TB001403
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Public Details for: TB001403
Fuel additive to help prevent sporadic misfire faults
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Technical Bulletin Model(s) Year Engine Code Trans. Code VIN Range From VIN Range To 2006-2014 All Gasoline Engines All All All All (Except Routan) Condition 00 14 03 February 27, 2014 2033846 Supersedes V001402 dated January 25, 2013 to correct bulletin sequence number. Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults A Volkswagen approved fuel additive is available to help remove and prevent deposits on fuel injectors and intake valves. One or more of the following fault codes may be stored in the ECM Fault Memory: DTC Description P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected P0301-P0308 Cyl.1 Misfire Detected - Cyl.8 Misfire Detected Technical Background Fuel quality impacts the operating performance, efficiency and service life of the engine. The use of poor quality fuels may result in deposit build up on the fuel injectors and intake valves. This may result in a rough running condition, sporadic misfires, or cold start misfire faults storing in the ECM fault memory. Production Solution Not applicable. Page 1 of 4 © 2014 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher. Technical Bulletin Service If sporadic cylinder misfire faults are found and a P130A Hide Cylinder fault is not present, the concern may be related to poor quality fuel and/or deposit build-up on the fuel injectors and intake valves. With the fuel tank at least half full, pour 1 bottle of fuel additive part number G 001780M3 into the fuel tank and drive the vehicle with the transmission in the “S” (Sport) selection to help dissolve any deposits in the engine. Note: Only one bottle of fuel additive is covered under warranty. If no concerns are found during the test drive, return the vehicle to the customer. Advise the customer to use quality detergent gasoline from a Top Tier fueling station as noted in their owner’s manual or in the 2014 VW Top Tier Fuel Brochure. If available, provide a printed copy of the brochure to the customer. If misfire faults return during the test drive, follow Technical Bulletin 2033805 Engine, Misfire Diagnostic Aid to further diagnose the concern. Tip: Volkswagen recommends Top Tier detergent gasoline with additives that do not contain metal. If Top Tier fuel is not readily available, advise the customer that to help prevent this condition from reoccurring, fuel additive part number G 001780M3 may be used approximately every 3000 miles (5000 km) to help keep the fuel injectors and intake valves clean. Depending on the severity of the case, the customer may need to add a second bottle of additive to help remove all deposits after driving approximately 100 miles. For best results, the fuel tank should be at least half full when the cleaner is added. If there is less than half a tank of fuel when added, the additive will not be as effective. The customer may purchase this fuel additive from the parts department, and should pour the additive into the fuel tank when re-fueling. For more information on Top Tier Detergent Gasoline, please go to the official website: http://www.toptiergas.com. Only use fuel additives approved by Volkswagen. Page 2 of 4 © 2014 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher. Technical Bulletin Warranty To determine if this procedure is covered under Warranty, always refer to the Warranty Policies and 1) Procedures Manual Model(s) Year(s) Eng. Code(s) Trans. Code(s) VIN Range From VIN Range To All (Except Routan) 2006-2014 All Gasoline Engines All All All SAGA Coding Claim Type: Use applicable Claim Type HST Damage Location (Depends on Service No.) -- Use applicable when indicated in ElsaWeb (L/R) Damage Service Number: Code 2440 0016 3) Labor Operation : Fuel Additive 20103399 = 10 TU max. Causal Part: Select Labor Operation 20103399 Diagnostic Time 1) 4) GFF Time expenditure 01500000 = 20 TU max. YES Road Test 01210004 = 10 TU max. YES Technical Diagnosis 01320000 = 00 TU max. NO Claim Comment: Input “As per Technical Bulletin 2033846” in comment section of Warranty Claim. 1) Vehicle may be outside any Warranty in which case this Technical Bulletin is informational only 2) Code per warranty vendor code policy. 3) Labor Time Units (TUs) are subject to change with ELSA updates. 4) Documentation required per Warranty Policies and Procedures Manual. Page 3 of 4 © 2014 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher. Technical Bulletin Required Parts and Tools Part Description Part Number Quantity Injector Cleaner G 001780M3 1 2014 VW Top Tier Fuel Brochure VWTOPTIERJAN14 1 No special tools required Additional Information All part and service references provided in this Technical Bulletin are subject to change and/or removal. Always check with your Parts Dept. and Repair Manuals for the latest information. Page 4 of 4 © 2014 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., its affiliated companies and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.