emus528
Veteran Member
Preamble: Please limit responses to the subject; yes, deleting is technically illegal, immoral and fattening. If you want to preach about that, start your own thread.
I have decades of experience driving diesels going back to the GM 5.7 diesel. I have owned a 1991 Golf 1.6 TD and currently still drive an ALH engine Syncro van. I know the glorious smells of these diesel vehicles and really don’t mind it at all.
I recently deleted my 2013 Golf CJAA (deleted DPF, deleted factory secondary CAT and completely deleted and removed EGR. Flashzilla Stage 2). I have the Flowdirect downpipe and “high flow” cat option that they offer. The deleted CR engine exhaust smells many times worse than any of my previous dirty diesels. Note that I have no leaks-no smell inside the car with windows closed. Unfortunately, I cannot drive with the windows or sunroof open and I pity pedestrians and cyclists in my general area. There is no smoke. Just smelly.
My experience is similar to many who opined in this thread:
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/how-bad-is-the-smell-after-dpf-delete.508219/page-3
Frankly, I don’t think the “high flow” cat option from Flowdirect is doing anything.
Has anyone added another aftermarket CAT to their deleted systems and can you report on how well it reduced the smell?
I have decades of experience driving diesels going back to the GM 5.7 diesel. I have owned a 1991 Golf 1.6 TD and currently still drive an ALH engine Syncro van. I know the glorious smells of these diesel vehicles and really don’t mind it at all.
I recently deleted my 2013 Golf CJAA (deleted DPF, deleted factory secondary CAT and completely deleted and removed EGR. Flashzilla Stage 2). I have the Flowdirect downpipe and “high flow” cat option that they offer. The deleted CR engine exhaust smells many times worse than any of my previous dirty diesels. Note that I have no leaks-no smell inside the car with windows closed. Unfortunately, I cannot drive with the windows or sunroof open and I pity pedestrians and cyclists in my general area. There is no smoke. Just smelly.
My experience is similar to many who opined in this thread:
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/how-bad-is-the-smell-after-dpf-delete.508219/page-3
Frankly, I don’t think the “high flow” cat option from Flowdirect is doing anything.
Has anyone added another aftermarket CAT to their deleted systems and can you report on how well it reduced the smell?