Fuel Injector - Contribution/Balance fault code

[Bracus]

i’m amateur compared to you two! Do you know of a good video on the fuel injector swapping? i’d like to have a look and see if i feel comfortable doing it or maybe i’ll take it to a shop.

 

[SaVAGeSoot]

Take it to a shop.

IDE00584 Distance driven since erasing DTC memory 209 km

Why have you driven so little since last code erase? You need to put on some kms so that the system can go through all the required routines\checks if you want to actually diagnose anything here. You still have 3 readiness monitors left to satisfy.

 

[Bracus]

Take it to a shop.

Why have you driven so little since last code erase? You need to put on some kms so that the system can go through all the required routines\checks if you want to actually diagnose anything here. You still have 3 readiness monitors left to satisfy.

I cleared the codes just to see if the engine light would return, and it did—so there’s definitely an ongoing issue. I suspect it may be related to the emissions “fix” VW applied back in 2019. Ever since then, the car has had problems in that area. The dealer never properly investigated the root cause, despite my repeated attempts. Instead, they only replaced injector seals, gaskets around the manifold, and possibly a valve cover. They’ve always seemed evasive about what’s really wrong.

Now I’m wondering if something more serious happened during that fix—like damage to a seal, piston, valve, or cylinder. I’m worried about long-term issues such as bore scoring, especially since the injector seals have been replaced multiple times in the same spot. I can keep driving it until the next checks, but I’m not sure it’s safe. I should probably gather the receipts from the dealer to document exactly what work has been done over the years.

 

[SaVAGeSoot]

Quit asking me to give you assurance on something that I can't see, touch, diagnose myself. Not happening.
Either learn how to do all that yourself, or go to a shop\dealer and say "shut up and take my money".
Also stop with your conspiracy theories, even if there is some sort of plausibility to them. Unless you can prove something, you're just barking for no reason.
How dafuq would I know what might've happened 6 years ago, if you're the donkey that's been driving it since, with the belief they fucked something up? Why didn't you go back daily\weekly\whatever to have whatever you think happened addressed while still under coverage?

All of us on here, and every other forum you're crying on about "something is wrong, and tell me exactly what to say to have someone else fix this for free", won't change the fact that you can't fix\diagnose this yourself if you don't know what you're doing, and if you're not following advise\direction because you're not familiar with how to use VCDS, or wrench, or whatever.

So you can either continue to look at your driveway ornament, or pony up and pay someone, or learn how to do things yourself and try to get to the bottom of it.

Your move.

P.S. What will digging up whatever receipts you have do? Do you still have warranty on those repairs or something? What I am missing here?

 

[Bracus]

Quit asking me to give you assurance on something that I can't see, touch, diagnose myself. Not happening.
Either learn how to do all that yourself, or go to a shop\dealer and say "shut up and take my money".
Also stop with your conspiracy theories, even if there is some sort of plausibility to them. Unless you can prove something, you're just barking for no reason.
How dafuq would I know what might've happened 6 years ago, if you're the donkey that's been driving it since, with the belief they fucked something up? Why didn't you go back daily\weekly\whatever to have whatever you think happened addressed while still under coverage?

All of us on here, and every other forum you're crying on about "something is wrong, and tell me exactly what to say to have someone else fix this for free", won't change the fact that you can't fix\diagnose this yourself if you don't know what you're doing, and if you're not following advise\direction because you're not familiar with how to use VCDS, or wrench, or whatever.

So you can either continue to look at your driveway ornament, or pony up and pay someone, or learn how to do things yourself and try to get to the bottom of it.

Your move.

P.S. What will digging up whatever receipts you have do? Do you still have warranty on those repairs or something? What I am missing here?

Well - the receipts would tell a bit of a story and show the things they’ve fixed and danced around certain areas. It’s no problem man I can do more driving and wait for those cycles see what happens. It’s getting the bouncy rpm needle for about 1 second upon cold startups.

 

[Bracus]

Hello, the presence of metallic particles in the pipes is very likely, indicating a worn high-pressure pump.

i was actually a little worried about this.... This is what i actually suspected happened the moment they put the emission compliant “fix” on it back in 2019 and i’ve had these kinda issues from that moment on ever since. How to diagnose that? Which pipes exactly are you talking about and is there a way to check this that you can explain?

 

[Bracus]

I've suggested something on the other forum, but you fell off the planet after and started here.

I will try when I have something a little more definitive to say to them and I can prove something is wrong a little more and that it should have in fact been covered. Hey SavageSoot, what do you think of these scans I took back on Nov 17th?

Monday,17,November,2025,12:26:26:57689
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 10 x64
VCDS Version: 25.3.2.0 (x64) HEX-V2 CB: 0.4672.4
Data version: 20250822 DS365.0
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Mode 01 - PID 01 : Readiness -- Address 7E8
Number of DTCs stored: 0 -- MIL Status: MIL OFF
Misfire monitoring: Passed
Fuel System: Passed
Comprehensive Components: Passed
Catalyst monitoring: Failed or Incomplete
Heated catalyst monitoring: Failed or Incomplete
Evaporative system monitoring: Not installed.
Secondary air system monitoring: Failed or Incomplete
A/C system refrigerant monitoring: Not installed.
Oxygen sensor monitoring: Failed or Incomplete
Oxygen sensor heater monitoring: Failed or Incomplete
Exhaust Gas Recirculation: Failed or Incomplete
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Mode 01 - PID 01 : Readiness -- Address 7E9
Number of DTCs stored: 0 -- MIL Status: MIL OFF
Misfire monitoring: Not installed.
Fuel System: Not installed.
Comprehensive Components: Passed
Catalyst monitoring: Not installed.
Heated catalyst monitoring: Not installed.
Evaporative system monitoring: Not installed.
Secondary air system monitoring: Not installed.
A/C system refrigerant monitoring: Not installed.
Oxygen sensor monitoring: Not installed.
Oxygen sensor heater monitoring: Not installed.
Exhaust Gas Recirculation: Not installed.

Do you know why things such as “misfire monitoring” would say not installed? There’s a few things in there and it says not installed. That just seems weird to me.... would some of that be unplugged and coded out?

 

[SaVAGeSoot]

I'm not looking at anything that we didn't ask you to post, or that isn't being suggested as a problem by the scan data.
You have faults for #5
You have high deviation #s for #2 & #5. This indicates there's a problem in those cylinders.
If you aren't seeing signs of black death, or haven't had any work done on those two injectors, then you need to either swap injectors as previously suggested to try to isolate an injector related issue, or look at potential intake valve carbon buildup, or do a compression test, etc.

If you'd rather just post random stuff you stumble across in VCDS, or load up a parts cannon, then so be it.... your move again.