tristan81491
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First CEL of owning and it's this code. I recently did a road trip with about 700+ pounds of stuff in the trunk/back seats and a bike rack on the hitch with two bikes and moved to DC. The only driving since unloading the car has been a max 20 minute drive in mostly urban stop and go. Heard the car regenning a lot during a couple of short drives but unclear whether it ever fully finished.
After doing some digging it seems like it may be a bad EGT sensor. But i also came across a thread of a dealer trying to charge over $1K to replace the thermostat which sounds ridiculous and I want to avoid that. Car is still covered under dieselgate. I have yet to let a VW dealer do any work other than engine oil/filter and transmission oil/filter and being in a new place, unclear whether I should A: clear the code and get the car on the highway for a bit to let it run a full regen at decent speed and see if the check engine light comes back or B get an appointment to get it looked/fixed under dieselgate. Would clearing the code and it coming back run me into issues with coverage under dieselgate?
The issue is that I am planning a 15-hour round trip this weekend and unclear whether the car will be regenning too much or I can just wait until after the trip to have the car checked out by VW.
Thanks all!
After doing some digging it seems like it may be a bad EGT sensor. But i also came across a thread of a dealer trying to charge over $1K to replace the thermostat which sounds ridiculous and I want to avoid that. Car is still covered under dieselgate. I have yet to let a VW dealer do any work other than engine oil/filter and transmission oil/filter and being in a new place, unclear whether I should A: clear the code and get the car on the highway for a bit to let it run a full regen at decent speed and see if the check engine light comes back or B get an appointment to get it looked/fixed under dieselgate. Would clearing the code and it coming back run me into issues with coverage under dieselgate?
The issue is that I am planning a 15-hour round trip this weekend and unclear whether the car will be regenning too much or I can just wait until after the trip to have the car checked out by VW.
Thanks all!
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