Audi A3 2 0 Tdi Dpf Problems

I ve had a volvo v50 diesel with a dpf for over 3 years and 51 000 miles with no problems whatsoever.

Audi a3 2 0 tdi dpf problems. All cars with dpf need to be driven for a good few miles to allow the engine and the filter to get hot to burn off the gunge. The 2009 and newer vw touareg tdi v6 touareg2 and audi q7 tdi v6 also have an adblue system. Audi a3 2 0 tdi bkd engine 2005. The 2004 touareg tdi had no dpf and there was no 2005 because it wouldn t pass emissions without one.

Using biodiesel up to b100 with a 2009 or newer vw jetta tdi golf tdi or audi a3 tdi. Removal is considerably more cost effective than replacement and its a permanent fix. I m new to this forum and also new to owning an audi. Sadly had to sell it due to a new work location that requires immense travelling fuel costs.

I have read the wiki page for dpf regeneration for my model and got all the prerequisites to start a service regeneration of the particle filter in 04 basic settings. Dpf removal and egr blank is the way forward if you own a pd170 2 0 tdi or even a pd140 2 0 tdi. The majority of these have been audi s 2 0 tdi 170bhp the 140 bhp are also affected as quite simply the whole idea of the dpf is a daft one. The newer common rail tdi engines crd in vw jetta tdi or other models with dpf will run as well on biodiesel as older tdi engines ran fine on biodiesel.

Audi a3 1 6 tdi particulate filter system fault p2458 dpf. Luckily the 2 0 tdi engines in the audi a3 don t have balance shaft modules which were problematic in other audi cars. Audi dpf problems and solutions. The first north american vw or audi tdi that got a dpf was the 2006 2008 vw touareg tdi v10.

However using biodiesel has three main problems. I m soon to take delivery of the same 170 engine however in the far superior vw scirocco and i m not expecting a problem as i drive about 300 miles a week. Quick and easy tips to avoid dpf blocking these tips will help. Audi a3 2 0 tdi bmm 2006.

If you really want a car with the 2 0 tdi engine the best choices before 2008 would be engines with a revision c cylinder head or the 8 valve bmm engine. I previously owned a mazda rx7. All tdi 2009 and newer have a dpf. The majority of these have been audi s 2 0 tdi 170bhp the 140 bhp are also affected as quite simply the whole idea of the dpf is a daft one.

My 2010 audi a3 1 6 cr tdi has the dpf warning light showing on my dash and has since gone into limp mode. Removal is considerably more cost effective than replacement and its a permanent fix.