vw754

ive had a letter from audi to tell me that they are now able to carry out the n0x emmissions issue........said will not affect fuel/performance,torque or noise levels.

anyone had this done?

dont know if i should take it in or leave it as is? after reading this ...
http://europe.autonews.com/article/2...mer-group-says

MattMan3104

There hasn't been any fixes announced for the 2.0L or the 3.0L TDI in the U.S. I suspect the emissions here is the states are different from where you are at.

Glisse

That article, and the linked video is pretty bogus. The report actually says the updated Q5 with a Euro 5 2.0TDI failed the NOx limit (which is 0.18g/km) by 25% (so 0.23g/km).

The Autonews Europe headline, and the Reuters article were misleading, by accident or design, in suggesting 25% higher than the defeat version in the Q5.

Although a headline claiming removing defeat software causes emissions to go up did bring a chuckle.

The UK equivalent of Altroconsumo is Which?

Car emissions explained - Which?

According to Which?, the Jeep Grand Cherokee produces 2.7g/km NOx, or more than 10 times the updated Q5. I guess Altroconsumo don't test Fiat-Chrysler vehicles?

My understanding is that the fix in Europe is to remove the code rather than reprogram other aspects which may affect performance / consumption / noise. But if I was in this situation, I would wait.

SloopJohnB@mac.com

it would have been done as new. It will at least affect the 'blue' fluid additive usage.

I'd wait awhile unless you plan on selling the vehicle. If you're going to trade it in let the dealer worry about it. If you have to have it done for state emissions that's another matter, but normally diesels are exempt from state emissions.

Glisse

He is in the UK, and the situation is very different. As the second poster noted. But hey, "They lie"! Rush of blood to the head?