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    Black smoke :( EGR?

    Hi, I had the EGR valve replaced. Totally solved the problem & runs perfectly now. The butterfly at the top of the EGR valve had came lose & was doing what it wanted. £230 supplied & fitted. Graeme
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    Black smoke :( EGR?

    I bought the car from a garage, the service book is fully stamped up originally by Carlisle Audi then recently by Ayr Audi VW Service Centre. Untrained eye..... I dont even know what dpf is never mind if its been removed lol.
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    Newbie, Black smoke :(

    Thanks guys, I put £30 of diesel in yesterday and it does look slightly better,not sure if its the fuel or all the buggering about i've been doing. I'll go & fill up with vpower today
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    Newbie, Black smoke :(

    thanks A4_Majik, I fitted a new air filter this morning hoping that was possibly the problem. No change tho. I'll spend the afternoon checking pipes etc. As i said under acceleration its fine, to me its similar to flooding with fuel, but I'm no mechanic
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    Newbie, Black smoke :(

    Looks like a new EGR Cooler fitted. The small rubber pipe on pic three is the one i'm wondering if there should be a vacuum.
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    Newbie, Black smoke :(

    Hi deian3387 I've got a hand held scanner that says no codes found. Also theres no warning lights on the dash board. I've checked all the pipes but i'll go over them again today. Do you know if the 3mm pipe going into the EGR valve should have pressure to it? I can blow / suck into this pipe...
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    Black smoke :( EGR?

    Hi all, I've just bought a 2005 TDI avant s-line (140bph) starting to have problems already Hopefully somebody will be able to help. The car drives fine when under load. The problem seems to be when driving sensibly then accelerating, theres loads of black smoke out the back and lack of...
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    Newbie, Black smoke :(

    Hi all, I've just bought a 2005 TDI avant s-line (140bph) starting to have problems already :( Hopefully somebody will be able to help. The car drives fine when under load. The problem seems to be when driving sensibly then accelerating, theres loads of black smoke out the back and lack of...