u/Automatic_Cow1933

Hi all,

I have a US-spec 2013 VW Beetle 2.0 TDI (CJAA) currently located in the Balkans. The car currently has the EGR blocked with plates, DPF removed and a software delete.

As I’m preparing to relocate to Slovenia, I’m facing a dilemma. I know that many owners in the EU still run 'deleted' setups to save the engine from carbon buildup and DPF failures. However, with the new PN-testing (Particle Number) being introduced in various EU countries, I’m wondering if these deletes are now a guaranteed fail.
For those running deletes, have you managed to pass inspections lately?

Does the visual inspection usually catch a hollowed-out DPF?

Is it better to just bite the bullet and reinstall the OEM hardware (DPF/EGR) and flash back to stock software before moving?

I'd appreciate any insight, especially from anyone living in Slovenia or neighboring countries like Austria/Italy. Cheers!

Pozdravljeni vsi!
Selim se v Slovenijo iz države izven EU in želim s seboj pripeljati svoj avto, ki je trenutno registriran v Litvi. Gre za evropski model avtomobila, vendar izdelan za ameriški trg (2.0 TDI, oznaka motorja CJAA).
Imam pa eno skrb. Prejšnji lastnik je odstranil DPF filter, blokiral EGR ventil in opravil remapping motorja. Avto vizualno ne kadi in deluje brezhibno, vendar sem slišal, da so v Sloveniji uvedli strožje meritve izpušnih plinov (PN test – štetje trdih delcev).
Zanimajo me vaše izkušnje:
Ali so PN testi v Sloveniji že obvezni pri homologaciji in prvem tehničnem pregledu za uvožena vozila?

Kako strogi so pregledi za vozila z ameriško specifikacijo (USA spec)?

Ali je sploh mogoče opraviti tehnični pregled brez DPF, ali naj se raje takoj lotim ponovne vgradnje originalnih delov pred prihodom?

Hvala za vse nasvete in pomoč!