DSG woe update

[RedRobin]

....I had my Mechatronics Module replaced under warranty and in the early days before remapping my car.

I was asked by VW themselves to write a full report of what happened. So what I reported was that the way I got the car going again was to get out, lock the car, go for a very short walk, come back as if nothing had happened and thinking positive, unlock the car, get in and drive away - Which worked!! Someone on this forum(?) reported that he had been told by VW that if it happened to him again he should.....Lock up and go for a walk before starting over again!

I guess I've got a revised Mechatronics Module on mine. A good tuner will limit the torque on a DSG - My advice is to stay away from those who promise high numbers! It's simply not what it's all about imo.

[Phil mcavity]

""Its all about Control""                       

[08micsta]

Hurdy.

We have a racing company down here in South Africa that has modded the living daylights out of a GTi. They are down the road from my dads offices.

Would you like to me to have a chat with them and see if they have a solution? I remember their GTi being a DSG model. Most of their cars go on the track too.

Mike

[Hurdy]

Hurdy.

We have a racing company down here in South Africa that has modded the living daylights out of a GTi. They are down the road from my dads offices.

Would you like to me to have a chat with them and see if they have a solution? I remember their GTi being a DSG model. Most of their cars go on the track too.

Mike

That would be great Mike

Do they have a website?

[08micsta]

I think they do. I must just find out cos I cant remember the name of the company but they have done Audi's, Merc etc. I remember APR somewhere in the name. But will ask my dad tonight.

Mike

[SO8]

Someone on this forum(?) reported that he had been told by VW that if it happened to him again he should.....Lock up and go for a walk before starting over again! :grin

That was me    It was the VW dealer as opposed to VW who said that ..... thankfully I haven't had to try it !  The car has been fine since - but then I've only done 600 miles since it went wrong.....

[RedRobin]

....Sorry for not remembering specifically it was you, SO8. The dealer would have been told by VW - All DSG issues are bumped up to them.

I've now done over 40,000 miles on that replaced Mechatronics Module, 28k of them remapped - I think you can rest assured that you'll be alright.

[08micsta]

Hello Hurdy

I spoke to every tuner I could find down here today and nobody has uprgrades for the DSG. The manual drivetrain apparently has a few upgrades but the DSG has none.

So this is where I try be intelligent.

Maybe your problems can be solved by a different grease or lubrication in the DSG box itself? Maybe a tackier grease with a higher viscosity or something will reduce slippage and wear?

Just trying to be productive here. 

Perhaps return the car to standard form. Sell it and get a manual? OR even better... Why not get a .:R32 which are going pretty cheap in manual and use the extra cash to turbo it? It would be amazing and if you dont like the zimmer frame grill then change over to a GTi grill. We have proof that .:R exhausts and GTi front end look amazing.

Just an idea.

Mike 

[topher]

Been trying my american contacts, HPA (who are based in Canada btw not .de) are working on something but no official release dates. Prices are looking to be in the region of 5k U.S dollars

[08micsta]

Hurdy you have forum members over the world looking out for you 

Maybe try post up at VWVortex? Maybe they know something? (Wait... Yanks .... Knowing something? Rynt...) 

Im voting with the .:R to be honest. It would be a beast.

Mike