Passat 1.9tdi 2006 issue

Hello all,

can an anybody tell me if its normal to have a wet / oily ish EGR valve ? I also took the big black hose off and check inside and it looks not really clocked up but can see it has black suits / grits like fine black stuff ....

the reason why I am asking is my car broke down few weeks ago and is staying at home and doesn't turn on anymore. They rescue guys they had to toe me home ...

The only thing to get the car starting is when the guy sprayed something / somewhere in the engine then it started straight away.

before the car broke down I had white smoke from the exhaust I assume it's the turbo but not pretty sure. I have ha she car serviced 1 week before the car broke down, cambelt changed, turbo sensor changed, oil-diesel/fuel-air filters are changed, like changed too literally everything.

But it as I said a week later car had white smoke from exhaust and the next day didn't start anymore.

Now ow is your turn what can I do with this problem ... I need to get this car sorted but problem is to find a decent mechanic in East London.... Everybody wants only money but have no clue what they are doing ...

VW Passat 1.9tdi
2006
177000 miles..


drives literalyy ally like a beast without any issues apart from now ....

Id appreciate your advise

really good blog here ... no one is able to help ?

post your engine code and get it scanned for logged fault codes, that'll give you (and us ) more of a clue what's going on. Without that, any sort of diagnosis is guesswork.
Guessing here that white smoke is an indication of unburnt fuel, maybe your timing has slipped, considering you recently had the cambelt changed.
Have you contacted the garage that did all that work prior to it breaking down ?

yeah you need to contact the garage that did the cambelt and get them to check the timing

Hello Rob,

Thank you for coming back to me , appreciate.

Vin No. : WVWZZZ3CZ7P020944


I hope thats the number you were talking about.

If not please let me know where I can find the engine code.


Yes, I have been contacting them few times but the problem is that, I was fixing the car not here in UK it was in germany just because i went to 5 different mechanics and all of them couldnt help me at all the only thing they could help me with were taking money for free ...


Therefore I decided to go abroad and try fixing the car over there.
As I told you the care recently had cambelt changed, all glow plugs, all filters changed , oil changed, gear box oil, turbo sensor, egr valve inspected,

After this work has been done everything seemed to be cleared and drove the car quite a few days just to check if its really ok.

I had no faults coming up , car was pulling as it should be.


The initial fault why I went to all those mechanic was power loss.

Nobody were ab;le to help me and to fix this car.

However, ones it was fixed in germany I drove over 1200 miles back to Uk and the car was fine until the very next morning after starting the car.

I inspected after reading your post that the cambelt could have been slipped but as far as I can see the cambelt sits normally onto those wheels. I have inspected the egr valve as i took the hose off and it looks alright just a little black suits with oil or something like that.


As I said the the Rescue comapny sprayed starter fluid into a black hose ... I assume its the intake hose not very familar with cars but after reading some forums I could narrow it down.


If you spray it into the hose the car starts normal. so I do not know reaklly what to do and where to go as everybody like customers like me to earn decent money as i do not have a good knowledge about cars but plumbing and boilers.


maybe you could tell me what to do first before wastijng my money.

The engine code is in the log book or on top of the cambelt cover, for example ( AUY ).

The car really needs a vcds to get a code.

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For a B6 the engine code is not the chassis number that you give.
It is a three letter code beginning with "B". It is on the sticker on the inside cover of your service book.
It's also on a sticker on your spare wheel well.

To get a code -- multi-digit error code that gives an idea where the fault in the engine is -- from VCDS you have to run a diagnostic check.
This can be done at the VW dealer who will use VAS, the dealer diagnostic tool that plugs into your car's diagnostic port, does a scan of all control modules in the car and produces a report.
VCDS does the same job but is for individuals. It produces an Autoscan text file that also gives error codes and some description of the fault. More information abou the fault code is on the Ross-Tech (the makers of VCDS or VAG-Com) wiki web site.

VCDS from an independent VW garage should not cost more than £30. VAS from a dealer will cost about £99 +VAT

Here is a map giving independent users of VCDS -- I am in SE London so not much help
This is the URL:
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...5cfcb6158e0447

I can't tell you more about your fault as I drive a petrol. But I hope that helps to get you in the right direction without spending out too much at the beginning

Hello Richard,

the he code is " BXE " ...

As I said previously, I have used 5 different garages over here in the past 6 month everybody just plugs a computer into the car and goes from there. Just changing parts which are clearly not faulty is not the way of solving the issue is it ?

what at did people do 30 years ago without having such a programs ?


I mean I am not the only one who has got such a issue with power loss. Obviously now there are few other issues involved so that car broke down. I cannot drive the car as the car won't start. I assume I will have an issue with the fuel pump or injectors as well as maybe turbo problem.

but to identify the fault I will need a good mechanic and not garages they think they know what they are doing but clearly have no clue whatsoever.

As as far as I can see the cambelt sits tight and straight onto those wheels. Is that normal when I put the key in that I will have a whistling noise from the EGR valve ?

30 years ago you cleaned the carb out , fitted new points and condensor and maybe some plugs, even gave the old girl a decoke. these days things are a lot different. the main engine ecu controls everything, from when the 8 squirts of diesel get injected on each stroke, to how much air the turbo blows. you plug the computer in, then get a fault code and go from there. its making sense of the fault code that is the hard part. i would suggest getting the car recovered to a good specialist.

The cam belt may look as if it is sitting correctly on its cogs, but the cogs may be out. And as its has been done recently, then it seems the cheapest option to get it looked at by the garage who done it.


Non starting can be Glow Plugs not heating up properly, so that's turn the ignition on, wait 2 seconds after the glow plug light goes out before turning the engine over. This is because the glow plugs still heat up after the light goes out.

After glow plug check for non starting, it would be fuel, so change the filter . This also may cure your lack of power. You say its changed , but don't trust anyone and change it yourself.

I would tow the car until its starts, looking for a fuel leak, allowing air into the fuel system.

Then report back.