VW T6 204 Bi-Turbo - Engine replacement - £12k-17k What are my options?

[Bigsidavies]

I got the engine done and the turbo reconditioned, around 12k all in so a bitter pill to swallow but after 1000miles all seems well

I did consider the ford trick tbh!

Should I inform insurance of new engine? should van be insured for more?

Have you had the egr deleted now so it doesn’t destroy your new engine?

 

[WolvesVW]

Have you had the egr deleted now so it doesn’t destroy your new engine?

going to look into it once the 2 year warranty is up, don't expect to do more than 15k miles in that time

 

[Lubrown]

Probably wouldn't be the first, but it'd still be fraud.

And we all end up paying increased premiums that cover this fraud. So annoying that people do this or even consider it as a valid option.

 

[B.different]

Hi, I've got a Carravell edition 25 180 bitdi. I bought it private then realised it was using oil, so after checking the Internet I soon realised there was problems with the egr oil cooler on the CFCA engines, then I came across darkside developments at Barnsley, so had an oil analysing test done and wasn't good, but they did a conpression test and said its not the best, but not the worst by any means, so they blanked of the egr cooler and gutted the DPF and remapped it and went like a train, then the exhaust started to blow and the stock one was a ridiculous amount, so I got a bispoke stainless one for half the price and it's now 210 bhp. My oil consumption is still quite high, but a lot better since I started using millers oil.

Did it smoke much after you removed the dpf?

 

[FerrisBFW]

Hi, I've got a Carravell edition 25 180 bitdi. I bought it private then realised it was using oil, so after checking the Internet I soon realised there was problems with the egr oil cooler on the CFCA engines, then I came across darkside developments at Barnsley, so had an oil analysing test done and wasn't good, but they did a conpression test and said its not the best, but not the worst by any means, so they blanked of the egr cooler and gutted the DPF and remapped it and went like a train, then the exhaust started to blow and the stock one was a ridiculous amount, so I got a bispoke stainless one for half the price and it's now 210 bhp. My oil consumption is still quite high, but a lot better since I started using millers oil.

Mine did the same, was using 1ltr per 200 miles I think, no smoke nothing ran amazing

 

[DXX]

Mine did the same, was using 1ltr per 200 miles I think, no smoke nothing ran amazing

That’s a teaspoon of oil per mile, a lot of soot!

 

[Dellmassive]

new thread started to bring all this in,

- 204ps Bi-Turbo CXEB T6 Engine & Turbo problems -

- 204ps Bi-Turbo CXEB T6 Engine & Turbo problems - Looks like im the latest patient of the CEXB engine issues. (possibly the 2016-2018 range as there is a mention that the CXEB Block etc was revised in 2019) (the CXEC 199ps Bi-Turbo was released 2019> and revised ) in sort it looks like its...

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[nick ekins]

I have had this happen on two Bi-turbo Caravelles. A 2011 T5 and a 2016 T6 both owned from new.

Both failed at just over 3 years c 50,000 miles.

Second time VW helped out a bit bringing the bill down to about £5,000 but was not a full engine ‘just’ EGRs, DPF and Turbo’s. Luckily it happened on way to Breeze VW for a service and went into limp mode which I think maybe helped with limiting the damage.

In both cases EGR to blame as per comments above. Its hard to understand how the vehicles carbon footprint is enhanced by the destruction/replacement of an Engine every few years.

I now have a 2021 T6.1 which apparently has a revised EGR where the oil contamination issues are resolved.

Now with this vehicle i have an oil and filter change every 5000 miles, and I bought the 5 year extended warranty. I’m not keen to delete the EGR due to insurance/MOT/Warranty, but I would be prepared to replace it on a precautionary basis before long.

Its hard to understand why VW have not been more generous in helping owners with vehicles which left their factory with an inherent defect.

 

[Lubrown]

It’s hard to understand how the vehicles carbon footprint is enhanced by the destruction/replacement of an Engine every few tears.

The real ‘eco’ cars are the classics that refuse to die with just basic maintenance. Cars that have already lasted 50 years and are still going strong. Modern cars are just a way to mill money out of people. They aren’t designed by engineers that care, or if they are then the accountants get them to change their designs. They won’t last and they cost a fortune to maintain vs the oldies.

 

[FerrisBFW]

The real ‘eco’ cars are the classics that refuse to die with just basic maintenance. Cars that have already lasted 50 years and are still going strong. Modern cars are just a way to mill money out of people. They aren’t designed by engineers that care, or if they are then the accountants get them to change their designs. They won’t last and they cost a fortune to maintain vs the oldies.

Like 20k miles oil changes as requested by the fleet boys. Amazing what sticking to 5k~10k miles service intervals would do to the longevity of the engines