dgdewsnap
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Hi all.
The patient is a 2014 Jetta TDI w/ 126k mi. It's pure stock with the Dieselgate nerf.
The DPF light came on as I was driving from Kansas City to St. Louis, so there were several hours of highway speed driving for the regen to occur. The engine light is on (not flashing) and that is due to a persistent P2015 (Intake manifold flap position sensor) fault. I haven't bought the spacer from Diesel Geeks yet to fix it. At that time, my last oil change (full synthetic / diesel) was ~ 12,000 miles ago - so, 2k miles overdue. I've had the oil and filter changed (today) - Mobil1 5W40 / Fram 7083 . I just moved, so all my stuff isn't unpacked yet. I usually do it myself with M1 & a WIX filter.
I use a BlueDriver OBD2 scanner and after the oil change I see a P1A58 code ((NOx Catalytic converter regen required (6744)) - first time I've seen that code. I need to go drive it on the highway at 22-2500 revs for awhile to see if the oil change "fixed" it.
I'm not knowledgeable enough to use something like VagCom and I don't want to spend the money, as I won't use it often enough to justify the cost. Still, I don't like going to mechanics for the "swap parts and pray" experience. Anyone think that OBDEleven will give any useful insight as to what's going on? I'm an old hand at turning a wrench and am able to replace a sensor, etc. I have torn down and rebuild engines before, just not all the modern computerized stuff.
The patient is a 2014 Jetta TDI w/ 126k mi. It's pure stock with the Dieselgate nerf.
The DPF light came on as I was driving from Kansas City to St. Louis, so there were several hours of highway speed driving for the regen to occur. The engine light is on (not flashing) and that is due to a persistent P2015 (Intake manifold flap position sensor) fault. I haven't bought the spacer from Diesel Geeks yet to fix it. At that time, my last oil change (full synthetic / diesel) was ~ 12,000 miles ago - so, 2k miles overdue. I've had the oil and filter changed (today) - Mobil1 5W40 / Fram 7083 . I just moved, so all my stuff isn't unpacked yet. I usually do it myself with M1 & a WIX filter.
I use a BlueDriver OBD2 scanner and after the oil change I see a P1A58 code ((NOx Catalytic converter regen required (6744)) - first time I've seen that code. I need to go drive it on the highway at 22-2500 revs for awhile to see if the oil change "fixed" it.
I'm not knowledgeable enough to use something like VagCom and I don't want to spend the money, as I won't use it often enough to justify the cost. Still, I don't like going to mechanics for the "swap parts and pray" experience. Anyone think that OBDEleven will give any useful insight as to what's going on? I'm an old hand at turning a wrench and am able to replace a sensor, etc. I have torn down and rebuild engines before, just not all the modern computerized stuff.
