30 minutes ago, ApertureS said:

What were the before fault codes, and what was the before symptoms?

From what i have seen hes had some issues with fuse 4, seems there was more issues then "just" the gearbox!

45 minutes ago, bubib5 said:

From what i have seen hes had some issues with fuse 4, seems there was more issues then "just" the gearbox!

Oh this is the same person! I thought i recognised the name!!

 

Still not sure why the rash decision to fit a gearbox without full diagnosis and repair of the engine faults first.

2 hours ago, ApertureS said:

Oh this is the same person! I thought i recognised the name!!

 

Still not sure why the rash decision to fit a gearbox without full diagnosis and repair of the engine faults first.

My thoughts exactly, apparently he had the turbo issue before the gearbox swap, so not sure how the box swap came up so sudden..

12 hours ago, ApertureS said:

What were the before fault codes, and what was the before symptoms?

Unexpected mechanical disengagement. Regarding the drive, it was surging, it was sluggish under 2000 rpm which may be the current problem, and it was slamming into gear. The box felt heavy & noisey.

 

I purchased the car from a trader who had imported it from Ireland, and it hadn’t had an MOT in the UK, I think it had been sitting around for two years. I suspect whoever drove it in Ireland, just drove into the ground without even changing the DSG oil.

Whatever app you are using is giving you a lot of odd fault codes that will not be 100% specific to the fault. It needs to be read with odis or vcds to see what’s left in there properly.

 

Chances are you now have engine faults that need resolving and without 100% accurate fault reading we can’t help.

8 hours ago, ApertureS said:

Whatever app you are using is giving you a lot of odd fault codes that will not be 100% specific to the fault. It needs to be read with odis or vcds to see what’s left in there properly.

 

Chances are you now have engine faults that need resolving and without 100% accurate fault reading we can’t help.

I’m using Carista. It’s good enough for a pointer. Odis & VCDS are more pro tools right? How much do they cost? Same code did show on the garage VCDS. 
 

Googling the VAG based forums, it seems P2563 & P00AF are pointing towards what was said further up that it’s the actuator. Is it a simple swap? It’s a cheap enough part to try to fix the problem. Can it be DIY’d or is it a hard one? 

19 minutes ago, sapf0 said:

I’m using Carista. It’s good enough for a pointer. Odis & VCDS are more pro tools right? How much do they cost? Same code did show on the garage VCDS. 
 

Googling the VAG based forums, it seems P2563 & P00AF are pointing towards what was said further up that it’s the actuator. Is it a simple swap? It’s a cheap enough part to try to fix the problem. Can it be DIY’d or is it a hard one? 

Just because there is a fault for a part doesn’t mean that part needs replacing. Not often a turbo actuator code is actually the actuator, generally caused by something else. There are a lot of other components in that system that can cause symptoms and faults you’re displaying.

 

good enough for a pointer is really not good enough when you’re trying to pin point a fault. A OBD generic fault code is exactly that, generic, manufacturers hide a huge amount of helpful information inside a fault package such a details at the time of the fault like boost pressures, positions and voltages, all of this would help find the cause of the fault. 
 

Basically what I’m saying is it’s hard or near impossible to find a fault and repair it without the correct diagnostic tools in the first place. Else you’re just throwing parts at a problem unnecessarily 

On 19/02/2022 at 16:50, ApertureS said:

Just because there is a fault for a part doesn’t mean that part needs replacing. Not often a turbo actuator code is actually the actuator, generally caused by something else. There are a lot of other components in that system that can cause symptoms and faults you’re displaying.

 

good enough for a pointer is really not good enough when you’re trying to pin point a fault. A OBD generic fault code is exactly that, generic, manufacturers hide a huge amount of helpful information inside a fault package such a details at the time of the fault like boost pressures, positions and voltages, all of this would help find the cause of the fault. 
 

Basically what I’m saying is it’s hard or near impossible to find a fault and repair it without the correct diagnostic tools in the first place. Else you’re just throwing parts at a problem unnecessarily 

So if I’ve got his correct. My Carista only talks to the ‘Gateway/Module’, which recognises a fault with one of many controllers. But VCDS will text & identify Which exact one is faulty?

 

 

I may have mixed up module & controllers. 😛 

 

I see VCDS for £225. 

43 minutes ago, sapf0 said:

So if I’ve got his correct. My Carista only talks to the ‘Gateway/Module’, which recognises a fault with one of many controllers. But VCDS will text & identify Which exact one is faulty?

 

 

I may have mixed up module & controllers. 😛 

 

I see VCDS for £225. 

Any diagnostic device will talk to the gateway only, in term this will talk to all other modules. 

 

The issue with carista is it wont be able to extract all the useful data from a fault packet, sometimes even getting confused and reading the fault code incorrectly.

2 minutes ago, ApertureS said:

Any diagnostic device will talk to the gateway only, in term this will talk to all other modules. 

 

The issue with carista is it wont be able to extract all the useful data from a fault packet, sometimes even getting confused and reading the fault code incorrectly.

Cheers. I’m just gonna buy VCDS as you recommend, as I’ve got problems mounting now and I need to defeat them. Just leaving my taxi in a garage for a day without earning is the cost of it anyway. Not sure why I didn’t buy it 4 Skodas ago now 😂