Surging/bellowing???

[Newbos]

Guys 2.0 TDi 140

Not sure how to describe this, so i hope it makes sense

Ill try and describe the symptons

while accelerating from stand still or being in a low gear the car seems to make a bellowing sound (first of all i thought this was road noise, but it does all the time unless i hardly press the throttle at all)

When i took more notice of the sound i also noticed the car seem to surge when this was happening almost like i was getting more boost for a split second.

I hope that makes sense. I have had the car nearly two months and it has done it from day 1, it doesnt effect my MPG i dont think, i get 650 miles to a full tank driving it normally. I have stripped the EGR and cleaned it even though it wasnt too bad and it may sound like a silly question but do these cars have a recirculation valve? could the diaphram be knackered?

Any ideas?

VAG COM shows no errors also.

Thanks
Simon

 

[Newbos]

Anyone? Sorry to be impatient.

 

[VagPro]

Anyone? Sorry to be impatient.

Bellowing sound? Might have more luck if you can record it....

 

[Newbos]

Its a bit hard to record as it sounds like road noise, but to be honest i think its just me hearing things. I think the actual fault is the boost surges for a split second, (i suppose it feels like a blockage and for a split second it clears)

 

[sidibear]

Air leak on an inlet hose?

 

[Newbos]

it could be i suppose, but if i drive hard the car is fine. It only seems to happen when i drive normally.

 

[Newbos]

Do these cars have a n75 valve? Could it be that?

 

[Wrath]

Not a split intercooler hose?

 

[Newbos]

Hopefully maybe getting somewhere on this. The bellowing sound is down to the rear tyres having a flat spot, so they are getting changed, but the surging it seems is down to a boost solenoid. When accelerating the computer says its running 50% and then it drops to 4% and then back up to 50% so thats the surging so I'm hoping this fixes it.

 

[Newbos]

I have changed the pressure converter solenoid and it has made no difference at all im completely at a loss now. There are no cracked pipes, no VAG COM faults and the only thing it shows is a drop of boost on the readings and then it surges up to the correct amount of boost.

Any suggestions?

Si

 

[Newbos]

Anyone?

 

[Newbos]

Something was bothering me about my recent trip to my Audi specialist... The receipt I got shows my engine code and it states it's a BRE engine and clear as daylight it says it on the engine and it the boot. So tonight I ran a check using vag com and that says I have a blb ecu. Wrong ecu in car??? Surely not

 

[VagPro]

I have changed the pressure converter solenoid and it has made no difference at all im completely at a loss now. There are no cracked pipes, no VAG COM faults and the only thing it shows is a drop of boost on the readings and then it surges up to the correct amount of boost.

Any suggestions?

Si

Hello newbos,

I am not an expert on this topic but have some information which may be of use. Find links to the VW SSP's for your engine, a similar engine and Variable Turbochargers

SSP_316 The 2.0 ltr TDI engine.zip
SSP 209 1.9 TDI Engine with Pump-Nozzle Injection System
190 Variable Geometry Turbocharger

Given what you have described it appears though the ECU is telling the N75 valve to reduce the Turbo Pressure and hence the flat spot / loss of power. Maybe you could try plotting the ECU Demand Pressure vs Actual Pressure and see if there is much deviation? Maybe the turbo vanes are sticking causing an overboost and when the N75 tries to compensate the turbo vanes stick and when they do move the pressure is too low ? Is it possible to see the signal going to the N75 from the ECU ? Just an idea....

The parameters should be found on measuring block 11 (see also link below)

Ross-Tech: VAG-COM: TDI VAG-COM Info

 

[Newbos]

Cheers for this, however this is where my knowledge stops so what you are asking is above me, but i can try and find out some more from my mate who is an audi mastertech. I have just rang my local audi dealership as well and my car does have the correct ECU in the car. To be honest it does feel like the vanes are sticking which is a worry in its own, because i dont want it to be the turbo as they cost a fortune to replace.

 

[VagPro]

Cheers for this, however this is where my knowledge stops so what you are asking is above me, but i can try and find out some more from my mate who is an audi mastertech. I have just rang my local audi dealership as well and my car does have the correct ECU in the car. To be honest it does feel like the vanes are sticking which is a worry in its own, because i dont want it to be the turbo as they cost a fortune to replace.

If you have Vagcom, looking at the actual vs demand boost is quiet simple. If it is the Turbo vanes that are sticking, the Turbo can be removed and cleaned. (or if you are feeling brave you can try the oven cleaner trick, which can be online but I do not know what the long term effects are)

 

[Newbos]

Another update on this! Had it in at Audi because I was fed up of different garages scratching their head. Anyway Audi first did all the norm checks including values from n75, maf etc.. All was well. They tried updating the ecu but there isn't an update for my car. It's in again on Thursday and they are going to try another ecu from another b7 tdi with matching ser no. Part of me is hoping this will fix it, but it's nearly £800 for a new ecu

I hope If anyone else has this issue they can look at this thread and feel they aren't alone as I'm going mad trying to solve this issue.

Simon

 

[Newbos]

Right, brand new ecu in car and my fault has gone!!! My car now feels great to drive. Happy days!

 

[scotty76]

Glad you got it sorted and thanks for posting the follow up. So many of these threads never have a resolution posted so if you find it later on Google you are left wondering what happened.

 

[Newbos]

No problem just glad it got sorted so I can enjoy the car now and get some decent mpg.