Superchips in diesels + engine longevity

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Tue 25 Nov 2003 10:51
Superchips in diesels + engine longevity - eurocourier
Can anyone comment on this please? The company advertising in Telegraph Motoring have a good website about their TUV approved product with plenty of gushing testimonials, most of which seem to have been made soon after purchase. What I would be interested to learn is if anyone felt fitting one reduced their engine life, or was a contributory cause to other problems (I'm contemplating one for my Sprinter 416CDI). Opinions very much appreciated.
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Tue 25 Nov 2003 22:15
Superchips in diesels + engine longevity - LongDriver {P}
"TUV Approved" - this is only basically the same type of thing as the UK BSI Kitemark (no longer used), IS09000 and ISO9001 (quality assurance).

Basically, all that these approval mean is that the company possesses a document control system which complies with certain recognised standards. The old Kitemark used to mean that the product was SAFE - ie it wouldn't cut your hand when you picked it up and it wouldn't blow your head off when you switched it on.

It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the performance or quality of the product!!!
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Tue 25 Nov 2003 22:31
Superchips in diesels + engine longevity - mark999
Diesel Car summed up a similar question, in their opinion chipping a turbo diesel would not do any damage to your engine unless you drove like a real idiot all the time.
I've had 2 cars chipped by upsolute with no problems. I find the extra torque allows me to change up sooner and save fuel.

Superchips do provide an engine warranty with their product, but are over £200 more expensive.
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