vinkodex.EA189 TDI: EGR valve and particulate filter blocking
Typically between 140,000 and 160,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
expensive
severity
between 140,000 and 160,000 km
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The EGR valve and its cooler block up with soot and oily deposits; the particulate filter cannot regenerate on short urban trips. The signs are reduced power, a warning light, and frequent regeneration. The software update after the diesel emissions affair made the EGR operate more often, which accelerated the phenomenon: the maker gave goodwill repairs in several cases.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
CAYB
Engine
CAYC
Engine
CBAB
Engine
CFFB
Engine
CFHC
Engine
CJAA
Engine
CLCA
Engine
CAYD
Engine
CAYE
Engine
CFHE
Engine
CFHF
Engine
CFJA
Engine
CAAA
Engine
CAAB
Engine
CAAC
Engine
CAAD
Engine
CCHA
Engine
CFCA
Engine
CKTB
Engine
CKTC
Engine
CKUB
Engine
CKUC
Engine
CSLB
Engine
CBDB
Engine
CFWA
Engine
CAYA
Engine
CFHD
Engine
CLCB
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EA189 TDI: EGR valve and particulate filter blocking
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