trevworsey
04-03-2016, 04:47 PM
Hey folks,
First time I have posted here, but I had great success on these forums before during a painful affair with a Renault Trafic.. Any help would be gratefully received.
I have a 2009 2.0TDI 140 Sport Passat with 100,000 miles
It has been reliable for the last year with only a sticking handbrake, until this weekend.
So, I was on my way to the outer Hebrides for work and just passing Edinburgh the coil light started flashing with an "engine fault" go to garage message. A bit of panic ensued, especially when the yellow engine warning light flashed up too, so I dropped into a local VAG specialist in Perth who popped it on the machine and said the faulty code corresponded to the throttle body and pedal, and as I still had full power it was likely a sensor error, he cleared it and told me I was safe to continue my work trip. I drove 1000 miles ish over the last 3 days and all seemed ok, aside from the blinking light. As soon as I was going to look into it another problem occurred, despite a 4-hour motorway run at 2000RPM this morning I have woke to find the DPF light on and 'follow instructions' flashing. Unfortunately, as the engine light was already lit I cannot tell if it's just the DPF light or both?
So, I have tried some spirited 2500-3000 RPM driving for about 40 mins in the hope that it would regenerate the DPF, but the light is still lit. I know that it is linked to the EGR and there is a lot of sooty buildup round the valve, see the picture, could all this be linked?
I am not a mechanic but am strong willed and handy with a hex wrench, what would the diagnosers out there do? I have ordered a fault reader, but it will not be here till next week. I would like to have a crack at removing the EGR and cleaning it but cannot find any guides for the 2.0TDi engine...
30047
First time I have posted here, but I had great success on these forums before during a painful affair with a Renault Trafic.. Any help would be gratefully received.
I have a 2009 2.0TDI 140 Sport Passat with 100,000 miles
It has been reliable for the last year with only a sticking handbrake, until this weekend.
So, I was on my way to the outer Hebrides for work and just passing Edinburgh the coil light started flashing with an "engine fault" go to garage message. A bit of panic ensued, especially when the yellow engine warning light flashed up too, so I dropped into a local VAG specialist in Perth who popped it on the machine and said the faulty code corresponded to the throttle body and pedal, and as I still had full power it was likely a sensor error, he cleared it and told me I was safe to continue my work trip. I drove 1000 miles ish over the last 3 days and all seemed ok, aside from the blinking light. As soon as I was going to look into it another problem occurred, despite a 4-hour motorway run at 2000RPM this morning I have woke to find the DPF light on and 'follow instructions' flashing. Unfortunately, as the engine light was already lit I cannot tell if it's just the DPF light or both?
So, I have tried some spirited 2500-3000 RPM driving for about 40 mins in the hope that it would regenerate the DPF, but the light is still lit. I know that it is linked to the EGR and there is a lot of sooty buildup round the valve, see the picture, could all this be linked?
I am not a mechanic but am strong willed and handy with a hex wrench, what would the diagnosers out there do? I have ordered a fault reader, but it will not be here till next week. I would like to have a crack at removing the EGR and cleaning it but cannot find any guides for the 2.0TDi engine...
30047