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#1 · (Edited)
Hi dub friends,

Well After a LOT of hand wringing and research I handed my 2010 T32 kombi (camper conversion) 102CR 2.0ltr TDI over for a remap and DPF delete.

Why?
Very slow acceleration.
Unable to maintain speed up hill on the A55 out of N Wales. (If you've driven it you will know where I mean).
Lack of any power after about 2000 rpm, not that there was much before.
An engine that felt like it had a permanent brake on it! (especially unpleasant downshifting as the engine just did not want to spool up).
Noisy! It was like a pre ignition olden-day diesel (though I didn't know that this would improve?).
Improved MPG? Not that important to me as it was ok anyway but it would be nice.
DPF problems. I have had DPF problems with a VAG diesel before and I know its not cheap to sort.

When
After 3 year warranty expired

What did I hope for?
Loads of power ha ha. But not really sure as I've read loads but never done it before.

What did I get?
This is day 1 with the new van. Yes it seems like a new van, at least a different engine in my van!
Is it faster? Maybe but I don't know or care because thats not why I had it done. I still drive no faster than 70-80 on the motorways.
From the start its quieter at all engine speeds and yes the waste gate whistle which I had never heard before makes me smile.
The engine now revs freely even under power and no longer is there a harsh deceleration from the engine that didn't want to turn on down shifting. The power doesn't run out even after 3000 RPM (and maybe more but I've not tried that far yet)
Boy does it accelerate now though and even up hill!
Improved MPG? Maybe? But its early days yet. I am used to getting 90 miles on the first 1/8th segment from full, but on the way home I got 110! No longer burning fuel just to burn soot to ash? How TF is that eco friendly?
NEVER any more DPF problems.
102bhp to 170 and 260nm to 360.

All told so far I'm very :):):)
I drive a VW camper van but it now drives like a quick car?! Don't get me wrong its no drag car, but boy does it make me smile, even more than before.

PP what a great job! Sorry I had to rush you. A:A:A:A:A:
 
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#2 ·
Day 2 and some about town driving.

I still cannot get over the difference. The van is now nippy about town. It pulls hard in all gears from 1000rpm right through the rev range. No sign of any adverse effects or vibration that others have noted. I guess if you are going to spend the money then get it done right first time. Martin at Pendle did a great job and I would certainly use him again. DPF delete and re-map in 2 and 1/2 hours! A:A:
 
#4 ·
Was a pleasure meeting you and sorting the van for you, hope you managed to get to the Match in time... Due to you having a short time window I had my Mechanic do all the exhaust side while I did all the electronic side this is why we could turn it around in just over 2 & 1/2hrs... Usually I do them on my own which takes around 4hrs...

Thanks for the excellent write up / feedback, if we can do anything else for you just ask...

Regards
Martin
PendlePerformance
 
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#18 ·
Wiretensioner said:
Just to give a full picture of costs I reinsured the van today and had an honesty caption. I used Adrian Flux and even after declaring the remap the new premium was £20 less than my renewal quote. :cool:
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Result...!!!
Ok, so have you noticed how much extra black stuff is coming out the back...???
Its one of the only things that puts me off.
 
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#10 ·
I have just booked mine in today for 9th nov with pendle so it is so nice to read of happy customers,cant wait to get mine done as mine is getting exhaust fumes in the cab making it unpleasent to drive,i had the same problem last year with the sprinter unfortunately i did it the expensive way and bought a new dpf,only for it to be stolen by some three weeks later
 
#25 ·
Interesting.......it says, and I quote "It is an offence under the Road vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Regulation 61a(3)) to use a vehicle which has been modified in such a way that it no longer complies with the air pollutant emissions standards it was designed to meet."

I say interesting because there is currently no method of testing the vehicle's Particulate Matter emission level in order to prove or otherwise the existence or functionality of a DPF. As long as the vehicle passes the current MOT emissions test within the specified limits you're good-to-go.
 
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#19 ·
Stoo

I don't see any at all so far but I am driving lol. I think it's normal to get a bit under hard acceleration bit if its tuned right you shouldn't normally see much and Im sure Martin can explain why?

As to the Q on the exhaust its still all as it was out of the factory, and apart from disabling a system thats doomed to failure its impossible to tell that its any different
 
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#20 ·
Originally Posted by Wiretensioner View Post
Just to give a full picture of costs I reinsured the van today and had an honesty caption. I used Adrian Flux and even after declaring the remap the new premium was £20 less than my renewal quote.

Did they ask about the DPF part of the remap? Did you tell them? Just trying to decide whether to go for the full DPF removal or not
 
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#21 · (Edited)
As I understand it the DPF removal is not done as a performance enhancer. Its simply a way of removing a problematic system. As far as I am aware the only benefit apart from not paying VW to replace DPF bits every 6 months is a small increase in MPG and thats because my ecu no longer pumps fuel into the exhaust to burn soot in the DPF and turn it into ash. Hardly an eco friendly system but then I am sure the eurocrats and tree huggers disagree.
 
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#22 · (Edited)
Cornwallconvoy Did they ask about the DPF part of the remap? Did you tell them? Just trying to decide whether to go for the full DPF removal or not[/QUOTE said:
On another point and again this is just my understanding of it and I am sure Martin will correct me if I am wrong. I had 2 different jobs done by Pendle. A remap and a DPF removal. So the DPF removal is not part of the remap. I.E. you can have a remap without DPF removal if you wish, conversely you can have DPF removal and delete without a remap.
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#23 ·
Wiretensioner said:
On another point and again this is just my understanding of it and I am sure Martin will correct me if I am wrong. I had 2 different jobs done by Pendle. A remap and a DPF removal. So the DPF removal is not part of the remap. I.E. you can have a remap without DPF removal if you wish, conversely you can have DPF removal and delete without a remap. I just choose to have them at the same time as its a long way to visit him twice.
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I guess the issue is if the removal of the dpf system on a engine system makes the engine no longer compliant with whatever euro number it was designed to meet then is it technically illegal to use on the road???? I really don't know if that's true but googling it certainly looks to open up lots of debate. And from what I read I suspect it is true. If that is the case then that would certainly worry me but I realise may not worry others. No idea what implications there would be for insurance as it gives the insurance wiggle room in case of a claim etc
 
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