First service due on my GTD

[andyr]

Jonny its more if your car is mapped or not, if its not mapped then an update may sort little niggles out like engine stutter or poor mpg, any starting problems or so forth.

But if you have it mapped it will wipe the map off.

I was listening to the service guy the other day and they was charging £149 for T&D and £195 for LL?? Is there is difference in price of the oil?

Darren

As I understand it, dealers use LongLife oil for whatever regime your car is on, stands to reason really I think, if an oil is designed to go the greater distance for LL, then one would assume it's fine for T&D??
But I suppose you could demand the T&D oil if it's cheaper??

[The Doc]

I was told they had to use LL oil on anything with a DPF 

[CJA321]

£103??? Thats pritty good esp from VW 

Very impressed!!

I work for Landrover as a mechanic, JUST an oil service. Oil and filter only.... On a TDV8 Vogue

How much??

Was looking around £350+ 

£95 An hour labour rates + VAT haha!!!

[mkviken]

so can you opt out of the ECU updated?

i don't want any update done to my car. 

I've got the servicing package so need to go to the main dealers and all i want them to do is the oil and filters and check over etc - no updates etc


way i look at it its my car and don't want them doing any work on it i don't want or need doing.

not that i think there is an update for petrol GTI's anyway?

[CJA321]

Quite often the updates are recalls etc... Or service functions.

May not have any problem just now without updating, but its for things down the line.

Eg. ABS Module download or something, May not have a problem but its for the forseen future.

So if you dont get updates, it could go wrong. Or even worse go wrong when the cars out of warranty. Then ud even have to pay for the updates 

Your choice thou

[Steve30]

so can you opt out of the ECU updated?

i don't want any update done to my car. 

I've got the servicing package so need to go to the main dealers and all i want them to do is the oil and filters and check over etc - no updates etc


way i look at it its my car and don't want them doing any work on it i don't want or need doing.

not that i think there is an update for petrol GTI's anyway?

They will know its been mapped if you tell them not to update the ECU 

[mkviken]

that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.

my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc

[Steve30]

that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.

my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc

If they want to be arsey they can refuse to touch the car , thats why ECU's are locked off now. I know some dealerships who won't go near a car thats been mapped!!

It depends on what kind of relationship you have with the dealer I suppose too?  

VW don't want you P*ssing about with there ECU's and there products i.e. blowing turbo's !!

[RickS]

that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.

my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc

If you had one of their VWR remaps then fine; but you can't expect them to honour a warranty when the cars been chopped about by any Tom, Dick and Harry.

[Keithuk]

my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc

Well it appears that if these aspects of the engine and drivetrain upgrade are connected to a warranty claim these aren't covered by VW warranty VWR Frequently Asked Questions plus they don't do anything for TDI's.