Time to say Goodbye

Karmann_65

Active Member
Sep 7, 2016
110
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That sad day has finally arrived.

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Bought my 2.0tdi Exeo ST with 60,000 miles on the clock and always maintained that at 100,000 miles I would trade it in.

As my kids get bigger the demands on the car get greater. Rear legroom and boot space are paramount in the new list of current essentials. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Exeo and it has proven to be an extremely reliable car (it still is). Apart from the usual tyres and other typical consumables, we've been through Dieselgate together and come out the other side poorer but better in the long run. The Seat (VAG) software "fix" totally killed the engine resulting in it choking on its own carbon and being unuseable within 2 weeks. After paying a local VAG specialist to remap the engine (removing the VAG fix) it went from 143 to an alleged 172 BHP and became an absolute hoot to drive. A little heavy on the steering but still returns a 48 MPG average. I've had all new discs and pads professionally fitted and the EGR valve electronically deleted. The car is in superb condition but like a house, when you've just got it right, you sell it.

So what, may you ask is the replacement?

Audi A6 2.0TDi Avant Black Edition

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Wish me luck!

ATB
 

Fnesslee

Active Member
Jul 23, 2016
35
1
That sad day has finally arrived.

EwpmP4Nl.jpg


Bought my 2.0tdi Exeo ST with 60,000 miles on the clock and always maintained that at 100,000 miles I would trade it in.

As my kids get bigger the demands on the car get greater. Rear legroom and boot space are paramount in the new list of current essentials. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Exeo and it has proven to be an extremely reliable car (it still is). Apart from the usual tyres and other typical consumables, we've been through Dieselgate together and come out the other side poorer but better in the long run. The Seat (VAG) software "fix" totally killed the engine resulting in it choking on its own carbon and being unuseable within 2 weeks. After paying a local VAG specialist to remap the engine (removing the VAG fix) it went from 143 to an alleged 172 BHP and became an absolute hoot to drive. A little heavy on the steering but still returns a 48 MPG average. I've had all new discs and pads professionally fitted and the EGR valve electronically deleted. The car is in superb condition but like a house, when you've just got it right, you sell it.

So what, may you ask is the replacement?

Audi A6 2.0TDi Avant Black Edition

rpoi4dgl.jpg


Wish me luck!

ATB
Hi just read your post and just wanna ask about that software fix that you said ruined the car I've only had my exeo a few months and was wondering if mine had had this software fix aswwll. What was the affects on the car after this was done?
 

Karmann_65

Active Member
Sep 7, 2016
110
1
Hi just read your post and just wanna ask about that software fix that you said ruined the car I've only had my exeo a few months and was wondering if mine had had this software fix aswwll. What was the affects on the car after this was done?

Hi Fnesslee
As a direct result of the VAG "dirty diesel" emissions scandal, I received 2 letters from Seat asking to recall my car for a software update. The first letter I ignored, considering that my car ran fine and had never failed an MOT for emissions (or anything else for that matter). The second letter was a little more strongly worded so I relented and took the car into the dealership.
After 2 weeks the car went into limp mode with a "check engine" error message on the dash. Using a cheap code reader, the error corresponded to a throttle body sensor error.
With the car effectively stuck on my driveway, I stripped off some of the intake piping to get to the throttle body. After removing the body it was plain to see why the error had occurred. A thick layer of carbon (up to 1/4" thick) covered every internal surface of the throttle body and had wedged it open. This looked very much due to the "fix" overworking the EGR valve in an attempt to create cleaner emissions.
Seat accepted no responsibility for the fault, claiming I had used cheap supermarket fuel (which I had not) and refused to return the car to a useable condition.
My only course of action then was to pay privately for a remap to remove the "fix". The garage I dealt with was/is a VAG specialist and they did an incredible job including a software delete of the EGR valve. The car still passed all emissions tests at the MOT station and has behaved faultlessly ever since. The particulate filter still needs burning off fortnightly but that's a separate issue and probably more due to my driving pattern not including regular motorway runs.
If you have no documentation to say so, then I guess the only way to know if your car has had the "fix" would be to contact Seat with your vehicle details. But this then runs the risk of "being insisted upon" to bring it in. ?
As a disclaimer, I can only vouch for how my car reacted to the "fix" and wish you the best of luck with yours.
Regards
 

Fnesslee

Active Member
Jul 23, 2016
35
1
Hi thanks for the reply mine has a different issue to what you described mine is just hesitant I've also had the egr delete done too because it kept going into limp mode with a fault to do with the egr
 

SEATA4

Active Member
Nov 23, 2016
14
0
I have had 3 letters from Seat to get my software fix done and i just put them in the bin , job done .
 
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