What causes the dreaded injector failure

[goldenwonder]

Hmm this is starting to worry me now as well. I have a 2007 2.0 TDI with the BKP engine and it looks like its only a matter of time! Failures are one thing but what really concerns me is how they fail, i.e the engine cuts out completely which is stupidly dangerous - how has this not been addressed by VOSA!

Every time I'm on the motorway its in the back of my mind now! I've only had the car 3 months and I've got no way of telling if its had any injector replaced, although by the sounds of it the replacement injectors are no better!

Having said that, I've seen 2 '11' plate Passat estates broken down in the last week - *** are VW doing these days!

[Playya]

Well I have just got mine back after my second injector went in three months (56plate - 103,000 and 111,000 miles). I was just wondering if another one goes is it safe to just unplug the faulty injector and carry on? if so how long for? Its just that I do a lot of motorway miles either late at night or early in the morning and I don't fancy another hour wait at the side of the motorway freezing my b***s off in pitch blackness!

[dunkley201]

Apologies for resurrecting this thread guys - but guess what happened to me on my way home this afternoon? 60-70 mph, fast lane of dual carriageway "engine fault garage" comes up. Engine hesitates and dies. Managed to recover to kerbside. Switched off, waited a few moments. Ignition on, started ok (with exclamation mark on MFD). Drove a few hundred yards. Died again. This time no restart at all. Called out recovery (RAC through Aviva). He confirmed fault codes 5714; 4160; 8518. I understand 4160 refers to injectors electrical short to earth. Recovered to Newark VW. They will investigate tomorrow. Not had a chance to scan it myself. I will keep you posted! The new Avatar says it all!

Edit: Just been told: No 2 injector failure. Will be changed with loom too. 100% goodwill, no charge! Collect tonight.

[Goughie]

Apologies for resurrecting this thread guys - but guess what happened to me on my way home this afternoon? 60-70 mph, fast lane of dual carriageway "engine fault garage" comes up. Engine hesitates and dies. Managed to recover to kerbside. Switched off, waited a few moments. Ignition on, started ok (with exclamation mark on MFD). Drove a few hundred yards. Died again. This time no restart at all. Called out recovery (RAC through Aviva). He confirmed fault codes 5714; 4160; 8518. I understand 4160 refers to injectors electrical short to earth. Recovered to Newark VW. They will investigate tomorrow. Not had a chance to scan it myself. I will keep you posted! The new Avatar says it all!

Edit: Just been told: No 2 injector failure. Will be changed with loom too. 100% goodwill, no charge! Collect tonight.

Motor quitting in the fast lane could have ended badly, very badly! The fact that VW stumped up says it all. good result in the end.

[gingernut352000]

I had injector 4 fail in february and that was replaced with the loom as recomended. On thursday last week Injector 1 failed whilst on hols car trucked back via VW assist to local dealers who confirmed the Assist diagnosis. I had lost total confidence in the car so instructed dealer to also replace injectors 2 & 3. so it has a new full set and a new loom. So collect car last night and was £1900 worse off. Last friday whils awaiting for the tow truck after a hotel overnight stay I call VW cust serv and asked for good will as this was now apparent it was a common fault resultant of bad design etc.

Called VW cust serv today to advise of the cost and ask if they wanted the invoice copy which they said they did and they would check with the dealers. Well 1/2hr after emailing had a phone call to say we will pay yesterdays bill in full and if you send february invoice we will consider paying that as well.

So reason for the post is that it is without doubt worth speaking to VW. Mind you I did say after 10 VW i would go to Toyota! (LOL)

Will email the previous invoice and I now await their cheque.

[g-black]

How many miles on your car and what year? Seems like there starting to crack a little. More and more people seem to be getting some/all of there Injectors paid for.

[gingernut352000]

How many miles on your car and what year? Seems like there starting to crack a little. More and more people seem to be getting some/all of there Injectors paid for.

81004 car registered jan 2006 2.0ltr 140 PD

[dunkley201]

"Seems like there starting to crack a little"

That's not "crack a little", that's gone belly up!!

[g-black]

With that milage and age is amazing! I think anyone who has an injector go should be quoting this thread as a reference. If they can give it to one customer, why not all of them?!

[james_tiger_woo]

I don't know if this might help....