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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: arnoldlog1 on 22 December 2005, 09:12

Title: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: arnoldlog1 on 22 December 2005, 09:12

i've noticed this tuning chip on ebay for the diesel pd engine(hope the link works!)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TDI-Diesel-Tuning-MOD-Chip-PD-VW-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-FORD_W0QQitemZ8024355591QQcategoryZ32094QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://

has anyone tried this? how does it work? will it damage my engine? it seems to cheap to be true.

i do fancy tuning my gt tdi 130, and this looks like a cheap solution, but as i understand it it tells the engine management that the diesel is hotter than it is so it runs richer, but surely this will damage my engine??

any help guys?? :santa:

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: [han] on 22 December 2005, 09:19

i wudn't know... but there are some thign i don't fully trust on ebay... and this seems to be one of them.. but ten again i know nothin! (surely someone from forum wud be able to help ya out? where ya based?

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: Neaty on 22 December 2005, 09:48

if it looks too good to be true then it probably is!

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: dcuk on 22 December 2005, 11:07

Check his feedback an email some of the buyers theres lots of theses chips (resistors) about at various prices from £1 -£5. I'll have a chat with a bloke at work an see if he knows about it all but am sure theres peeps here in the know..   :laugh:

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: arnoldlog1 on 22 December 2005, 13:11

i'm based near derby, but it sounds to good to be true, all the tuning mods i've seen in the golf mags are round about £500, i'm sure somone will know something about them and how they work. :undecided:

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Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: Daxcossie on 23 December 2005, 07:46

I installed one for about 6 months to my PD GTI 150 and to be honest there was no real difference in performance. I think you need to save up and speak to REVO. 

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 23 December 2005, 11:14

Avoid like the plague! :wink: Waste of time/money, IMO.

Title: Re: cheap diesel tuning on ebay does it work? and will it cause any damage?
Post by: arnoldlog1 on 23 December 2005, 15:15

yeah i think your right, i've looked at revo. looks good  :grin:

thanks anyway

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