Looking for advice on turbo related problem

Looking for advice on turbo related problem

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jay85

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81 posts

168 months

Thursday 19th April 2018
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Hi,

So recently my car (Audi A4 2.0 TDI) was suffering from Limp mode and puffs of smoke coming out of the exhaust.

This turned out to be a faulty EGR valve that was not closing properly. I have replaced the EGR valve and the car is now back to normal again....almost.

It now drives normal for about 10 mins and then goes into Limp mode, no smoke this time. (restarting the engine resets the limp mode) I had the codes read and got P0234 -Turbo boost limit exceeded.

I'm hoping the turbo isn't broken (it feels like its working before it goes into Limp).

My (wishful) thinking is that the EGR valve failure (and smoke) could have resulted in the Turbo getting dirty and it just needs a clean.

Can anyone advise on this, or had similar experience?

Thanks,

Dave

jay85

Original Poster:

81 posts

168 months

Friday 20th April 2018
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Thanks, I'll look into cleaning the turbo.

Just looked up the price of a replacement Turbo - Flipping heck, they're expensive!