nprofitt
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As far as the engine goes, RS7 plugs is about it. As for the car, tons of chassis benefitting mods.
No fmic upgrade, so if I ever tune again that will go in first.
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2016 Golf R Blown Engine... (threw a rod)
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As far as the engine goes, RS7 plugs is about it. As for the car, tons of chassis benefitting mods.
No fmic upgrade, so if I ever tune again that will go in first.
nprofitt
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The tech actually went ahead and updated my ecm and it now reflects the same file number that it originally came with.
Service manager says that now they can do a new full scan and request td1 flag removal.
Car is back together and running. After they put some miles on it and confirm everything is good I'll be driving it back to ohio (like a grandma).
Once I get back to Ohio I'll get an oil change and resume normal driving (will be heading to Colorado shortly after I get back to Ohio).
cb1111
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Very good. Let's see what the fatherland does with the request.
nprofitt
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Well I've put over 1,000 miles on the car since getting it back from the dealer in Florida on the 2nd. I basically babied it and never took it over 4k until I had the oil changed today by my local(ish) servicing dealer.
Car honestly feels like it might still be tuned, even though I was told by the Tech that he had successfully updated the ECM, and that the file number now matched what the car originally came with.
I have both a VAG-CAN cable and my Eurodyne Power-Tap cable. Does anyone know a way I can be sure if the car is back to the original ECM file?
It's also possible that this is all just my imagination and that after driving a Nissan Sentra for a week and a 2018 VW Tiguan for the past 3 weeks I've completely forgotten what a semi-fast car feels like
kevinkar
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This is the most likely explanation. Without actual dyno numbers, it's all "seat of the pants" which is most certainly not scientific. But your perception is arguably what matters most and if you're happy, that's the only important thing.It's also possible that this is all just my imagination and that after driving a Nissan Sentra for a week and a 2018 VW Tiguan for the past 3 weeks I've completely forgotten what a semi-fast car feels like
nprofitt
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I hope you're right because the car feels great
One other clue is that my oil temps are about 10F higher than they were before. I remember noticing a temp drop when I first tuned the car.
One question though... Am I the only one who's cruise buttons add in 5s and 1s? (+ / - = 5mph, Res / Set = 1mph)
I seem to remember this also changing when I first tuned the car as well...
Well I've put over 1,000 miles on the car since getting it back from the dealer in Florida on the 2nd. I basically babied it and never took it over 4k until I had the oil changed today by my local(ish) servicing dealer.
Car honestly feels like it might still be tuned, even though I was told by the Tech that he had successfully updated the ECM, and that the file number now matched what the car originally came with.
I have both a VAG-CAN cable and my Eurodyne Power-Tap cable. Does anyone know a way I can be sure if the car is back to the original ECM file?
It's also possible that this is all just my imagination and that after driving a Nissan Sentra for a week and a 2018 VW Tiguan for the past 3 weeks I've completely forgotten what a semi-fast car feels like
AFAIK, techsaren't allowed to flash on their own. They need to hook up to VW and VW sends any updates over the wire. So there's no such thing as a dealer flashing on their own then asking VW to lift a flag. Do you have invoices from the dealer that state you were flashed back to stock and have a factory warranty? There's a paper trail for everything a dealer does.
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cb1111
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Correct. I don't think that dealerships can even get the files.
nprofitt
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I appreciate everyone's skepticism, I honestly don't know how it works.
I did speak with the service manager yesterday over the phone. He said he pulled up the "request" and it still showed as "pending".
When I get back to Florida around the 19th, he said that if I want, they can do another full scan to confirm everything is as it should be...
Jose_Gti
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Either way you already won the lottery...
kevinkar
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I think this is in the manual but I don't use cruise control much so never fully digested what it said about it but I'm pretty sure there are two ways to modify it as you noted. So I think this is correct.
A technician can technically flash an ecm without contacting VTA by using a current TSB ECM update. If there is one for the vehicle. If no update does exist then yes, it would need to be replaced or sent out for a reflash. 9 times out of 10 they will just you install a new ecm.