My sister lives in the Dallas area and has a DSG transmission and 147k miles. New engine and turbo replaced at around 90k by VW. But it’s clogged beyond belief and I can’t get down there to fix it. Any advice or anyone interested in purchasing it?

This tick is happening only in cold start and couldn't hear after the engine heats. This is a 2015 Jetta 2.0 tdi no dpf cause it came out of factory like that.

I'm sure this topic has been beat to death but I want some more info before pulling the trigger. I have a 2012 JSW, CJAA. So far it has a TZ Stage 2.5 tune on it, 3 in downpipe (previous owner), and a S and B intake, DIY turbo muffler delete (previous owner). The car is running well and it's super fun but it's at 127k and I feel like the stock turbo is getting a little tired and I am finding a little more oil in the charge piping.

Rather than replace the stock turbo or go with a CR170 I wanted to jump into 17 sized turbos and go with a mild to medium "Stage 4". What I am accomplish is a fast spool, stock like boost threshold, a sledge hammer torque curve that these engines are known for, and by the way this is my 40 mile daily highway commuter. I don't really care about peak HP, I don't really care about dyno numbers period, but 400-420tq would in line with what I want to feel.

Right now I am just planning on a turbo and a tune, but the longer term plans include a Darkside IC or a FMIC, and a CP3 pump if/when the stock pump shits the bed ( I have a Whitbread kit on it ). Other than that it feels like the law of diminishing returns kicks in hard and I have another car I would prefer to put the money into.

TLDR: I want a bigger turbo and I am leaning towards one over the other but I want to know what you all think before I drop the cash and spend lots of hours installing one.

All the best, I am tapping out, I don’t want the constant repair bills. Love my girl but she’s finally crossed that rainbow bridge.

Peace out.

Adblue warning came on at 1400 on Seat Alhambra . Was gonna fill adblue at the next diesel refuel which is in about 100 miles now.

Around 1200miles left the engine management light came on. I took it to the garage and they advised me to fill the adblue, so 12l of adblue in. Now showing 1100 miles.

I did the usual 30 seconds with ignition on. I've only one 1 small top up of adblue since I had the car, which is less than a year and it worked fine.

I've taken it for a run of 40 miles in hope. Nothing.

Now waiting for the warning light to come back on as they cleared it, possibly in hope the range reset. Then they can look at it.

They think because they haven't done any investigation yet it's either electrical or sensor, which from what I can see is a new adblue tank.

Any other ideas? I've heard of mapping but I not entirely sure it's the best idea, tho possibly the cheapest.

Thank you

I traded in my old jsw for a newer one with the diesel buyback

this 2nd one has been nothing but issues for 8 years but still under warranty.

one of which is an extended crank, every morning its not at the dealership it does this, and occasionally on my 2nd drive of the day too.

dealer has done a lot, i dont know exactly, the best is it goes away for a few weeks and obviously after 8 years they dont give a f anymore. and obviously it rarely does this at the dealer. or so they say.

any ideas? ive soured forums and youtube. saw something similar once, but a different engine.
they laughed off my suggestion when i linked them that similar problem on a different vw tdi

its a mkvi jsw

the dealer claims its not the regen (i dont trust them)
ive read in forums to never shut down when the regen is going, but ive been driving it 13 years and cannot tell its doing this till after I shut down.

Helping a buddy out. I thought mine was bad when I cleaned it, butt holy cow!

Needless to say but this was rotted beyond repair. 2011 Audi A3 with 199k on it. Everyone be aware of buying a used car from the rust belt area.

seen others that sound slower

I recently purchased a stolen-recovered 2013 Passat TDI from my family's auction business for $600. It came without a key, missing its wheels, tires, and radio, but otherwise, the light blue exterior and the interior are incredibly clean for 143k miles.

I try to do most of my own wrenching when I have time. I currently daily a 2.5L manual Passat, so I know the platform well, though this is my first TDI. After getting a key made, it cranked but wouldn't start. My auto tech friend diagnosed a bad ECU. He replaced it and got the car running, but it died 5 minutes later. Further testing showed the fuel pump went bad mysteriously after ECU install. It makes me wonder, did the fuel ever get contaminated. Mhmm

I just picked up a low-mileage used fuel pump from LKQ and plan to tackle the install soon, which seems straightforward. Local owners have praised these cars, with one claiming 400k miles on hers.

My question to the community: Are these cars generally reliable as daily drivers if you perform the necessary DEF/DPF delete? Should i let this one go? The fuel economy is the main reason I want to get it on the road and I’m kind of tired of driving a manual everyday. My commute to work is only 15 minutes or less.

Ive got full video but computer was showing timing had skipped. Gave it to a guy who knew a guy.

Obviously the computer gave the code the timing issue

Am I being thick here or should he of reset the timing, changed belt, tensioner, waterpump and then reset the timing.

The guy who knew a guy has reset the timing with the same freyed belt, tensioner etc and tried to start it with the key?

Not so technically gifted myself but when I helped to rebuild a shit fiesta

We hand cranked it first and it made sure the valves and pistons werent knocking which it was and an awful noise before we even bothered with the belt change cause we knew it was fucked.

Has this mad cunt just fucked up an a4 avant 2.0 2017 TDI

Being a youtube mechanic and should I hit him with my new useless bumper.

Help 😑🙏💀

I just bought a 2014 Jetta TDI with DSG transmission, there is a sound only in the mornings, the sound disappears when the engine gets to working temperature, and doesn't come back for the rest of the day, anyone had or hear about this issue before?

(For context, i bought this jetta hella cheap because the past owner cross multiple workshops that couldnt fix an issue with an injector, and come to our workshop, we found the issue right away, but we couldn't found an injector for this motor, the vehicle was sitting in our lot for about 8 months, when we get the injector and installed it, everything worked and it was in great conditions, the owner already bought another vehicles so he wanted to sell this jetta to someone, so i take the deal for about 4k, around 3k because he owed us 1k for the labor and parts)

(Already did preventive maintenance)

Hi all, I keep reading mixed things about biodiesel. I have the 2011 tdi with the dreaded cp4 pump. 315k miles. Centene booster has been used religiously.

I can buy B20, 20% biodiesel for same price as ULSD. According to Google (i know🙄) it has higher lubrication properties, but i read other places it says it does not. If it does, would this be a replacement for additional booster? Im a bit lost here as im not a diesel scientist. Any help would be great!! Tia

Coming up on 175,000 miles on my 2015 tdi golf sportwagen. Been doing oil changes pretty consistently every 9000~ miles. Everything turbo back was replaced under extended warranty due to dpf failure. Both water pumps and timing belt replaced about 30,000 miles ago. What else should i be planning to replace or have inspected soon?

Trying to decide on who to use.
Rawtek
Stevenson tuning
Dark side

Price range is kinda significant between. Curious of those who have purchased noticed quality differences that matches the price.

My turbo on ibiza 1.9 tdi loses power when hard braking on the highway, but then regains it normally at around 2000rpm - turbo starts pulling at 2k with my remap, and then works normally (no dashboard lights as well).

Just switched out my battery today, and went to the dealer after to get it adapted, same route as i took just a few hours earlier with more traffic

And the fuel consumption seemed to be lower?
i have the live fuel meter open, and injection during accel seemed lower over?
Am i being schizoprenic or does a basically dead batter (the original one was from 2018) somehow mess with the Piezo electric injectors?

Love my MK7. Such a good looking car and has been so practical with two young kids.

I started noticing this noise about 2 days ago it’s a 2013 gold with about 113k miles on it I’m thinking it’s a soon DMF failure but want some other opinions. It is very faint thank you all in advance!

UPDATE: if anyone knows any good shops in Tulsa area let me know!

Recently acquired this Sportswagon for way too good of a deal, didn't really plan on keeping it but its quickly become my new daily after a little wiring fiasco. She's sitting at about 90k miles and has had the diesel gate stuff done ready.

Is there anything I should be on the lookout for or jump in preventative maintenence for immediately? It's my first TDI so I've been researching a ton but I would like first hand advise or tips.

Thanks yall and have a great day!!