After all of this repair work whats the over/under on how many miles she will get out of this car???
Any TDI or VW Mechanics in Here?
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Insanity!
Its hard to say. The engine is still in good working order, but the emissions components and the turbo were making it run poorly so doing all of this will really free everything up. We are doing all of the other required maintenance on it as well while it's here so that accounts for about $2k, but if she keeps it maintained then it could go another 100k miles I would think.
Sounds cheaper than a new VW to me, not saying it was money well spent on repairs vice a used one though.
She got her car back last Friday and everything was running great. Not all of the monitors had set after multiple test drives so I told her to drive it for a week and let me know if anything pops up or changes. Haven't heard anything from her yet, but I do need to follow up with her. Aside from some body damage she had the car looked and felt brand new after we detailed. Replaced all of the worn parts, like new Bilstein struts shocks, all fluids serviced, etc. If you want to keep a car going that is how you do it so you don't run into cascading failures.
Here’s an update:
Car went back to the dealer 2/17/2023 when I last posted.
I got the car back 11/8/2023
I had two fully paid for rentals:
First one I put 12,850 miles on
second 885
First rental cost VW $9,459.44
Second rental cost VW $874.82
Rental Summary:
Mileage: 13,735
Cost: $10,334.26
I paid 11k for this car. I’m surprised VW hasn’t bought it back and set it on fire by this point. Also, I’m typing this as I wait for my ride from the dealer after the same fault came up. Crazy Crazy.
Car went back to the dealer 2/17/2023 when I last posted.
I got the car back 11/8/2023
I had two fully paid for rentals:
First one I put 12,850 miles on
second 885
First rental cost VW $9,459.44
Second rental cost VW $874.82
Rental Summary:
Mileage: 13,735
Cost: $10,334.26
I paid 11k for this car. I’m surprised VW hasn’t bought it back and set it on fire by this point. Also, I’m typing this as I wait for my ride from the dealer after the same fault came up. Crazy Crazy.
Did you keep it under 72mph?
Came on yesterday at 60mph.
I am not a VW tech but I do work on the 6.7 ford and have dealt with the p20ee code before. The PCM is determining the catalyst is inefficient. Many checks include making sure the egr is working properly and has no blockages. Also have to check the DEF injector for leaks and proper flow and the proper percentage of urea, at least 32%. If those are in working order you have to make sure the Nox sensors are reporting properly to the PCM. If those are good and reporting accurately then the catalyst is shot.
So far:
Multiple “check” clear codes
DEF heating element replaced
Nox sensor replaced
DEF feed line replaced
DEF injector tested/verified
Thermostat operation verified
Replaced scr Nox catalyst - catalytic converter
Sounds like their steps have been very similar to yours. Should hear within a couple days what their next plan is, will keep you updated.
These codes are a major pita to resolve. There is a tsb ford released for the 20EE code which involved a pcm reflash and a manual regen and reset of dpf parameters. Of course the tsb didn’t fix the issue. I wish you the best of luck and here’s hoping they can figure out your car.
Sure seems that way. A lot of guessing and throwing parts at it. I’ve seen mention of software updates in the notes, perhaps that was the pcm reflash.
Luckily this is all warranty still so I haven’t paid a dollar. I would have unloaded it immediately if I was.
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