Diesel chip

I fitted a Steinbauer chip 3 months ago.
Torque & power amazing ,wasnt bad before the chip.
Fuel economy has not improved.
Have just run side by side with an unchipped 200 & fuel was just about the same.
Towing the van , most of the time you cant feel it behind you.

There are quite a few threads about chipping a 200, on LCOOL.

I had a chip on mine and took it off. The reason was that another LCOOL member fitted exhaust gas temp monitors to his chipped 200 and was shocked at the temperatures. They were highest under load, ie, towing. He only towed a camper/caravan thingy like the Kimberley Karavan, not a 3500kg pendulum hanging off his butt.

High EGTs will eventually mean damage to a piston. No warranty either.

I'm very happy with the standard power towing our van and, fwiw, I wouldn't bother chipping.

Just my thoughts....

A friend of ours fitted a"dp chip" to his 200 series. Huge change in power. but do you really need it?? No real change to economy. He also noted that the exhaust temperature rose dramatically. We tow close to 3.5 tonne with the standard 200 and still have plenty of power to overtake. I think i would opt for engine longevity, over a bit more power.
Cheers Spydor & Robyn

Yes and Yes.....really, the 200 TT Diesel has heaps of power, more than I will ever need. At one stage I did consider chipping, but kept on coming back to the enormous amount of power the car hin standard fitout.
Chris.
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As a mater of interest, did the people who experienced the exhaust temp increase have a larger exhaust fitted as well.
Has anybody fitted larger exhausts with or without the chip. Did it make any difference.
Just considering if better exhaust flow would be beneficial.
I am picking my new GXL up tomorrow so don't yet have anything to base this on.

Hallo Everyone,

Interesting discussion. I don't have a 200 but I have fitted a Steinbaur chip and Mantis 3" exhaust to my 2007 V8 troopie.

We tow a 21' BT at 3,500kg and a GCVM of 6,700kg. The results were impressive, like having another gear and reduced the fuel consumption by an average of 2 l/100k.

Here are three thoughts;
a) As far as I am aware the Steinbaur is the only chip (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong), that manages the fuel flow to suit engine demand, rather than 'conning' the fuel pump into thinking the rail pressure is low.

b) If you put more fuel into the system you increase the volume of gas. If you don't get rid of this gas, the engine efficiency is degraded and the EGT will increase. This is exacerbated by the turbo (x2 on the 200).

c) I had to change my driving to maximise the benefit of the additions.

Hope this helps.

Roger

If your vehicle is under warranty I would not go near a chip. Check out the LCOOL site and see what problems can occur with a warranty claim.
Order fish and chips ..without the chips.

Cheers

Hallo Again,

I'm sure Maximus is correct.

However, the question concerned the fitting of an upgraded exhaust system in combination with a 'power chip'.

The answer is yes, if you want to maximise the benefits from fitting a chip.

Cheers,

Roger