Failed actuator

[apples]

I lost power to my baby and the EPC light flashed, disappeared and then the icon representing "Fault in the catalytic converter" came on. I took my car to the mechanic this morning.

My mechanic has told me that my actuator has failed. 2 weeks out of warranty! He gave me a fault code of P334B00. I'm taking my baby to the dealership on Monday. I'm devastated

[buzuki]

usually you can just replace the actuator depending which turbo is fitted

[apples]

Thanks. I just hope it will be fixed under goodwill warranty.

This happened after stalling my car twice. My mechanic said the I'm stalling the engine because of the faulty actuator. When I stalled the car and restarted the engine that's when I lost power.

You should have seen me driving it home tonight. I was revving the car so much because I wad afraid of stalling it again and losing power!

[Snail Style]

They come as a complete unit from the dealer. Drop me a PM if you need a help out with it.

[apples]

They come as a complete unit from the dealer. Drop me a PM if you need a help out with it.

Thanks Snail Style. I'll see what the dealership says on Monday. My mechanic thinks the dealership should fix it under warranty.

When I dropped it into him for it's service last week I jokingly said my car will now break down because it's now out of warranty! If only I could predict the lotto numbers as accurately.

To top it off my microwave blew up on me tonight. Bad things happen in 3s. I'm not tempting fate so I'd better switch off my tv!

[buzuki]

just realised its a 77tsi, have never replaced a turbo on this yet. Will be interesting to see what the outcome is

[Snail Style]

Just make sure the campaign for the wastegate shims was done correctly.

[apples]

Took my car to VW today. Apparently there is nothing wrong with my car. They carried out the 24v9 service campaign software update. That's what was causing my issues.

They said there was no recall because it wasn't a safety issue. Considering my car went into limp mode I would have thought that was pretty unsafe.

[The One]

Took my car to VW today. Apparently there is nothing wrong with my car. They carried out the 24v9 service campaign software update. That's what was causing my issues.

They said there was no recall because it wasn't a safety issue. Considering my car went into limp mode I would have thought that was pretty unsafe.

This can happen when the tolerances are altered (e.g: just bad luck). Good outcome I would say, free repair for you and not a major fault...

(Had your car been out of warranty longer and you didn't take it to the dealer, sounds like your mechanic would have put you up for a new turbo which is always down too 'backstreet garage inexperience') so to speak. Unfortunate as this is how VW gets such a bad rep... People don't know what they are doing.

[kaanage]

They said there was no recall because it wasn't a safety issue. Considering my car went into limp mode I would have thought that was pretty unsafe.

Given that the 170bhp PD 2 litre diesels weren't recalled for a fault that would totally shut down the engine (reports of cars in the fast lane on freeways having to swerve across multiple lanes to get to the emergency lane before they stopped rolling), I can't see limp mode bothering VW much.

[Snail Style]

Just make sure the campaign for the wastegate shims was done correctly.

I win!

[apples]

I win!

I bow down to you

[TSI_Dan]

From what I understand the 24v9 campaign applies to only a certain batch of VINs, which seems to be prior to 2012ish. Last service I had no luck convincing the dealer staff that I wanted this carried out, because my VIN supposedly does not match the affected batch. Certainly seems it should be carried out given this thread. Has anyone else managed to convince their dealer to have this done on their car, or am I worrying over nothing?

[nomadx38]

Worrying over nothing mate. There was a re-casting of the turbo+manifold which from what I can see was 2012 onwards. With this update the turbo actuator moved from a 45deg angle to a almost horizontal position. I would assume when they moved the position they would have added 2mm to the cast to put more tension on the actuator rod which is all the shim does in the 29v4 update.