Nothing ventured, nothing gained - I howk off the sensor and find some of the hermetic seal is missing so I break it open and find one of the bond wires is not bonded. The US manufacturer's quality control is obviously crap but bloody VW seem to be denying a there is a problem, but the interwibble is awash with it. Fourty quid ya bastards and that's probably half the main agent's price.
Mine was just like this! Too much pressure on the bond wires leading them to fracture.
So, I've fitted the new sensor but I must 'adapt' the ECU. The only detailed instructions I can find are in Dutch:
Druksensor Uitlaatgas (G450) inleren
Ga als volgt te werk:
auto op contact,
start VCDS (VAG-COM), ga naar [01 - Motor]
ga naar [Login - 11]
30605 = aanpassing Druksensor 1 voor Uitlaatgas (G450)
let op: schakel na de aanpassing het contact voor minimaal 10 seconden uit!
of
Ga als volgt te werk:
auto op contact,
start VCDS (VAG-COM), ga naar [01 - Motor]
ga naar [Aanpassingen - 10]
selecteer kanaal 12 en lees de waarde in veld 5
zet deze waarde terug op "0"
druk op "Test" en sla de waarde op
Voer bij [Codering II - 16] de code 30605 in
let op: schakel na de aanpassing het contact voor minimaal 10 seconden uit!
Google translates it to this:
Exhaust Pressure Sensor (G450) Teach
Proceed as follows:
car contact,
Start VCDS (VAG-COM), go to [01 - Engine]
go to [Login - 11]
30605 = adjustment for Exhaust Pressure Sensor 1 (G450)
note: check after adjusting the contact for at least 10 seconds!
or
Proceed as follows:
car contact,
Start VCDS (VAG-COM), go to [01 - Engine]
go to [Settings - 10]
select channel 12 and read the value in field 5
set this value to "0"
press "Test" and save the value
At [Coding II - 16] Enter the code 30605 in
note: check after adjusting the contact for at least 10 seconds!
Any chance that anyone could refine the English please?
