alecglessner
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You might have to look through the whole turbo assembly and see if a hose came loose like mine did
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You might have to look through the whole turbo assembly and see if a hose came loose like mine didFirst of all I apologize in advance. This post may go all over the place...
2010 DSG, all stock, 94K miles.
I've been getting an P0299 code for a while. If I drive mellow and don't get into the boost, it eventually goes away. Or if I clear it, and drive mellow, the CEL stays off. My DV has already been replaced and is the plunger type. I got under the car this weekend to have a look, and verify the DV hasn't come loose. That was all good. Also, checked various plumbing for any bad connections, and all looks good.
I had called the dealer awhile back and asked them about smoke testing, and the service advisor told me "100%, the turbo is bad". So I stopped by a local indy and he said with my mileage (94K miles) that the turbo is probably bad. But reading the forums, I get the feeling that may not be true. I don't drive my car hard very often, and perform oil changes around 7500 miles with Liquimoly and OEM filters.
When I was looking at the DV, I did notice an oil film coming from above it. I couldn't quite see the source, but it is near the turbo. My oil level has never fluctuated though, and there was not enough to cause any drips in the garage. I have heard that when these turbos do go bad, it is the wastegate area? Could that be where the leak is coming from, and indeed the turbo is bad? I couldn't see the waste gate mechanism, so hard to tell.
Lastly, if the turbo is bad, what route should I take? The K04 is intriguing, but do to life changes, I may be tracking this car soon, and I have read (in the Track forum) that stock, or stage 1 might be better for that. It's looks like it's $1600-ish for a new K03 and install, versus close to double that going K04. Opinions?
thanks!
One last thing, if anyone has a solid recommend for a shop in Austin area, please let me know.
Typically when a part number ends in X it means that its re-manufactured. Mk6 GTI turbos are the following:
CBFA turbo: 06J 145 713F
CCTA turbo : 06J 145 713K
If hes quoting you a part number of 06J 145 713KX, it leads me to believe hes quoting a re-manufactured turbo. Which is normal because i don't think they sell brand new CCTA turbos anymore. But, if you were to go with the 06J145713KX turbo you'd be getting the same turbo (old style waste gate)
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine...manufactured-k03-turbocharger/06j145713kx~kt/
The picture you provided does not make sense in my opinion. Side by side they seem to be completely different turbos.
On these supposed wastegate failures, are you guys noticing any noise or other symptoms other than the underboost code?