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Feb 15th, 2018, 10:28 | #1 |
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Remapping thoughts.
Took on board the comments about tuning boxes. Spoke to a local company that remaps the ECU either on board or removing the ecu and doing it on the bench. The advantage is that they are only 12 miles away and have their own rolling road tuning facility.
There are three levels and the mid range takes the power to 217 BHP and 450Nm torques as they say on Top Gear. It was suggested that they could eliminate the potential EGR issues by removing it electronically from the system. I was advised that this would not alter the MOT requirements and it isn't really necessary as it is an EU/US related issue. I would be interested in thoughts as the cost is £350 and not to be considered lightly. |
Feb 15th, 2018, 10:33 | #2 |
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Is this a game of guess the engine code?
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Feb 15th, 2018, 10:59 | #3 |
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Not sure what you mean, but Volvo seem crash anything other than their own Code reading system.
It does seem that there are a great many codes thrown up by differing issues which do not necessarily point to the real issue. Cleaning the EGR system on the XC90 does not fill me with glee. |
Feb 15th, 2018, 11:22 | #4 |
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I mean there are 5, 6 and 8 cylinder petrol and diesel engines with specific engine codes and variations through different model years and you've not told us which engine you have.
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This was a general question about the principal of remapping and not necessarily about my specific engine which incidently is the 185bhp D5.
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If it's general question, why not post it in the General Section?
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My last 2 cars were remapped and the one prior to that chipped. I do not see issues as long as done by a reputable tuning company and you maintain the car well.
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From May this year a car will fail the MOT if the factory EGR is modified, removed or bypassed. Hard to tell if done electronically but the advise seemed to be suspect. You
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Hi PRC68/Tannaton
Many thanks for the sensible answer as apposed to snarky comments not exactly geared to make people feel welcome. Nobody likes a smartass particularly another smartass! |
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