Thread: Nanocom, Revving a TD5 and Vacuum system removal.

the nanocom is a good investment, be warned if you come round posting about how your concerned about engine value X moving 1 or 2 past where it normally sits and then returns to normal after you stop doing what ever you were doing to the engine to make it read differently I will send someone round to hit you on the head with the cabling till you stop it.

its got a rev limiter, you can rev it to that and it will stay together, it wont be economical but if you need it its there. wait till you get tombie2 to chip it up for you.... you wont want to be below 3600, especially if you put a decent exhaust on

nano awesome investment
rev a TD5 invest in a EGT gauge and you will learn to drive a completely new way by actually reving around the 3 your temps stay lower than limbering around lower revs
cheers Kelvin

Hi Robbo.

A Nanocom is a must have imho if you're a long term Td5 owner and intend to do your own service, maintenance & repairs. It was one of the very first things I purchased after buying the D2a. It's paid for itself pretty quickly.

Revs ? ... general normal day-to day stuff 2250-2750 on upshifts ... generally no need to push it to/past 3000 (auto btw) unless you're in a REAL hurry. Especially since I've wound the wastegate up a bit

... but if you do, it's more than happy to go there .... 3600 is far from giving it a swift kick in the guts. I think they're rev limited at 5200-5400 or there abouts ... and as I said before, even with foot to the floor, the auto upshifts at 4200.

When I removed my EGR I just blanked & sealed the ends of the 2 vacum lines (threadtaped a s/s self tapper, put a dob of loctite under the head of the screw, and screwed them all the way into the rubber boots on the end of the vacum lines ... if I HAVE to, I can put the EGR back without and hassles.

Kev..

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the nanocom is a good investment, be warned if you come round posting about how your concerned about engine value X moving 1 or 2 past where it normally sits and then returns to normal after you stop doing what ever you were doing to the engine to make it read differently I will send someone round to hit you on the head with the cabling till you stop it.

its got a rev limiter, you can rev it to that and it will stay together, it wont be economical but if you need it its there. wait till you get tombie2 to chip it up for you.... you wont want to be below 3600, especially if you put a decent exhaust on

Thanks for the input mate. And no.. I wont worry about variables. It is relative as to what your towing/mods/ambient conditions ect that cause figures to rise and fall. I have a TM2 and amuse at its "ups and downs"
Regards
Robbo.

Originally Posted by robbotd5

G'Day all.
Finally, the vacuum unit and it's hoses for the EGR valve. Is it required to be there? Does it perform some other function or can I remove it all together as I have read posts of it generating fault codes if the EGR has been removed as mine has.
Regards
Robbo.

There are 2 main parts to the EGR system
The Vacuum "pump/control " Unit (connected by vacuum hoses) to the Actuator/diaphram on the intake manifold. ie. the bit you remove.

By leaving the EGR vacuum unit and blanking off the hoses (as Kev did below) you should not get error codes. Why?, because the unit ..where the electrical ( fault) signals come from ....sucks on the blanked-off hoses and senses resistance as if the actuator was still there...(doing its job of choking off the air flow and clagging up the intake manifold etc)

When I removed my EGR I just blanked & sealed the ends of the 2 vacum lines (threadtaped a s/s self tapper, put a dob of loctite under the head of the screw, and screwed them all the way into the rubber boots on the end of the vacum lines ... if I HAVE to, I can put the EGR back without and hassles.

Kev.

Cheers
Bob

Robbo, have a look at the new Nanocom Evolution :: Nanocom ::

In the Electronic Diagnostics section, there is a thread on these. Just been released and can be had for around $450 landed.

I'm hoping on placing my order next week!

Cheers

Andrew

Hi
I never used to rev mine past 2500....as like you said theres no point. But I replaced my ecu with a d2a unit and re flashed the ecu with a new chipped map. (another handy function of the nanocom)

I now have boost coming on very hard and I love it, every time I drive it I ask myself why I haven't done this sooner. With my current map you can rev it past 3000rpm and it will keep going....but it will use more fuel.

IMO the nanocom is an essential tool for any DIY TD5 owner. It can do almost everything from check switches to download engine remaps. But be warned, you can stuff up a whole bunch of stuff.
The Nanocom or any other dioagnostic tool will not neccessarily diagnose faults for you.
It will diagnose the component/s associated with a fault. You still have to understand the system and use your brain a bit.

There are an increasing number of owners of vehicles (not just Landys) paying for new components that weren't faulty in the first place, because " the computer said it was crook"

cheers