A3 2006 2.0 170 TDI Quattro cut out whilst driving Today - Injectors or Camshaft Sensor?

[aqibi2000]

Hi,

I have a A3 2006 2.0 170 TDI Quattro ( BMN ) - driving yesterday and after 2 minutes it cut out. I've read similar storeis of injectors shorting out causing similar symptoms.

Is the recall still on for the A3's? Also I got a VAGCOM read of the erros and it is pointing at the Camshaft sensor, the symptoms also match up to being a faults Camshaft sensor


The car behaves as if it's just about to start but won't

All guidance will be appreciated, thiis all happened at about 18:27 timestamp, the vehicle was not in use before this so not sure why the Lambda sensor is showing an error


4 Faults Found:


000305 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S1
P0131 - 008 - Signal too Low - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 39
Mileage: 164128 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.06.20
Time: 17:27:14


Freeze Frame:
RPM: 1728 /min
Torque: 0.0 Nm
Absolute Pres.: 1130.0 mbar
Voltage: 3.07 V
Bin. Bits: 00000001
Text: 784 C
Text: -0.04 V


012296 - Camshaft Position Sensor (G40)
P3008 - 006 - Signal Out of Range - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100001
Fault Priority: 0
Fault Frequency: 6
Reset counter: 40
Mileage: 164296 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.06.21
Time: 18:27:31


Freeze Frame:
RPM: 896 /min
Torque: 40.0 Nm
Speed: 0.0 km/h
Steering Angle: -47.95°
Angle: 0.0 °
(no units): 1.0
Steering Angle: -12.73°


000833 - Camshaft Position Sensor (G40)
P0341 - 006 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100001
Fault Priority: 0
Fault Frequency: 7
Reset counter: 40
Mileage: 164296 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.06.21
Time: 18:28:18


Freeze Frame:
RPM: 224 /min
Torque: 152.0 Nm
Speed: 0.0 km/h
(no units): 2.0
Steering Angle: 0.00°
Angle: 0.0 °
(no units): 10.0


000801 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28)
P0321 - 006 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 40
Mileage: 164296 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.06.21
Time: 22:39:34


Freeze Frame:
RPM: 64 /min
Torque: 0.0 Nm
Speed: 0.0 km/h
Time: 0.02 s
Angle: 0.0 °
Bin. Bits: 00000000
Bin. Bits: 00000001

 

[A19quattro]

I am not an expert but from experience I would say if VCDS says camshaft position sensor then that's your problem. There was an Injector recall but most cars would have been done years ago so unless yours has been out of anything resembling the dealer network for years, then it's probably been done. Dealer tend not to make it in the service book but if you phone them up they can sometimes find it on the computer and confirm it. If it hasn't been done it's worth getting it done as from memory if you get a problem with one it shuts the whole system down, so they change the injectors and wiring harness, then each is in effect wired separately. I doubt if you had an injector problem it would show the codes you have so again I would tend to suspect the camshaft sensor. others may come along with more experience/ideas though.

 

[aqibi2000]

Just thought I'd provide an update.



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