I need a new engine at 48k miles, pre owned warranty voided by stage 1 tune

[Mk7gtifl]

Still in warranty, still financed, tuned with a Cobb Accessport, AND you shit a ring on #4?

You sure you don’t have a Subaru?!?

That’s what it sounds like

 

[Drazzed]

That stinks. Any signs of the car being tuned by the first owner?

Don't have a JB/1JB4/Neuspeed module, maybe someone w one can confirm...but would there be signs/scratches from install? It wouldn't hurt to call few tuners and have them check your VIN. (Use a different storyline )

Man.. is it me or has this forum seen an increase of engine failures these past few months?

Zero signs of any mods or tune.

 

[Drazzed]

Did you completely uninstall Cobb AP before taking to dealer or you left it flashed?

I just flashed it back to “stage 0” before I dropped it off.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Just bad luck and a coincidence. Sorry.

 

[Chogokin]

Did they TD1 your car? Was the COBB still in the car when you brought it in?

 

[jimlloyd40]

I just flashed it back to “stage 0” before I dropped it off.

Wouldn't have mattered anyway because the flash counter would have picked up how many times the ECU had been flashed. Even had you removed the AP from the ECU the VW flash counter would have still shown that it had been flashed.

 

[Drazzed]

Did they TD1 your car? Was the COBB still in the car when you brought it in?

Yes, first call from them was to ask me “which stage is the car?”

The Accessport was not in the car.

 

[Drazzed]

Just bad luck and a coincidence. Sorry.

I guess, my man, I guess.

Wouldn't have mattered anyway because the flash counter would have picked up how many times the ECU had been flashed. Even had you removed the AP from the ECU the VW flash counter would have still shown that it had been flashed.

Yeah I was aware of that, that’s why I didn’t even bother to uninstall it, I basically flashed to 0 just so I could run the car on “stock” while I was replacing the ignition coils and spark plugs.

 

[George Ab]

Sorry to hear this. What Hoon said. Get a used engine and have an independent replace, should be significantly south of $5K. It is unfortunate, but survivable compared to the cost of engine and install at a dealer.

 

[777-300ER]

I wonder if the Cobb OTS was to blame here. From what I've seen they ride the knock sensors hard.

 

[OBP]

I wonder if the Cobb OTS was to blame here. From what I've seen they ride the knock sensors hard.

Highly doubtful.

OP, since you have the AP, have you ever bothered to check the KR after the tune?

 

[Drazzed]

Highly doubtful.

OP, since you have the AP, have you ever bothered to check the KR after the tune?

The KR?

 

[DSC808]

Kompression rate. I assume.

 

[ChrisMk77]

Highly doubtful.

OP, since you have the AP, have you ever bothered to check the KR after the tune?

Cobb ots tunes was a no go atleast on my Euro mk7.5 gti, overboosted to 27psi on onset dropped railpressure(e30 my fault) and up to 5 degrees knock retard on multiple cylinders.

https://datazap.me/u/chrismk77/cobb-stage1?log=2&data=9-13-22-23-24-25&zoom=503-826

 

[JerseyDrew77]

Kompression rate. I assume.

No... KR is Knock Retard.

OP, perfect opportunity to do an LS swap.