VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning

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Thu 20 Feb 2014 17:34
VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning - kevin d

Car not used for over 1 month. Batterry was flat. Charged battery with leads disconnected. Started car when charged. Ran with initial acceleration then no acceleration. After 1 min get 'Engine Workshop' warning. Any ideas

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Thu 20 Feb 2014 22:40
VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning - The-Mechanic

Do what the car asks : ie, go to a workshop ( garage ) and get the error memory read. Trying to diagnose a fault without doing this is pure guess work, it could be one of many things.

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Thu 20 Feb 2014 23:10
VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning - Morris Marina 1.3 Super

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-SCANNER-FAUL...d

Less expensive than a VW garage code read.

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Tue 4 Mar 2014 09:49
VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning - kevin d

Went to workshop. Mechanic Identified as faulty pedal sender. Changed sender, Problem still exists, Mechanic revisited and said that sender signals are getting to ECU but ECU not transmitting correctly ?? What now ??

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Tue 4 Mar 2014 10:58
VW Passat 1.9 TDI W reg - no acceleration, 'engine workshop' warning - dieselnut

It sounds like your chosen mechanic hasn't got much of a clue or the correct diagnostic equipment.

You will need to take it to a dedicated diagnistics garage with capability for VW or a VW Independant garage. They will probably diagnose the problem in seconds.

The usual problems with this car are leaking ( perished ) vacuum hoses ( control turbo & EGR ) or sticking turbo vanes.

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