Member Since: 01 May 2012
Location: Dublin
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Common rail plug
Morning Folks,
I have purchased a performance chip from Chip Express, nice simple straight forward instructions.....remove the common rail plug, plug same into the chip....QED? what they failed to mention is that you need the hands of a 6 year old child to get at the plug and unplug it from the common rail bar......has anyone any ideas how to get this plug off without causing terminal damage to either my fingers or my wonderful LR (2008 2.7TDV6) ?
Many Thanks,
B
21st Jun 2012 9:59 am
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
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My suggestion is to return the "tuning box" you have bought and purchase a proper remap.06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
21st Jun 2012 10:11 am
Rushjob
Member Since: 08 Nov 2011
Location: Lincs
Posts: 137
Vaseline and patience!A common mistake made when trying to come up with a totally foolproof design is to completely underestimate the innate ingenuity of fools. :doh:
21st Jun 2012 10:20 am
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3373
As Martin said...
Or plug this miraculous box of tricks in and lets us
All know the results
21st Jun 2012 11:12 am
Flynner
Member Since: 01 May 2012
Location: Dublin
Posts: 5
Getting it plugged in is the tricky bit......suppose the vaseline suggestion is for the plug and not my claws.....Martin,I have a few days to try it out and if I am not happy I can send it back......or so they say....any more ideas
21st Jun 2012 11:41 am
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
No ideas about how to fit it, but that may be a blessing in disguise All these plug-in tuning boxes do is fool the ECU into delivering more pressure to the injectors Sure it will have more acceleration and go faster, but at what expense ? A proper remap is exactly that, it is a custom map written especially for your car and takes into account many different variables.
21st Jun 2012 11:46 am
Martin Site Admin and Owner
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Location: Hook Norton
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As B16 KJR says, I wasn't suggesting you send it back because it's tricky to fit...06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
21st Jun 2012 11:50 am
chalky
Member Since: 22 Aug 2008
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 3145
You are right in what you have just said !
"or so they say"
The first thing you will get when you try and return it is "it's damaged, it's used, it's no good to us now"
Cut your losses and send it back,
What is it a dome shaped cylinder like a button or is it a physical chip ?
Sounds to me like something that's just going to increase pressure on the fuel rail giving increased fuel ?
If you are as bothered about the car as you sound I would take the time it would take to fit the thing researching this forum for re-map posts and what works and what doesent ?
I can't give you any advice on fitting it ?
If you cant get it in You could try spitting on it ?
Only dead fish go with the Flow !
21st Jun 2012 11:52 am
Flynner
Member Since: 01 May 2012
Location: Dublin
Posts: 5
Thanks Gents, I am getting the message loud and clear......Chalky, i have posted the link above so you can have a looksie, cheers
21st Jun 2012 12:09 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8161
Martin wrote:
My suggestion is to return the "tuning box" you have bought and purchase a proper remap.
Thats exactly what I did, especially as I found out they had wired the plug wrong It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
21st Jun 2012 12:13 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
Quote:
Every CHIP Expressâ„¢ system now comes with a 14 day from receipt money back guarantee
At £395 it is not that much cheaper than a proper BAS remap
21st Jun 2012 12:32 pm
aljo
Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: west sussex
Posts: 804
I had a simular plug in box on a ford transit a few years back supplied from a site sponsor ! Total waste of money.Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where,s the f**king ceiling!!
21st Jun 2012 1:29 pm
chalky
Member Since: 22 Aug 2008
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 3145
Flynner wrote:
http://www.chipexpress.com/products/land-rover/
Thanks Gents, I am getting the message loud and clear......Chalky, i have posted the link above so you can have a looksie, cheers
I had a look previously !
£395
There are some real horror stories surrounding propping up fuel pressure at the rail, its the oldest trick in the book.
Its good that you have recieved the message, i think you will find that "most" on here will tend to gravitate towards a handfull of respected traders who normally advertise at the top of the page, these guys have been involved with the Discovery some time and a lot of Forum members have become close freinds with said traders whilst handing over huge bundles of cash !
Send it back !
Lets get a group buy sorted out and see if we can persuade Pete to roll out X10 Re-maps with Interface ? Only dead fish go with the Flow !
21st Jun 2012 2:47 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
Quote:
At £395 it is not that much cheaper than a proper BAS remap
There you go, Chalkys got a group buy @ £480
21st Jun 2012 3:18 pm
Flynner
Member Since: 01 May 2012
Location: Dublin
Posts: 5
Count me in too....as soon as I get my refund.....Chip Express will be going back in the post tomorrow.....many thanks agin for all the feedback today, much appreciated
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All these plug-in tuning boxes do is fool the ECU into delivering more pressure to the injectors 
waste of money.
