Recent content by stevowmt

Hi all, I've had a mechanic tell me my DMF needs replacing soon. I've been doing some searching, and come across a recall for the flywheel via Audi. the service book sees no work to the flywheel done before...

Hi All - quick update. First of all, I tried Revive (Home) and it didn't work. Okay, it's cleaned out the engine, but I'm down £100... Anyway, when doing the Revive, the mechanic noticed the a gauge/switch was set to full power (from what I can remember) on the turbo and had corroded there. On...

sorry about my previous post, mates at work thought it was a laugh! So, my plans are... A. Clean the EGR (can a garage do this or is it simple to follow some of the youtube videos I've seen) B. See if that effects the turbo problem (I don't think it will) if not, C. I may try the Mr Muscle...

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thanks southylad. is reconing the turbo the same as de clogging it?

nice thank you. would cleaning the egr perhaps sort the turbo problem? Just want to know before i spend £££ on the turbo!

Car is in Cornwall. Do you think, looking at the 2 fault codes, that if I fixed the first, the turbo would be okay again? Or are they unrelated for sure? Steve

Great, thanks for your help Hollow, I'll give that a try!

Thanks Hollow. Any idea of cost? I suppose its money wasted if that doesn't actually fix the problem though. hmmm

Hmm, thanks. how much was your reconded turbo? thanks

Thank you! Can a garage 'un clog' a turbo. I'm a novice haha... Thanks smurfworth

Afternoon all. So after your help and doing some digging, I'm getting deeper into the problem with my Audi A3 2003 TDI Sport. And I can tell you, it's been very fun learning! The problem with the car: Car goes in to limp mode - Emission Control System light is on - code came up as P0234 (over...

Afternoon all. So after your help and doing some digging, I'm getting deeper into what's going on. And I can tell you, it's been very fun learning! The two codes I'm concerned about are: 16785/P0401/001025 - Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System: Insufficient Flow Detected Possible Symptoms...

And do you guys have any thoughts on this... http://www.innotecworld.com/products/sets-systems.php?productid=6

Could someone translate this to English for me please haha... A common reason for the Audi A3 turbo to fail on modern diesel engines is due to excessive back-pressure from the exhaust and carbon-backup. – The root cause for this problem is normally down to the Diesel Particulate Filter being...