Good evening all.
I have owned my 2008 A3 S Line 170 TDI Quattro (PD) fro just over a year. It has done 80,000 miles with a very good history or services and general maintenance and I had a new clutch and duel mass fly wheel etc fitted last month (went for a standard one when replacing as the car is completely standard at this time.
I have been looking around and reading various threads about remapping, DPF delete and EGR blanking. Most of the threads seem to be quite old. I am based near Stevenage in Hertfordshire and am looking for advice on the following:
Should I just remap and risk the potential DPF issues and then address them if they arise? Or go for the full map DPF delete and EGR blanking straight off.
Who should I get to do the work and how much should I look to pay. I have spoken to Angel and Shark and both want approximately £550 all in (Inc VAT) to do the lot. Who are the best for this sort of work and I was hoping to get it done for about £450 total is there any chance I will find someone to do it for this- (If so who?)
There seems to have been a long period where most companies wouldn't do the PD 170 remap due to it causing major issues - I presume this was with the DPF? - was this resolved by new software or by people just deleting the DPF?
Its my under standing that you can DELETE the DPF via the engine remap, do you have to physically remove it then too or can you leave it in place? If you do leave it in place what (if anything) doe that do/problems does it cause?
Finally on an unrelated issue - my stereo is driving me mad. I lose the radio signal if i plug my Iphone in to charge it in the cigarette lighter port!!! and its also prone to turning itself off.... WTF is all that about and does anyone know why or how to correct it?
Looking forward your replies.
Peace.
Orson.
I have owned my 2008 A3 S Line 170 TDI Quattro (PD) fro just over a year. It has done 80,000 miles with a very good history or services and general maintenance and I had a new clutch and duel mass fly wheel etc fitted last month (went for a standard one when replacing as the car is completely standard at this time.
I have been looking around and reading various threads about remapping, DPF delete and EGR blanking. Most of the threads seem to be quite old. I am based near Stevenage in Hertfordshire and am looking for advice on the following:
Should I just remap and risk the potential DPF issues and then address them if they arise? Or go for the full map DPF delete and EGR blanking straight off.
Who should I get to do the work and how much should I look to pay. I have spoken to Angel and Shark and both want approximately £550 all in (Inc VAT) to do the lot. Who are the best for this sort of work and I was hoping to get it done for about £450 total is there any chance I will find someone to do it for this- (If so who?)
There seems to have been a long period where most companies wouldn't do the PD 170 remap due to it causing major issues - I presume this was with the DPF? - was this resolved by new software or by people just deleting the DPF?
Its my under standing that you can DELETE the DPF via the engine remap, do you have to physically remove it then too or can you leave it in place? If you do leave it in place what (if anything) doe that do/problems does it cause?
Finally on an unrelated issue - my stereo is driving me mad. I lose the radio signal if i plug my Iphone in to charge it in the cigarette lighter port!!! and its also prone to turning itself off.... WTF is all that about and does anyone know why or how to correct it?
Looking forward your replies.
Peace.
Orson.