herk1225
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A little background. I have a 2011 JSW TDI, 130k miles and I plan on giving the car back probably by april/may of next year. I recently got the P2015 error and from all the reading online and on here, I can fix it with the bracket or just ignore it since it doesn't really affect performance.
And last night, I started the car and immediately got the flashing glow plug light. I was able to drive home without any of the symptoms others have described(unable to throttle, slow pickup, limp mode, engine shudder, etc.) It drove just fine. I pulled the ODB codes and got P0638
I did a lot of reading and watching quite a few youtube video, most suggest that I try to clean the throttle body actuator valve first and see. So this morning, I started the car and the flashing glow plug light went away on its own.
My question is should I worry about this or is it just a dirty valve and it went away on its own. I certainly don't want to spend $1000 bucks getting this fixed since I am only going to keep the car for 4 or 5 more months.
I can still attempt to clean the valve but I am not so sure about taking the throttle body actuator off to clean it.
Any suggestions or recommendation is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
And last night, I started the car and immediately got the flashing glow plug light. I was able to drive home without any of the symptoms others have described(unable to throttle, slow pickup, limp mode, engine shudder, etc.) It drove just fine. I pulled the ODB codes and got P0638
I did a lot of reading and watching quite a few youtube video, most suggest that I try to clean the throttle body actuator valve first and see. So this morning, I started the car and the flashing glow plug light went away on its own.
My question is should I worry about this or is it just a dirty valve and it went away on its own. I certainly don't want to spend $1000 bucks getting this fixed since I am only going to keep the car for 4 or 5 more months.
I can still attempt to clean the valve but I am not so sure about taking the throttle body actuator off to clean it.
Any suggestions or recommendation is greatly appreciated. Thanks!