Mazzer

I replaced the solenoid and the problem dissapeared completely until today. The code has changed now and isn't an open circuit but just quotes problem with exhaust gas system.

I've just looked at the egr vacuum solenoid which seemed to make a rattling noise. Bearing in mind the cost and ease of replacing would this be a potential cause.?

Thanks schtum. I'll have a look. How wonderful if it was a dodgy connection but alas I doubt I'll be that lucky. Is there much I can do myself or is this a garage job..? Thanks

Hi There, I was just enjoying a day I've out this morning and then a light appeared on the dash. It was the coil light which placed the car in limp mode. I stopped the engine hoping to get away with it disappearing but it returned. After the 3rd switch off I continued driving and now I have that coil light and EML light. I placed a basic code reader on which says p403 exhaust recirc issues. Does anybody have any ideas. Please many thanks..

Thanks for all your help I'm a bit nervous about the injectors pulling out as I don't have the tool or is it just replacing the outer seals...? The glossy pipe just sits next to the chrome metallic fuel pipe as it decends between 2 of the manifold inlets

I've just had a look this morning and the only other issue I can see is there are 2 pipes one a glossy rubber roughly 10mm and a silver pipe which I assume is fuel. Could I ask if.you can just undo these..? I assume they are high pressure ones..?

Well I'm going for it sometime this week.. I had a quick look yesterday the only bits that I'm concerned about is if a pullout an injector and the 3rd nut on the egr valve that sits around the back. If I'm carefull I'm assuming the injectors won't get pulledmout and in relation to the egr valve can I leave that in place. Not sure how to tackle that bit. Any help would be much appreciated...

Sorry just one other thing. I've watched a couple of you tube vids. It looks like some of the injectors may pull out too. Are they easy just to push back in..? I'm feeling brave and so may do the job myself that was all Many Thanks for your help.

Can I just ask having never removed an 'upside down' oil filter I'm assuming other than a bit of residual oil gravity has sent it all back down the sump..?

Hi Shane do you need to take the oil filter off.?

Hi There I've had a code come up and see that I need a new auxillary water pump. They look simple enough. Is there a cheaper variant to main dealer..? But still reliable.. Thanks Maz

Hi Shane, Have you got any tips or a lost of what I need to look for as I'm going to attempt myself. I did hear the injectors need to be removed which are easy to damage not sure how true that is. I'm going to get an ebay manifold and a genuine sensor. Any advice would be appreciated..

Crikey that's good at only 20 mins.. How do you manage that. My eml came back on today so habing replaced only the solenoid I now need to decide on whether to by a new manifold or just the sensor as I note you can now by genuine inlet flap angle sensors. Are the injectors hard to remove...?

I bought a project tdi vrs with manifold issues. Like yourself I bought component pattern parts. They system is slightly different. However what I did was get a jum lead and disconnect both battery terminals. I then connected the positive and negative bat leads with the jump cable. I'm no expert but I wanted to be double sure I drained any capacitors/memory. I'd forgot about it and ended up doing this over night. I reconnected the battery in the morning. Another thing to note is that TPS sell the sensor and the vacuum solenoid now which would give you a bit of piece of mind. On my diesel coincidentally I had an auxillary pump code as well which I hadn't noticed stupidly as blinkered on the inlet manifold. I suspect its a calibration thing which may just need an unplug and plug at the right time..? Again I'm no expert but in my diesel it worked. Did you remove the manifold yourself..? Is it hard..?

Did you manage to fix the problem. I'm going through the same now.