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And another one. 204 4Mo 2019 CXEB 64500 miles, having second oil consumption test and first didn't complete (low oil alarm under 400 miles and Assist topped it up to get us home). Thankfully under All-in Warranty and has been since manufacturer warranty expired. Adds insult to injury, we had a 180 2013 plate and same issue. Never thought lightning would strike twice.
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@Dellmassive You can officially add me to the list for an engine replacement. The back story of mine is:
My van is a 2017 with now 97,000 miles on it.
Breakdown and failed small turbo back in January 2025 @ 93,000 miles - this happened on a long journey up to the lake district when the Adblue warning light came on to tell me their was an issue with the sensor. Not long after I had power issues and it went into limp mode. I managed to get to the destination but got recovered back and a courtesy car provided (very happy with the all in cover!). They diagnosed the small turbo bearing had sheared so a new turbo unit was provided.
After this I noticed my oil was going down at an alarming rate (0.5-1l per 1,000 miles) so I monitored and reported to VW. I had an oil consumption test which frustratingly passed (circa 0.35l per 1,000km!). I have put more miles on the van and then re-ran the oil consumption test a month ago with longer and fully loaded with camping gear journey's - the result of which is a fail (I don't know by how much still as I don't have the paperwork)
As a result I am now getting a new engine block, CAT, DPF etc. I am having to contribute to the CAT & DPF replacement as they arent covered by the all in warranty (I have argued on this point but am still having to contribute!)
I will be happy to have a new engine and hopefully put the issue behind me - but I am now without my van for 2 weeks and don't know how long this will take from here! Overall - I'm very thankful for having taken the all in warranty as I have certainly had my monies worth from it!
My van is a 2017 with now 97,000 miles on it.
Breakdown and failed small turbo back in January 2025 @ 93,000 miles - this happened on a long journey up to the lake district when the Adblue warning light came on to tell me their was an issue with the sensor. Not long after I had power issues and it went into limp mode. I managed to get to the destination but got recovered back and a courtesy car provided (very happy with the all in cover!). They diagnosed the small turbo bearing had sheared so a new turbo unit was provided.
After this I noticed my oil was going down at an alarming rate (0.5-1l per 1,000 miles) so I monitored and reported to VW. I had an oil consumption test which frustratingly passed (circa 0.35l per 1,000km!). I have put more miles on the van and then re-ran the oil consumption test a month ago with longer and fully loaded with camping gear journey's - the result of which is a fail (I don't know by how much still as I don't have the paperwork)
As a result I am now getting a new engine block, CAT, DPF etc. I am having to contribute to the CAT & DPF replacement as they arent covered by the all in warranty (I have argued on this point but am still having to contribute!)
I will be happy to have a new engine and hopefully put the issue behind me - but I am now without my van for 2 weeks and don't know how long this will take from here! Overall - I'm very thankful for having taken the all in warranty as I have certainly had my monies worth from it!
WoopsBoughtT6
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Oil consumption on mines still going up. Vans out of warranty and remapped by previous owner so booked into retro resus next Thursday for compression test and inspections.
Hopefully know more on the damage by end of next week
Hopefully know more on the damage by end of next week
Keep us updated
Well, second oil consumption test complete today, and had the call a new engine is required. I have the All-in Warranty thankfully, so pleased to see others have had good outcomes on that front. Will see what the whole damage is later on.
That great news (classic covered under warranty).
Keep us posted with your progress.
What about the DPF, cat, oxygen sensor?
They are required to be changed under the Volkswagen TPI.
Don't have all the detail yet, hopefully next couple of days. Good to know about the DPF, Cat etc.
WoopsBoughtT6
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Just got back from RR
Cyl 1 - 22bar
Cyl 2 - 22bar
Cly 3 - 22bar
Cyl 4 - 24bar
Turbos are blowing out a lot of oil.
Diagnosis is engine is fine with turbos being my issue.
£4k plus job but at least not engine replacement.
Hopefully a turbo swap will be an end to it...
Hi All - 2017 204bhp CXEB DSG with 60k miles. Just had to replace DPF after a breakdown (DPF internals had fully melted). High oil consumption (7 litres in 7k miles). Oil sample tested by Darkside, with results showing chromium (bearings, pistons, piston rings, liners), aluminium (pistons) & particularly high iron (block), pointing towards the root cause problem being the piston rings fault.
Bought the van 11 months ago from an independent dealer, with an RAC 'Platinum' extended warranty.
I'm kicking myself, as when buying I ignored the patchy service history & CXEB horror stories, almost in blind hope that "it wouldn't happen to me" - Well, it has..! Indicative price for new engine is £12-15k.
Any suggestions or perspective welcome on potential recourse to VW (presume highly unlikely), RAC warranty (presume unlikely) or Dealer (again, presume unlikely)?
Please be gentle though - we've sunk an extra £15k into day van/camper conversion work & I'm panicking about what to do!
Bought the van 11 months ago from an independent dealer, with an RAC 'Platinum' extended warranty.
I'm kicking myself, as when buying I ignored the patchy service history & CXEB horror stories, almost in blind hope that "it wouldn't happen to me" - Well, it has..! Indicative price for new engine is £12-15k.
Any suggestions or perspective welcome on potential recourse to VW (presume highly unlikely), RAC warranty (presume unlikely) or Dealer (again, presume unlikely)?
Please be gentle though - we've sunk an extra £15k into day van/camper conversion work & I'm panicking about what to do!
Before discounting it have you read the T&Cs of the RAC Warranty?
It’s confusing tbh - paperwork states that the parts are covered (provided not deemed normal wear & tear), yet it wouldn’t be covered if defined as an ‘inherent design fault’ (as per the pic).
Warranty also states it must be maintained in line with manufacturer recommendations to be a valid claim - although maintained as per recommendation since I purchased the van (& therefore when the warranty began), the prior service history is patchy at best.
Will submit a claim regardless, as it can’t put me in a worse position than I am now!
What have you got to loose?
It’s not a recall item and VW will not admit it’s a design fault, just make sure you are determined and keep a record of all interactions, preferably email.
Yes - either RAC say it’s a known design fault in which case you go to VW and basically say ‘these experts tell me this is your problem to fix’ or they say the van wasn’t previously maintained to the correct standard in which case you go back to the dealer and say ‘you sold this with a warranty that was never valid - which smacks of mis-selling’ and ask them to rectify the issue.
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