Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

**Lucas_R** · 18-03-2013, 12:03 PM

Just updating this incase anyone is interested - my previous post depicting that my mates DSG was dead turned out to be incorrect......its the engine ECU that has died.

Dead ECU has been confirmed by European Car Centre in Newcastle after the car was towed there a few days ago. Got to get it towed to Audi/VW to get a new ECU installed and coded etc to his key/immobiliser. Old ECU had a Viezu tune too so that will now be lost and ill have to help him get another tune to suit the new ECU. Apparenty around $2,500 for the new ECU.

Im off to eat my hat now....

Originally Posted by Lucas_R

Continuing on from my previous post below, my mates DSG is dead as a doornail. He is looking at approx $2,700 for a new mechatronics unit (from Harding Performance with a 3-4 week wait), DSG oil and filter change (needs to be done when replacing mechatronics despite having the DSG serviced about 1 year ago), and the labour component. It's going to be somewhere around $4,000 - 4,500.

**Ideo** · 18-03-2013, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Lucas_R

Just updating this incase anyone is interested - my previous post depicting that my mates DSG was dead turned out to be incorrect......its the engine ECU that has died.

Dead ECU has been confirmed by European Car Centre in Newcastle after the car was towed there a few days ago. Got to get it towed to Audi/VW to get a new ECU installed and coded etc to his key/immobiliser. Old ECU had a Viezu tune too so that will now be lost and ill have to help him get another tune to suit the new ECU. Apparenty around $2,500 for the new ECU.

Im off to eat my hat now....

That's one of those situations where you'd be happy at first. And then just as pissed off.

Any idea what contributed to frying the ecu?

**Ryan_R** · 18-03-2013, 12:21 PM

Is that because Viezu tie their code to an ECU (as opposed to a car) and refuse to reload for free or is it because you don't want to go back there?

Thanks for the update

**Machine** · 18-03-2013, 12:28 PM

Holy crap! Is this a Golf R we're talking about? What year? No warranty due to ECU having been flashed?

**OilBurna** · 18-03-2013, 12:29 PM

How long (i.e.) kms are the DSG boxes expected to last under normal operation. I've only done 73,000km but extended warranty runs out soon. Have not had an issue with the gearbox so far (touch wood)

**Lucas_R** · 18-03-2013, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Ideo

That's one of those situations where you'd be happy at first. And then just as pissed off.

Any idea what contributed to frying the ecu?

Nope - it just died. Was literally perfectly fine one minute and then dead the next.

Originally Posted by Ryan_R

Is that because Viezu tie their code to an ECU (as opposed to a car) and refuse to reload for free or is it because you don't want to go back there?

Thanks for the update

Nothing against Viezu at all. The tune was applied to the ECU which is now dead (it didnt die because of the tune - let me make that clear). Its been running a tune for about a year with no problems. All i meant is that i will need to help him get a new tune from Viezu to suit the new ECU.

Originally Posted by Machine

Holy crap! Is this a Golf R we're talking about? What year? No warranty due to ECU having been flashed?

No no....its a MK5 GTi 2007 model im talking about. Sorry for any confusion. (my mates car).

Originally Posted by OilBurna

How long (i.e.) kms are the DSG boxes expected to last under normal operation. I've only done 73,000km but extended warranty runs out soon. Have not had an issue with the gearbox so far (touch wood)

Get it serviced every 60,000km and it should give you many miles of trouble free motoring. Plenty of guys in the MK5 section with 100+ thousand kms on their car.

**Ideo** · 18-03-2013, 01:38 PM

Makes sense.

They say they will replace the tune if VW reflashes it to stock so he may be in luck.

A place at Warners Bay is doing Viezu sales now so he may be able to get something sorted if he doesn't have the hand ccontroller.

**parso_rex** · 18-03-2013, 02:53 PM

Make sure he keeps the old ECU they can be bought back to life

**Ryan_R** · 18-03-2013, 03:00 PM

Ah no prob Lucas, when you said "another tune" I took that as a "different" one.

**Lucas_R** · 19-03-2013, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Ideo

Makes sense.

They say they will replace the tune if VW reflashes it to stock so he may be in luck.

A place at Warners Bay is doing Viezu sales now so he may be able to get something sorted if he doesn't have the hand ccontroller.

Yeh we will have to chat withViezu about it. He has the hand controller so worst case scenario he has to pay a few hundred to get the hand controller wiped clean and buy a new tune to suit the new ECU.

Originally Posted by parso_rex

Make sure he keeps the old ECU they can be bought back to life

WHAT? Really. Do you replace the circuit boards or something?

Originally Posted by Ryan_R

Ah no prob Lucase, when you said "another tune" I took that as a "different" one.

All good Ryan. He is staying with Viezu but will just need a new tune from them to suit the new ECU.