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Garage just called, they've done a vacuum test and there's a split in the actuator diaphragm. Coming in at £384 to replace so I'm happy with this

That's my worry with this type of probem, what I don't want is turbo ect changing at cost of ££££££ when it's a ten bob n75 valve. What I can't understand is the intermittent nature of the fault, the fact that with the one exception of when towing the caravan it's never being saved in the ecu? Love ...

Update The EML has still come on a few times but always vanishes when car restarted with no code being stored. Yesterday took my caravan out for first time, the light came on as an engine managent light but in addition AS AN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ! On restart the management light went out and car ran o...

VW seem to have gone out of their way to make the CR engine as difficult as possible to work on. They've hidden the EGR valve down the back of the engine and apparently it's a 5 hours job to replace it? and as for the actuator rod, I can't even see it let alone try to manipulate it. Changing the tur...

This morning I took car a 20 ml blast down a local dual carriageway at 3000rpm. When home I took the air filter off and spent 20 mins carefully squirting a can of Wynn's EGR aerosol cleaner into the intake. Once done filled tank up with shell v (£1.36 a litre!!!!) And I'm just back from an 80 ml tri...

Thank you for the input, I can check the vacuum quite easily via the pipe on the actuator but not sure how I would go about checking whether the vanes were opening, access isn't good on the CR engine? Also if it is a vacuum issue should I check out the n75 valve? (The lockdown hasn't helped, until t...

Passat 2009 2.0tdi dpf cr 140 98k 2 weeks ago on first long run after corvid shutdown the eml flashing light came on about 60mls out. Went off when engine switched off and came back 20 miles later. Took it in local shop for reading hooked it up but nothing stored in cpu? Current symptoms Turbo not s...

Car is 2009 B6 2.0tdi highline 140bhp 71k standard aircon fitted On starting with the heater (set at 22°) it blows warm/hot within 5 mins. But once engine reaches indicated 90° (oil temp showing 80°) the heater slowly starts to run colder and needs turning up. ,(Hotter the engine, cooler the heater)...