New to forums, curious, why would you clear the error codes? would that tell the dealer that your car is/was chipped?

I bought an 05 A4 ultra and am thinking about going APR directport by still questioning whether or not it would cause problems at the stealership here in Sacramento, CA (Niello) If you switch back to stock mode, would you recommend clearing the codes as well?

thanks,

 

yup



I hate heat soak..

 

heat soak?

 

search?

 

Where I live in the summer, heat soke happens instantly. Almost makes you want a N/A car because its really hot like 8 months out of the year.

 

I've been paying close attention to error codes to see if the chip had any negative impact on the car. I was concerned that switching back to stock mode would cause some problems, but everything checked out. The only way the dealer could tell that I've upgraded is to look at the DV. The 710N is visually the same as stock, but the crappy factory hose clamps have been replaced with regular clamps since you can't remove them without destroying them. I doubt they would even look unless I was in for some big engine problem, and only then if they would rather bust me than get Audi to pay for warranty work.

 

No problems with the dealer. Pulled over a block away from the dealership to switch back to chipped mode - needed my fix :-)

 

ok i'm inexperienced...how do u chip a car?

 

Some of us pay cash and others pay with credit

 

Two basic ways depending on the age of your car:

- Direct Programming. They plug into your OBD port and download the software
- Soldering. You send in your ECU and they remove the factory chip and solder in the upgraded chip.

People have their own favorite chip vendors - see many previous appends on this forum.