TVguy
Well-known member
Has anyone else done the intake cleaning on an A5/MkV Jetta or Golf?
I'm seeing conflicting information regarding this subject. One dealer says it should be done at 40,000 service, another says it should be done at 20,000. I doubt either one has done it on a A5/MkV before.
I checked my owners booklet, and it doesn't even mention the procedure under the details of any service up to and including 100,000 miles!
When I reviewed the FAQ: http://www.tdiclub.com/TDIFAQ/TDiFAQ-7.html#g it mentions mainly A3, A4, B4 models and goes to great lengths to describe a modification to CCV and EGR to avoid the problem.
Somewhere else I read that the A5/MkV engine had major changes to the CCV/EGR system and the mod's were no longer applicable. Does that mean the changes have alieviated the need for so frequent intake cleaning?
How often should intake cleaning be done on the A5/MkV engine?
I'm seeing conflicting information regarding this subject. One dealer says it should be done at 40,000 service, another says it should be done at 20,000. I doubt either one has done it on a A5/MkV before.
I checked my owners booklet, and it doesn't even mention the procedure under the details of any service up to and including 100,000 miles!
When I reviewed the FAQ: http://www.tdiclub.com/TDIFAQ/TDiFAQ-7.html#g it mentions mainly A3, A4, B4 models and goes to great lengths to describe a modification to CCV and EGR to avoid the problem.
Somewhere else I read that the A5/MkV engine had major changes to the CCV/EGR system and the mod's were no longer applicable. Does that mean the changes have alieviated the need for so frequent intake cleaning?
How often should intake cleaning be done on the A5/MkV engine?