JimmyM
New Member
Hi all,
I'm hoping somebody can help me with some engine info to aid in a battle with my insurers......
Its about my 1.5yo A6 C8 45 TFSI (245). Note: the car is remapped to 305BHP and has been since about 1500 miles. It is remapped by a very reputable place. Also its important to note that from day 1 I informed the insurance company of the remap, don't want you guys thinking I've been driving around with no insurance.
About 6 months ago I drove her into floodwater by accident. We stalled and got all the engine lights on etc, got out and push the car out then turned it off and on again it started and seemed to be ok. Next day I heard some noises and the car was running rough and then popped up an error message. I took it to the Audi main dealer. Audi replaced a drive shaft cover that was rubbing and changed a sensor in the engine and gave it back to me and it felt good as new.
Fast forward 6 months and about 2500 miles of trouble free driving, and the engine spits out a piston. I take it into Audi who say there must have been some damage to the piston caused by water which weakened it and caused it blow later. The insurance sent their independent engine specialist to review what Audi told them (which was it was caused by water damage). There engine specialist said he 'couldn't be sure'. The insurers have now asked Audi to strip the engine further and report what they find.
I'm concerned that my insurers will try to say the remap caused the failure and land me with a huge bill. I mentioned this to Audi who said the remap would not cause this unless I was 'running crazy HP'. I told him it was remapped to 305 and asked if that was within tolerance for the engine. He said that Audi would never release that kind of info but also said that the S3 was using a very similar engine and was 310 standard.
I'm hoping somebody on here can tell me for sure if the pistons used in my car are the same as the ones used in the 310 BHP S3. I'm hoping that I can use this argument to refute any claims that the remap caused the issue.
Any other relevant info that might support my case would be very much appreciated also.
Thanks in advance
Note: I know I'm an *** for driving into the water......lessons were learnt that evening.
I'm hoping somebody can help me with some engine info to aid in a battle with my insurers......
Its about my 1.5yo A6 C8 45 TFSI (245). Note: the car is remapped to 305BHP and has been since about 1500 miles. It is remapped by a very reputable place. Also its important to note that from day 1 I informed the insurance company of the remap, don't want you guys thinking I've been driving around with no insurance.
About 6 months ago I drove her into floodwater by accident. We stalled and got all the engine lights on etc, got out and push the car out then turned it off and on again it started and seemed to be ok. Next day I heard some noises and the car was running rough and then popped up an error message. I took it to the Audi main dealer. Audi replaced a drive shaft cover that was rubbing and changed a sensor in the engine and gave it back to me and it felt good as new.
Fast forward 6 months and about 2500 miles of trouble free driving, and the engine spits out a piston. I take it into Audi who say there must have been some damage to the piston caused by water which weakened it and caused it blow later. The insurance sent their independent engine specialist to review what Audi told them (which was it was caused by water damage). There engine specialist said he 'couldn't be sure'. The insurers have now asked Audi to strip the engine further and report what they find.
I'm concerned that my insurers will try to say the remap caused the failure and land me with a huge bill. I mentioned this to Audi who said the remap would not cause this unless I was 'running crazy HP'. I told him it was remapped to 305 and asked if that was within tolerance for the engine. He said that Audi would never release that kind of info but also said that the S3 was using a very similar engine and was 310 standard.
I'm hoping somebody on here can tell me for sure if the pistons used in my car are the same as the ones used in the 310 BHP S3. I'm hoping that I can use this argument to refute any claims that the remap caused the issue.
Any other relevant info that might support my case would be very much appreciated also.
Thanks in advance
Note: I know I'm an *** for driving into the water......lessons were learnt that evening.