Group remap?

[RobbieH]

I posted this information to show how easy it is to remap over the ODB port that all D5 engined Volvos have and to give an objective view of a remapped D5 engine (EUIII variety), albeit with an MTE remap which was the best available at the time imho.
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=85661

Yes, the intercooler popped but if you take time to read the links to the T5D5 thread showing the replacement you'll see that I'm pretty certain the thing was on its way out even before remapping and the attendant increase in boost pressure. There's also enough threads on here if people cared to take the time to search to show that the stock i/c is poor piece of design, both in terms of increasing IATs with the turbo petrol engined cars and poor resistance to the full time boost that the diesels run under (the only difference between the turbo petrol and turbo diesel i/c is the presence of the combined IAT/MAP sensor on the outlet of the diesel unit).

Maybe this post might give people an insight into the changes that have to be made to the ECU map - hint it's not just a single map!
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showpo...1&postcount=34

edit: to the guys from Shark Performance - I'll be nextdoor to you this weekend at Thoresby. I might just drop in for a natter

[d2k]

glad im not trying to map a D5...... popping rads dont sound too much fun!!

[shark90]

Originally Posted by RobbieH

edit: to the guys from Shark Performance - I'll be nextdoor to you this weekend at Thoresby. I might just drop in for a natter

Excellent, it'll be good to put some faces to names. See you there

[y2blade]

Originally Posted by d2k

glad im not trying to map a D5...... popping rads dont sound too much fun!!

FYI
On the Euro3 and Euro4 D5 The Stock inter-cooler is weak as standard. It swells then eventually leaks regardless of the state of tune.

[d2k]

Originally Posted by y2blade

FYI
On the Euro3 and Euro4 D5 The Stock inter-cooler is weak as standard. It swells then eventually leaks regardless of the state of tune.

understood...... but remapping will no doubt make it happen sooner.

[SonyVaio]

Originally Posted by d2k

understood...... but remapping will no doubt make it happen sooner.

That all depends on how you drive the vehicle - not necessarily to do with being mapped or not.

Lets say you can get the same power and boost from half throttle (with a remap) as opposed to full throttle (without a remap). Then it is up to you as the driver to push your foot down that bit further OR NOT and use that extra power/boost. If your not using more than the stock power/boost you then nothing will fail any earlier than it would do naturally??

It is all how it is used and driven.

[outnumbered]

at last we seem to be getting somewhere and a few good postings.
mike

[outnumbered]

Originally Posted by RobbieH

I posted this information to show how easy it is to remap over the ODB port that all D5 engined Volvos have and to give an objective view of a remapped D5 engine (EUIII variety), albeit with an MTE remap which was the best available at the time imho.
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=85661

Yes, the intercooler popped but if you take time to read the links to the T5D5 thread showing the replacement you'll see that I'm pretty certain the thing was on its way out even before remapping and the attendant increase in boost pressure. There's also enough threads on here if people cared to take the time to search to show that the stock i/c is poor piece of design, both in terms of increasing IATs with the turbo petrol engined cars and poor resistance to the full time boost that the diesels run under (the only difference between the turbo petrol and turbo diesel i/c is the presence of the combined IAT/MAP sensor on the outlet of the diesel unit).

Maybe this post might give people an insight into the changes that have to be made to the ECU map - hint it's not just a single map!
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showpo...1&postcount=34

edit: to the guys from Shark Performance - I'll be nextdoor to you this weekend at Thoresby. I might just drop in for a natter

is SHARK not attending the BKV.
mike

[y2blade]

Originally Posted by sonyvaio

that all depends on how you drive the vehicle - not necessarily to do with being mapped or not.

Lets say you can get the same power and boost from half throttle (with a remap) as opposed to full throttle (without a remap). Then it is up to you as the driver to push your foot down that bit further or not and use that extra power/boost. If your not using more than the stock power/boost you then nothing will fail any earlier than it would do naturally??

It is all how it is used and driven.

exactly!!!!

[p1nny]

all comes down to what you want to pay guys! I suggest Angel because we at merc used them without issue... When they mapped my car they found I had the latest software on the car which posed an issue for some reason with the update... they solved it with half an hour of tinkering... They even pulled off the merc map and showed me the differences they were introducing with their map. Ive done 50k miles with that map and the car is faultless!

The D5 intercooler is a bag of nails, ive replaced one myself and it was bulged and cracked as previously mentioned.
But the introduction of a new map is unlikely to be any reason for it to fail any sooner if driven with respect. same goes for the clutch and flywheel (another D5 weakpoint).

My car has done 112k and I have no qualms about using angel.