Volkswagen Golf Est Diesel Auto 2011 1598cc - VW breakdown

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Sun 14 Aug 2022 12:18
Volkswagen Golf Est Diesel Auto 2011 1598cc - VW breakdown - Will52rrp
Car has done 99k. FSH with recent full service.
Driving from London to Hampshire car lost all power on Guildford bypass at a dangerous place going uphill on bend with nowhere to pull off. Zero power. Only warning light was battery.
Attended by AA who said there was no compression and guessed I’d blown the engine as cam belt was intact. Only thing that happened when turning ignition was whirring sound.
Recovered back to local garage - when car was off-loaded AA man tried the ignition and car started perfectly and drove around the car park. Left the car with the garage. They ran computer diagnostics but can find no fault. Battery tested and perfect. Spoken to other garages but no-one can tell me what the fault is, why it happened or whether it will happen again. Last garage told me they couldn’t diagnose an intermittent fault if it wasn’t in progress at the time.
Car still driving normally after 10 days but only using on local roads in my little town. Too nervous to use it on a fast road.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Sun 14 Aug 2022 13:03
Volkswagen Golf Est Diesel Auto 2011 1598cc - VW breakdown - elekie&a/c doctor
You can’t go from no compression to a fully working engine just by turning the key on and off . It’s likely you have a problem with the egr valve . Very common failure on this engine, and not a cheap fix .
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