Deleting your TDI: Downpipe, Tune and Install 

What really makes your channel great is your attention to practical detail that helps your viewers. Great job.

Josh, thanks for taking the time reviewing all of these. Keep motoring on 👍🏻

Dude god bless you, you are helping us all so much

God bless Alberta. Just deleted my 2014 Touareg TDI this weekend. What an incredible machine now.

I picked up a 2013 Passat TDI I put the Flodirekt pipe on it and got a local guy here in Alberta to tune it. Fuel economy is amazing. 1100 to 1200 KM per tank of fuel. With the tune it certainly woke it up.

I ordered the rawtek and darkside egr pipe. After reading all the reviews on the internet i figured that the extra the rawtek cost should be worth it. Everyone says the rawtek should last as long as the car.

The malone stage 1 is a ridiculous amount of torque for a car this size. I like it.

This is the way! I deleted mine at 75,000 miles.

Just deleted my 2011 Golf Wagon this past weekend. I used the flowdirekt kit which fit really well. It came with the Mr tune 22 and 55 hp tune. I may splice in a high flow cat at some point.

If you just wait long enough, the EGR will happily delete itself. I just cleaned the intake on my mk6 TDI (CAYC) and found that the manifold's EGR inlet diffuser was just a few thousand miles away from being fully blocked.

Deleting the dpf etc but keeping egr with malone tuning with dynamic egr. Helps keep you warm in winter warm up faster but shuts off once your up to temp. Better milage with the egr cause the tdi likes to be warm to be efficient. As per malone tuning with a year of testing.

I have a 2013 a3. About 2 years ago I did a dsg tune with karma, I am looking into Mr tune stage 2 and a dark side delete. Do you know if the dsg tune has to match the engine tune or does it matter?

‘DPF and cat are going back in it’ 😂 C-Y-A

I have malone stage 2 and rawteck max performance kit. Im having code’s thrown is there anyway i can contact u for help?

The tunezilla gives you access to the tunes lower than yours. So a stage 3 tune gives you access to .5, 1, and 2.

Josh, love the content. I own two MK6 TDI's. Would love to see a swirl flap delete video.

I got the ProfiDiesel Delete kit that came with the Cat delete. I like the kit and the Downpipe was close to the AC lines like the one in the video, but I got it to twist away. I have it installed onto a CKRA Passat and for $435 USD it was the cheapest kit around. I also got a block off plate from a local vendor for the high side EGR dirt cheap.

What is the best route to get the DPF unclog! I can afford the delete kit?

Bought a 2012 TDI Passat with 106km one owner in mint condition. It was sold with a safety inspection here in Manitoba...2weeks after purchase Manitoba Public Insurance sent a registered letter saying it needed a second saftey inspection done....I bet $1000 they were checking for DPF avd DEF delete. It passed. 2nd owner and was Neutered fixed by VW in 2017. Still get NOX code every month or so.

I know Stevenson tunes are hit or miss but why didn’t you include the Stevensons dpf delete? They are also one of the few who have a 3” option

Question for you, Can you plate off just the high pressure EGR and tune the car or will that cause problems with the DPF? 2013 sport wagon 2.0L.

When deleting the egr cooler and re-routing coolant lines, will it leak fluid? is there a risk of getting air in the lines or anything to be aware of?

I know this is an older video now, but I wanted to mention that Ailentech's Powergate 3+ is capable of tuning these cars. I'm inclined to buy one myself, but I'd like to know more about them on these cars first.

Hi thanks for the videos. Quick Question I have the EOC dpf delete kit and stage 2 tune for my 2011 TDI Jetta. Do I need the EGR delete kit as well or will it work without it?

Hi mate. Im not doing a dpf delete but i had a leak between the turbo and the dpf. For the life of me i can not get the new band clamp that goes oger the turbo and dpf to reach, allowing me to screw it in. I was wondering of you have an suggestions on how to do it? I currently have a 75mm band clamp but if i went for the 86mm one would k It work?

Is there a gasket in between the turbo and the downpipe ? And if so can we reuse the original one

Your wrong on resale. Absolutely people ask more money for deleted cars. Now idk if they get that money but they all sell from what I see.

Josh, an unrelated comment. Have you ever had any issues with wipers not working on cold day? If so, whats the fix. Ive put in a couple wiper motors now, and every winter same issues. Wipers dont work at all on real cold day. Sometimes after driving a while they work. Any ideas or thoughts. No wipers werent frozen to windshield. Thanks man! This kit is going on my 2012 jetta tdi next!

Hey man I’m getting the typical p02002 p04001 code will a delete take care of these codes ? Will the check engine light be on after a delete ?

Hi, i have a question. I have golf 6 1.6tdi 77kw it has dpf and cat still in exhaust, it does regenerations and other stuff fine looks like. But i have that black soot at the end of exhaust just like yours, so it means my dpf is cracked or something so i have to look after it ?

Fuel economy after delete???

Did you have to completely remove the passenger axle or just unbolt it from the transmission? I have an automatic that I cannot get the DPF out.

You can call removing it bad but the fact of the matter is that the DPF systems still put out chemicals. The DPF DEF system also reduces fuel efficiency by 50% compared to European vehicles and the only people that benefit are the fuel/oil companies taking your money. Fuel efficiency isn't and wasn't ever a part of emissions testing on any vehicle for the past 30 or so years. --it's all been one giant scam. In BC, Canada the shop I worked for would have to make vehicles barely drivable to pass emissions testing and we later found out about multiple cases where the government facility wasn't purging their test equipment to force people to spend more on testing...basically forced illegal taxing.

Is the DPF installed if you don't have the exhaust Adblue fluid ?? I'm wondering because I have a Mexican version of the 2.0 Jetta dsg and it doesn't have ad blue

Josh I just bought the flowdirek 140 for my 2013 sportwagon. have you installed one of these? are all the parts I need in this kit?

I got in touch with tunezilla in Houston and they told me they can't do a diesel delete tune. My jetta tdi is throwing codes all over and the first one that came in was the dpf. It clears after you start running it but then I started hearing the engine get louder and then threw another code about the manifold gasket. I did what you said about checking the pipe for soot and there is some there now. Any advice on what to do for a tune if I delete the dpf?

Hi Josh! I have a 2013 with 192k miles (310k km) and my dpf is dead....Here in Quebec...No emission things, so I can delete dpf/egr impunitively....Do you think it would be befinificial for the car...?

So if I get the profidiesel down pipe and everything then I would get the mrtuning tuner right? Because I’m doing that now

I wish u were closer. I need this. Im sick of all my jetta codes always. Dpf codes. Now p048c. Always something.

I never really liked the hoodstack option, but dear god its so much cheaper. Since its dumping straight from the turbo no need for an egr plug or am i mistaken?

Hey just came across your video here. RU-vid must have been tracking me to know i will want to delete my 12 golf tdi soon. Lol. I need to do a timing belt but have been thinking about deleting and tuning ever since i bought the car. Miss my 16 Treg deleted and tuned. Whats the best setup in your opinion for these cars? Tuning and exhaust wise? I really want to do a twin pipe setup like a golf r

Does the .05 tune with the EGR DPF and Def delete work on both EGR’s

Can I get the darkside egr and dpf kit and then tune with mr? Will I get any CEL?

Hey Josh, I'm in NC and want to delete DPF & EGR of my 2012 Passat TDI. Do you can recommend any tuning shop around here to perform that?

First of all thank you. I have two MKVI SW’s and we love the cars. You answered so many questions for me. However why not just put the original tune back on the car? The tune before VW got busted that is.

Quick question. After the delete what the sound difference? I like a quiet ride, I don't want a loud exhaust.

JOSH!!! I made a special tool (that should exist but didn't) and I am not going to need it ever again but i am sure it will be useful to you. I have no idea how to send it. Please give me advice on how to go about mailing it.

Is the mpg display in the dash still accurate after ? I always got 36 to 37 just to work and back. Even the long term #2 display I had I believe about 37 over a few thousand miles of just work and home. Longer trips I would get 42. I installed the rawtek and the way home from work I got 42. I'll check the next few tanks to see for sure.

Do you need to install a tune before deleting and installing exhaust?

Hey i just deleted my car (CKRA) Passat 2014 Sel , now when i ordered my kit i wasnt sure if i needed the egr cooler delete so i ordered it anyway . I only blocked off the parts on the back side an didn't do anything with front yet . Is that ok to run it like that ? Also what is the big rubber grommet for that comes in the kit it has a bolt on one side for tightening down ?

Hi. After removing all sensors which we are not gonna use it would remain opening after disconnecting.?

Can i delete only EGR and keep the DPF?

What is your opinion of a Kerma TDI tune for a CJAA? I recently acquired a 2011 Golf TDI, manual, 90k mi, w/ rebuilt title and want it to be an economical commuter. I drive about 50 min. at HWY speeds and do not anticipate issues w/ DPF. I also do not want a loud exhaust that makes travel unbearable. Would you still recommend a pothole & tune over the Kerma? Thanks for the content, helps a ton.

The smirk while you said its just for information purposes it's going back to stock. would suggest otherwise 😂 and i would also say why deal with expensive dpf and egr issues leave it deleted

You must have one of the last tuned cjaa without the beautiful cp3 retrofit... cp3=bullet proof.. best tdi ever made!!!!!!!!!!

Does it still have the factory muffler at the back or is it straight piped?

I have a off road 09 tdi race car do you need to tune when it is deleted

From tunzilla you can change to a new tune and only pay the difference, if any. If you buy the tunzilla tune from rawtek can you do that?

Nice description, Nice video..... Is there benefit to having an OIL CATCH CAN in a system before or after this type of delete?? Tom in TEXAS

the dpf cloged and my turbo blew DELETE YOURs NOW!!!!!

Hi Josh! Where is the best place to recycle/sell the stock emissions parts in Ontario? Hit a pot hole on the terrible roads and it all fell off!!

be careful buddy EPA might black list your VIN, the only good TDIs are mk4 downwards

Hey josh, got a 2012 jetta myself, left it sit for a couple months and the battery was dead when i got back, ended up jumping it but started for about 2 seconds then shuts off…another interesting thing the windows dont roll down and car wont lock or unlock.any suggestions would help man

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So pay with a prepaid debit card and mail to grandmas house or your neighbors when they are out of town.😂😂

Stevenson tuning........hmmmm...... I don't have good feelings about Stevenson anymore. He is up there on the reservation thinking he can do whatever he wants. And he thinks he is far enough away from anyone to ever have to deal with or see a customer in person when he does not deliver for them. I came to him as a customer with a 2011 MK6 Jetta looking to do a delete for fuel economy and obviously DPF delete. He wrote a tune and I passed my state inspection but fuel economy is equal to but certainly not better than stock. To keep a long story short here, the very first few tunes he wrote me was giving me over 50 miles to the gallon City, high 50s Highway. That Tune however was giving me an overboost code, it took over 9 months and multiple versions of the tune for him to finally give up on improving fuel economy. Then instead of Stevens him himself like a man, sent one of his dingbat underlings to tell me that I was getting poor fuel economy because it was cold (winter). Really then why do we have a cold air intake on our TDIs? (Sure Sub-Zero temperatures are no good (but here in the Mid-Atlantic states in December at that time it wasn't colder than 40°)) If cold air is really that bad wouldn't we have a warm air intake instead of a cold air intake? And another thing that dingbat underling tried telling me was that I never got over 50 miles to the gallon, he said that's impossible.. I sent him pictures and screenshots of receipts showing that I have empirical data proving I got well over 50 MPG and that shows me filling up just north of Baltimore and then not filling up again until south of Atlanta Stevenson tuning called me a liar. So choose Stevenson tuning only if you're okay with just getting by and not expecting him to go the extra mile and figure out problems if you have any. Basically if he does a tune for you he's only going to give you the bare minimum and give up instead of taking the time to get it dialed in and figured out.

It’s stupid how much they want for these parts.. the dpf egr filter is literally a 25 dollar part sold for 500, the aftermarket delete pipe is literally 55 bucks in materials.. sold for over a grand. You know the real problem is the Germans are smarter than the American EPA officials, for an example.. if a gallon of diesel fuel takes lets say 500 cubic feet of air to burn clean properly and creates lets say 800 cubic feet of dirty emissions and one can get 100 miles on one gallon of fuel.. then the epa steps in and the update as I own a cjaa jetta and know for a fact I went from 62 average to 22 mpg, at the end the day I still need to travel lets say 200 miles.. the emissions dirtiness would have to be cut in more than half to ultimately be cleaner for the environment.. but instead I now burn 9 gallons of fuel to drive and out out 7200 cubic feet of a tad cleaner air that still would not have passed emissions at time of production "2012".. it only comes out worse.. id rather 1, save money on 4.29 a gallon diesel, 2 put out 1600 cubic feet of dirty air vs 7200 for the same miles.. I know these numbers are off some but do you get my point? 100 miles at 62 mpg =1.6 gallons of fuel, diesel stoichiometric A/F is 15:1, so that comes to roughly around 30,000 cubic feet of emissions "based on temp, throttle amount, and a lot of other things, but back to my point, after "update" check light on all the damn time, and to travel the same 100 miles is now 4.5 gallons of fuel at the reduced to 22 average mpg now, which is 84,300 cubic feet of emissions. And an additional 3 gallons of fuel at 4.29 a gallon.. weight the pros and cons.. Germans had it figured out, Americans chose ignorance and greed over progress....

Diesels are better than gas for the environment also def doesnt make any sense only for the government it does. Plastic def tubes good for environment ? Def is equipped to make the government look like they care about diesel polutents but really its to suffocate the diesel motor for reliableity issues and lower mpgs. More money for $$ government all about the money not the environment

Haha. Nobody cares in Australia, infact you can get deletes professionally done here. Lol. Mine goes "choooo"

That's why I love Texas. Fk emissions and diesels down here don't have to have emissions and some places dgaf about cats or full exhaust. Love it. 😂

The DPF does not create significant back pressure, nor do the emissions components inhibit horsepower. That is why the Malone tunes are rated for the same power with, or without the delete. But don’t take my word for it, take a look at DPF differential pressure data from an emissions equipped vehicle. Data doesn’t lie. The DPF doesn’t cause any more restriction than an air filter, but you wouldn’t run without that, would you? Not saying anyone should or should not delete their vehicle, but knowledge of the system is important.

You left out Stevenson

I will not buy another diesel because of the high cost of parts. They cost to much to keep them on the road.

Informative but wow very boring

I have a 2013 a3. About 2 years ago I did a dsg tune with karma, I am looking into Mr tune stage 2 and a dark side delete. Do you know if the dsg tune has to match the engine tune or does it matter?

I have a 2013 a3. About 2 years ago I did a dsg tune with karma, I am looking into Mr tune stage 2 and a dark side delete. Do you know if the dsg tune has to match the engine tune or does it matter?