when you had one however many years ago is irrelevant. There are current issues and currently better options available.
 
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123Quattro said:
Allegedly? Go troll elsewhere please. No one wants to hear it.

The company customer service is terrible. Fact.
Several users recently have had failures, one of them dangerously so. Fact.

Whatever they might have been back when you had one however many years ago is irrelevant. There are current issues and currently better options available.
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I find your reply unsuitable. All members have the right to their opinions on the forum. Your calling another member a troll because they disagree with what you say is unsuitable And it stops now.
 
Sandra said:
I find your reply unsuitable. All members have the right to their opinions on the forum. Your calling another member a troll because they disagree with what you say is unsuitable And it stops now.
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Whatever. Opinions are one thing, belittling peoples technical problems as alleged like they are making them up is trolling, and this user clearly does a lot of it on this forum. I have seen you defend and side with this user more than once so I guess it's ok with you. So be it.
 
123Quattro said:
Whatever. Opinions are one thing, belittling peoples technical problems as alleged like they are making them up is trolling, and this user clearly does a lot of it on this forum. I have seen you defend and side with this user more than once so I guess it's ok with you. So be it.
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Opinions are one thing, calling another member a troll is another. For your information. I don’t side with other members, I do what is right.
 
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Update: Just back from a quick drive and my replacement controller just hiccupped, exactly same as my last one. Noticed the stop-start had not remembered its off position, then tried to close the valves and nothing happened, then tried with different mods and again nothing. Stopped the car, locked it for 30 seconds, and then restarted and it's ok again. It had been fine for months.

Same issue as the last one, and I'm not happy. No point in trying another at this point, given the terrible customer service. Going for an MRC tune in the near future and will have the valves hard coded open in dynamic, and remove the controller, problem solved.

These are not worth it given others issues. I recommend others consider ASR or Milltek's controllers instead as these seem to have some problems.
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This is exactly what mine does from time to time.
 
Sandra said:
Opinions are one thing, calling another member a troll is another. For your information. I don’t side with other members, I do what is right.
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In that case it is my *opinion* that you do, and that he is. Apparently I'm entitled to it :p. Can we get back to this thread on an important technical issue without this nonsense now please?
 
Lol "your" opinion is right and another opinion is wrong you say. Makes a lot of sense. Some of the newer members don't like other opinions it seems. My Cete unit was fine, fact.

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I've just ordered AVC for my 8U RSQ3... Arrives on Friday. Price including shipping /taxes and exchange rate now was £396 now... Once we get booted from EU it can only go even more expensive. Guess your RS3's installs will be slightly different to the Q3 but I'll post back findings when mine is installed... A few on the Q3 forums have said the devices are good, here's hoping anyway
 
terminator x said:
My Cete unit was fine, fact.

TX.
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Yeah, you said so at least 3 times in this thread already... and several times in the other one.

Congrats.

The title may have thrown you off a bit, but this thread was to discuss problems with the CETE controllers.
 
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123Quattro said:
Yes I did, 1st thing I tried. No difference at all. Strangly, I parked the car for about 30 min and went out and now it's working again! Second time this has happened.

I can only think it's a defective unit?
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Mine does this now & again too, i have a 19 RS3 & bought the Cete in February this year, seems like a lot of the newer ones are intermittently failing, lock the car up for half hour & its all back to working.
 
Had mine installed on my 19 reg RS3 for a few months with no issues but removed as went stage 1.

Seems that the controllers bring up issues after time or could be an issue with the car itself?

Regardless it seems CETE’s response or lack of isn’t great customer service on what isn’t a cheap bit of kit!
 
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I've had my Cete installed on my stock 8U RSQ3 for a few months now and it seems to be behaving itself. I usually have it set in dynamic mode with the valves open and occasionally switch to comfort to close them off when on a motorway run. Seems to work OK. When sat idle, I can "hear" the open/close when switching between modes as well.... Could be your stage 2 I guess that's interfering with it but you would think it wouldn't work at all rather than work for say 30mins and then stop... Hope you get a solution, the Cete seems OK for stock setups I guess...
 
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Having some weird issues with mine now, the last 2-3 days I've been playing a lot with valves open and closed playing with my new tune, and all 3 days the ESC button stopped being able to control the valves after about 20-30 minutes of driving. Changing drive modes also didn't open or close valves when it fails, but its back to normal after turning the car off a while and restarting. Weirdly, stop/start memory has remained working fine, but I did have it happen to me the same as other here described right after I got my tune, and had been cycling though drive modes a lot that it didn't remember the setting on start up. Maybe cycling drive modes throws the controller off?

Seems to be ok most of the time, but is quirky. I notice ASR valve controllers now lists OPF cars separately with theirs, so maybe there is something about the OPF cars canbus that is different? I think I'm right in saying everyone that's mentioned an issue is a newer car?

I think I may to remove mine and just use Audi drive modes. It was great on a stock car, but I don't feel the need beyond the drive modes anymore with a decatted stage 2 tune to have manual control of the flaps, and will, I think, get a stop/start harness to kill that annoyance as I see there's some on Aliexpress for around £25. I tried disabling start/stop with OBDEleven Pro (voltage set to 12.1), and apparently that doesn't work on new Audi's either...
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Hi Danny,

My OPF is only stage 1 but my Cete valve controller has gone the other way to yours, i had little glitches where sometimes it just wouldn't work at all, get out the car, lock it up & return to it next time & it was working fine, since remapping it in August the valve controller hasn't missed a beat :wtf:
 
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