Audi Q7 TDI Delete Kit Install

Part II of III
In this part I go step by step on installing the delete kit exhaust for a 2013 Audi Q7 TDI and getting it ready for a Malone tuning stage 2 tune
if you are getting a new delete kit here is the website to get it from. you'll insert your year, make, model, and engine.
www.rawtekinc.com/
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***Parts
Touareg & Q7 (2009+) & Porsche Cayenne DPF, Adblue & SCR Delete Parts Kit
www.rawtekinc.com/collections...
Cat Delete Downpipe for 2013-2016 3.0L TDI Touareg, Q7 and Cayenne
www.rawtekinc.com/collections...
Stage II Tune by Malone
tunezilla.com/catalog/Audi/20...
FlashZilla V3
tunezilla.com/flashzilla
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[@olegk455]

Great tutorial for anyone attempting this. Here is my tips for this to go smoothly, especially hardware wise. 1) Get yourself a set of plastic ramps to drive on if you don’t have access to a lift. You can thank me later. 2) Expect to spend considerable amount of time just getting the DPF canister out and that three bolt flange that bolts to the catalytic converter. My bolts were all rusted to hell and first I had to cut them off with the hackzall with metal blade. Then I had to go and purchase yet another $348 Milwaukee M18 die grinder, because mine was in the service truck at the moment(useful tool to have in the garage anyway) Than I had to get the longest die grinder bit that I could find, just to get to that upper bolt to grind it flat to the flange. My flange was still stuck, after I ground the studs and I had to use the chisel and some screwdrivers and drive them in between the flanges to separate them. Almost half a day just to get the DPF canister out. 3) exhaust hangers are a pain to remove but use silicone spray, screwdriver and wrestle them out for re use. 4) remove the crossmember and support by transfer case slightly. Way easier to work with that piece out of the way. 5) cover all sensors with small parts bags and tie them up with zip ties out of the way. Latest deletes use no sensors whatsoever. 6) Have a few beers in between because, you will need it out of frustration working with rusted exhaust hardware. Enjoy your deleted car and trouble free motoring from now on.

[@UsnRoberts]

appreciate the tips. doing this now and kinda hate my life

[@markb6s4]

Being in a county thats doesnt check diesel emissions really help 😁

[@theryanwitski]

I’m on the edge but about to do this myself!

[@markb6s4]

I recommend doing it. No more having to deal with emission faults and pricey emission repairs. Any questions feel free to ask!

[@nathanwestmoreland6985]

@@markb6s4 hey man is there a platform I can dm you on to get some more info I’ve been wanting to delete mine and need some tips and pointers

[@odanielvasquez6920]

Hello, good evening, if it is not too much trouble, I would like to know if the vehicle to which you installed the pipe, before installing that pipe, had a heater light on and caused problems.

[@markb6s4]

Prior to install I did get a "glow plug" warning and shortly after the car would go into limp mode. When i cleared the codes it would be back to normal. As to what caused it, I have no idea. It would happen on long drives. So maybe that what caused it but I have no proof that that was the reason. Once I deleted the q7 and did the stage 2 tune i have not gotten that problem ever again. As to your issue i have not had that problem

[@mauricioazg235]

Hi Mark, did you have to raise the truck for extra clearance when installing?

[@markb6s4]

since my q7 has air suspension. i placed it in the highest setting and that was good enough room for me

[@dnorm89]

What did you do with the air lines once you added the DPF delete pipe?

[@markb6s4]

covered them with electreical tape, and zip tied them out of the way

[@RSBNK10305]

Hey any idea where to get a kit like this for a 2014 Audi a7 tdi? Warranty is up in June

[@markb6s4]

here is a link to Darkside. you'll have to search through their website to see all that you will need for the a7 TDI www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/dpf-delete-downpipe-for-3-0-v6-tdi-engine-a6-a7-c7-platform.html

[@rovcanada1]

Excellent video series for the Q7 tune & delete. I am just about to do the same for mine as I am sick to the back teeth with all the expense and hastle I've been through regarding the emissions components! Currently I'm on a 40km no-start warning, which, looking at my VCDS report, is going to cost me at least $2k to resolve at the stealership (there are no DIY/VCDS options left for me). A couple of Q's, if you don't mind: 1. For the delete exhaust system, is there an option to keep the stock rear silencer (muffler) with the twin pipes? Or, does it have to be removed and discarded? I would rather keep it, to be honest, as I'm not into the whole 'noisy pipes' thing. 2. For the sensors that you removed and didn't refit, did you just bag up the electrical connectors and tie-wrap them off, i.e. leave them connected to the looms/harness? 3. Did you go on to remove and cap the EGR valve and all of the other shite related to it?

[@markb6s4]

1) yes, you can keep the stock muffler, not a problem at all. Inorder for the delete kit to fit your stock muffler You can make that an option when you order it. But if you get a used one and they dont have the step down connection you can always find one online 2) so for the ones that didn't get connected back. I used electrical tape to wrap the sensor part and then used a zip tie to tuck it out of the way 3)i left it all on the engine. I did not remove them

[@rovcanada1]

@@markb6s4 Thanks for the reply, Mark. I'm trying to get hold of some pipes as I type.

[@rovcanada1]

Update: I got in touch with Andrew at TuneMyEuro, and he helped me with my questions and concerns. He then held my hand through the simple ordering process (as I was on the phone and his website simultaneously). My concerns were: 1. I do not want to 'roll coal'. 2. Would prefer not to have to take off emission/exhaust components, especially the DPF. 3. Do not want extra noise. (I like my neighbours!) His solution satisfied all concerns, and he offered me a "Stage 2 Race Off-Road" tuning with EGR, SCR & DEF delete. The Tuning is the JR AutoTuning Performance (AAR2277), which I think will better meet my needs over the Malone Stage 2 tuning. From research, I think we can safely say that the Malone tuning is a little more aggressive, and the JR Auto is more engine sympathetic, and has a smoother curve.

[@markb6s4]

Awesome good to hear! Let me know how it all turns out

[@hk07666]

@@rovcanada1 Wait, what's the point of an emissions delete tune of you're not deleting the emissions? Won't those components stop functioning and clog up?

[@frijus100]

when dpf if delete still need conect presure hose and temperarure sensor to the dpf box

[@markb6s4]

No need to. Anything hose wise that connected to the dpf will not need to be connected to the deleted pipe. Only thing that you can connect is any sensores that the delete kit has. The 1st gen of the delete kits still had the holes for the sensors to go back on. And now the newer delete kits ( to my understanding) they don't come with that anymore. Cost and time. Easier and cheaper to leave it out. So any sensor or hose not in use you can zip tie them out of the way.

[@ryanpinto1582]

Could you have reused the stock exhaust distributor and tips? Would the muffler connect directly to that?

[@ryanpinto1582]

Never mind, just read the comment below.

[@markb6s4]

@@ryanpinto1582 all good. When i got the kit. The original owner had a step down pipe to fit to the stock exhaust. I just sawed it off since I was going custom right after.

[@odanielvasquez6920]

Hello, if it's not too much trouble, I would like to know which year it is your Audi Q7 since I have one and when I enter the addresses that I provide on the page it shows me for the 2010 it does not appear down Pipe.

[@markb6s4]

I have a 2013 Q7

[@jimw3799]

Hey Mark, How did you get the rubber supports off the old exhaust hangers to reuse on the new exhaust? Is it just a brute force kind of thing or do the posts unscrew??? Or did you saw them off? Buy new?

[@markb6s4]

I refused the supports. There should be no brute force for them to be removed

[@davidbigelow9549]

WD 40 usually helps with removing rubber stops & supports

[@starlegacy5791]

Hey I have a question is there anyway you can give the part number or where you baught it from

[@ethan928]

where did you buy that exhaust from? is there any online retailers?

[@markb6s4]

i got the exhaust used from someone selling them from the forums. but the company who makes this is called Rawtek. go to the web site and insert your car info www.rawtekinc.com/

[@francisrenaud4290]

@@markb6s4 they don't have the headder pipe for the 2011, I got the rest grate stuff

[@christopherhunt2858]

I’m currently going through the Q7 TDI adblue no restart issue, it’s out of warranty and I was wondering instead of fixing the adblue problem could I just delete it? If so where should I buy the kit. Also if anyone is from Michigan what’s a good place to get deleted?

[@markb6s4]

Yes deleting the ad blue will fix the problem. As for parts there listed on the description

[@mickeyol]

Hi Mark, Ques: did you delete the EGR with this set-up?

[@markb6s4]

The EGR is deleted by tune. But it's still physically still installed

[@johnstrachan5921]

Ya gotta order that separate egr needs to go this just deletes that blue system crap I can't find the block off plates anywhere for this vehicle

[@docwyte]

Are you in Colorado? If so, what’d you do about passing emissions with all the stuff deleted?

[@markb6s4]

Yes, have the car registered in a county that doesn't check for emissions is a big help.

[@daricwulf1967]

Where did you put the block off plate?

[@markb6s4]

I did not use any block off plates

[@kyleperkins4757]

I have a 2011 audi q7 TDI How can I delete my system can you send me a link to a kit I can buy ?

[@markb6s4]

I have the parts link in the discription part

[@amifishing]

Hey what did you do with the def injector, did you block it somehow and then did you drain the remaining def in the tank, if so how did you do it? Thank you!

[@markb6s4]

So I let the def to just naturally drain from the injector. Used an oil pan and let it sit for a few days. Which is very inconvenient if you need the car right away. But you can still install the delete and tuck away the injector with a zip tie and just when ever you park your car in the drive way or garage just place the pan underneath. As for driving... That's another story 😅

[@amifishing]

@@markb6s4 I am thinking of activating the def pump with obdeleven until it is all out instead of waiting, I was hoping you went this way :)

[@markb6s4]

@@amifishing i actually didn't know you can do that. I have vagcom so I'm sure if I was to dig around I would find it. But never new it was a thing that it could do

[@ag12puma]

Any update to these fuel line the just hang after you remove from the original exhaust.

[@markb6s4]

@@ag12puma I'm sorry what do you mean by fuel lines? All fuel lines from the fuel tank to the engine have not been altered

[@SvoBrianRobles]

How much to get a hardware exhaust and computer delete ?

[@markb6s4]

All parts with links are listed in the description. There it shows the price

[@Locomotive2000]

When you take it for smog test does it still pass?

[@markb6s4]

Where I live I don't have to take it in for emissions / smog test. That's beauty of where I live. So I wouldn't be able to tell you if it passes or not :/

[@mihaigeorge4974]

@@markb6s4 north america?

[@markb6s4]

@@mihaigeorge4974 yes. Every state has it's own different regulations. In some states you do and some you don't. And with in each state there can also be different cities that require it and also some that don't. The city I live in they don't require it. But I'm other cities in the same state do require it

[@mihaigeorge4974]

@@markb6s4 you're so lucky:))

[@dannyrussell2720]

How did you get the downpipe out I can't get it to come out it is hitting the egr cooler. Did you drop the engine cradle

[@markb6s4]

If you watch this video, go towards the end of the video i go explaining how I removed the downpipe. But to answer one of your questions I did not drop the engine cradle kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJK7gYGtmcZqsMk

[@mickeyol]

Please post a vid on how your Q7 sounds. Thanks!

[@markb6s4]

As of right now there is a video of how it sounds. But no video of it when driving

[@robnoiseux56]

awesome video! Could you let em know where you got those parts, because they aren't from Rawtek, it's a knockoff!

[@markb6s4]

Thanks. I guess I was lied to then about these being from rawtek, good catch

[@volodymyrg9300]

Hello I got 2010 Audi Q7 TDI S-line vs CATA engine. And I like to get tune and delete DPF,EGR and DEF. What cost to tune and where is the shop located . Thanks 👍👍👍

[@markb6s4]

hi, i did all this at my house. i didnt take it to a shop

[@volodymyrg9300]

@@markb6s4 hi what about ECU reprogram

[@markb6s4]

@@volodymyrg9300 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioGToWqOn9GZapY

[@volodymyrg9300]

@@markb6s4 Thanks 👍👍👍

[@odanielvasquez6920]

That Audi q7 was diesel?

[@markb6s4]

Yes, this q7 is diesel

[@odanielvasquez6920]

@@markb6s4 Good morning, I put the tunizella chip on it, but when I put it on when it accelerated quickly, the burner light came on and it slowed down. and I would like to know if it was the same thing that happened to your Q7

[@odanielvasquez6920]

Good, apart from the kit, did you have to make any other repairs or modifications? to remove the burner error?

[@markb6s4]

@@odanielvasquez6920 after doing the delete and the tune I have not had any problems with the burner. And did not do any modifications after the tune / delete

[@jimbrown9967]

Hi what’s that def stuff for and what is it exactly

[@markb6s4]

Def is used in the exhaust part of the car. So def is injected into the exhaust so that by the time the exhaust fumes reach the exhaust tips it's cleaner and better for the environment. Helps Make less emissions. Def is made of two fluids Water and urea

[@jimbrown9967]

@@markb6s4 I have the q7 3.0d and don’t have anywhere to add this and never heard of it I’m in uk

[@markb6s4]

@@jimbrown9967 that's depends. DEF is only for diesels and not gasoline cars

[@jimbrown9967]

@@markb6s4 yes mines a 3 liter diesel

[@markb6s4]

@@jimbrown9967 since you are in the UK this is what comes to mind. Here in the US they are strick with diesel emissions here and all diesel cars/trucks from a a certain year and up have to have DEF system from the factory. Your older diesel cars/trucks didn't have those requirements. So since you are in the UK that may not be a requirement so Audi didn't install that system for UK/ European countries. That's would be my guess. But if that's not the case where you would out def in the car is right where your fuel cap is. When you open your fuel cap door. You'll have a place to put in diesel. Then right next to it is a blue cap where you put in the def.