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P7PA engine faults.

Listed as: 1.8 TDCI. The faults belong to this engine code. They do not apply to every car with that name.

diesel

fuel

1753 cc

displacement

55 kW (75 HP)

power

1 fault write-ups. Important.

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Known faults

1 important faults

Turbo oil starvation: the gauze blocks with soot from the EGR

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A fine gauze filter sits in the oil feed line of the turbo, and soot and carbon particles coming from the EGR system block it. With less oil the bearing of the turbo overheats and fails. The fault appears above 150 000 kilometres, and comes sooner if the oil is poor or a long time passes between oil changes.

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The symptom is a loss of power under load, blue or black smoke, a metallic turbo noise and limp mode.

One check decides what the next step is: if the shaft of the turbo can be moved along its axis, cleaning no longer helps and the turbo has to be replaced. If there is no play, the gauze filter has to be cleaned or replaced, and the flow through the oil feed line has to be checked at every service.

Replacing the turbo on its own is not enough: the lubrication system has to be cleaned out as well, otherwise the new part goes the same way.

above 150,000 km

What to check

  • Accelerate under load and listen to the turbo: a metallic noise shows a bearing fault
  • Watch the exhaust: blue or black smoke and limp mode belong here
  • Ask for a check: axial play in the shaft of the turbo means a replacement is needed
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Engine code

Factory data

Factory data

Engine family
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Fuel
diesel
Displacement
1753 cc
Power
55 kW (75 HP)
Production
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Generations

Which models it is fitted to

2 generations.

Information, not an expert opinion

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