Folks,
As some will have gathered I gave up trying to get GSR or Red Dot to answer my queries about why I got the occasional 'beep beep beep' engine warning light stuff.
Now I removed the GSR induction kit to see if that made a difference. It didn't, in fact if I find a slightly quieter non-dual core cone filter a much modified GSR induction may well find itself re-fitted to the silver beastie at some point. We'll see, it is nice and quiet at the moment
So in truth, there's nowt wrong with the GSR induction the fault lies with the remap..... hmmmmmmmmmmm

The significant thing is the physical properties of the actual remap itself. Now it just so happens that I was recently promoted and have moved to Inverness (well, not quite yet moved but that's another story) and it just so happens I have a top contact at the Fiat dealers there.

The silver beastie has had to go in for a couple of things (airbag warning light) and I got them to see what it was that made the car unhappy (on occasion). The answer has been narrowed down completely to the amount of boost that the Red Dot remap applies. The standard Fiat 'brain' and sensors don't like it one little bit, although oddly when stuck on the diagnostic machine the car is trying to tell it that the map is running no boost what so ever

Anyway, my contact is going to see if there is a boost sensor that will fit the JTD but allow a wider boost 'map' than is standard. Can't say when this will happen but if/when it does results will appear here first.

In the meantime, I'm more pissed off that the windscreen wiper linkage just broke. Bummer

TTFN

Abzstilo (or should that be Instilo now????)

Cheers for the suggestions, the boost valve has long since been relocated and replaced - and replaced again just in case it was the culprit.
Just so you know, this has been a long running 'issue' which I've not really touched on for some time.

Originally Posted by crosshairs

Ok, Abz have you considered returning the vehicle to standard

Yes, but to date no reply from Red Dot - by email or in writing

Originally Posted by crosshairs

Does Red Dot not offer any satisfaction guarentee's,

Clearly, in my case, not. Although to be fair if I lived in Essex I'm sure they would honour their return to standard if it all turns to rat shit guarantee

Originally Posted by crosshairs

Have your tried a different Company, or even an alternative, like a good quality digi tuning box (once returned to standard).

I have toyed with the idea of getting an alternate map via another company. My location (Aberdeenshire and now Inverness) tends to make locating tuners offering what I'm looking for tricky. I could go to Fiat and get a standard map put back on the car, but then I'd be losing some 35bhp which I'd miss all too quickly. I have steered well clear of tuning boxes before and wouldn't consider them as a first option.

Originally Posted by crosshairs

I would take it back and tell them whats up ahave it reverted to ori, and go somewhere else, or ry something different.

Too far, 1500+ mile round trip and possibly no help when I get there. Like I said in line one, no return contact from the tuners (sadly).

Originally Posted by crosshairs

Sorry P, but his post wasn;t very clear, and its not for me to suggest that some tuners cause more problems than the ysolve.

My bad on that one - it's such a long story that has crossed three forums (including this sites predecessor) I tend to forget not everyone who reads my more recent posts is familiar with the tale.

I would get your vehicle back to standard and make sure its running fine and take things from there.

You could have a go at backing up the ecu as is and re-writing an original file back to the ECU. There are risks involved but it will save you money, or you could maybe get a tuner to do this for you?

When you know the car is running fine with the mods you have done then get it remapped, by someone who can make the required changes and maybe even tweak it for using a different MAP.

Although the beastie has been running well of late (only the very occasional beep beep beep bloody beep beep) I am considering returning it to standard and having a chat with elite about a box...... on the recommendation of one or two folk who have got in touch via this and one or two other forums.
We'll see. I do have a 'contact' at my local Fiat dealer who is going to investigate how much it'll cost to reset the car to a standard map at a friendly rate
Mind you, I'd miss that extra ooomph.... but for my own sanity I really need to get to the bottom of the problem.