I’m looking to replace my cat converter (partially blocked) and while I’m at it thinking of increasing the exhaust diameter and retaining the stock muffler. ESC tuning has some decently priced aftermarket units. 2013 Tiguan 155kW 4 motion, stock, no tune and not looking to. Thoughts? Anyone else...

The car was ok for two years but now the EGR has failed. I am thinking about replacing it but I have concerns from what I've read particularly on the UK sites about the issue recurring. I gather that I can blank the EGR and be done with the emissions systems problems. On the other hand this seems a...

There's a number of US based tuning companies that have pulled stage 2 hardware/software - notably APR among others.

It appears that the EPA in the US is going after the aftermarket tuning companies that are putting in emissions defeat devices or removing emissions hardware.

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This may interest some owners

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I'm going turbo kit on my car engine, and have a good engineer to mod plate it in Victoria.
However, he has mentioned that he does not have the equipment to perform and certify emissions and noise.
Can anyone lead me to somewhere that can/will do that for me?
Does every dyno shop have...

Was in a dealership in Sydney this morning who told me that Skoda Au are not taking orders for any new builds with diesel engines. The guy was a tool so I took it with a grain of salt and moved along....

Visited another dealer in the afternoon that confirmed it, and it's across the entire...

https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/An...ublicationFile

"Investigations and administrative measures relating to Volkswagen,
Results of the field investigation carried out by the Federal Motor...

Has anyone got any opinions about the current emissions recall? They say it will have no affect on performance or economy but I'm sceptical. I have a 2012 Tiguan which is running well. Very reluctant to allow the recall to occur until I hear some feedback from others.
The issue is excessive Nitrous...

Aussie member here... and I'm always curious how the UK registration system works, when I read various threads on here.



Also a massive (original) Top Gear fan, and confused with their terminology also.



It seems your car registration and insurance...

I have recently had the 23R7 Emissions Recall Campaign applied to my car.

I've had a drop off in the Torque delivery of the car.
I once had quite a serge from 1300 RRM say in second gear (15Kph), now nothing until 1800-2000. Same in 3rd.
Whilst max torque and power may not...

Interesting diesel news Volkswagen tops real-world NOx emissions tests | Autocar

Seems like you got the minimum 'durability' life of 5 years / 160,000kms WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. (applicable to all euro 4,5, and 6 engines)
So I guess you wouldn't want others to know if you were wanting to offload it....

Hi All,

After looking through Audi Q7's, Ford Territories, VW Touareg's and Subaru Outbacks, the wife and I had finally made the decision that a MY13/MY13.5 VW Alltrack was best suited to our needs and budget in a package we liked. Mentioned this to a mate last night who said I best...

This one is a bit weirder. CO2 emissions goes to fuel consumption. Everybody knows the quoted fuel consumption figures are not real world figures. So the quoted figures are based on a test cycle.

ICCT on real world vs lab fuel consumption From laboratory to road: A 2015 update | International...

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Looks like VW Australia has setup a website for owners to check if their vehicles are affected by the emissions issue. You just need to enter the VIN of your car to check.

Volkswagen Australia Diesel Emissions News & Information

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