Engine - Exhaust Smoke Intermittently Visible: Overview

Group: 23

Number: 99-01

Date: June 25, 1999

Subject:
Exhaust Smoke, Intermittently Visible

Model(s):
Passat with 1.9L TDI 1996
(Engine Code 1Z)

Supersedes T.B. Group 23 Number 97-02 dated Feb. 19, 1997

Condition

Visible smoke from exhaust system when accelerating (e.g., taking off from a stop or when shifting gears).

Note:
Condition is Intermittent

Production

New Engine Control Module (ECM) and injectors installed beginning m.y. 1997.

When procedure applies to vehicles within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty, use the following:

Part Identifier: 2360

Labor Operation: 2360716 100TU