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I was terrible about following up. Thank you both for your suggestions. @PeterA1 I did, in fact, put a new genuine battery in the car early this year. I also coded it with VCDS. Did not seem to affect the issue, but good suggestion. @oilhammer What fixed it was changing the fuel filter...

Over the past 10-15K miles, my 2014 A6 CPNB has gradually developed a stutter. My car feels as though it is misfiring/stuttering intermittently for the first 10 minutes or so after a cold start. I get the feeling it is tied to whatever emission warm up mode it performs. I’d say the stutter is...

I agree with you about chain stretch/wear being a real phenomenon. That said, re-reading my reply, I see I actually made no mention of it while talking about the oil pump. The thought was complete in my head, but it never made it to my reply. :) I meant to say that, depending on its setting at...

My 2014 A6 CPNB has 120K miles. It has been problem free. I love this car. It also has a mild rattle that will happen for a second or so after some starts. I find the rattle is worse if I leave the ignition on before starting. Hypothesis is that this is an artifact of the electronically...

I've seen nearly 230F on our 2015 SEL driving rapidly mid-regen. Run the right oil (5W30 507.00 spec), keep your coolant properly maintained, and never worry about oil temp. TurboDieselPoint

I know exactly what you are hearing. My car did it three years ago when it was new, and made the same faint sound the entire time I had it until I sold it back not long ago. It is the sound of the input shaft of the transmission spinning and is just normal function of the transmission. The...

Thanks for the response, mishkaya. I agree, erWin is not very user friendly. I discovered what my problem was. In order to find the repair manuals for the CKRA/NMS, I had to search for documents for the A32 chassis Passat, NOT the NMS. This is an error in their system. Hopefully this will...

Hello All, I am considering purchasing a subscription to erWin if I would be able to download the engine service manual for my 2014 Passat TDI (NMS) so I can learn about the coolant flushing process and oil cooler replacement. However, after searching on erWin, it seems no such thing is...

I made an interesting discovery in VCDS today: Apparently, we can monitor oil temperature and level in the CKRA. Under the Control Module 01-Engine and Advanced Measurements, I found this option along with oil level. Maybe this is news only to me; I could have sworn the CKRA did not have an...

Hi all, As some of you might have seen in my previous thread, my car's original heater core coolant passages blocked up (cold air out of passenger side) and my core was replaced per VW's TSB. Days after getting my car back with the new core, I noticed there was still a lot of contamination in...

Hello folks. Wow. It has been forever since the last time I have posted. I've still been reading on and off (it's good to see many of the familiar faces still here:)), but haven't posted since for the most part things have been smooth sailing for my car, until recently. After 3 years and...

The TDI's have a completely different electric steering rack, so you are probably asking the wrong crowd here. You might want to ask the Passat section at VWvortex. Good luck!:)

The evaporator is the heat exchanger which resides inside the car and removes heat and humidity from the air. It is the element from which water drips. The condenser, which failed on the OP's car, sits in front of the radiator. I'm not sure how an evaporator which retains water could be...

Since it's the factory alignment, they probably just dispense only 9 liters into the tank for its first fill.

Ok, easy enough. Half tank it is. Thanks guys.

Hi all, Since I will be getting my 2014 Passat TDI SE aligned soon, I want to know how much fuel VW recommends I have in my car for a correct alignment. I ask this because I know the weight of the fuel in the vehicle can affect the suspension's position during the alignment, and I want to make...

Hello all, I have encountered my first issue with my 2014 Passat TDI SE. Over the past month my Passat with almost 17K miles has developed a metal-on-metal sounding clunk/crack/pop audible from outside the vehicle. I hear it when I turn sharply at very low speed, such as when I am pulling...

Mine has done exactly what you describe for as long as I've had it. I picked up on the grey "soot" very early on and kept an eye on it, only to find that it hasn't worsened over time. Initially, I, too, was concerned about a leaky DPF that might eventually cause a CEL, but I've since concluded...

Thanks for the responses! It sounds like I was underestimating this filter's capacity, and that it should be large enough to last 60K miles or 6 years even in my dusty situation. I will simply leave it alone until it requires replacement per VW's schedule unless issues (CELs) crop up before...

I haven't found any severe duty schedule yet. That was the first thing I looked for, but 60K or 6 years is all they provide.