egr

  1. T

    EGR Valve question, able to clean without draining coolant?

    My EGR valve has been putting the car into limp mode, so for the last year or so I have just unplugged it and although the MIL is on, the car isn't in limp mode anymore. Its a B8 3.0tdi (CAPA) engine. I would assume it needs cleaning, but looking at the procedure, it says the coolant need to be...
  2. M

    Help Please Turbo Underboost After EGR Delete

    Hey all, I have an A4 B8 2.0 tdi (CJCB) which has been experiencing many issues recently. Initially, the car went in to limp mode because of the EGR becoming blocked. After failing to attempt to clean it due to the EGR valve for this particular engine being combined with the cooler, I resorted...
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    Audi A5 3.0tdi V6 Quattro MY60

    Can someone help me determine the real fault, I've scanned the car and am getting a few codes and faults. 4807 - EGR System (THIS FAULT HAS BEEN SORTED) P0401 00 [096] - Insufficient Flow 4956 - Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor; B1 S3 P242B 00 [237] - Range/Performance 18660 - Start...
  4. Vampy11

    EGR Fault- Advice needed!

    Hi all, I've got a 2010 2.0 TDI A3 with approximately 33,000 on the clock. The other day I had the glow plug dash light start flashing while driving, the engine management light, and the car went into limp mode. A diagnostic check said it was an EGR fault, so I bought a can of Wynns EGR cleaner...
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    Turbo Underboost Diagnosis

    So I would like some help in diagnosing a periodic underboost issue and intermittent limp mode please. I have an A3 8P TDI CR 2.0 140 with 118k on the clock. My driving style is more to the italian side than miss daisy and the car does primarily motorway miles (in the region of 600mi a week at...
  6. Haudi93

    Help Please.. Glow Plug lights flashing and in limp mode!

    So the past few weeks I thought my car was running a bit sluggish every now and again.. when the other day I was coming home from work and it was intermittently sluggish. Last night when coming home it was doing the same until suddenly it went into limp mode and the glow plug light started...
  7. J

    2.0 TDI B7 wont start.

    Hi guys need some expert advice been struggling with this for weeks and dont know where to go next. Story starts that a bought a 2005 a5 2.0 tdo blb (140) with what I was told needed a turbo. Got it home to find that she needed more than a turbo, the head was away and she was pressuring the...
  8. SidH

    Audi A3 2012 2.0tdi 170 EGR Replacment

    I have a Audi A3 2012 2.0tdi 170, Recently my car started losing power and the COIL light came on when plugged in to a Diagnostics nothing came up this was adhoc and didn't happen all the time. Yesterday the coil light came on with the engine management light, AA came out and said the codes...
  9. Jamesrg

    EGR/THROTTLE BODY REMOVAL 2.0TDI 8P A3 2007

    Hi, i have a rough idle on my 2.0tdi 8P. i want to remove the throttle body and give it a clean to see if this cures it, but while im there i want to clean the EGR also, just want a quick guide if anyones has done this before on what ill need, the EGR and Throttle Body are inline together if im...
  10. Aisgeir

    3.0 Tdi Mystery Fault

    Hello I have a 58 plate 3.0 Tdi that has just turned 57k The other Day it stopped. And that's it, it starts for about 2 seconds takes no throttle and shuts down again. OBD only showed 1 fault briefly on the EGR. Starting the engine several times trying to get it to run long enough to gather...
  11. steven_smyth904

    B7 2.0 egr/dpf issues

    been having problems with my car since I brought it and now I've pulled the egr and cooler to clean them out and found the valve in the cooler is snapped into 3 peices. Question is can I remove the egr and map it out of the ecu and it not affect/ damage the dpf? It's my first dpf car so not...
  12. A

    More service work needed

    Just had a interim service done with Audi which was fine as it was at fixed price. But they came back saying there needs to be some more work doing to the car: Front shock absorbers have an oil weep Slight play in N/S/F lower ball joint Play in O/S/F lower ball joint EGR valve leaking oil...
  13. leecool

    Engine management light

    Hi there guys, I am an A3 owner but it's not about my car this time. I hope I can get any info on my wife's 2007 VW 1.4 tdi Polo Dune. The engine management light came on the other day and the fault code was 19559 indicating a possible fault with the throttle body. I have removed & cleaned it &...
  14. D

    Audi A4 B7 1.9 tdi egr cooler removal

    Hi, i'm new to the forum and I am having problems with my A4. My egr cooler has gone and leaking water into the exhaust. I have looped the coolant hoses together but now i want to remove the cooler and blank the whole system with Forge motorsport blanking plates I've brought. I am just having...
  15. C

    Help needed, MAF/EGR?

    Was on the motorway last week and the car suddenly lost power, not completely but almost as if it lost boost, was struggling to get over 60mph. Had it scanned by the AA and it came back with an EGR fault, so i took the EGR valve off and cleaned out the carbon like I've seen a few do, didn't make...
  16. laudavis

    EGR Cooler - Crazy Expensive - any experience on this?

    I have been having an issue with my car for a few months, I had a coil light come on flashing and the car lost power and went into limp home mode. I took the car to Audi to get them to plug into the diagnostics machine - i got given a print out of the diagnostic code stating check EGR system...
  17. L

    B8 A4 EGR Valve

    Hi All Its been a while since I posted here, but Im hoping someone can help. My car keeps going into limp home mode with various other faults being shown on dash, but my local garage says fault codes are point to EGR valve replacement They are currently quoting between £550 - £650 for the...
  18. G

    >>>EGR trouble SOLVED<<<

    Hi Audi folks, I just joined this forum to get access to a larger panel of experts. I know the internet is flooding with EGR threads but mine is a little different so here it is.. It's kind of a long story but please keep reading .. It's a 2008 A3 8PA 1.9 TDI (BLS).. it has 220K on the clock...
  19. M

    A3 8p P0299 turbo underboost

    Hi guys, new to this forum. I have an 06 plate A3. Lately it has been going in to limp I suppose, for a while MIL was on and the other morning it was due to go in to Audi for diagnosing, sure enough on route no issues and MIL went off mid drive. I took it in anyway but short of the error code...