Rolling Road.....disapointing results..

[08micsta]

Well you never know... Sh*t happens... If nothing is wrong then yes...The turbo has to go in as he is basically running stock 2.0 FSI power figures.... And the Turbo is what makes the magic in a GTi.

I stand to be corrected but lets be honest. I think Duncan should dump the dealers and go straight to JKM. I was at our VW Dealer (Voted best in our province) this morning extending our GTIs warranty and asked the salesman about the new GTI and he knew jack. Then asked the service Technician about this and he couldnt even tell me where to start. Didnt know what a DV Valve was. Didnt even know how much extra power the WALD conversion gave the car and yet he was telling owners to get it done  

Im sure VW will solve the problem but its obviously stressing Duncan out. Maybe he should pop into JKM.

Mike

[08micsta]

I agree there is a lot more to check first but... and its a big BUT.

What im suggesting is that he sends the car to JKM and the dealer pay for it. JKM have a lot more experience with this and judging from what has been said in the last 4 pages his VW dealership although helpful (like mine) dont really know how to diagnose the problem properly.

Mike

[john_o]

my previous comments stand , about getting it logged or go to JKM............
however I did a quick internet search and theres next to f**k all on WALD conversions ....
but I did find the following from

http://star-motoring.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/24/motorreviews/20060426162855&sec=motorreviews

The Wald GTi I took out was one of two demonstrators equipped with Wald's VW tuning package; the promise is 40 additional ponies strapped on, but the reality is that you can get anything from 20 to 40hp.
The pull from go has a lovely, consistent bite to it. Poke at the accelerator while cruising at the legal speed limit, and it lunges forward at a startling rate.
Plenty fast she is, and naturally, fast is as fast does. It burns fuel fast, too - RM150 worth of gas in three days – but the pleasure derived was worth every Ringgit exhausted. The stock GTi is a sipper in comparison; at least that's what I found, driving a stock unit a few weeks later.

mmmmmmm , this does not bode well for the quality of the remap 
Going to JKM is looking more and more worth your while , A) to diganose an issue and keep WALD  or B) they remap you to a diff tuner with at least 40bhp + better mpg....

[08micsta]

Yup... Thats the one 

And yes.... Its cr@p and thats why we dont have it. So it seems:

1. Boost leak still not checked.
2. Corrupt map? Duncan said the car was running rich right?

Im thinking that Dunc. should forget about the map. Let VW to reflash it and if that does not help then send it to JKM.

[duncan]

Thanks for all the help and advice guys.

have had lengthy conversations with the VW garage where my car is and the garage i bought it from.

firstly the garage that its been in all day said they just couldnt find a fault.... annoying really as im sure it is a boost leak but still could be a sh*t map..

spoke to the VW garage i bought the car from: they were actually pretty good and said that they would speak to the garage where my car was all day, they came to the conclusion that a new ECU would not really help things, they did offer me my money back on the car if i wanted it (which to be honest i dont, i think i got a really good deal considering its a 56 plate and has only done 15k miles, 1 previous female owner and has loads of extra's).  i didnt really push the forking out for a new ECU  becuase im not convinced that this would really fix anything.

spoke to JKM in portsmouth - they also thought it was a boost leak and am trying to get down to see them soon to run a 1 hour diagnostic test followed by a REVO remap so i can well and truley get rid of this piece of sh*t WALD map!!

are there any other good tuning companies in the south? cant get into JKM till monday / tuesday and would like to get this sorted soon as really.

will probably do some research on what remap to go for and whether there can be any problems when claiming on the VW warranty.

e.g. when driving my car in 6th gear at about 70, it certainly doestn race to 100mph - not sure if it does on a remapped one since i havnt driven one, only gti ive ever driven is my one.

[WhiteGTI]

Tuningwerkes in South Croydon are excellent, as are Mega4 in Woking.

[duncan]

Is Croydon nearer to you than JKM Duncan?

Tuningwerkes are also very good with this sort of thing.

have just booked the car in with tuningwerkes in croydon.

having the pcv replaced and the DV replaced for the new revision.  am also getting an APR trial map put on the car to see if i notice a difference.  if all goes well will get a stage 1 APR map put on the car the same day

am i doing the right thing here?

[08micsta]

As far as taking it to a specialist is concerned yes.

But let them do some tests on the car first... Dont just go buy a bunch of parts hoping for the best....

But Im sure you have thought about that 

[WhiteGTI]

Is Croydon nearer to you than JKM Duncan?

Tuningwerkes are also very good with this sort of thing.

have just booked the car in with tuningwerkes in croydon.

having the pcv replaced and the DV replaced for the new revision.  am also getting an APR trial map put on the car to see if i notice a difference.  if all goes well will get a stage 1 APR map put on the car the same day

am i doing the right thing here?

You spoke to Reuben yes? He is a good chap, and he knows so much about the 2.0TFSI engine. If its just a simple fix, i.e. the DV / PCV then he'll just do that, and hopefully the car will be back up to operating around the 240hp mark! If not, then sure APR is a very well recognised tuner and you can't really go wrong at all with them!

[duncan]

As far as taking it to a specialist is concerned yes.

But let them do some tests on the car first... Dont just go buy a bunch of parts hoping for the best....

But Im sure you have thought about that 

to be honest i thought about this and did some research and is most likely a faulty DV or PCV that is causing the problem,

since VW have come out with a revision for the DV i thought best to get it replaced anyway as the labour to look at it is the same as the cost of the part. VW i doubt will fit it under warranty as they dont see a fault with it and wont take it out too inspect.  as for PCV the part is cheap and the labour is thrown in so dont mind doing that to be honest.

am hoping that will cure the problem and the car will be back on power, then ill get them to put the APR stage one map on which will get rid of the WALD forever which will be great!!

[VC]

worth noting that APR have excellent customer support and free reloads should the dealership ever wipe your map, i say free...it depends on the garage installing wether they charge for time. I plan to take the APR route too with mine

[duncan]

will be going to see tuningwekes on monday to get the new bits fitted then might take their trial map for a spin and see how i get on.

really crossing my fingers that its the DV otherwise its going to be really annoying spending money on labour and parts while the car is warranty.

i just dont trust VW to find the problem and would rather get the problem sorted with a tuning company - might have to pay for it but peace of mind knowing that its going to be working propperly

[VC]

VW deal with day in day out cars, the trip to a tuner is exactly what you need

[john_o]

crikey you dont hang about duncan do you 
sounds like youll be sorted soon, just take it calmly. Your map still may be fine, but imho APR or REVO would give you far more.
Let us know how you get on 

[duncan]

crikey you dont hang about duncan do you 
sounds like youll be sorted soon, just take it calmly. Your map still may be fine, but imho APR or REVO would give you far more.
Let us know how you get on 

to be honest i hate waiting around for stuff like this to get sorted, like to have a plan of action!!

need to get rid of this sh*t WALD remap - sounds like even when my car is not leaking boost (which i hope it is through the DV) its still not a great map

having the car propperly checked over with a decent map should give me full peace of mind and the knowlege that if my car isnt running right its definitley not some unknown map with no comeback thats causing it!!

thanks again everyone for the help and advice