00546 Data wiring faulty

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A friend of mine has an 1999 Audi A6 2.5tdi AFB and he has a few errors in the engine module:

18259 Powertrain data bus: missing message from ABS controller
- the abs light is off, so it's not bothering him

01375 valves for engine mounting: stage 1
38-10 Output won't switch or short to plus - intermittent
-this is obvious what's the cause, but I'm not sure if it's the left or the right engine mount.

00550 start of injection regulation
control difference - intermittent
- he has the same problem I had: won't rev higher than 2000 rpm when cold, and as the engine gets warmer, it revs progressively up to 4000 rpm. I know it's the injection pump faulty


But the real problem is this fault code
00546 data wiring faulty
49-10 - no communications - intermittent

Ross tech says that possible symptoms are engine not starting or shutting down. When the engine is hot, he actually has the "not starting" symptom, but it's random and more often it does not start.

Where should I start searching to fix this last fault code? Would a immo off fix this problem?

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
"no communications - intermittent" would suggest a wiring or hardware issue to me. I'd crack out the multimeter and start checking wires.
 
Faulty injector pump throws this issues, that particular fault code is the result of having wrong pump for the ECU... I fitted a spare vp44 pump to my old allroad after my old large pump gave up the ghost after filling with contaminated fuel ! The pump i fitted is also from a allroad of similar vintage but it had a automatic gearbox... Car works fine and has plenty power (both pumps were ending in E) however that fault code is there every time i scan the car...
 
So, should I repair this one to solve the 00550 fault code or should I search for another one?
 

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