bimma123

Thanks mate, yes it appeared to be EGR was sticking open and causing car to cut off/stall and then not start. I bought an EGR simulator kit off ebay with a blanking plate, fitted it to effectively delete the EGR (without map so the simulator still tricks car into thinking EGR present and working ) so far so good

Yep...id rather be safe than sorry too lol well it arrived today and just fitted it. quite easy to do 1) remove the engine cover 2) undo the clamp on the big air pipe. undo the jubilee clip on the air pipe (turbo end) and remove it. the Little breather pipe was a bit tricky to get off by squeezing the clip and i ended up breaking the clip when i pulled it off lol but it should still hold? (pic attached) i used a torch and long screw driver to see the plug for the egr connector it was covered in dirt and i couldnt find it at first but picture shows it in red circle once it was removed it was easy to connect the simulator..1) plug into the EGR connector (leaving the egr disconnected of course) 1 plug of the simulator into the MAF and the other into the car ECU connector for the MAF and re fit pipes etc re scanned codes and nothing present so i will drive it today to work in a bit hopefully makes it lol and update after a couple days EMU 11 EN (1).pdf

J.R yes that makes sense, you're probably right. i just didnt want to carry on driving it, the engine light comes on /limp mode so dpf wont re gen and then get a dpf blockage which might not then clear it self if the car wont go into re gen mode so i played it safe by ordering that part

ok, i see, but i think surely it cant be as easy as blocking the egr pipe like i did (with a better plug lol), unplugging the EGR side and leaving it unplugged as the ECU would read something is missing and throw the light up straight away. when my part arrives...i will unplug the EGR first...start the car as it is and see if it throws EML... hopefully should arrive in the morning.. I have drove it up and down my street few times sunday. no light and not in limp mode but i think it will eventually come on

Ordered part yesterday off ebay £122 posted. Waiting for delivery started car today, had a slight judder at one point but revs balanced out. plugged it in and had the P0401 code with is EGR related but no engine light J.R when you say cost you £99 for nothing....have you tried this simulator and it didnt work for you? im covered by paypal for it worst case

you may be right, i will scan the car again to see if there is a fault code present...or maybe its programmed to come on after certain time/distance of driving with that fault... either way i will be ordering that simulator as it seems to be the most cost effective fix and another forum member PipH has confirmed that they had same egr issues on a tiguan and this resolved it so tried and tested

J.R cheers. yes i think i will be ordering that simulator the cars aready had the emission fix recall work (no idea what they done to it) so looks like this is my most cost effective option i have drove it up and down the road a few times no engine light yet but im guessing it will appear soon so i wont be driving it far like this. hopefully the simulator arrives this week

thanks

Piph is it not this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11-EGR-AGR-Emulator-Simulator-Plate-for-VW-Audi-Skoda-Seat-2-0-TDI-CR-II-Euro-5/183869556154?hash=item2acf7ac5ba:g:OaAAAOSw-DRdHK14 as the one you linked also blanks off the metal pipe?

hi PipH, yes you recommended this back in september when i had a similar issue...my car started that time and ran fine...started having issues again..replaced the throttle body recenty. clonked out on me yesterday again. will be ordering that simulator thank you

It all points towards the EGR sticking open as someone replied to my one of my older threads saying the EGR stuck open would cause the car to cut out and not start ive had the emissions recall done back in may 2017 i think if thats the one you mean...i am not aware of any others i am going out to brave driving it up and down my street couple of times and see what happens ..wish me luck lol but i am leaning towards ordering that EGR similar that another member recommended which they used on their tiguan with the same cffb engine

this happened to me twice now...i have done the 180 degree rotation and cleaned the throttle body...happened again so i bought a used throtte body off ebay..cleaned that. worked fine for 6 weeks or so car cut out again yestderday..RAC couldnt get it running ...said it was compression issue but i did the makeshift d.i.y EGR blank plate using a coke can made 3 layers of it...got the car running with a squirt of easy start So am i right in saying the EGR keeps randony getting stuck open and is it not good to drive the car with that plate in place? what will happen ? i was pointed towards an EGR simulator kit by a member on here for approx £120 which gives a blanking plate and the simulator plugs into the car to make it think its still there and working...rather than map it out i guess..would this be a better soltion?

yes thanks...just saw this message. i did exactly the above...cleaned by throtte body rotated the valve but still had the issue...i ordered a replacement used unit off ebay. cleaned it up and worked ok for about 6 weeks (the plastic teeth in the motor must have been chewed causing it to stick any way...my car cloncked out on my randonly yesterday and as mentioned in my other thread...RAC couldnt get it running..towed me home but i managed to get it started by making a di.y egr blank plate and fitting it

Right guys quick update.... went out...made a d.i.y egr blank plate using a old coke can...cut rough shape using the gasket for the pipe as guide.made holes for screws. made 3 layers just to be safe/stronger put it in place as marked above where that metal pipe meets engine litte spray of easy start and it fired up. no knocking or anything, ran it on drive 5 mins or so. switched it off....and it started again off its own power...no easy start so basicaly the RAC guy mis diagnosed it....seems to be the egr was stuck open...causing the exhaust cases to flow and low compression.. my question is.... can i drive car like this or not. no engine light one (yet) ran my cheap obd scanner p2100 code was on there but i think thats to do with the RAC guy manually testing the throttle sensor etc so whats next...egr delete or someone mentioned on my thread last time that EGR simulator kit off ebay £120 odd quid..basically blank the egr off as i have and then plug in the simulator to make the car think the egr is working as normal

thanks guys. up early so will give it a go in a bit and update chimaera...sorry for sounding dumb but to rotate it...clockwise right? and can i remove the cambelt cover easily without removing anything ? yesterday i managed to pull it back by undoing the two clips i could see at the top and saw the belt was on there and managed to prod it with my finger just to make sure it was slack and wasnt the remains of the belt. Cambelt and water pump was done at 76k now on 133k miles i will also attempt to make a temporary egr blank plate with a tin can or some thin metal and put it as shown in pic below because i have read if the egr is stuck open it wont start can someone tell me which pipe i remove to test fuel pressure on the left of engine where iv put a red mark please or is it not fuel related as it woud have started with easy start thanks for advise again