Pro Boost FSI remap

Hi A2Steve, i'm now the owner of a 1.6 fsi. i'm interested in one of the pro boost Ecu's you have coming, how much is it going to cost me ?
 
Hi A2Steve, i'm now the owner of a 1.6 fsi. i'm interested in one of the pro boost Ecu's you have coming, how much is it going to cost me ?

The unit is 300euros plus there is then a surcharge on your old ECU, so the price varies with the strength of the pound; Another good reason to buy before Brexit ?
 
Hi A2steve, can you put my name on one please and how much is the surcharge ?

It’s a £50 surcharge which is refunded as soon as the old ECU is received (as long as it’s within a few weeks of the Pro Boost one arriving).
 
Good morning all. @StefanoP has messaged me to say that his cruise control no longer works since fitting the Pro Boost map. This is only the second occurrence of this in around 40 sales of the ECU.

This will be because the functionality of cruise needs to be turned on on the ecu using VCDS.

Can anyone help Stefano out by giving an explanation of what needs to be done? @timmus?
 
Good morning all. @StefanoP has messaged me to say that his cruise control no longer works since fitting the Pro Boost map. This is only the second occurrence of this in around 40 sales of the ECU.

This will be because the functionality of cruise needs to be turned on on the ecu using VCDS.

Can anyone help Stefano out by giving an explanation of what needs to be done? @timmus?
Steve would ot be worth ProBoost setting cruise as the default for UK ECU'S?

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Good morning all. @StefanoP has messaged me to say that his cruise control no longer works since fitting the Pro Boost map. This is only the second occurrence of this in around 40 sales of the ECU.

This will be because the functionality of cruise needs to be turned on on the ecu using VCDS.

Can anyone help Stefano out by giving an explanation of what needs to be done? @timmus?
If @StefanoP has VCDS, I can help. If not, I can still help, but the ECU will need a brief holiday to Lancaster. :)
 
Hi folks,

Met @Ian Bigg yesterday in his lunch hour at Fairoaks airport in Chobham and he very kindly ran a VCDS (before ECU pro boost map fitting).

Here are the results.

Initial fault codes:
View attachment 62192

Ian then cleared the codes and ran other scans on non-engine related areas of the car - these ones look like they may need investigation by an A2 electrical specialist, so including just on the off-chance one or two are reading this.
View attachment 62193

From reading Steve's comments earlier in this thread, I don't think I am going to be able to clear any faults off the new ECU before using it, but I have agreed with Ian we'll meet again once I've used a tank and a third of fuel, when he'll re-scan with the new ECU.

Despite instructions from Steve I've not yet managed to remove the original ECU and I don't want to break the plastic clips, so I'm waiting to watch a video Tom Timmus made for another owner, which I'm hoping to receive today (didn't come through successfully on WhatsApp, for some reason!).

Big thank you to Ian for giving up his time so generously in order to help give this thread and those interested some data. I'm no mechanic but I could feel the stuttering misfire intermittently and the VCDS shows this indeed exists. I have been using Shell premium fuel but I guess previous owners may not have done. In any case, looking forward to getting the new one plugged in and taking the car out for a run.

Hi Jaffa Jim,

Just seen your post above. My car seems to have an almost identical set of faults - see below:
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Address 01: Engine Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No: 036 906 013 F
Component: MED7.5.11 G 4628
Coding: 00051
Shop #: WSC 02138
VCID: 122DCA0A5E18EB8E3D9-5072
WAUZZZ8Z13N017754 AUZ7Z0B2218475

1 Fault Found:
17439 - Intake Manifold Tuning Valve (N316)
P1031 - 35-00 - Setpoint Not Reached
Readiness: 1110 0101

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Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 8Z0-907-379-MK60.lbl
Part No: 8Z0 907 379 C
Component: ESP FRONT MK60 0101
Coding: 0019471
Shop #: WSC 00000 785 00200
VCID: 4899286238C4915E13D-5000

No fault code found.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: None
Part No: 8Z0 820 043 D
Component: A2-KLIMAVOLLAUTOMAT 0512
VCID: 377B5B9E153AEEA66A7-254E

2 Faults Found:
00727 - Potentiometer in Positioning Motor for Defrost Flap (G135)
30-10 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent
00600 - Potentiometer On Positioning Motor for Temperature Flap (G92)
30-10 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent

Did you get to the bottom of it? Will the Pro Boost FSI remap help?
 
From memory you only need VCDS lite to reactivate cruise - I've done this in the past when I got an ECU replacement where cruise wasn't enabled. You do though need to be fairly comfortable or I'd suggest using a mail service to an expert here on the forum.
 
Hi Jaffa Jim,

Just seen your post above. My car seems to have an almost identical set of faults - see below:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 01: Engine Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No: 036 906 013 F
Component: MED7.5.11 G 4628
Coding: 00051
Shop #: WSC 02138
VCID: 122DCA0A5E18EB8E3D9-5072
WAUZZZ8Z13N017754 AUZ7Z0B2218475

1 Fault Found:
17439 - Intake Manifold Tuning Valve (N316)
P1031 - 35-00 - Setpoint Not Reached
Readiness: 1110 0101

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 8Z0-907-379-MK60.lbl
Part No: 8Z0 907 379 C
Component: ESP FRONT MK60 0101
Coding: 0019471
Shop #: WSC 00000 785 00200
VCID: 4899286238C4915E13D-5000

No fault code found.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: None
Part No: 8Z0 820 043 D
Component: A2-KLIMAVOLLAUTOMAT 0512
VCID: 377B5B9E153AEEA66A7-254E

2 Faults Found:
00727 - Potentiometer in Positioning Motor for Defrost Flap (G135)
30-10 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent
00600 - Potentiometer On Positioning Motor for Temperature Flap (G92)
30-10 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent

Did you get to the bottom of it? Will the Pro Boost FSI remap help?


I havent seen the car since so I cant help you on this Sorry.
 
Thank you audifan for the code, we'll try it ASAP, thank you timmus for your kind offer, and thanks everybody for your support!

All the best

Stefano
 
I want to keep my silver sweetheart for years to come. But after 3x repairs to the intake manifold (17439 :mad:) I started to have doubts. Thanks to the German forum (and this one also of course) I have had the ECU tuned by ProBoost in the hope that the manifold problem will no longer occur.
Today I replaced the ECU and am very satisfied so far. The hesitation when accelerating around the 3000 rpm range is gone. Good to see that the water temperature no longer rises above 96 degrees.

Hi Louis,
My FSI have the "same" (?) problem. Manifold has already been taken off 2 times to have the flaps freed, but after a short time, they get stuck again in "closed" position, hence reduced air flow and reduced engine power.
The flaps are supposed to rest against the "horizontal" separations. But at some point, one of the flaps "moves too far" and stays stuck.
So my idea, instead of sourcing a new lower manifold assembly is to have the flaps freed again, and fit the ECU with the Pro Boost map that is said to disable the stratified mode in which the flaps move to the problematic position.
I just want to be sure of a few things...

Is the normal position (engine off) of the flaps "open" ? (so full air flow). I mean this :
1605006044827.png


in opposition to the "closed" position (flow for the stratified injection mode) where my flaps are stuck :

1605005896013.png


If yes, with the Pro Boost map, the flaps NEVER move anymore and stay open all the time ?
Or would it be wiser to disconnect the rod of the vaccuum acuator to be assured that the flaps are not operated ?

An I also have another concern with the pro boost map.
Since the NOx trap/catalyst regeneration functionalities are also disabled, and since it stays "saturated" in "NOx" (not exactly), doesn't this have any negative impact on the catalyst ? I mean restriction in flow or performance for converting the CO ?

Thanks in advance :)

Fabrice
 
I think that's something I need to ask for the next batch.
It certainly disabled my "Timmus" cruise and the immobiliser. An auto sparky managed to fix the former, making a trek to Lancaster unnecessary, but he couldn't fix the latter.

Dick Arthurs.
 
Yes please if there is any left from the next batch. Let me know payment details. Thank you
 
Hi Louis,
My FSI have the "same" (?) problem. Manifold has already been taken off 2 times to have the flaps freed, but after a short time, they get stuck again in "closed" position, hence reduced air flow and reduced engine power.
The flaps are supposed to rest against the "horizontal" separations. But at some point, one of the flaps "moves too far" and stays stuck.
So my idea, instead of sourcing a new lower manifold assembly is to have the flaps freed again, and fit the ECU with the Pro Boost map that is said to disable the stratified mode in which the flaps move to the problematic position.
I just want to be sure of a few things...

Is the normal position (engine off) of the flaps "open" ? (so full air flow). I mean this :
View attachment 72782

in opposition to the "closed" position (flow for the stratified injection mode) where my flaps are stuck :

View attachment 72781

If yes, with the Pro Boost map, the flaps NEVER move anymore and stay open all the time ?
Or would it be wiser to disconnect the rod of the vaccuum acuator to be assured that the flaps are not operated ?

An I also have another concern with the pro boost map.
Since the NOx trap/catalyst regeneration functionalities are also disabled, and since it stays "saturated" in "NOx" (not exactly), doesn't this have any negative impact on the catalyst ? I mean restriction in flow or performance for converting the CO ?

Thanks in advance :)

Fabrice

Hi Fabrice. With the engine off the resting place is for the flaps to be fully open. If only one of your flaps is closing/staying open then this would imply that maybe the rod that runs to join the 4 has snapped on one of the flaps. Nobody has yet attempted to completely remove the flaps while running the Pro Boost map but in theory there is no reason why you could not do so.

As for the query regarding the Nox levels I’m sorry but I do not know the answer to this.
 
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