Forum rules, blunders and tips

Dear Reader, welcome to the Dieselschrauber Community! If you have registered here, it's likely because you're interested in the technical level of this page. This level is a result of the contributions of all members, and therefore it hasn't simply fallen into our laps. To maintain it, you should also - in addition to the generally accepted courtesy - adhere to some rules that have proven beneficial for this community so far. VCDS or OBD support is only available for customers who have purchased from the Dieselschrauber shop (i.e., an item from the On-Board-Diagnose Shop has been purchased and used in the inquiry). It is also possible with a Support-Key . Please note that this forum is funded by the Dieselschrauber shop. Diagnosing using pirated versions of established products is not welcome here and will result in the topic being deleted. It is important to ensure that the same email address is entered for both the shop account and the forum account, so that the corresponding extended user rights are automatically enabled. Each user can obtain advanced permissions by participating in the Blaumann test . Furthermore, when addressing diagnostically relevant questions, it is necessary to submit a vehicle scan or KOBD2Check scan or any other diagnostic scan, as this contains all the necessary information about the installed ECUs and their coding. Please provide all the necessary information, specifically, what the exact problem is that needs to be resolved, what steps have already been taken to resolve the problem, and what work or modifications were carried out on the vehicle before the fault occurred. Please use the upload area for uploading very large files, log files, images, videos, or sound files that are used from multiple locations . Normal files, please upload in the corresponding topic ( "Select file / Upload selected file"). Please ensure that you own the copyright to the uploaded files, i.e. in most cases the images were taken by yourself. Only files linked externally lead to the fact that the corresponding topic becomes useless after a while without the associated files or information. Externally linked files are therefore ignored during support, as are the corresponding posts! Please note: do not expect tutoring on the functional principle of the diesel engine, a turbocharger or similar basics, as this page is not intended for that purpose, only write something if you can contribute something meaningful to the current topic, only ask questions that have not already been discussed x times: see the technical article and the search function. Meaningful search terms are, for example, engine identification codes, error codes etc.

. Many questions from beginners should likely be covered by these technical articles and links:
The TDI principleCommon TDI problemsStarting problemsTroubleshooting for lack of powerVTG turbochargerMass airflow meterNo power gain through higher boost or larger MAFChiptuning or powerbox?Other problems with VAG vehicles (browse all pages!)Record and evaluate VCDS log filesVCDS vehicle diagnostics - instructions for working with VCDS

To help those who want to assist you, it's useful to include the type and engine identification code (MKB) in your signature (→ user profile ), which can be found on the engine block, production data plate (e.g., in the trunk or service booklet), or in other vehicle documents.

If you want to quickly become unpopular and aim for an imminent termination of your membership, fall into the following pitfalls.
The more you do this and the more often, the faster you will only be found as a "guest" (with a black name) in the forum.

1. Fill out the registration questions with the help of others, and then demonstrate through that you would actually be better off in other forums without access restrictions, showing that you lack basic knowledge.

2. Ignore the and technical articles and and the and search function and ask questions about topics that have already been extensively discussed here.

3. Write vague and meaningless titles such as "I urgently need help!" and get even more frustrated when the moderators give your topic a more informative title.

4. Describe your problem as vaguely as possible, without providing any vehicle or engine-specific information. Ignore any hints about further tests or questions regarding the engine and vehicle type, but expect a clairvoyant remote diagnosis. Link directly to external pages instead of describing your problem properly.

5. '[b]' Conceal '' as many things as possible that we will eventually find out anyway. Because you are the master with the secret car, secret tuning, and secret DPF removal, and we have nothing better to do than painstakingly uncover the important details and hidden modifications of the vehicle.

6. '' Insist on believing what you "once heard," and portray other members as "ignorant," even if they have been working with the subject for years or have received training in it.

7. WRITE YOUR POSTS IN HARD TO UNDERSTAND, MISLEADING [b]ENDLESS SENTENCES, WITHOUT PUNCTUATION, ENTIRELY IN CAPITAL LETTERS (THIS IS CONSIDERED YELLING ONLINE) OR EXCLUSIVELY IN LOWERCASE, OR FORM MANY AND AS LONG !!!!! OR ?????- CHAINS.

8. WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS PREFERABLY TO INDIVIDUAL FORUM MEMBERS (VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE OR EMAIL), EVEN THOUGH THE QUESTIONS WOULD EASILY FIT INTO THE FORUM.

9. Bring typical topics from spoiler, wide-tire, and sports exhaust forums into this community.

10. Initiate discussions on proletarian level without technical arguments or with the purpose of advertising. Typically, one greets the readers and writes their name, instead of simply quoting a question that needs to be addressed.

11. If you have been pointed out an error or a blunder, or if others disagree with you, defend your position stubbornly and become aggressive and offensive, preferably against the core team here (those with one or more stars under their name).

The moderators, the forum administrators. Tips for good spelling and clear articulation:

1. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with ".", "!", "?" or ":".
2. Nouns are written in capital letters, adjectives in lowercase: https://www.duden.de/sprachwissen/rechtschreibregeln/Gro%C3%9F-%20und%20Kleinschreibung
3. "Das" and "daß": https://www.das-dass.de/
4. "Seid" and "seit": https://www.seid-seit.de/
5. Questions inevitably end with a question mark. For example, the sentence: "I feel strange, that it is so." is not a question, but a simple statement.
6. Is this too difficult for you? Copy your text into the input window of ChatGPT and ask the AI to formulate the text in a clear and error-free way. Then post it here.




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