Glad I found this thread. Took my camper (2019, 150bhp, manual) to a VAG main dealer last week for an engine software upgrade. This was done under the camper van suppliers warranty as I have only had the vehicle about 11 weeks and was part of their attempts to resolve a yellow EML issue. Anyway, as part of the service the VAG dealer did a "health check". Sure enough, they found two more issues, firstly the power steering fluid needed topping up, despite allegedly having been checked by the camper supplier on the PDI, and secondly the report said the "vehicle coolant is low, investigation required, possible EGR valve"
Now, im no mechanic, far from it, but I was scratching my head trying to work out how the coolant system, which I thought was a sealed system, could be related to or even come into contact with, the Exhaust Gas system. Now that I've seen it listed above as one of a list of possible causes, I feel a bit more at ease. I did think for a minute that the VAG dealer was trying to nick some more work to be carried out and paid for via the suppliers warranty as they mentioned "up selling the issue" to the camper supplier!
Maybe any techs on the forum could explain, in lay-mans terms how one affects the other and what any possible causes and cures there maybe, or if there maybe anything else to look out for if indeed the ERG valve / system turns out to be faulty?
Cheers in advance all,
Rick.
