right, trying to figure out exactly what my car's had done to it.
i mentioned the dpf delete to the salesman, and also mentioned the remap side of things. he reckoned it had been done, but by his own admission, he knows nowt about engines (couldn't tell a glow plug from a butt plug) so wouldn't swear to it. going by the smoke i get (a bit on startup, then clear, smoke again if i drop it down the gears and boot it) i assumed it had a dpf delete.
the service history showed that the car was local to glasgow/lanarkshire, so i started phoning around (ecotune etc) to see if it flagged on their systems. nada.
phoned bedrock veedubs in motherwell, a local mechanic mate recommended them. explained my situation, worried that the diaphragm in the inlet manifold might be gubbed (ecotune thought it might be due to the smoke) and mentioned the shiny pipe i can clearly see on the front of the engine. this set a light bulb off. the guy at veedub reckons it might have had an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) delete, which i've seen mentioned on other models in the VAG group with this engine.
so, anyone else had this done? anyone had it done in conjunction with a dpf delete? i'm confused because the dealer i got it from shows a dpf regen in april of this year. car was serviced and mot'd in july, and no mention of the dpf delete.
would an egr delete show symptoms my car has? the car runs great, and goes like a stabbed rat, so i'm not overly concerned, just want to figure out what exactly has been done to my engine!
any input will be gratefully received.......
i mentioned the dpf delete to the salesman, and also mentioned the remap side of things. he reckoned it had been done, but by his own admission, he knows nowt about engines (couldn't tell a glow plug from a butt plug) so wouldn't swear to it. going by the smoke i get (a bit on startup, then clear, smoke again if i drop it down the gears and boot it) i assumed it had a dpf delete.
the service history showed that the car was local to glasgow/lanarkshire, so i started phoning around (ecotune etc) to see if it flagged on their systems. nada.
phoned bedrock veedubs in motherwell, a local mechanic mate recommended them. explained my situation, worried that the diaphragm in the inlet manifold might be gubbed (ecotune thought it might be due to the smoke) and mentioned the shiny pipe i can clearly see on the front of the engine. this set a light bulb off. the guy at veedub reckons it might have had an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) delete, which i've seen mentioned on other models in the VAG group with this engine.
so, anyone else had this done? anyone had it done in conjunction with a dpf delete? i'm confused because the dealer i got it from shows a dpf regen in april of this year. car was serviced and mot'd in july, and no mention of the dpf delete.
would an egr delete show symptoms my car has? the car runs great, and goes like a stabbed rat, so i'm not overly concerned, just want to figure out what exactly has been done to my engine!
any input will be gratefully received.......