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my peugeot 3008 crossover is the 1.6, its quick enough when it gets going, but when low speed, like going round a corner, it has no bottom end torque.
cant go round a corner in second as when you put your foot back down, it seems to have a 2/3 second think before it picks up.
it has been checked at main dealer as its still under warranty, do you petrol heads think it would benefit from being chipped/mapped or whatever you call it?? |
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over a year ago
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"my peugeot 3008 crossover is the 1.6, its quick enough when it gets going, but when low speed, like going round a corner, it has no bottom end torque.
cant go round a corner in second as when you put your foot back down, it seems to have a 2/3 second think before it picks up.
it has been checked at main dealer as its still under warranty, do you petrol heads think it would benefit from being chipped/mapped or whatever you call it??"
Petrol or diesel? |
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"my peugeot 3008 crossover is the 1.6, its quick enough when it gets going, but when low speed, like going round a corner, it has no bottom end torque.
cant go round a corner in second as when you put your foot back down, it seems to have a 2/3 second think before it picks up.
it has been checked at main dealer as its still under warranty, do you petrol heads think it would benefit from being chipped/mapped or whatever you call it??
Petrol or diesel?"
diesel |
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"my peugeot 3008 crossover is the 1.6, its quick enough when it gets going, but when low speed, like going round a corner, it has no bottom end torque.
cant go round a corner in second as when you put your foot back down, it seems to have a 2/3 second think before it picks up.
it has been checked at main dealer as its still under warranty, do you petrol heads think it would benefit from being chipped/mapped or whatever you call it??"
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over a year ago
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mapping is better chipping it isn't always safe I had my Subaru chipped and it blew piston 3 mapping is a lot safer as they make the map to suit your car |
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"mapping is better chipping it isn't always safe I had my Subaru chipped and it blew piston 3 mapping is a lot safer as they make the map to suit your car "
oooh, thought they were the same thing with different names  |
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over a year ago
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Then yes, you can benefit from an EGR valve delete and maybe a mild power remap. I wouldn't recommend a silly power hike because diesel engines are all about torque and they deliver it in huge bootfulls, so going above an extra 15-20% will destroy your clutch, DMF and driveshafts.
Personally I'd recommend that you find out how to remove and clean your EGR valve and MAP sensor and see if that makes any improvement, it usually does and it's not something a dealer will do as they like to tell you they're broken and charge you a couple of hundred quid to replace it when a couple of squirts of carb cleaner and 45mins with a socket set would have done the trick. |
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"Then yes, you can benefit from an EGR valve delete and maybe a mild power remap. I wouldn't recommend a silly power hike because diesel engines are all about torque and they deliver it in huge bootfulls, so going above an extra 15-20% will destroy your clutch, DMF and driveshafts.
Personally I'd recommend that you find out how to remove and clean your EGR valve and MAP sensor and see if that makes any improvement, it usually does and it's not something a dealer will do as they like to tell you they're broken and charge you a couple of hundred quid to replace it when a couple of squirts of carb cleaner and 45mins with a socket set would have done the trick."
so local mechanic then?? |
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"Then yes, you can benefit from an EGR valve delete and maybe a mild power remap. I wouldn't recommend a silly power hike because diesel engines are all about torque and they deliver it in huge bootfulls, so going above an extra 15-20% will destroy your clutch, DMF and driveshafts.
Personally I'd recommend that you find out how to remove and clean your EGR valve and MAP sensor and see if that makes any improvement, it usually does and it's not something a dealer will do as they like to tell you they're broken and charge you a couple of hundred quid to replace it when a couple of squirts of carb cleaner and 45mins with a socket set would have done the trick.
so local mechanic then??"
your local ish.... and a mechanic by the sounds of things  |
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"Then yes, you can benefit from an EGR valve delete and maybe a mild power remap. I wouldn't recommend a silly power hike because diesel engines are all about torque and they deliver it in huge bootfulls, so going above an extra 15-20% will destroy your clutch, DMF and driveshafts.
Personally I'd recommend that you find out how to remove and clean your EGR valve and MAP sensor and see if that makes any improvement, it usually does and it's not something a dealer will do as they like to tell you they're broken and charge you a couple of hundred quid to replace it when a couple of squirts of carb cleaner and 45mins with a socket set would have done the trick.
so local mechanic then??
your local ish.... and a mechanic by the sounds of things "
Lol, no, I'm not a mechanic I'm a motoring enthusiast. It's not the sort of work your average garage will carry out as it requires 're-writing the software (or parts of it) on your cars ECU. There are lots of specialist tuners that will do it for between £75 ( EGR delete and blank) and £150 ( EGR delete, blank and mild power remap). Try Googling local tuners in your area (ones with a rolling road also known as a 'dyno' or 'dynomometer' are best as they can offer bespoke maps depending on your car), it's also worth joining motoring forums dedicated to your cars marque and asking local members for their recommendations. |
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Tell them you want an overload remap 
My advice is if you decide to have it remapped get it done on a rolling road, any clown coming to your house with a laptop and "remapping" your car will just fuck it. |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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try blipping the throttle as you come into the corner keeps the turbo spinning so keeps the boost hence power up you have to drive diesels slightly differently to keep them on boost/on the power band |
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"try blipping the throttle as you come into the corner keeps the turbo spinning so keeps the boost hence power up you have to drive diesels slightly differently to keep them on boost/on the power band "
Heel n toe gearshifting? That can help but randomly blipping the throttle on a turbo diesel can bugger the clutch, diff and driveshafts, especially at low revs. |
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"try blipping the throttle as you come into the corner keeps the turbo spinning so keeps the boost hence power up you have to drive diesels slightly differently to keep them on boost/on the power band
Heel n toe gearshifting? That can help but randomly blipping the throttle on a turbo diesel can bugger the clutch, diff and driveshafts, especially at low revs."
all my cars for the last 15 years have been diesel, bigger engine ones i know, but my last car, a freelander2, could take corners in 2nd or sometimes 3rd, where as the same corners in this one i'm having to go into 1st |
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I would look at getting it remapped, the EGR is only needed when the engine is cold, after that its a pointless accessory to the engine. Although blanking it off has its benefits, it has some cons aswell, possible EM light on dash coming on.
Remap will do the car a lot of good, due to EU regs the manufacturers have to map the car to the EU regs, mapping will give better economy, performance and will allow the engine to run as it should be run. |
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"try blipping the throttle as you come into the corner keeps the turbo spinning so keeps the boost hence power up you have to drive diesels slightly differently to keep them on boost/on the power band
Heel n toe gearshifting? That can help but randomly blipping the throttle on a turbo diesel can bugger the clutch, diff and driveshafts, especially at low revs.
all my cars for the last 15 years have been diesel, bigger engine ones i know, but my last car, a freelander2, could take corners in 2nd or sometimes 3rd, where as the same corners in this one i'm having to go into 1st"
It could be something simple like a split in a VNT vacuum pipe, this basically means the turbo gets stuck in high boost mode (they have variable geometry vanes) and won't spin up properly at low revs, this won't bring up any warning lights but will cause the ECU to overfuel the car... |
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"the car is not very old and only done 18,000.
just think it is underpowered at low revs"
I doubt it, low revs is where all the torque live in a diesel. I'd get it along to a specialist (not main dealer) and get them to give it a once over. |
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"Unplug the egr sensor, the car doesn't need it and it can make a big difference to performance. "
You can't just unplug an EGR valve on modern diesels. It has to be deleted from the ECU and blanked. I'd try cleaning it first, like I said in my first post. |
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People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X |
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"People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X"
That's one of Peugeots infamous error codes.......it could be lots of things and some ma have nothing to do with what you might expect.
Diesel particulate filter could be an issue, depending on mileage. Air leak into exhaust system is a common one too for this error code.
I don't think a remap would get rid of the error, there is a sensor not happy somewhere and you have to find out which one of them it is 
Take it to a good independent diagnostics garage to get looked at |
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"People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X
That's one of Peugeots infamous error codes.......it could be lots of things and some ma have nothing to do with what you might expect.
Diesel particulate filter could be an issue, depending on mileage. Air leak into exhaust system is a common one too for this error code.
I don't think a remap would get rid of the error, there is a sensor not happy somewhere and you have to find out which one of them it is
Take it to a good independent diagnostics garage to get looked at"
Ive had it to three garages and all have said.dpf x |
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"the car is not very old and only done 18,000.
just think it is underpowered at low revs"
It's a 3008 (heavyish) with a 1.6 engine....basically yes it IS underpowered. |
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"People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X
That's one of Peugeots infamous error codes.......it could be lots of things and some ma have nothing to do with what you might expect.
Diesel particulate filter could be an issue, depending on mileage. Air leak into exhaust system is a common one too for this error code.
I don't think a remap would get rid of the error, there is a sensor not happy somewhere and you have to find out which one of them it is
Take it to a good independent diagnostics garage to get looked at
Ive had it to three garages and all have said.dpf x"
Get it replaced or checked out, They have a pressure sensor attached to them, 2 rubber pipes that sometimes leak,
Ask a garage to check the differential pressure sensor on the exhaust/DPF. (make then think you know what you are talking about)
DPF should last about 80k, if the mileage is a lot lower then the sensor will be at fault x |
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"People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X
That's one of Peugeots infamous error codes.......it could be lots of things and some ma have nothing to do with what you might expect.
Diesel particulate filter could be an issue, depending on mileage. Air leak into exhaust system is a common one too for this error code.
I don't think a remap would get rid of the error, there is a sensor not happy somewhere and you have to find out which one of them it is
Take it to a good independent diagnostics garage to get looked at
Ive had it to three garages and all have said.dpf x"
You can also have the DPF deleted and removed, but since the new MOT regulations came into force earlier this year you will need to have an 'empty' DPF fitted in its place (it's only a visual inspection during the test) but there's a chance it could still fail on emissions.
Has anyone told you how to perform a forced regen? It could just need that doing.
Make sure you have plenty of diesel, the oil and coolant at the correct levels and get on the motorway at 70 in 4th gear for a good 20 or 30 miles. You should start to see some black smoke and a very slight drop in performance, this is the DPF burning the trapped soot in the filter. If that doesn't work you may need a new DPF and they aren't cheap.
I have diagnostics if you need the codes reading and I don't charge for it like garages do. |
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"the car is not very old and only done 18,000.
just think it is underpowered at low revs
It's a 3008 (heavyish) with a 1.6 engine....basically yes it IS underpowered."
If it were a petrol I'd agree but it's a diesel, therefore there's more torque than the average 2litre petrol engine. |
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Anyone help me? My Toyota Corolla has an intermittent fault on the dash gauges. Now and again (and with increasing frequency), the temp, revs, speed, fuel and LED milometer all drop to zero (the milometer just goes blank), then they flick back to normal. Sometimes they flick over where they should be and refuse to fall to there true reading until I restart the engine. The fault only happens when the car is moving, never when the engine is just idling. I took it to a auto electrical garage but they could not find a fault, as they said they could only trace the fault whilst it was occurring. Anyone any ideas? Is it coming from the engine management computer as it's everything on the dash?
By the way there is absolutely nothing wrong with the actual engine itself, it runs like a dream. |
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"Anyone help me? My Toyota Corolla has an intermittent fault on the dash gauges. Now and again (and with increasing frequency), the temp, revs, speed, fuel and LED milometer all drop to zero (the milometer just goes blank), then they flick back to normal. Sometimes they flick over where they should be and refuse to fall to there true reading until I restart the engine. The fault only happens when the car is moving, never when the engine is just idling. I took it to a auto electrical garage but they could not find a fault, as they said they could only trace the fault whilst it was occurring. Anyone any ideas? Is it coming from the engine management computer as it's everything on the dash?
By the way there is absolutely nothing wrong with the actual engine itself, it runs like a dream."
Could be several things. The battery could be on its last legs, earth fault, intermittent Canbus error or the body computer has a fault. |
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"People on here seem to know what they are talking about, my peugeot 307 1.9 tdi has had anti pollution fault for nearly a year, had new egr valve but still on, been told dfp and egr need blanking and car remapping, im a little confused..n are they right? X
That's one of Peugeots infamous error codes.......it could be lots of things and some ma have nothing to do with what you might expect.
Diesel particulate filter could be an issue, depending on mileage. Air leak into exhaust system is a common one too for this error code.
I don't think a remap would get rid of the error, there is a sensor not happy somewhere and you have to find out which one of them it is
Take it to a good independent diagnostics garage to get looked at
Ive had it to three garages and all have said.dpf x
You can also have the DPF deleted and removed, but since the new MOT regulations came into force earlier this year you will need to have an 'empty' DPF fitted in its place (it's only a visual inspection during the test) but there's a chance it could still fail on emissions.
Has anyone told you how to perform a forced regen? It could just need that doing.
Make sure you have plenty of diesel, the oil and coolant at the correct levels and get on the motorway at 70 in 4th gear for a good 20 or 30 miles. You should start to see some black smoke and a very slight drop in performance, this is the DPF burning the trapped soot in the filter. If that doesn't work you may need a new DPF and they aren't cheap.
I have diagnostics if you need the codes reading and I don't charge for it like garages do."
Ive done the regen thing but its not workinb, think i might sell up x |
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If your car has a turbo then remapping can give you huge gains remapping a n/a engine is pointless as in most remaps they give you the boost ie turbo power lower down the rev range just know that running costs will increase fuel,brakes,clutch... |
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"If your car has a turbo then remapping can give you huge gains remapping a n/a engine is pointless as in most remaps they give you the boost ie turbo power lower down the rev range just know that running costs will increase fuel,brakes,clutch..."
Not always the case, a good remap can improve fuel economy and if you don't go crazy with the power increase the clutch, DMF and driveshafts will be fine.
Remapping a normally aspirated engine only really has any effect when combined with other mods ( air filter, exhaust and cams).
I always recommend an EGR delete to everyone buying a diesel, it will save you so much hassle in the future. |
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