Vehicle
Volkswagen Touran
The compact MPV on Golf architecture, and one of the most common diesel family cars in Europe — which means a very large number of them carry the 1.9 and 2.0 TDI pump-injector engines, whose faults are worth knowing before reading a code. The unit injectors are cam-driven and their electrical faults present as cylinder-specific misfires; the camshaft and its followers wear at a known rate on the BKD-family engines and take the injector timing with them; and the EGR cooler and inlet manifold flap motor foul heavily enough to set flow and position codes on cars in good order otherwise. Later 2.0 TDI common-rail cars move the faults to the particulate filter and the additive system on those markets that use one.
Generations
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First generation (1T) 2003–2015
Golf Mk5 architecture; pump-injector TDI camshaft wear, EGR cooler fouling and inlet flap motors dominate its fault list.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Volkswagen A5 (PQ35)
- Engines
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- 1.4 TSI — petrol · 103–125 kW (138–168 hp) · 220–240 Nm (162–177 lb-ft)
- 1.6 petrol — petrol · 75–85 kW (101–114 hp) · 148–155 Nm (109–114 lb-ft)
- 2.0 petrol — petrol
- 1.6 TDI — diesel · 66–77 kW (89–103 hp) · 230–250 Nm (170–184 lb-ft)
- 1.9 TDI — diesel · 66–77 kW (89–103 hp) · 210–250 Nm (155–184 lb-ft)
- 2.0 TDI — diesel · 77–130 kW (103–174 hp) · 275–380 Nm (203–280 lb-ft) · BKD pump-injector and later common-rail
- 2.0 EcoFuel — CNG bi-fuel
- 1.2 turbo — petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft) · 2010–2015
- 1.8 turbo — petrol · 2005–2008; China
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG · 6-speed automatic · 6/7 speed DSG
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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Second generation (5T) 2015–present
MQB, with EA211 petrol and EA288 diesel engines and the particulate filter as the recurring service item.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Volkswagen MQB
- Engines
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- 1.2 TSI — petrol · 77–81 kW (103–109 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)
- 1.5 TSI — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 1.6 TDI — diesel · 81–85 kW (109–114 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 2.0 TDI — EA288 · diesel · 85–140 kW (114–188 hp) · 300–400 Nm (221–295 lb-ft)
- 1.0 turbo — petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 190 Nm (140 lb-ft)
- 1.4 turbo — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 1.5 — EA211 · petrol · 85–110 kW (114–148 hp) · China, Taxi Version
- 1.8 turbo — EA888 · petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 7-speed DSG · 6-speed DSG · 5 & 6-speed manual · 6 & 7-speed DSG
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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