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As we all know, Ross-Tech Wiki is freely available for everyone. I guess this is one of reasons why some information is not available there in complete details. For example suggestion "to use login or adaption codes shown in pop-up balloons" instead of exact codes given. Probably it's ok to eliminate users of pirated VCDS to access all the information for free. But where verified users could find all needed information?
I started to think about it while reading this thread: http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?7711-Adapting-G450-pressure-sensor
I can't reproduce situation and give some advice to guy asking for help without exactly the same ECU connected to my own PC. It's just one possible situation. Another one example - if I have some TDI ECU and I have no label file for it, I can't get any pop-up balloons. If I know this engine coming from the same generation and family of engines, I could just read procedures for similar engine and try to do things manually. If we talk about CR TDI engines, 1,6l TDI CR and 2,7l V6 TDI CR are not covered in Wiki at all. Ok, a lot of procedures for 1,6 are the same as for 2,0l TDI CR, the same with 2,7/3,0. But not exactly the same and not everything. For example older 3,0 mainly uses 4-wire intake manifold flaps that can be adapted only with VAS 6395 A. 2,7 have 5-wire flaps and adaption is possible with VCDS. Another example - some Crafter CR TDI engines accepts DPF procedures similar to passenger cars with CR TDI. But some of them acts more like PD TDI. Nothing found in Wiki concerning this issues. Etc, and so on.
So my ideas for future: 1) some kind of "extended Wiki" for verified users only. 2) some kind of experience collection or forum FAQ, searchable by module part numbers, engine codes and component identification used in VAG technical documentation - like G450, G28, J104 etc.
I started to think about it while reading this thread: http://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?7711-Adapting-G450-pressure-sensor
I can't reproduce situation and give some advice to guy asking for help without exactly the same ECU connected to my own PC. It's just one possible situation. Another one example - if I have some TDI ECU and I have no label file for it, I can't get any pop-up balloons. If I know this engine coming from the same generation and family of engines, I could just read procedures for similar engine and try to do things manually. If we talk about CR TDI engines, 1,6l TDI CR and 2,7l V6 TDI CR are not covered in Wiki at all. Ok, a lot of procedures for 1,6 are the same as for 2,0l TDI CR, the same with 2,7/3,0. But not exactly the same and not everything. For example older 3,0 mainly uses 4-wire intake manifold flaps that can be adapted only with VAS 6395 A. 2,7 have 5-wire flaps and adaption is possible with VCDS. Another example - some Crafter CR TDI engines accepts DPF procedures similar to passenger cars with CR TDI. But some of them acts more like PD TDI. Nothing found in Wiki concerning this issues. Etc, and so on.
So my ideas for future: 1) some kind of "extended Wiki" for verified users only. 2) some kind of experience collection or forum FAQ, searchable by module part numbers, engine codes and component identification used in VAG technical documentation - like G450, G28, J104 etc.