Volkswagen crack down on tuning

[Kachingg]

Abt tunes are very conservative due to there being a 2 year warranty attached to it
Still good for peace of mind tho

[BLURR]

After some advice on this one..if anyone can assist. I purchased from dealer (not VW dealer) 2012 Golf R MK 6.
Has after market down pipe, high flow catback (CTS), Tarmac air filter kit and heat shield so given those add ons and its performance I am assuming that it has been tuned to some degree, attempting to find out..(process of elimination with tuners in OZ via VIN id) My problem is the car is due for service (66k). My question is if I take the car to the dealers : 1. Will they know if its tuned? 2. Will they remove the tune? 3. Do I need to tell them its tuned before hand? As I have a very limited for choice of service agents up here in Darwin I would like some advice prior to taking her in to the VW dealer.Cheers

[Ozsko]

The discussion here has centred around cars that are currently within the factory warranty period, what you do with your car after that is your concern so the dealer will not be worried all he wants is your continued appearance at the service counter handing over money.

[tigger73]

After some advice on this one..if anyone can assist. I purchased from dealer (not VW dealer) 2012 Golf R MK 6.
Has after market down pipe, high flow catback (CTS), Tarmac air filter kit and heat shield so given those add ons and its performance I am assuming that it has been tuned to some degree, attempting to find out..(process of elimination with tuners in OZ via VIN id) My problem is the car is due for service (66k). My question is if I take the car to the dealers : 1. Will they know if its tuned? 2. Will they remove the tune? 3. Do I need to tell them its tuned before hand? As I have a very limited for choice of service agents up here in Darwin I would like some advice prior to taking her in to the VW dealer.Cheers

It will be tuned. You can't have a DP in without throwing a CEL. Only way to do it is to tune it. Dealer won't need to be a rocket scientist to know it's been tuned. If you want to take it to the dealer rather than an independent (not sure what your options are in Darwin), then make sure they don't update the software on it or you could have all sorts of issues. I'd actually try and find the previous owner and find out the history if you can.

[Mk R]

After some advice on this one..if anyone can assist. I purchased from dealer (not VW dealer) 2012 Golf R MK 6.
Has after market down pipe, high flow catback (CTS), Tarmac air filter kit and heat shield so given those add ons and its performance I am assuming that it has been tuned to some degree, attempting to find out..(process of elimination with tuners in OZ via VIN id) My problem is the car is due for service (66k). My question is if I take the car to the dealers : 1. Will they know if its tuned? 2. Will they remove the tune? 3. Do I need to tell them its tuned before hand? As I have a very limited for choice of service agents up here in Darwin I would like some advice prior to taking her in to the VW dealer.Cheers

If you like keeping your money you'd be better off finding a good independent mechanic. Dealership service is always more expensive.

[BLURR]

Thanks tigger73 and Mk R much appreciated. Yeah will do some calling around. Appreciate the info re service and my tune (whatever it is). Will be taking the car to D&T performance up here soon so hopefully they can assist with telling me more about what I have inherited with my purchase.