she_loves_the_D
Veteran Member
Ok. So I have a tdi under warranty that has been throwing the P240f code on a cjaa dsg.
Long story short. VW cant figure it out so they are offering to buy my car (for half of market value). Id rather have my car back.
So maybe you nerds (in a good way ) can help me out.
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Short story long.
first my car has 150k+ miles the warranty is the 44k mile extended tdi warranty from the lawsuits. covers all emissions.
About a year ago for the first time in the cars life. A cel popped up. It was for the intake runner. I guess they get stuck sometimes. So i brought it in.
They replaced it. When I picked up the car they told me they found a code for the DPF. Must have been a hidden code. It took a month to arrive and then i brought my car in and the replaced it. Sweet.
About 1000 miles later P240f rears its ugly head. And now a second dpf light.
I brought it in and it sat for about 2 weeks. then i get a call saying "word is on the streets they gone offer to buy your car". Huh?
A few days later i get a call from VWoA saying they determined that the issue was internal and that they needed to replace the ENGINE, turbo and DPF again. on top of that the parts are 3 months back ordered.
So they asked for info on my car and 2 weeks later came up with an offer. Less than half of what it would cost to buy another one (without a new engine). or 1/3rd the cost of the job they had quoted.
I told them most likely all that work wont fix it. and they are just wasting money. Asked for 2/3rds the cost to fix and they said f you well just fix it.
Sweet, new engine dpf turbo intake? I guess ill take it.
3 months and 14k later i get my car back.
1500 miles or so later. P240F
brought it in. Replaced egr and seals.
1000 miles later. P240F.
Now they deemed it a non fix and are offering half of what the car is worth again .
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I can have them try and try again. But at this point i only have 2000 miles left on the warranty and I cant pass smog with that light on. And with it waiting 1500 miles to come back. I might get F'd.
I would love my basically new car back. Would hate to see it crushed for something that has no effect.
Q:
With all that being said. I have heard of that code showing up and fouling DPFs when there is a tiny crack in a charge pipe. They have not checked it.
If anybody has and ideas let me know.
I keep imagining a charge pipe coming loose at the connection and then when they take it apart and put it back together its seals for a while. then eventually comes back loose.
SOMEthing to note- When the code comes back after 1000 miles or so. Erasing it (with my scanner) only gets rid of it for about 10 or 15 miles. So to me the rules out faulty wiring. The fact that them replacing the egr seals only and not touching the DPF cleared it for a while would make me think that is something simple.
Never had an issue before the intake runner.
Thanks in advance diesel boys and girls.
Long story short. VW cant figure it out so they are offering to buy my car (for half of market value). Id rather have my car back.
So maybe you nerds (in a good way ) can help me out.
----
Short story long.
first my car has 150k+ miles the warranty is the 44k mile extended tdi warranty from the lawsuits. covers all emissions.
About a year ago for the first time in the cars life. A cel popped up. It was for the intake runner. I guess they get stuck sometimes. So i brought it in.
They replaced it. When I picked up the car they told me they found a code for the DPF. Must have been a hidden code. It took a month to arrive and then i brought my car in and the replaced it. Sweet.
About 1000 miles later P240f rears its ugly head. And now a second dpf light.
I brought it in and it sat for about 2 weeks. then i get a call saying "word is on the streets they gone offer to buy your car". Huh?
A few days later i get a call from VWoA saying they determined that the issue was internal and that they needed to replace the ENGINE, turbo and DPF again. on top of that the parts are 3 months back ordered.
So they asked for info on my car and 2 weeks later came up with an offer. Less than half of what it would cost to buy another one (without a new engine). or 1/3rd the cost of the job they had quoted.
I told them most likely all that work wont fix it. and they are just wasting money. Asked for 2/3rds the cost to fix and they said f you well just fix it.
Sweet, new engine dpf turbo intake? I guess ill take it.
3 months and 14k later i get my car back.
1500 miles or so later. P240F
brought it in. Replaced egr and seals.
1000 miles later. P240F.
Now they deemed it a non fix and are offering half of what the car is worth again .
----
I can have them try and try again. But at this point i only have 2000 miles left on the warranty and I cant pass smog with that light on. And with it waiting 1500 miles to come back. I might get F'd.
I would love my basically new car back. Would hate to see it crushed for something that has no effect.
Q:
With all that being said. I have heard of that code showing up and fouling DPFs when there is a tiny crack in a charge pipe. They have not checked it.
If anybody has and ideas let me know.
I keep imagining a charge pipe coming loose at the connection and then when they take it apart and put it back together its seals for a while. then eventually comes back loose.
SOMEthing to note- When the code comes back after 1000 miles or so. Erasing it (with my scanner) only gets rid of it for about 10 or 15 miles. So to me the rules out faulty wiring. The fact that them replacing the egr seals only and not touching the DPF cleared it for a while would make me think that is something simple.
Never had an issue before the intake runner.
Thanks in advance diesel boys and girls.