Hi!

Has anyone installed Steinbauer for 2.0 TDI 150hp Euro 6 engine?

 

http://www.steinbauer.cc/bg/products/passenger/skoda/octavia/20l-tdi-eur6-110kw__5rb/crA/

 

Installation instructions seems to be connecting the module in the middle of ECU and fuel injectors and the principal is to prolong fuel injection time. 

Company claims no common rail pressure is changed (dangerous if done wrong, according to them).

 

Warranty is kept (I guess you need to remove the module first).

 

What do you think - will it affect injector life/DPF/etc?

 

To me this sounds much more risky than the other tuning systems which just change the boost pressure reading or a real remap.

The injector control & opening/closing profile is very important for the quality of the combustion, fuel delivery and emissions.

If you get it wrong or overcook the fuel quantity the excess smoke can quickly fill the DPF, coke the injectors or the turbo.

 

For sure it will 100% affect your warrenty if you try to claim for any engine, injector or exhaust system failures & the garage know it was fitted.

Obviously you can remove the system before taking the vehicle to the garage but this does not mean running with the unit is approved by VAG.

 

I guess in the end it must kind of work otherwise they wouldnt be selling it but I doubt they have run a car for 200k km in different conditions to see the impact or you would have much luck getting money from them if it did damage something.

 

I think I would be inclined to stay with one of the better known kits that were already used by people on here.

Although, as I don't really understand why anyone would spend money on tuning or modding, I'm perhaps not the best person to respond.

@Gabbo - thanks!

Well, I'm not about to tune mine. Just investigating and learning, just because I'm curious.

 

I prefer stability and less problems rather than more power. 

 

In Switzerland the garages actually offer these kind of kits as a 3rd party install in some places & claim they will honor any warrenty claims which might be because of the kits.

I dunno how easy it would be to argue the problems were because of the kit though.