Hi

 

Going to work this morning the engine management light came on, there was a loss of power and vibration followed by the EPC light coming on, Managed to limp to work and RAC called. DIagnostic showed that cylinder 3 had shutdown. The coilpack was replaced. Now it wouldn't start unless continually cranked and then very lumpy. Spark plug was checked again and found to be wet with fuel. RAC man suspected the injector has failed in the open position. Car towed to Ridgeway Skoda where it now languishes until Monday morning,

 

Assuming it is the injector, any ideas on how much in parts/labour to replace? Also, would it have ruined the Cat?

Nearly six and a half years, this is the first breakdown.

 

Thanks 

Cat(s) should be fine.

 

It's an inlet manifold off job - about 4 hours I think.  Get them to have a good look at the water pump for signs of leakage while they are there.  Also get them to decarbon the inlet valves with solvent & scrapers/rotary brushes.  It will add a couple of hours to the job but the car will be better for it.

Edited 1 February, 201610 yr by brad1.8T

Thanks brad.

 

Just had a call. As expected injector 3 stuck open. Parts on order and should be done sometime Wednesday. Total cost with parts, labour and the dreaded VAT, £450.

 

Advisory on both rear tyres due to perishing on the sidewall, both OEM so not too worried. Blackcircles booked for Thursday PM, 2x Michelin Pilot Sport 3 for £150 fitted etc.

 

First major thing to go wrong in 6 1/2 years so can't complain too much.

How are the inlet valves?

Just an update, all now fixed and back on the road. The inlet valves had some coking but nothing so bad that a basic clean hasn't resolved.

 

Watched the test drive on my dash cam, went up to 65 on dual carriageway. Nothing untoward on my drives yet. Fitting a new set of red coil packs tomorrow (courtesy of AwesomeGTI). Will clean up the old OEM ones on and keep them in the boot, 'just in case'. Had to postpone the tyres until Tuesday but no biggie.

 

Going to give it a couple of weeks to settle down, then give it an italian tuneup.

Italian tune-up on these is 4,000+rpm for 20+ minutes (according to VW).

 

Glad it's all good.

A week on and all is well. Rear boots changed on Tuesday and even when still new, there is a noticeable improvement in ride, handling and interior noise.

 

I'm not sure if I'm imagining it or not, but after fitting the red coil packs, it does seem to warm up a lot quicker, even on cold, wet mornings like today.

 

Next job is to replace the Bolero with a Pioneer AVH-X8700BT to support Carplay.

glad it's sorted how many miles on the clock?

glad it's sorted how many miles on the clock?

 

Only 31000, but I've read about injectors failing much earlier. C'est la vive.