101RRS
19th July 2012, 05:46 PM
An update on a couple of different threads running.
My EGRs started playing up just before Christmas but may have just been connector issues.
After a trip to Melbourne last month the Engine Management Light (EML) was on and the codes showing failure of both EGRs. I ordered replacements from the UK. Now my car is an 07MY and at the time the consensus was that these (and later models) could not be blanked without the EML being on (see Ean Austral's thread on these). BAS in the UK has been working on this and while my EGRs were enroute from the UK he released an ECU remap that supposedly solved the problem.
As I had been thinking about getting a performance map for my ECU I decided to get a job lot of performance map, egr map and EGR Blanks for a extra special price - because I am special :).
The BAS system requires you to download your engine map to an interface device and then email it to BAS who then remap it to your requirements and return it to you for upload to the car ECU. This highlighted the first issue with the EGR remap - the early 07MY engines have a different map to later 07/08/09MY engines and basically the new EGR remap does not work - the EML will still stay on for blanked engines if the EGRs have failed - however I plugged my new EGRs into my wiring loom with and without the new EGR map and no codes and no EML - so as long as the EGRs still work early 07MYs can be blanked with no further mods. If the egrs are shagged the maybe a soon to be developed electronic module that mimics the EGR function electrically is the way to go.
Today I got my performance map for the ECU. BAS was concerned about our poor quality of diesel fuel and exhaust smoke and has given me a moderate across the board map to test. Uploaded it today and initial thoughts were only a mild increase so I did some 0-100kph times.
With the original map in auto I managed an average of 14.02 secs for the 0-100kph time. With the map installed this dropped to 12.4 secs - so quite a massive improvement. Sport mod was no quicker than normal auto - 0-100kph 12.48 secs (one run only).
As I have no smoke on acceleration etc and the engine is able to cope with the mild map I will get a higher performance MAP next week.
Not sure how BlueFin goes - one acquaintance had issues but the BAS map is a winner for me.
Also on the EGR front, pre 07MY can be blanked, late 07MY and later MYs can be blanked with the BAS EGR Remap but early 07MY engines cannot be blanked if the EGRs are not serviceable - the way around is to leave the old ones connected to the exhaust but connect new ones to the electrical connectors.
BAS are still working on the issues and I am sure new releases will be made in the future.
Garry
My EGRs started playing up just before Christmas but may have just been connector issues.
After a trip to Melbourne last month the Engine Management Light (EML) was on and the codes showing failure of both EGRs. I ordered replacements from the UK. Now my car is an 07MY and at the time the consensus was that these (and later models) could not be blanked without the EML being on (see Ean Austral's thread on these). BAS in the UK has been working on this and while my EGRs were enroute from the UK he released an ECU remap that supposedly solved the problem.
As I had been thinking about getting a performance map for my ECU I decided to get a job lot of performance map, egr map and EGR Blanks for a extra special price - because I am special :).
The BAS system requires you to download your engine map to an interface device and then email it to BAS who then remap it to your requirements and return it to you for upload to the car ECU. This highlighted the first issue with the EGR remap - the early 07MY engines have a different map to later 07/08/09MY engines and basically the new EGR remap does not work - the EML will still stay on for blanked engines if the EGRs have failed - however I plugged my new EGRs into my wiring loom with and without the new EGR map and no codes and no EML - so as long as the EGRs still work early 07MYs can be blanked with no further mods. If the egrs are shagged the maybe a soon to be developed electronic module that mimics the EGR function electrically is the way to go.
Today I got my performance map for the ECU. BAS was concerned about our poor quality of diesel fuel and exhaust smoke and has given me a moderate across the board map to test. Uploaded it today and initial thoughts were only a mild increase so I did some 0-100kph times.
With the original map in auto I managed an average of 14.02 secs for the 0-100kph time. With the map installed this dropped to 12.4 secs - so quite a massive improvement. Sport mod was no quicker than normal auto - 0-100kph 12.48 secs (one run only).
As I have no smoke on acceleration etc and the engine is able to cope with the mild map I will get a higher performance MAP next week.
Not sure how BlueFin goes - one acquaintance had issues but the BAS map is a winner for me.
Also on the EGR front, pre 07MY can be blanked, late 07MY and later MYs can be blanked with the BAS EGR Remap but early 07MY engines cannot be blanked if the EGRs are not serviceable - the way around is to leave the old ones connected to the exhaust but connect new ones to the electrical connectors.
BAS are still working on the issues and I am sure new releases will be made in the future.
Garry