Broken down in the North of Italy, vehicle in limp mode.
Hi there, apologies for resurrecting the old thread, but I am struggling with this same issue. My wife and I are on our year long sabbatical and our VW Crafter motorhome is our home.
The brief history of the 2010 VW Crafter base vehicle. At round 115,000 miles, new NOx sensor, O2 Lambda sensors changed. Nerings re-build turbo installed, due to the old one having "too much movement" by SMG Van in Croydon, UK.
The fault codes which were coming up prior to this work were:
009571 - Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit
P2563 - 000 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
008598 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S1
P2196 - 000 - Signal too High (Rich) - MIL ON (and)
P0130 - 000 - Malfunction in Circuit - Intermittent
008863 - NOx Sensor 2 Bank 1
P229F - 000 - Implausible Signal
008871 - NOx Sensor 2 Bank 1; Heating Circuit
P22A7 - 000 - Implausible Signal
That work appeared to have fixed all of these.
Less than 3 thousand miles into our 12 months sabbatical on the continent (EU), the MIL light flashing, glow-plug light flashing and engine dropping in/out of limp mode. Switch off ignition for a bit, switch back on, OK for a bit then back to limp. In between, the turbo making a strange "whoosh" / "wobble" noise when de-powering between gear changes (when not-yet-in-limp-mode).
This seemed to happen after driving it hard up a couple of steep mountain passes in the north of Italy, then cooling down quickly in the camp site, high in the mountains.
came up with two faults in the engine module:
009571 - Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit
P2563 - 000 - Implausible Signal
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 255
Time Indication: 0
Freeze Frame:
RPM: 735 /min
Speed: 0.0 km/h
Voltage: 13.98 V
Temperature: 168.0°C
Lambda: -9.5 %
Bin. Bits: 00001110
Voltage: 2.736 V
More info: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/18995/P2563/009571
000665 - Boost Pressure Regulation
P0299 - 000 - Control Range Not Reached
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 255
Time Indication: 0
Freeze Frame:
RPM: 2961 /min
Speed: 59.0 km/h
Load: 50.6 %
Absolute Pres.: 2193.0 mbar
Absolute Pres.: 1581.0 mbar
Lambda: 78.1 %
Lambda: 3.2 %
Readiness: 0 1 0 0 1
More info: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/16683/P0299/000665
The interesting point is that the 009571 code occurring prior to the re-conditioned turbo installation, re-occurred.
Took it to VW dealer in Italy, which made a provisional repair "comando geometria variabile turbo" (english: "command variable turbo") and then gave me a bill to replace the whole turbo for 2000 EUR, which I not so politely declined (as it took them a week to tell me that, while I was flushing money into temporary accommodation). Not having a job for a year, doesn't help either.
Anyway, after removing the car from the workshop as-is, it seemed to be working fine for a bit. I put some diesel engine cleaner in the tank when I filled it up and gave it an Italian tune-up for about 60 miles. I also sprayed -40 up and around the turbo actuator piston.
The glow-plugs/MIL lights still randomly come up and the glow-plugs light randomly disappears, all without any noticeable loss of power or strange noises from the turbo. The MIL light however will come up flashing about a minute into starting the engine (not yet moving) and after driving for a while, could sometimes come on solid, until I clear the faults with .
The only fault that keeps being (re)logged is the Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit. The second Boost Pressure Regulation fault has not come back.
I suspect either vacuum leaks, turbo actuator fault or simply carbo build-up in the turbo/sticking vane because of hard driving/fast cool down/crap tractor diesel. Could be a faulty sensor as well, although the Italian workshop checked all the electrical connections, presumably doing some form of sensor testing with an Ohm meter.
On advice from VWforum I've also disconnected the hose from the solenoid valve (the one that goes to the actuator) and sucked on it hard. I can see the piston moving. There appears to be a lot of resistance to my sucking efforts
Note, there are no hose clamps on the hose between the actuator and the valve.
In either case, I don't think a new turbo-compressor is the most economical or environmentally friendly solution in this case.
So, does anyone have (a) any specific advice on how I can troubleshoot this further with very limited tools; and/or (b) know of a good independent mechanic in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, or anywhere on the continent really, who can look at this problem without going straight down the turbo replacement route?
I know I can buy a new actuator (if this is indeed the problem), but I suspect I need to take it to a workshop which ill know what to do, otherwise I think i will get some blank stares.
I have with me and a multimeter, apart from some spanners, but not really enough to start pulling turbos off the engine
Any advice welcome!
Cheers!