cr 170 dpf delete & remap
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without sounding rude.... i dont care and dont want hear about none of this. start of this thread it says mot is NOT a problem for me. Just wanted to hear how peoples clutches were holding out. after the thread went off topic i just went ahead anyway.
QUOTE="ab1702, post: 3123263, member: 110224"]I messaged a local vag specialist last night and he said he had seen it once in 10 years on an a3 so not to worry.
He said it mainly affects the PD a4's and a6's with longitudinal engines and to be fair when I did research online that is what everything I found online pointed to aswell so he pretty much confirmed what I found online.[/QUOTE]
That's the same results that I found, VAG say less than 1%
Seems the people that shout about it on forums are in that 1%
The same that say your DPF will fail
The same that say your EGR will fail
The same that say your Turbo will fail
The same that say your Clutch will fail (after remap)
I don't want to disappoint, but after 237,000 none of the above has failed me!!
If it does, I think I've had my moneys worth!!!!
He said it mainly affects the PD a4's and a6's with longitudinal engines and to be fair when I did research online that is what everything I found online pointed to aswell so he pretty much confirmed what I found online.[/QUOTE]
That's the same results that I found, VAG say less than 1%
Seems the people that shout about it on forums are in that 1%
The same that say your DPF will fail
The same that say your EGR will fail
The same that say your Turbo will fail
The same that say your Clutch will fail (after remap)
I don't want to disappoint, but after 237,000 none of the above has failed me!!
If it does, I think I've had my moneys worth!!!!
My car is mapped like the second graph.
I would actually prefer it to be more like the darkside graph, as it stands the car is pretty flat below 2250rpm and since I spend 90% of my driving under these rpms it would be very useful to have a dob of torque in the 1900 rpms indeed.
Mine is a pd140 dsg though... having had a manual pd130 passat with a revo map (like darksides in power and torque curves) I can see why it would be annoying with a manual box.
I would actually prefer it to be more like the darkside graph, as it stands the car is pretty flat below 2250rpm and since I spend 90% of my driving under these rpms it would be very useful to have a dob of torque in the 1900 rpms indeed.
Mine is a pd140 dsg though... having had a manual pd130 passat with a revo map (like darksides in power and torque curves) I can see why it would be annoying with a manual box.
Who else has done 230+ K on original
turbo
dpf
egr
clutch
?
You might get the odd component but all four is 1% ?
turbo
dpf
egr
clutch
?
You might get the odd component but all four is 1% ?
Before this A3 I owned a VW Passat 1.9tdi PD 130bhp, remapped to around 170bhp I think.
When I traded that in, it had 320,000 miles on the clock.
The only thing in that list above, I changed was; clutch at 200,000 miles.
Like this car it was a dream to own and drive.
I'm 49 years old now, once I switched from other makes of cars to VAG, I will never go back now!
We have five cars in the household, guess which one has the most mileage, guess which one spends the least time at my local garage!!!!!!!
Clutch could last the "lifetime" of the car, but the problem is if you buy the car second hand you don't know how the previous owner drove it. I tend not to use many revs/slippage to set off, and once you're moving the clutch sees no measureable wear. My first clutch lasted 130,000 (bought the car on 90,000 miles) and the plate was wafer thin! nothing left of it. I put a new SACHs kit on it at 130k but changed the clutch again at 180,000miles (due to a very odd slave cylinder leak, and whilst the gearbox was off put a new clutch on in case of contamination) but the SACHS clutch came out with no visible wear after 50k miles (and we have heard of people wearing clutches out at this kind of mileage).
I'm on 200k on PD170 with original turbo. DPF lasted 164k and was deleted. Oil is changed twice a year though with TPS sourced Quantum 5w30 oil and filter.
I'm on 200k on PD170 with original turbo. DPF lasted 164k and was deleted. Oil is changed twice a year though with TPS sourced Quantum 5w30 oil and filter.
You are never going to know how your clutch is going to hold up. Quattro is always going to be harder on it than the 2wd. However a standard non warn clutch will hold up.
The first graph posted is "riding on the MAF limiter" Basically the torque follows the boost and you get spiky delivery which is harsh on the drivetrain. The internal torque limiters properly calibrated will stop this spike.
Rick
The first graph posted is "riding on the MAF limiter" Basically the torque follows the boost and you get spiky delivery which is harsh on the drivetrain. The internal torque limiters properly calibrated will stop this spike.
Rick
