Most miles on a software remapped engine, tale of the tape.

[Gandahar]

Software remaps have been around for a few years now so I was wondering how many miles people had done on theirs and to proclaim a PH remap king !

How many miles have you done on you software ecu remap ?

[garycat]

135,000 on a 2003 WRX with an Ecutek map from Power Engineering.

[Gandahar]

garycat said:

135,000 on a 2003 WRX with an Ecutek map from Power Engineering.

That might take some beating, how did it die? Not the engine, or was it?

[b4bby]

378000 miles on a 2006 W906 311 LWB (mapped to 313 power level's) Mercedes Sprinter that's still going strong on It's original engine, gearbox and I think clutch.

Only ever been to a Mercedes dealer for work and servicing and has only needed a pair of driveshaft's, propshaft and diff change In It's life.

Was remapped at approx 60,000 so really 312,000 miles of higher level's of boost.

[glasgowrob]

212k on a Mondeo tdci 140 mapped to 197 bhp and 330 lbs/ft torque original clutch flywheel turbo and injectors still

[garycat]

Gandahar said:

garycat said:

135,000 on a 2003 WRX with an Ecutek map from Power Engineering.

That might take some beating, how did it die? Not the engine, or was it?

It didn't die as far as I know, I sold it.

I bought it new in 2003, had it remapped at the 1000 mile service and then ran it for 8 years. It was sold in 2011 but still shows on the askmid database so it is still around somewhere.

[anonymous-user]

Years ago when all the remapping started I remember everyone saying engines won't take it, they weren't designed for it, etc. Looks like they couldn't of been more wrong!

[alock]

St John Smythe said:

Years ago when all the remapping started I remember everyone saying engines won't take it, they weren't designed for it, etc. Looks like they couldn't of been more wrong!

Most people didn't say that. They said the chance of failure will increase.

Even if it increases from 0.01% to 0.1% before 100,000 miles, you will still get 999 people saying they are great for every 1 that has a problem.

[bearman68]

Mapped my Pug 406 at 56k, now 264k. Took the clutch out a few months ago for a preventative change. Only to find it was only about 25% worn.......
Everything original on it except for the software up to that point (254k)

[Baryonyx]

glasgowrob said:

212k on a Mondeo tdci 140 mapped to 197 bhp and 330 lbs/ft torque original clutch flywheel turbo and injectors still

Hmm, that seems like quite an ambitious tuning figure on an old diesel with a remap.

[anonymous-user]

alock said:

St John Smythe said:

Years ago when all the remapping started I remember everyone saying engines won't take it, they weren't designed for it, etc. Looks like they couldn't of been more wrong!

Most people didn't say that. They said the chance of failure will increase.

Even if it increases from 0.01% to 0.1% before 100,000 miles, you will still get 999 people saying they are great for every 1 that has a problem.

Most posters on internet forums did say that. People rarely post to say how good things are but always post when something goes wrong.

[divetheworld]

90,000 on a brand new 2.0tdi Q5. Mapped it straight from the dealers. Put it back and gave it back without any issue.

[glasgowrob]

290k on above mentioned Mondeo now, still outwith wear and tear items replaced

[Condi]

What the funk are you doing to do 70k a year?!

[Debaser]

St John Smythe said:

alock said:

St John Smythe said:

Years ago when all the remapping started I remember everyone saying engines won't take it, they weren't designed for it, etc. Looks like they couldn't of been more wrong!

Most people didn't say that. They said the chance of failure will increase.

Even if it increases from 0.01% to 0.1% before 100,000 miles, you will still get 999 people saying they are great for every 1 that has a problem.

Most posters on internet forums did say that. People rarely post to say how good things are but always post when something goes wrong.

A few people on a forum (with unknown driving profiles) claiming their remapped cars haven't had issues is not proof that drivetrains are designed to cope with it.

[ging84]

alock said:

Most people didn't say that. They said the chance of failure will increase.

Even if it increases from 0.01% to 0.1% before 100,000 miles, you will still get 999 people saying they are great for every 1 that has a problem.

The reality may be more like going from 10% to 11%
but instead of 99 people saying they are great for every 1 that had a problem
there will only be 8, because although 10 out of the 11 people who had problems, were going to have problems anyway, all 11 of them will blame the remap

[TheInsanity1234]

Condi said:

What the funk are you doing to do 70k a year?!

Glasgowrob is a long-distance taxi driver I think. He's got a thread about his Mondeo in Readers Cars.

[battered]

TheInsanity1234 said:

Condi said:

What the funk are you doing to do 70k a year?!

Glasgowrob is a long-distance taxi driver I think. He's got a thread about his Mondeo in Readers Cars.

He is indeed a private hire driver doing long distance runs. Apparently he does a lot of non-emergency medical runs where they've been taken ill away from home and insurance companies pick up the tab. 2000 miles in a week isn't exceptional for him, apparently. The maintenance blog makes for entertaining reading, he goes for tyres as often as I do fuel.

[Willy Nilly]

battered said:

TheInsanity1234 said:

Condi said:

What the funk are you doing to do 70k a year?!

Glasgowrob is a long-distance taxi driver I think. He's got a thread about his Mondeo in Readers Cars.

He is indeed a private hire driver doing long distance runs. Apparently he does a lot of non-emergency medical runs where they've been taken ill away from home and insurance companies pick up the tab. 2000 miles in a week isn't exceptional for him, apparently. The maintenance blog makes for entertaining reading, he goes for tyres as often as I do fuel.

Sooooo, he's probably pottering around town mostly and not using the full power that his new map has made available and thus his car isn't under much, if any, more stress than it was before. Were his engine the sort that spends its life at or near full load then he juiced it up and ran it at full load again, there is a good chance he would have swept his engine and transmission off the floor a good while ago.

[glasgowrob]

Willy Nilly said:

Sooooo, he's probably pottering around town mostly and not using the full power that his new map has made available

:not particularly. The Mondeo does get thoroughly abused when running passengerless