Thread: BAS Remap

Is it safe on the 2.2 or is this uncharted water?

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Their is no real reason to blank it as well and really I feel if you need to put the car back to standard for any dealer work tuning wise its uneeeded work removing the blank just for that.

With the map switching option you can periodiclly return the car back to standard and run with a fully functional ecu and egr valve to keep things moving should it even need to be at the dealers for warranty work.

Just my views.

Two pictures attached Ive just taken on my car sing the BAS2 RRC live data facility of the factory working egr and BAS commanded closed egr.

Originally Posted by 1nando

Is it safe on the 2.2 or is this uncharted water

Closing the EGR, or disable and blanking, on other vehicles and older LRs may have been fairly easy and the done thing.

I had lots of voices telling me or asking me "blanked EGR off yet?" from the day I bought my Defender.

That of course got me searching the web for info. You have to sort through carefully because I started to see information about the TDCi Land Rovers that indicated the normal ways to disable/blank the EGR all end up in some sort of grief (to a greater or lesser degree).

You will find sites describing putting a plate in the tube with holes in it to let some flow through... can't block it totally or the ECU throws a fit and flags the EGR valve as faulty. Have to trial and error experiment with the hole sizings etc.. Live with MIL light on etc...

Then there was one site giving detail on what seemed to me the most workable physical solution... opening up the little motor/gears that drive the EGR valve and removing some of the little gear wheels... so that the ECU still thinks the valve is functional...

All seems a lot of pain. Then one day I saw a post advising someone seeking the same as me - "Just get a remap that closes the EGR". If not for that I'd have never even considered a remap.

(Now I have the 150 Autobiography tune loaded - I realise how much I would have missed with the attitude that a remap is just about more power/torque and thats not what I primarily wanted. The tune is about far more than power/torque. The improvements in drivability are really key!)

So if your tuner is going to blank off the EGR... Better check they have done it to another vehicle the exact same spec/model as yours. Its not plain sailing with the TDCIs apparently. [Edit: Just re-read your earlier post... this is the first 2.2 TDCi he is doing?! Hope it works for you. All I read (not first hand experience) indicates this is not likely a happy path]

All 150BHP Autobiography remap owners with BAS2 have update waiting should they wish to use it.

EGR commanded closed now as standard within the 150bhp AB remap, as well as fast write option for tuned files which only takes 65 seconds to write and not the full 4 mins 40 seconds.

Click Firmware update to B2444 and it will update/overwrite if already on this build the BAS2 main firmware and re apply the tuning files to the tool. Enjoy...


More good news coming very soon for 2.4 Puma owners... back to the Matrix for me now

Originally Posted by tact

Closing the EGR, or disable and blanking, on other vehicles and older LRs may have been fairly easy and the done thing.

I had lots of voices telling me or asking me "blanked EGR off yet?" from the day I bought my Defender.

That of course got me searching the web for info. You have to sort through carefully because I started to see information about the TDCi Land Rovers that indicated the normal ways to disable/blank the EGR all end up in some sort of grief (to a greater or lesser degree).

You will find sites describing putting a plate in the tube with holes in it to let some flow through... can't block it totally or the ECU throws a fit and flags the EGR valve as faulty. Have to trial and error experiment with the hole sizings etc.. Live with MIL light on etc...

Then there was one site giving detail on what seemed to me the most workable physical solution... opening up the little motor/gears that drive the EGR valve and removing some of the little gear wheels... so that the ECU still thinks the valve is functional...

All seems a lot of pain. Then one day I saw a post advising someone seeking the same as me - "Just get a remap that closes the EGR". If not for that I'd have never even considered a remap.

(Now I have the 150 Autobiography tune loaded - I realise how much I would have missed with the attitude that a remap is just about more power/torque and thats not what I primarily wanted. The tune is about far more than power/torque. The improvements in drivability are really key!)

So if your tuner is going to blank off the EGR... Better check they have done it to another vehicle the exact same spec/model as yours. Its not plain sailing with the TDCIs apparently. [Edit: Just re-read your earlier post... this is the first 2.2 TDCi he is doing?! Hope it works for you. All I read (not first hand experience) indicates this is not likely a happy path]

He has mentioned that the software turns the egr off. But he wants to blank it to avoid it from possibly leaking. Apparently this is pretty new as for a long time there was no way to switch of the egr on the 2.2

Bruce Davis is a very knowledgeable person when it comes to land rovers, I'm trusting his experience and expertise.

I'll let you know how it goes

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While the valve is in good working order mechaniclly it really does not need blanking as well combined with the spring tension and the PWM commanding it closed its eniough also tied with its EGR clean cycle which still remains active keeping things moving plenty eniough not to leak gass as it is without a plate fitted.

I first cracked the EGR on the 2.2 well over two years ago published a video on Feb 17, 2013 and have not ever had one that leaks from its valve seat ever. Its worth periodiclly returning the car back to stock tuning to give all the pipework a blow out removing any cobwebs etc etc and thats about all thats needed.

I appreciate its each to their own and am not knocking anyone choosing to make blanking but I feel currently its an expence and fuss for a valve that is so new that will remain good for a long time yet without problems.


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Hmmm seriously considering this!
Liking the idea of a bit of extra poke and closing the EGR.

Pete,
I know it's a loaded question and the answer will be 'depends how heavy your right foot is', but any info on the effects to fuel economy of your 150bhp tune??

Cheers.