Another great educational video. You’re depth of knowledge is fantastic, I didn’t know intercooler icing was a thing but I doubt an old PD 130 A4 intercooler is efficient enough to cause the problem. I do know a fair bit mechanically, certainly enough to do all my own work but I always manage to glean some good information from you, always good to learn 👍👍👍 I have to change the DMF soon, it’s rattling like mad and does make it feel a little more agricultural than it should and it’s a Quattro, done this twice before so, I’ll get there.
My 04 Passat 1.8t gas here in S. Florida blows off the hot side hose at the lower inlet of the AfterCooler. Truth, the IC is clogged, maybe was iced at one point on a recent wet night under power. Solution: a disconnect of the IC at both ends and then a kerosine wash, maybe naptha, (maybe removal), and then blow it dry....beats me why VW didn't work on this challenge, maybe a pressure bleed valve(?). Live and learn. Thank you Tech. Everything you do makes perfect sense.
Very informative...I didn't know about this issue but found this video after dumping water out of one of my intercooler pipes today...it's fall and car is almost always garaged, all year (mine is a 2011 SW TDI, dieselgate car). I was changing the oil today. I have a metal belly pan and almost always look down at top of pan from above when inspecting car (wife drives it so I inspect often). Noticed lately pan had small amount of oily dirt starting to build up on pan below intercooler pipe...when I removed belly pan, no question something was there. I looked around and noticed some oily dirt around the worm clamp on passenger side intercooler pipe and around the area. I loosend the worm clamp and decided to remove pipe....I was drenched in water....I had both intercooler pipes OFF totally last year because I replaced radiator. No water then, just small amount of oily residual. I cleaned out the pipes and put back last year...so what happened in this past year to get that water in there???...no engine issues but I will check now each time I take off belly pan for during oil or tranny fluid changes or anything else....both sides...to check for water build up...I was amazed at amount of water...maybe 1/2 cup or so....
@@EXOVCDS I know right! :/ with all the work I've done on my car too, drive shafts, clutch master and slave cylinders, ARB swap over... the list goes on! But seeing that vid kindly posted by coolair and knowing how we can have weather here in the U.K, no brainer.
Just happened to my mk6 golf TDI yesterday! Took two large chunks of ice out of the cold side charge pipe low point before it goes up into the intake. I had heard about this problem but never experienced it till this winter. We’ve had wild temp fluctuations this season and I’m sure that was the contributing factor.
OHH Shoooot! That was a bad arse draining needed! I have the exact same car, only I think mine is the 1.9tdi and that is a 2.0tdi? I've never tapped my intercooler, as was advised my Thomas exovcds... I think I'll do this immediately after seeng this video. Thank you for the detailed info and walk through in this video, priceless!! Thanks again!
It got me this winter in Texas...our Audi A3 TDI iced in the intercooler...the little ice in there got the EGR's stuck adding the moisture to the soot and gumming up.
We have a VW-Audi shop in NH and we drain intercoolers every oil change on these cars (and that's 5k miles not 10K). Recently we have had a cold and warm cycle and currently there are 5 waterlogged tdi's here and 2 wouldn't start due to the intercooler being so full of water they froze the lower tube solid with ice. One of the cars had about a quart of water in the bottom tube, AND it had the $600 intercooler update installed last year (see VW TSB 2025464 ) because of the same problem. It doesn't work, don't waste the almost $1k installing it. We are going to be drilling the bottom tube with a 1/16 drill bit to allow a constant drain in hopes that works. Only time will tell. VW should be ashamed and should recall all of these and actually fix them properly. I'm at the point it's embarrassing to tell our customers how poorly built and ridiculously expensive these cars are. Very sad from the same company that used to build high quality affordable cars. now it's all about profit over product. Sad times... BTW I've been a VW tech since 1988 and have watched the quality circling the bowl the whole time.
I have a 2014 jetta tdi with 83.000 miles on it I have never checked for this water built up is this something I should check on a regular basis? Thank you so.much for any info.
Mine had the same issue back in 2019 and again this week. VW dealer resolved issue both times without argument. They upgraded the kit the 1st time and it happened again 2 weeks ago. TDI warranty is expiring soon, so maybe it's time to sell the sucker. No way I'd pay the labor to fix this on a 9 year old car.
Great video and liked. Out of curiosity, what is the anti icing "fix" that VW have for this? Is it some sort of oil / water separator? Greeting from the UK!
I have a 2014 Jetta 2.0 TDI I'm having problems with dpf I have replaced the intake but not the filter,the dealership said they regenerated the filter (supposedly) and now light is back on 2 days later. Should I replace the dpf or should I delete it? I have subscribed thank you.
2+ places water can buildup: This sounds like cold-weather induced. Do both places drain properly if weather is warm enough? Places in eastern ontario might be skipping this drainage at maintenace intervals otherwise. Thinking of a 2009 CBEA tdi mk5
@@CoolAirVw This is cool thanks. Perhaps I should post here a related question. Suppose outside temps are just above freezing for many days, could enough water build up to cause a really rough idle and driving, and perhaps cause the car to shut off after driving 20feet in a parking lot? Mildly paranoid I have teh water part of the situation but hasnt frozen yet. Hoping it has a way of exiting without a special trip to repair shop but it the roughness not diminishing for days. Sorry for long message. Best regards.
Thanks for the video, I learned some important things. I have a 2014 Jetta Sportwagen TDI. I live in Arizona, so I shouldn't see this problem. But it's good to know about. It seems that whoever worked on this car before was somewhat of a hack.
Wondering if you have seen this in the older alh tdi? I have bought 3 with bent rods so far and been curious what in the world happened to them. Car in the shop now had #3 rod bent in a s shape. Still ran just no power and heavy smoke.
Hello Sir. After checking the internet and also your video, i think that i have an intercooler freezing related issue. I am on vacation with my 2013 Audi A6 C7 3.0tdi in Finland (-20°Celcius), and i have the EGR fault p0402 (excessive flow). The car is on limp mode, it started fine and it works fine but no power. This happened just the day after i came here (really cold weather). Do you think it's related? And what do you think i should do? Now that i heard your explication for the damage that can be done in the garage while the eventual ice melts and creates further problems, i am starting having doubts if going to the garage?? Can you help
put it in the garage. Let the ice melt. Drain it out of the intercooler piping. PUll the glow plugs, crank the starter to clear any water from cylinder through the glow plug holes, then reassemble and drive.
It presents itself to me as hard starts, stubbling starts, rough idles, no power after start, power cutting when accelerating, or hiccups on the hughway. It starts to appear when the temperatures start to hit the low forties. I just block the entire lower portion of the grill and it seems to help. And I always give it enough throttle to build full boost every drive so that any water gets "processed".
Sir quick question. My girlfriend’s 2013 Golf TDI is making a whistle when shifting. I’m more of a Japanese type of car so my first instinct was to check the turbo hoses and noticed that the driver side intercooler hose metal clip that one you loosen up on this video, the hose moves easily with a gentle touch. Now it’s my understanding that no intercooler hose should be able to move by a simple grab! Not familiar with German cars would you help me understand if that hose should have some free play movement? Thank you very much for this awesome video!
Thanks for the video Richard. I want to ask. I have a 2014 Polo 1.6 TDI and in the past 2 weeks I’ve seen a small oil leak coming from the bottom of the front left-ish side of the car. Looks gold in colour and doesn’t have an odour. Somebody told me it’s coming from the intercooler. Any idea what could be the cause and what attention is needed? The car still drives normal, no loss of power or anything like that, although the exhaust puffs a small cloud of smoke when cranking the engine after being parked overnight
@@CoolAirVw I am from South Africa sir and wasn't aware the US didn't/doesn't have Polos. I was hoping you'd have at least a general idea of the cause of the problem considering your Volkswagen TDI engine knowledge and past experience
If there is a lot of oil coming from your intercooler it could be that your turbo/turbo seal is failing- a small amount is not usually seen as a problem but i would keep an eye on it
Excellent video! My 2011 2.0 TDI has a factory electric water heater that I have not used, but I have experienced hydra lock Do you think plugging that heater in might reduce the hydro lock issue by warming the water slightly? Thank you for a great channel.
I just went through this at the dealership where they charged me close to $800. Bucks for what seems to be an hour of work. It’s going to get down to 20 degrees the whole week, will this happen again? I I’ve driven maybe 100 miles since. Also will the same thing happen in warm weather? Someone please help.
great video do you think a grill cover would prevent this problem last winter my car needed a dpf cause the intercooler had a crack so new dpf and intercooler vw replaced both just trying to be prepared this winter in new england 2013 tdi
I think I said in the video. I know this. Don't use snap on because they have a step that prevents it from working. most cheap sockets including craftsman do not have this step. Usually the step in the snap on deep socket is advantageous, but in this circumstance it is not.
This happened to my 2014 TDi in 2015. After researching it on the forums I found out what the issues was. I contacted the dealership. They denied any knowledge of this issue and said it's internet 'lore'. Idiots...
My 13 Passat TDI recently put up CEL. Kowing it still under warranty I sent it a local dealer. They replaced a sensor in the intercooler claiming it was contaminated by oil and water. My previous 05 Golf TDI would accumulate oil in the intercooler so I put a small screw in the lowest part of the plastic on the intercooler amd drained it at every oil change. Not sure if that trick would work on these CR veedubs especially my model with the air to water cooler...
Thanks for the awesome video and explanation! I had this problem and my local mechanic drained the intercooler and drained without the glowplugs like you did. He changed the flywheel after (that was the purpose of my appointement at start but I had to towed the car at the garage because I would'nt start.) After that when I had the car back there was a check engine with the glowplug flashing and a rattle when at iddle and in some acceleration et deceleration. I went to the local dealership and they changed my egr on dieselgate warranty. I told the mechanic that I had a rattle too but they said they did not hear it. What that could be? An idea? I have a video of the rattle too that I can post if needed. Golf TDI 2012 DSG about 127 000km.Thx !
@@roxannevaillancourt3496 Unfortunately, I would need to see, touch, feel, smell, test the car. At some point your gonna need to seek the services of someone near you who can check the car.
My wife’s car still did it after the cold weather inner cooler in Kansas even when it wasn’t even drove in the really cold weather so that won’t fix it either I haven’t quite figured out a solution
@@CoolAirVw my wife’s car did it last year so they put the cold weather inner cooler on it did the same thing again this year the made up excuses because they don’t have a actual fix from the little bit of research I have done online it helps if you delete the egr but I haven’t actually done it myself so I’m not sure what the actual fix is
Great video my 2012 has hydrolocked twice living in IL, both times seem to be after a cold snap and then normal weather conditions. The first time VW replaced the intercooler under the diesel gate warranty with the TSB part not sure what their soultion will be this time. After I get the car back I will probably drill a small hole in the intercooler to drain the water.
@@bmw803 I recently bought a Renault Capture with a 1,5 dci. Living in Europe, so probably not a car you know of. A lot of Renaults have problems icing the intercooler. So to prevent my from doing so, I covered the intake in front of the intercooler about 3/4 to prevent to much airflow to the intercooler. Then I drilled a 2 mm hole in the boostpipe between the intercooler and the intake manifold, right after where it’s attached to the intercooler. Seems to work.
@@neggym I'll end up drilling holes too. As for Renault capture. Never heard of it. Remember, in North America it's F-150s, Dodge RAMs and Chevy Silverados. VW discontinued some sedans as they dont sell. Tiguan and Atlas are the big sellers. Ford got rid of all cars, only crossovers and trucks. The new F-150 EV already has reservations filled up.
@@bmw803 Yeah I know. Europeans are stuck with driving small/ medium size cars, unless we were given a golden spoon at birth. We have insanely high taxes on cars, and fuel is also pretty expensive. Nothing I’d like better, than to drive a big fat US pick up truck, but then I’d have to sell drugs and live I a treehouse. You get the point.
So got one was driving threw light heard a pop lost all power heard the turbo siren pulled over barley moved over its own power towed it home popped the IC from pipe cup of oil dumped out.
Nothing better than a mechanic that knows what he's doing!
Thanks for watching and commenting on the video
Nothing better than a mechanic who knows what he is doing except ice cream with strawberries.
Great video, not many VW diesel channels out there so it's good to see yours
I post a lot of diesel stuff.Be sure to subscribe.
Another great educational video. You’re depth of knowledge is fantastic, I didn’t know intercooler icing was a thing but I doubt an old PD 130 A4 intercooler is efficient enough to cause the problem. I do know a fair bit mechanically, certainly enough to do all my own work but I always manage to glean some good information from you, always good to learn 👍👍👍
I have to change the DMF soon, it’s rattling like mad and does make it feel a little more agricultural than it should and it’s a Quattro, done this twice before so, I’ll get there.
Yeah, its only on later ones. Much larger intercooler.
p
My 04 Passat 1.8t gas here in S. Florida blows off the hot side hose at the lower inlet of the AfterCooler. Truth, the IC is clogged, maybe was iced at one point on a recent wet night under power. Solution: a disconnect of the IC at both ends and then a kerosine wash, maybe naptha, (maybe removal), and then blow it dry....beats me why VW didn't work on this challenge, maybe a pressure bleed valve(?).
Live and learn.
Thank you Tech.
Everything you do makes perfect sense.
usual discussion and consensus is EGR makes the condensation. I dont think your 1.8T has EGR system.
Very informative...I didn't know about this issue but found this video after dumping water out of one of my intercooler pipes today...it's fall and car is almost always garaged, all year (mine is a 2011 SW TDI, dieselgate car).
I was changing the oil today. I have a metal belly pan and almost always look down at top of pan from above when inspecting car (wife drives it so I inspect often). Noticed lately pan had small amount of oily dirt starting to build up on pan below intercooler pipe...when I removed belly pan, no question something was there. I looked around and noticed some oily dirt around the worm clamp on passenger side intercooler pipe and around the area. I loosend the worm clamp and decided to remove pipe....I was drenched in water....I had both intercooler pipes OFF totally last year because I replaced radiator. No water then, just small amount of oily residual. I cleaned out the pipes and put back last year...so what happened in this past year to get that water in there???...no engine issues but I will check now each time I take off belly pan for during oil or tranny fluid changes or anything else....both sides...to check for water build up...I was amazed at amount of water...maybe 1/2 cup or so....
draining regularly is a great idea
Great "final thoughts"!
Thanks Thomas. You seeing this up there? Its pretty rare here but I guess the colder it is the more its gonna happen.
I Still have to tap my intercooler! :/
@@CoolAirVw Strangely enough, no... haven't seen it once yet.
@@jemmace2586 One small tap... one safe & happy engine! =)
@@EXOVCDS I know right! :/ with all the work I've done on my car too, drive shafts, clutch master and slave cylinders, ARB swap over... the list goes on! But seeing that vid kindly posted by coolair and knowing how we can have weather here in the U.K, no brainer.
Just happened to my mk6 golf TDI yesterday! Took two large chunks of ice out of the cold side charge pipe low point before it goes up into the intake. I had heard about this problem but never experienced it till this winter. We’ve had wild temp fluctuations this season and I’m sure that was the contributing factor.
I hope the video helped
OHH Shoooot! That was a bad arse draining needed! I have the exact same car, only I think mine is the 1.9tdi and that is a 2.0tdi?
I've never tapped my intercooler, as was advised my Thomas exovcds... I think I'll do this immediately after seeng this video.
Thank you for the detailed info and walk through in this video, priceless!!
Thanks again!
Its so easy to pull the intercooler pipe on this one. No need to drill in my opinion.
Thanks for the awesome video once again and for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
My pleasure!
Would this cause it to misfire and stall while driving
no it'll either not start or after it starts it will misfire for awhile.
It got me this winter in Texas...our Audi A3 TDI iced in the intercooler...the little ice in there got the EGR's stuck adding the moisture to the soot and gumming up.
covered under warranty I hope?
@@CoolAirVw im about to find out...fingers crossed lol
@@JeremiahHartmanPhotography fingers crossed here.
We have a VW-Audi shop in NH and we drain intercoolers every oil change on these cars (and that's 5k miles not 10K). Recently we have had a cold and warm cycle and currently there are 5 waterlogged tdi's here and 2 wouldn't start due to the intercooler being so full of water they froze the lower tube solid with ice. One of the cars had about a quart of water in the bottom tube, AND it had the $600 intercooler update installed last year (see VW TSB 2025464 ) because of the same problem. It doesn't work, don't waste the almost $1k installing it. We are going to be drilling the bottom tube with a 1/16 drill bit to allow a constant drain in hopes that works. Only time will tell. VW should be ashamed and should recall all of these and actually fix them properly. I'm at the point it's embarrassing to tell our customers how poorly built and ridiculously expensive these cars are. Very sad from the same company that used to build high quality affordable cars. now it's all about profit over product. Sad times... BTW I've been a VW tech since 1988 and have watched the quality circling the bowl the whole time.
Yeah, I agree. Delete seems to be a fix for icing though.
Great video very informative! Thanks !
Thanks for watching.
I have a 2014 jetta tdi with 83.000 miles on it I have never checked for this water built up is this something I should check on a regular basis? Thank you so.much for any info.
yes.
This is exactly what happened to my 2012 Golf TDI during snowmaggeden. VW said we submerged the car so warranty would not cover. This guy is for real.
He does exist!
Mine had the same issue back in 2019 and again this week. VW dealer resolved issue both times without argument. They upgraded the kit the 1st time and it happened again 2 weeks ago. TDI warranty is expiring soon, so maybe it's time to sell the sucker. No way I'd pay the labor to fix this on a 9 year old car.
@@bmw803 It has been reported on the internet that FULL delete solves icing issues.
Great video and liked. Out of curiosity, what is the anti icing "fix" that VW have for this? Is it some sort of oil / water separator?
Greeting from the UK!
I have a 2014 Jetta 2.0 TDI I'm having problems with dpf I have replaced the intake but not the filter,the dealership said they regenerated the filter (supposedly) and now light is back on 2 days later. Should I replace the dpf or should I delete it? I have subscribed thank you.
2+ places water can buildup: This sounds like cold-weather induced. Do both places drain properly if weather is warm enough? Places in eastern ontario might be skipping this drainage at maintenace intervals otherwise. Thinking of a 2009 CBEA tdi mk5
not as much of a problem in warm weather. condensation happens less. plus the water cant freeze . Water can still be a problem though.
@@CoolAirVw This is cool thanks. Perhaps I should post here a related question. Suppose outside temps are just above freezing for many days, could enough water build up to cause a really rough idle and driving, and perhaps cause the car to shut off after driving 20feet in a parking lot? Mildly paranoid I have teh water part of the situation but hasnt frozen yet. Hoping it has a way of exiting without a special trip to repair shop but it the roughness not diminishing for days. Sorry for long message. Best regards.
@@tutorialoriole8272 Dont know. Pull the intercooler pipes and glow plugs then crank the engine and see.
Thanks for the video, I learned some important things. I have a 2014 Jetta Sportwagen TDI. I live in Arizona, so I shouldn't see this problem. But it's good to know about. It seems that whoever worked on this car before was somewhat of a hack.
thanks for watching
Wondering if you have seen this in the older alh tdi? I have bought 3 with bent rods so far and been curious what in the world happened to them. Car in the shop now had #3 rod bent in a s shape. Still ran just no power and heavy smoke.
No I have not.
Hello Sir. After checking the internet and also your video, i think that i have an intercooler freezing related issue. I am on vacation with my 2013 Audi A6 C7 3.0tdi in Finland (-20°Celcius), and i have the EGR fault p0402 (excessive flow). The car is on limp mode, it started fine and it works fine but no power. This happened just the day after i came here (really cold weather). Do you think it's related? And what do you think i should do? Now that i heard your explication for the damage that can be done in the garage while the eventual ice melts and creates further problems, i am starting having doubts if going to the garage?? Can you help
put it in the garage. Let the ice melt. Drain it out of the intercooler piping. PUll the glow plugs, crank the starter to clear any water from cylinder through the glow plug holes, then reassemble and drive.
It presents itself to me as hard starts, stubbling starts, rough idles, no power after start, power cutting when accelerating, or hiccups on the hughway. It starts to appear when the temperatures start to hit the low forties. I just block the entire lower portion of the grill and it seems to help. And I always give it enough throttle to build full boost every drive so that any water gets "processed".
thanks for the comments.
I think you said VW had a fix in place at some point? I bought a diesel gate 2014, is this something I should be draining yearly?
yearly or more. Drain at every other oil change or so until you get a feel for how much accumulates. Will need drained more when its colder.
Sir quick question. My girlfriend’s 2013 Golf TDI is making a whistle when shifting. I’m more of a Japanese type of car so my first instinct was to check the turbo hoses and noticed that the driver side intercooler hose metal clip that one you loosen up on this video, the hose moves easily with a gentle touch. Now it’s my understanding that no intercooler hose should be able to move by a simple grab! Not familiar with German cars would you help me understand if that hose should have some free play movement? Thank you very much for this awesome video!
the way the ones in the video are retained, they will have some movement. They are retained with a clip and sealed with a o-ring.
What did his dealer find out about the boost problem?
Thanks for the video Richard. I want to ask. I have a 2014 Polo 1.6 TDI and in the past 2 weeks I’ve seen a small oil leak coming from the bottom of the front left-ish side of the car. Looks gold in colour and doesn’t have an odour. Somebody told me it’s coming from the intercooler. Any idea what could be the cause and what attention is needed? The car still drives normal, no loss of power or anything like that, although the exhaust puffs a small cloud of smoke when cranking the engine after being parked overnight
Polo wasn't sold here in USA. How would I have any experience with that?
@@CoolAirVw I am from South Africa sir and wasn't aware the US didn't/doesn't have Polos. I was hoping you'd have at least a general idea of the cause of the problem considering your Volkswagen TDI engine knowledge and past experience
Nope
If there is a lot of oil coming from your intercooler it could be that your turbo/turbo seal is failing- a small amount is not usually seen as a problem but i would keep an eye on it
Excellent video! My 2011 2.0 TDI has a factory electric water heater that I have not used, but I have experienced hydra lock Do you think plugging that heater in might reduce the hydro lock issue by warming the water slightly? Thank you for a great channel.
your water heater heats the coolant and would probably tranfer NONE of that heat to the intercooler.
I just went through this at the dealership where they charged me close to $800. Bucks for what seems to be an hour of work.
It’s going to get down to 20 degrees the whole week, will this happen again? I I’ve driven maybe 100 miles since. Also will the same thing happen in warm weather? Someone please help.
probannly not. Drain the intercooler at every oil change during cold weather and you'll probably be fine.
@@CoolAirVw
I hope so, thanks.
great video do you think a grill cover would prevent this problem last winter my car needed a dpf cause the intercooler had a crack so new dpf and intercooler vw replaced both just trying to be prepared this winter in new england 2013 tdi
No.
Just fyi: The letter y is missing in your website link.
shazbot. Cant be fixed now.
What is the size deep well socket to unfasten the glow plugs??
I think I said in the video. I know this. Don't use snap on because they have a step that prevents it from working. most cheap sockets including craftsman do not have this step. Usually the step in the snap on deep socket is advantageous, but in this circumstance it is not.
This happened to my 2014 TDi in 2015. After researching it on the forums I found out what the issues was. I contacted the dealership. They denied any knowledge of this issue and said it's internet 'lore'. Idiots...
they have a tech bulletin and released a series of parts to address the issue, but they never want toy install the parts under warranty.
Did you end up finding out what happened?
Its in the video.
My 13 Passat TDI recently put up CEL. Kowing it still under warranty I sent it a local dealer. They replaced a sensor in the intercooler claiming it was contaminated by oil and water. My previous 05 Golf TDI would accumulate oil in the intercooler so I put a small screw in the lowest part of the plastic on the intercooler amd drained it at every oil change. Not sure if that trick would work on these CR veedubs especially my model with the air to water cooler...
As you can see in the video, Its super easy to pull the pipes on this one. I don't think you would need to drill a hole, but you certainly can.
@@CoolAirVw So, why does this happen with CR TDIs but not older ones?
@@jerrybaustian5256 larger intercooler maybe?
Thanks for the awesome video and explanation! I had this problem and my local mechanic drained the intercooler and drained without the glowplugs like you did. He changed the flywheel after (that was the purpose of my appointement at start but I had to towed the car at the garage because I would'nt start.) After that when I had the car back there was a check engine with the glowplug flashing and a rattle when at iddle and in some acceleration et deceleration. I went to the local dealership and they changed my egr on dieselgate warranty. I told the mechanic that I had a rattle too but they said they did not hear it. What that could be? An idea? I have a video of the rattle too that I can post if needed. Golf TDI 2012 DSG about 127 000km.Thx !
rattle can be lots of stuff. Alt pulley? th-cam.com/video/il7CN53qQjg/w-d-xo.html
@@CoolAirVw Here is what that sound like. th-cam.com/video/MKhqG0G2dDg/w-d-xo.html It does that on park on iddle or at a stop at 800 rpm approx.
@@roxannevaillancourt3496 Unfortunately, I would need to see, touch, feel, smell, test the car. At some point your gonna need to seek the services of someone near you who can check the car.
My wife’s car still did it after the cold weather inner cooler in Kansas even when it wasn’t even drove in the really cold weather so that won’t fix it either I haven’t quite figured out a solution
So the fix isn't the fix? So interesting.
@@CoolAirVw my wife’s car did it last year so they put the cold weather inner cooler on it did the same thing again this year the made up excuses because they don’t have a actual fix from the little bit of research I have done online it helps if you delete the egr but I haven’t actually done it myself so I’m not sure what the actual fix is
@@jamesw141 Drain it at every oil change.
This just happened to my 2014 jetta tdi,
when in doubt delete it out?????
Is this the same process to clear oil? After a blown turbo Tia
Yea, but you might want to clean out extra good to make sure there are no metal peices like turbo chunks.
Great video my 2012 has hydrolocked twice living in IL, both times seem to be after a cold snap and then normal weather conditions. The first time VW replaced the intercooler under the diesel gate warranty with the TSB part not sure what their soultion will be this time. After I get the car back I will probably drill a small hole in the intercooler to drain the water.
Good idea, where exactly did you drill those holes. Might do the same, because my TDI dieselgate warranty is expiring in the next 6 months.
@@bmw803 I recently bought a Renault Capture with a 1,5 dci. Living in Europe, so probably not a car you know of.
A lot of Renaults have problems icing the intercooler. So to prevent my from doing so, I covered the intake in front of the intercooler about 3/4 to prevent to much airflow to the intercooler.
Then I drilled a 2 mm hole in the boostpipe between the intercooler and the intake manifold, right after where it’s attached to the intercooler.
Seems to work.
@@neggym I'll end up drilling holes too. As for Renault capture. Never heard of it. Remember, in North America it's F-150s, Dodge RAMs and Chevy Silverados. VW discontinued some sedans as they dont sell. Tiguan and Atlas are the big sellers. Ford got rid of all cars, only crossovers and trucks. The new F-150 EV already has reservations filled up.
@@bmw803 Yeah I know. Europeans are stuck with driving small/ medium size cars, unless we were given a golden spoon at birth.
We have insanely high taxes on cars, and fuel is also pretty expensive. Nothing I’d like better, than to drive a big fat US pick up truck, but then I’d have to sell drugs and live I a treehouse. You get the point.
some people on the net are saying deleting egr solves this issue.
So got one was driving threw light heard a pop lost all power heard the turbo siren pulled over barley moved over its own power towed it home popped the IC from pipe cup of oil dumped out.
Oil settles in the bottom of the intercooler. kind of normal.
How could I tell my local dealership how to do this without sounding stupid.
Tell them it wouldn't start and your mechanic drained the intercooler and removed the glow plugs to clear the water from the cylinders.
top like de portugal
thanks for watching portugal.
Richard I have a golf 4 1.9 Tdi, it happens to me that, the oil comes in the Intercooler, why is this happening?
normal unless it happens in excess
@@CoolAirVw ok thank's Richard,but
The inter cooler on my Volvo has 1/8 weep hole to drain this moisture.
From the factory or did you put it there?
@@CoolAirVw From the factory
Volvo also reverse the piping to the inter cooler at some point!
@@bernardaflores1720 cool. Is this a diesel volvo?
@@CoolAirVw Mine is gas S70 T5
how you let you wife drive caravan?! shame on you :)
I love Caravans! We put 300k miles on a couple different ones. Switched to a Routan (which is a re-badged Caravan) because I run a Vw shop.