egr flexi-pipe

A bit of a long shot, but has anyone had the foresight to buy an EGR Flexi pipe as a spare on the basis that they crack every 6 months :( I had that familiar smell in the cab yesterday and yup, another cracked EGR pipe, which will be my 4th. I will shoot over the TPS tomorrow morning, but I...

I seem to have what I initially thought was an exhaust leak, but after further investigation sounds more like an air leak round the right rear back side of the engine. I wouldn't ordinarily be concerned and just get it into VW to looked at. (It's actually the first issue I've ever had with my...