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Engine code

CDVA engine faults.

Listed as: 3.6 FSI V6, 3.6 V6 FSI, 3.6 FSI VR6. The faults belong to this engine code. They do not apply to every car with that name.

petrol

fuel

3597 cc

displacement

220 kW (299 HP)

power

1 fault write-ups. Important.

Before you buy

Known faults

1 important faults

FSI direct injection: intake valve coking

expensive

With direct injection the fuel does not wash the intake valves: the petrol goes into the cylinder, not behind the valve. The oil mist and soot arriving through the EGR and the crankcase ventilation therefore build up on the valve stem and head, and from 80,000 to 100,000 km they restrict the flow. Symptoms are hesitation, loss of power, a rough cold start and misfire. It is not a part failure: it is a consequence of the design, and therefore it comes back. Cleaning (walnut or dry ice blasting) helps for a few tens of thousands of kilometres.

What to check

  • After a cold start watch the idle: rough running and shaking point to coked valves
  • Under load at low revs watch for hesitation
  • With a code reader look for per cylinder misfire (P0300 to P0304)
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Engine code

Factory data

Factory data

Engine family
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Fuel
petrol
Displacement
3597 cc
Power
220 kW (299 HP)
Production
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Generations

Which models it is fitted to

3 generations.

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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