Only happened the once for me but that was only 1,000 miles ago.
AdBlue Discussion and Issues
Jaschofield1
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Thanks. I’ll keep an eye on it.
Currently sitting in the stealers getting adblue tank drained. Had 650mile warning so topped up from a garage filler, stupidly not paying attention and overfilled. Jumped back in and still showed 650miles and then engine block warning came on. Overfill at the peril of your wallet getting cleaned out by your local garage, it was not cheap - hard lesson to learn.
I’ve just recently got a T6 but my previous car was a Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi. That car suffered with an EGR that was prone to clogging, particularly on very long runs, such as a summer holiday motorway run of 6+hrs solid driving, nearly always with the P0401 DTC. I tried some fuel additives, only buying premium diesel etc. but none made any difference. Eventually I spent £600 replacing the EGR only for it to clog 3 weeks later, I was beyond angry by this point.
Out of desperation I asked for the oil level to be reduced on the car, because something was contaminating the valve. This seemed to solve the problem and the EGR problems went away. I had an oil change on the car and they filled the oil to the top marker (against my instruction), and the problem came back. Reduced the oil level and the problem went away. I never understood how the two things could be connected, whether some engine oil was pushing through the turbo bearings, or coming up through the crank breather or something.
I know it was a Ford/Peugeot CSA engine and not a VW but the engine principles are similar. If I ever find the EGR clogging on my T6 the very first thing I will do is to reduce the oil level.
Out of desperation I asked for the oil level to be reduced on the car, because something was contaminating the valve. This seemed to solve the problem and the EGR problems went away. I had an oil change on the car and they filled the oil to the top marker (against my instruction), and the problem came back. Reduced the oil level and the problem went away. I never understood how the two things could be connected, whether some engine oil was pushing through the turbo bearings, or coming up through the crank breather or something.
I know it was a Ford/Peugeot CSA engine and not a VW but the engine principles are similar. If I ever find the EGR clogging on my T6 the very first thing I will do is to reduce the oil level.
This may be of help @Thegee6 - FindAdBlue.com
Thanks for the link
Has anyone any recommendations for a decent filler or spout for adding the adblue. The ones that come with the 10 litre containers I find are pretty naff
I played safe and got the VW filling hose kit, which doesn’t let you overfill. It is about £11 on eBay - New Genuine VW AUDI Seat SKODA Adblue Filling Hose Kit 000012499 | eBay
Thanks just ordered one
@Thegee6 For info, I have found that the VW filler doesn’t fit all adblue containers. Consequently, I initially bought a ten litre pack from my local VW dealer (surprisingly at minimal cost difference to Halfords, etc) and planned to decant any other adblue bought subsequently into this once empty. However, as I seem to only top up once a year I have stuck with VW.
Good info, thanks. I was just about to buy a VW filler tube but wondered if it would fit other forecourt containers. You have answered my question nicely!
thanks for the info.
I will try it on the Adblue container I have in the garage and see if the filler fits it. If not then will get a VW container of Adblue
Has anyone had a van that’s been fixed?
I’ve had mine 4 1/2 months now and will be going back in this week for the third time for another P20EE fault .
1st time I was told it required the AdBlue update (it was a March 2017 van with 64K on it???)
2nd time and around 1000 miles since update, P20EE and P204F faults up. NOX sensor changed.
3rd time (today) 3000 miles since update P20EE up again!
I’ve had mine 4 1/2 months now and will be going back in this week for the third time for another P20EE fault .
1st time I was told it required the AdBlue update (it was a March 2017 van with 64K on it???)
2nd time and around 1000 miles since update, P20EE and P204F faults up. NOX sensor changed.
3rd time (today) 3000 miles since update P20EE up again!
My van was an April 17 102ps van. I’ve had numerous adblu issues. New NOX sensor, software update, recalibration, you name it.
However, it’s been good for the last 3 months or so. The warranty runs out in a month!
However, it’s been good for the last 3 months or so. The warranty runs out in a month!
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