[Tazard]

I have a “high mileage” cnrb. Oil and transmission fluid and filter (yes the transmission has a filter) changes are easy and if you are small don’t require a jack. I’m just over 120k miles (193k km) and am having no problems. I did the tune and delete at 100k miles because the adblue system was messing up and since I wanted to delete it anyway I didn’t pursue warranty coverage. I do use a lot of oil but it’s well below what vw has established as the problem region. I think I use 1.5l between oil changes. Oh my drl is out on one side (as are most others). I drive pretty aggressively with the throttle I probably do way to many mid rpm launches (2000 rpm is good for merging into traffic from a stop and it will go to about 3200 with the tune). Sometimes the launch is to fast but I’ve found I can brake while launching and it’s a very controllable acceleration. I don’t recommend everyone driving their Touareg this way. I’m sure at some point I will burn out the torque converter lockup clutch. I held the launch to long once and got a code for it.
1 Fault Found:
22981 - Torque Converter Lockup Clutch
P1811 00 [040] - Preliminary Over-Temp Stage Reached
Intermittent - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 6
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 243
Mileage: 187192 km
Date: 2021.10.20
Time: 19:01:14

Engine RPM: 3173.5 /min
Transmission input speed: 0 /min
Transmission output speed: 0 /min
Engine torque: 500 Nm
ATF temperature: 88 °C
Accelerator pedal position: 100.0 %
Clutch_C1: closed
Clutch_C2: Open
Clutch_C3: Open
Clutch_C4: Open
Clutch_B1: Open
Clutch_B2: Open
Lock Up Clutch: Open

 

[Tazard]

Does the treg have launch control? I didn’t dear test reving with the brake depressed and then lift the brake in case something might die. But if it’s a feature I will try on snow first.

I didn’t know before I had the tune so I don’t know what the stock setup is but with the Malone tune it will go up to 3200 or so. 2000 is plenty 3200 is neck breaking.

 

[Tazard]

I usually have to turn the engine off at drive thru when ordering. You never realize it from inside the vehicle but outside the clatter is real! Hadn’t even considered the sound would ever be different. I mentioned in another post that the Touareg when stock was almost dangerous trying to pull out or make a left through traffic because until it got to about 2000 rpm it was super slow. Tuned I don’t notice it nearly as much but it’s faster without flooring it from a dead stop (unless launching). Before it was just scary slow off the line. The low end lack of power could be the different turbo I think I have a gtb2260vlk or something like that but I think it’s different from the 2011-? engines