Good Evening.

 

My petrol VRS TSI has thrown a EML light. I've had the code checked at a local garage, with the fault code P2015 coming up (Intake manifold damper sensor implausible signal) The garage reset the fault (They didn't charge me for the code reading) and told me it might just be sticky flaps, and advised an Italian tune up. This seemed to work, but the light has come on again a few days later.

So is this something that can be fixed, manifold removal and clean? Or will this require a new manifold?

Car is a 59 plate just sitting shy of 60k miles.

Regard

Marc 

Edited 3 May, 20206 yr by Marc83

You can try to remove and clean up. But it is quite a big job to then do a second time replacing the manifold.  It fails in multiple ways. The most common is the position sensor or the actuator mechanism popping out.  Do a search for humble mechanic P2015 2.0TSI.  There are also a few ghetto fixes around.  It is quite a common replacement. but it is quite an expensive part and a pain to remove and fit making it costly.  

 

 

Hi Client.

 

Thanks for taking the time to reply. So looking at it long term, it might be more cost affective to replace the manifold completely? I've been advised by the garage I use to expect to pay around the £500 mark for the manifold plus fitting, and advised to only use genuine Skoda parts. Is this correct or are there any non skoda units worth looking at? 

 

I've seen this manifold on ECS tuning which might work out cheaper even with import duty. Is this the correct part number I need?

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/tsi-intake-manifold-with-complete-installation-kit-improved-oem-version-over-oe-06j133201bd/06j133201bh1ktkt/

 

Best regards 

Marc 

I thought it was AS but BH seems to be newer. So I would say that is correct.

 

I've seen people order from the US of A and it does tend to work out cheaper than Europe prices for this  part which seems crazy.

 

I have also seen people try cheap pattern parts only to have to replace a second time almost immediately so stay clear so OEM is usually good advice here.

 

A quick search shows a Vaico equivalant at a reasonable price. Now Vaico are generally pretty respected part mfr. so it maybe worth a go but I have no direct experience of it.

 

A 1st hand review or experience would be useful before taking the plunge!

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/vaico/12246581
 

Thanks Again Client.

 

I'll take a look at both options, and speak to the garage.

 

Best regards 

Ah, this old problem.

First appeared on my Mk2.5 at 6 months outside of warranty - new inlet manifold required along with the labour costs.

Spoke to Skoda UK and managed to get some goodwill as the car had always been back to main dealers for services etc. Was still an amount that I didn't want to have to pay - but it was what it was.

The very same car threw up the same error at 6yrs old, so the replacement inlet manifold would also have needed replacing.

 

Thankfully I was at the point where I was ready to replace my car - so when it came to trade-in time I simply cleared the error code, light remained off long enough to secure my trade-in price. Them when returning the following week to collect my new car I cleared the code once and error light once more.

 

Only issue I had with my Mk2.5 - but for it to go at 3.5 yrs and then again at 6yrs just shows how s*** poor the OEM part is.

It is a lot of money for some moulded plastic! 

 

A bit more information in this thread, there are probably many many others in briskoda as well. But pretty much as outlined above posts.

 

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=282660.0

 

So Just updating this thread.

 

I ordered the manifold from ECS tuning, which only took five days to be shipped from the USA to my door step.  The good news, it was the correct part for my car.

 

Now for the bad news. A few days before the car was due in to have the manifold fitted the car started to run ruff at idle and low speeds when cold. I put this down to the faulty manifold just playing up. After having the new manifold fitted the car is still poorly, and running ruff at idle, and low RPM, kind of feels like a misfire. It's now back in the garage for further investigation. The garage have suggested it might be throttle body related?

 

Regards

Marc 

Oh no.   could be a lot of things. VCDS code read? First guess would be coil packs or plugs, then move on to more expensive items. Hopefully your guys will be good at diagnostics and not just put this part in and see.... That can go on and cost a lot! Let us know how you get on. Good luck.  

So. Just to close things off.

I got the car back last week,, and all is now well again. The Garage I use believed the problem was throttle body related, but weren't 100% sure, and didn't want to risk changing parts for the fun of it. So it was booked in to a local VAG specialist who diagnosed it as having a faulty throttle body sensor. So that was replaced, they also did a software update. Not sure what this was for? I haven't yet paid for the repairs, as i was told by the receptionist to drive it for a few days, and let them know how its running.  I'll speak to them regarding the software update when I pay for the repairs.

Regards

Oh. good. They do release updates from time to time which seems to cure some faults which arise.  Always amazes me, as how has it been running of for the last 11 years. But if all is good. Then that is good.