Hi everyone and thanks for your help (in advance).

I've owned my current Superb for around 18 months and have had no problems whatsoever, subsequent to this I'd owned 3 Boras for 11 years so wanted to stay within the VAG due to the reliability of their cars (clocked over 400,000 miles with VW).

About a week ago i was at a roundabout and starting to pull away when the engine lost all power, with my foot firmly on the gas (saves spelling accelerator all the time) it was slowing down, i lifted my foot from the pedal and put it down again and the car carried on as it should. This subsequently happened approximately 15-20 times over the next few days (as soon as it happened i booked it in with local mechanic who does all work on my car). So the mechanic gets it yesterday and says the vcds or similar code checker tells him there's a problem with the egr valve. Rather than replace it he took it to a place in Baildon who ran Terraclean through it (still not sure whether the egr was faulty or just gummed up as will happen with mileage at 105,400) Car runs like new but the problem is still there. I don't mind paying £120 to get my car fixed but don't like spending money for something that's still broken. Any help you great guys could offer would be brilliant. We have a VW specialist (Chris Humpleby) in Bradford who is a complete genius when it comes to fixing problems so all is not lost but I like these forums as they're always insightful.

Regards

Kieran

Bit more detail (waffled on a bit up there)

When it loses power it's as though the engine has been switched off, so pressing your foot on the gas pedal has no effect whatsoever. Sometimes lifting your foot off the pedal and putting it back on resolves the issue whilst at other times you have to dip the clutch. On one couple of occasion i've had to work down from 4th to 2nd to get moving but this isn't the norm. Never does it at motorway speed and tends to do it more under load usually in 2nd or 3rd but never in 5th or 6th.

Car is 2009 (09) Superb se 2.0 tdi . No mods.

It would appear my post has you lot stumped. A quick update then. The guy at Baildon Service Centre offered to run the Terraclean through the car again for free (which is fantastic) and it (fingers crossed) appears to have resolved the issue i was having. I've booked the wifes Civic in with him next week as I'm so impressed with the improvements it's made to my car i thought i'd treat her.

Welcome to the forum.

Maybe best to post in the Superb Section where more Superb owners will see it.

george

Thanks George, will do.