Hi
Just been to the dealers today to have stearing knock and engine whine investigated, its back tomor for front ball joints and engine whine poss diff but dealler wont repare as not failled ??????? Any views on this please.
Anyway i have Turbochip and think it may have been wiped- do turbochip offer free service to put back on and how many times will they do this ....
I have have cars remapped before and never been whiped so how is it that they can on landrover i thought this was permanatnt
Thanks
21st Jul 2009 4:21 pm
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Most reputable tuners will re-install the tune if this happens, your best bet is to give them a call as no one on here is able to answer for them!
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21st Jul 2009 4:24 pm
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Doesn't the whine mean it's failed to some extent . It's not meant to do it, so by definition it has failed as it is outside of it working specification surely. The same could be said about the ball joints otherwise, they haven't fallen apart but the have still failed as they are loose.
To answer your question regarding the permanance or otherwise, tunes like this are flashed to the car's ecu rather than a chip being physically replaced. Some manufacturers re-flash the software more than others when the car goes in to the dealership. LR are one that will quite often reflash to latest factory settings for your particular model if you go in for a fault to be investigated. Tuners have to factor in the potential cost of reapplying your tune when working out their pricing, taking the increased risk of having to do multiple re-applications for certain makes.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
Ken, The tune has definatly been wipe back to it Sluggish former self , less throttle response ect ..
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21st Jul 2009 5:07 pm
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how much more bhp are you getting with the turbochip then.
21st Jul 2009 8:31 pm
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190 to 240 and lots of
21st Jul 2009 8:42 pm
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If your Turbochip tune had been overwritten you WILL know, and yes they will do free remaps if you give them the code they issued you when you purchased the remap Duncan
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21st Jul 2009 9:31 pm
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After mine was wiped I did a 1200 mile trip & didn't notice!! It wasn't til Mrs DSL went to overtake in the A9 and the oomph just wasn't there did the penny drop. Sorry dude in silver Volvo!!
sorry guys not been logged on ,
yeah power up from 190 - 240 and plenty of torque and loads of
MPG so much better as well, went over to Chester zoo last week from barnsley and returned 38mpg going mix of motorway and a/b roads , then 37mpg back the disco now very rarely drops below 31mpg
BUT yes its defo been wiped very noticeble emailed TC but no reply yet so will call them tommorrow ,
DSL; Do they re- remap free of charge every time this happens and how long for them to come out,,
21st Jul 2009 10:56 pm
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Hi JENKIC01. I like the sound of the the increased performance figures and mpg returns..
Dont want to seem nosey but was the chip expensive
Good luck with getting it re chipped
21st Jul 2009 11:47 pm
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JENKIC01, I think I dealt with Mike at TC but my case was complicated as the supplying dealer did it in such a way that it wasn't going to be a straight reinstall job. Usually free (I paid some travel costs) and you need to dig out your install code. That was never issued for mine, but have one now. Will be an easy and free job to do now as have the secret number!
22nd Jul 2009 7:56 am
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What can you expect to pay for a remap - and does it invalidate the warranty???
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. It's not meant to do it, so by definition it has failed as it is outside of it working specification surely. The same could be said about the ball joints otherwise, they haven't fallen apart but the have still failed as they are loose.
