Month: June 2017
2007-2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD Quick Look
With the dieselgate scandal ongoing for VW, many diesel owners have traded their vehicles in and thought, like all diesel drivers do from time to time, “What diesel should I buy now?” For those of you interested in something with a little more power, off road, and towing capacity, we suggest the 2007-2008 Jeep Grand ...
TDI Gen. 3 Tuning Options
The EA288 engine launched in North America in 2015 was a big step forward for VW. Water to air intercooler, more durable fuel system, 10 HP power increase, and the introduction of Adblue for Jetta/Golf/Beetle resulted in significantly better fuel economy. But as everyone knows, emissions weren’t to EPA standards and, well, the rest is ...
Enable “Hot Climate” Mode on Your Climatronic Mk5+ TDI
Depending on where your car was sold, it may or may not have the “Hot Climate” setting enabled in the Climatronic Unit. You can enable this yourself via VCDS. Open VCDS Go To Select Modules Under the “Installed Modules” window – select number 08 – Auto HVAC After the control loads – select Coding ...
“Fixed” 2015 Mileage Report
One of the largest concerns surrounding DIESELGATE is the impact that the emissions “fix” would have on performance and efficiency. So far, it seems those worries were unfounded. We have two 2015 models in the IDParts fleet – a 2015 Jetta Sedan w/ DSG automatic transmission and a 2015 Golf Sportwagen with the 6-speed manual ...
BMW Extends Warranty on Adblue tank for 335d
We received a letter in the mail today–turns out BMW is extending its warranty on the problem-prone Adblue tank on the 335d. See below for a picture of the letter from BMW. If you have a 335d you’re eligible for a 10 year/120,000 mile warranty on this item. If you’ve already repaired the adblue tank, ...
E320 CDI Chip Tuning Options
The inline 6-cylinder engine in the E320 CDI is no slouch, but, the common-rail motor can do much more.
Scangauge II and Chevy Cruze Diesel
We picked up a Scangauge II to use with our Chevy Cruze to monitor a few different things while driving. I have found the unit to be great for monitoring when the car will begin to perform a DPF regen. I am currently monitoring the following: MAP: Manifold Absolute Pressure reading. The MAP will ...
Replacing G28 Engine Speed Sensor on Common Rail (CBEA CJAA)
There have been a few threads asking about the G28 sensor on the common-rail cars but there wasn’t really any straightforward information about it. I just had to replace one on a 2010 and thought I’d share my experience.