How far out of warranty is it? It its only a few week get it to the dealer and see if they will sort it as a gesture of good will.

I'm surprised that the whole manifold would need replacing.

If vw say no to doing it for free go to an independent vw mechanic.

Where are you based?

 

Had the same issue and my local dealer replaced the whole intake manifold (under warranty) and as you would expect the problem has not occurred again.

 

Old thread resurrection !!!!!!!
Did you ever get to the bottom of this problem?
My engine management light came on today and on scanning with VCDS,it comes up with the same error code!!
This is worrying to say the least !! I don`t want to be stung for a new manifold !!
Bit annoying as I have not used the car for about three weeks!
Anyone had the same problem or heard of this before??

 

http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... 25&t=11066

 

Sorted VW came good for 60% of the cost(car is out of warranty by about 10 months) :thumbup:
New manifold fitted and car back running a good as ever.
Well done VW :thumbup:

 

really? how did you get them to cover 60%? was this your dealer or volkswagen themselves?
because its looking like mine will have to replaced also and its about 10 months out of warranty too

 

The intake manifold flaps were an issue with the FSI engine. Not sure if this is the same problem. Both seem to have the same solution - replacement.

 

really? how did you get them to cover 60%? was this your dealer or volkswagen themselves?
because its looking like mine will have to replaced also and its about 10 months out of warranty too

Didn`t really have to try too hard !! They originally quoted £530 incl vat and fitting. I thought that this seemed too much for a car with 34k FVWSH and less than four years old.My Vw dealer apparently approached VW and as a gesture of goodwill they offered to pay 60% of the repair!! I was quite happy to take that deal.I was going to fight my corner if they did not come up with anything as this is apparently a know fault (just do a google search and see how common it is!)It could have had much more serious consequences as the flaps can break off and go into the engine destroying it :shock: :shock:

 

Glad you got it sorted to your satisfaction. Gives the rest of us a bargaining position should the worst happen!

 

Sorted VW came good for 60% of the cost(car is out of warranty by about 10 months) :thumbup:
New manifold fitted and car back running a good as ever.
Well done VW :thumbup:

hi there,
can you tell me which dealership this was at ? my intake manifold now needs replacing 3 months out of warranty with only 37k miles. The 'full' price is £815 all in but they are applying to VW for goodwill. Any more info you can provide will reinforce my claim.

thanks in advance,
Nick

 

I've just had my inlet manifold done. My car was out of warranty as of February this year with 38k on the clock. They originally quoted me over £700 but asked about a good will gesture. Apparently the discount is done automatically based on info from the vag com, year of car and mileage. Mine went down to £317 all in. A bit of a saving I'd say :thumbup: