MY11 2.0 TDI 132kw superchip thoughts

[brasstinman]

Thinking of getting our MY11 2.0 4cylinder TDI 132kw twin turbo super chipped. Really want to minimise that annoying low down lag and would love a little more umph hahaha Don't we all

Wondering if anyone has had their 132kw twin turbo suprer chipped and what their thoughts are?

Here's the details.

We do alot of Multivan 2.0TDIs as they respond so well to being Superchipped. You will get alot better throttle response, low down and midrange torque and the car will pull all the way to the red line. Many owners report anything up to 10% saving on fuel as well, due to the fact there is less gear changing. And the annoying lag that they have at low revs also disappears. With the 178PS Multivan the gains are as follows;
Volkswagen Transporter 2.0 BiTDI CR (180PS)
9/2009 onwards
Engine type : Turbo-Diesel
Engine size : 1968 cm3
Cylinders : 4
Original bhp : 178 (132kW)
Original nm : 400
BHP increase : 31 (24kW)
NM gain : 88
Speed Limit Removal : Not Available

[Transporter]

How long do you want to keep your van afterwards?

[SnowMotion]

Transporter, are you suggesting this reduces the life span of the van?

[brasstinman]

We've had the van since new, were planning on keeping it for a long time.

[Sunny43.5]

How long do you want to keep your van afterwards?

Hmmm this one made me chuckle .

[IN2VWS]

I am thinking of getting the APR DSG tuning done to my van. Not interested in the power tuning....just the DSG tune.

[Transporter]

Hmmm this one made me chuckle .

It's okay, I didn't expect that many would take me seriously. But, I always give the information when people ask me if the tune has any negative impact on the vehicle, not just engine. You can forget about the increased thermal and mechanical load from the increased power. Any T5 with diesel engine from 7/2006 has the DPF, and I don't know any performance increasing ECU remap which wouldn't reduce the DPF life. The more you enjoy that extra power, the sooner the DPF will clog up.
Of course you can shrug it of like many of us do, and say, "so what, I enjoy how the vehicle drives after the remap and I'm ready to pay for the increased maintenance and repair costs."

[Sunny43.5]

When you say the DPF will clog up with the extra oomph shouldn't the regen still work or does the regen system have a shelf life or does it mean it will regen more often . Only curious .

[Transporter]

When you say the DPF will clog up with the extra oomph shouldn't the regen still work or does the regen system have a shelf life or does it mean it will regen more often . Only curious .

Simply speaking; No regeneration is 100%, so there is always some ash that stays in the DPF and cannot be burned off. More often the DPF has to regenerate, the sooner it will reach the end of life (fills up).

[Guy_H]

We have several long term 2.0 TDI Bi-turbo transporters (4 years with Oettinger Software) and all still running strong on original DPF's. 4 years & counting.

I think the worse case for DPF problems is the way the vehicles are driven (NOT Tuning) ie: short trips kill them, highway driven cars seem to get way better life out of the DPF's and associated parts (EGR too)

[Sunny43.5]

Seems such a shame that all this technology comes with provisos , ie engines must be driven at certain speeds /DSG should not be driven in stop start traffic so many silly things .

[Transporter]

Seems such a shame that all this technology comes with provisos , ie engines must be driven at certain speeds /DSG should not be driven in stop start traffic so many silly things .

We drive all our diesels (2 Tiguans and 08Touareg) in stop start traffic and very short trips too and so far none of them had any issue with the DPF or the DSG. They're driven just in the normal manner by female drivers.
All I can suggest, if anyone has a fault and it comes on the dash, then immediately take it to the workshop not the weeks or months later.

[Sunny43.5]

I was only quoting what was reported by VW Australia in relation to DSG problems and the DPF was a mates van which is only used for short runs to and from his home most days around 12kms each way and yes twice the DPF has pooped itself , resulting in one tow and the second limping to the dealer . Don't get me too wrong I do love driving all three of our T5's but I just have issues with technology that at the end of the day can and will either fail or cause problems and as we all know technology does cost lots of money .Last comments on this one I am sure everyone knows where I stand on VW technology.

[IN2VWS]

Dsg problems? Are there dsg problems with the transporters?

[Guy_H]

My T5 was 7 years old (2.5 DPF) used for short runs & was fine, no DPF issues through its life - My Amarok is getting used for short runs too (occasional highway).

I have seen a Touareg R50 that DPF short life was attributed to short trip city driving.

DSG Problems on transporters? Not really.