P2015 fix on Audi A4 with black plastic manifold (without removing intake manifold) 

My hat is off to you for trying to show what should be an easier method but I'm just gonna take my manifold off to do this. I took it off recently to clean it & it's still fresh in my memory. 👍

Greetings from Austria. Thank you for this wonderful useful video. I used a 6mm ring ratched with modified 1/4" bit. Pretty funny end of the video. "NOW YOU HAVE TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS, AND THAT S IT." This ten seconds in video took me 1 1/2 hours. But anyway. All in all 800 € safed ~ 950 USD. Quote from the Audi service team. Not that easy but don't give up! Thank you guys!!!

Wow, works on my Passat B6 3C. But my motor was built in 180 degrees turned. It's very tricky! The Motor has to be completely cold. It works! After one hour and thirty minutes the work has done! Bei meinem Passat B6 3C hat es gut geklappt. Der Motor ist jedoch um 180grad gedreht eingebaut, was das herankommen an die besagte Stelle nicht leichter macht. Ich habe im Reparatursatz nur eine Kreuzschraube im Lieferumfang gehabt. Diese müsste ich durch eine inbusschraube ersetzen und auch einen passenden Bit kürzen. Nach gut 1,5 Stunden und vielen Schimpfwörtern habe ich es aber geschafft! Wichtig ist dass der Motor komplett kalt ist! Ich hab mir oft die Finger verbrannt! Nach der Arbeit ist der Fehler weg und bisher nicht wiedergekommen! Super! Danke für diese tolle Anleitung!

Greeting from Norway! Did this yesterday, my 2010 Audi TDI B8 had the P2015 fault. Followed the instructions here, and did the operation on less then 1 hour. Yes, it was tight, but straightforward. Be sure to put a rag around the working area, I missed the bracket in the engine bay, luckily I did find it on top of the gearbox... Used Vim HBR4 bit ratchet and a shortened bit. Fault code gone! Thanks for this useful video.

Fixed mine this way today ...used a 1/4 inch ring spanner instead of ratchet...used hot glue to hold the bit in the spanner

Bahco 2058/S26 is the perfect tool set for this job. Extremely small ratchet with all the necessary bits.

Hello guys i had done the same job ,the Ratchet from Dewalt 1/4 it's perfect too for this work ,but there is a trick to install , if you don't pull up the arm nearly the screew then the bracket will not fit perfectly streight like in the video ,fill up with a lot of patience :)))

Thank you. Worked a treat on my 2010 2.0Tdi Passat. :)

Thanks alot! saved me pulling the manifold :D

Thanks man! What a PAIN IN THE A** this was to fit it right on my car.... 2 hours I think. But engine light now cleared. Gold tutorial! All the best to you!

Видео вдохновило не снимать коллектор, немного пришлось повозиться с откручиваем болта но все получилось

Used a combination wrench and a cut torx bit for this which took the guts of an hour. Buy the recommended tool if you want to save yourself a lot of pain haha. Also after I got the bracket installed, the engine light remained. Heartbreaking Update: Managed to get it working. I had to depress the actuator first and install the bracket with it depressed.

Just one more question. In Audi CAHA with plastic manifold - is there any risk of flap detachment and sucking it into the engine causing huge engine problems, if I will use my car for few days after P2015 appeared? I'm asking because I have heard that in "some engines" , "some flap problems" can cause disaster because flap can detach.

Brilliant instructions!

Yes, it does work and it is a pain in the a**. A 6mm bi-hex ring spanner and a T30 bit works just as well as the ratchet. To get as much operating space as possible and to make sure that the bracket is in the right place, you should pull the arm up out the way with a long cable tie. Once done, the engine management system will take some time to reset itself and for the engine management warning light to go off. I thought I had failed only to find that the next morning I started the engine, the management light was off. Good luck!!

Thanks for helping us. I have little question if possible. I was getting p2015 and installed bracket. It is 2.0 TDI CR with plastic intake manifold. Mechanic needed to take away manifold to install bracket, he disconnected fuel lines from high pressure fuel pump because they were covering intake manifold. Anyway, long story short, no more p2015 but after this engine started to work louder, after few days i noticed he did not tightened fuel line bolt from high pressure fuel pump to rail and the fuel was leaking under high pressure fuel pump, including revving up on idle to compensate for the pressure i guess. I visited mechanic once again and he fixed this by tightening the screw but engine still works louder along the vibrations on idle, no revving on idle anymore. Is it possible that 'ecu/computer' needs to learn new settings while driving, or there is 'air' in fuel lines? is it possible that he damaged hpfp because he did not tightened fuel line from hpfp to rail? or something else? thanks a lot to anyone having time to help me out

Brilliant video bro. Guna do that to my passat now. Cheers....

hello, is it necessary to practice an adaptation of the engine of the intake pipes with VCDS after having added the metal part? thank you in advance

Hi I was wondering if theres a solution to the same problem on the 04L129709C manifold on a VW transporter T6, 2018? Can’t find a bracket for that manifold anywhere! 😞

hi just done mine not too bad got bit of ebay £10 small bahco ratchet cut down 30 spline bit all good

hi, my engine light on my audi a4 b8 avant is on and audi said that the Intake manifold should be exchanged and noted code (G513) , is this code same as p2015? and would this was solve my problem and get the engine light to turn off ? i would appreciate your answer sooo much.

is it possible to replace the spring as well when doing this way??

Compliments. Very interesting and thanks for sharing. Is the intervention on A4 model B9? Tdi or Tfsi? Thank you and good week end

Thx u

EDIT: Just wanted to also mention that i like how your bracket has a slot so that the screw doesnt have to be completely removed. Other brackets have a whole so screw has to be fully removed so might be a little more difficult. Couldnt you just use the torx bit and insert it into the torx screw and grip it with a pliers to loosen it? Also, if i did this and decided to loosen all 3 screws to remove the sensor and open it up for a clean is it difficult to get it out?

There are two types of brackets in your store, are both usable on this same model or do i have to specifically order this one?

So what year is the car

Ze Germans don't wan't to buy new intake manifold?😛Thanks a lot for insightfull tutorial man.

Is it ok to drive the car with this fault

Would this work on a Golf gti?

I want to try without rachet. What do you think about bending screwdriver-like Torx? T30 is pretty thick, but maybe it is possible to bend it properly after heating with propane torch.

It's easier to just remove the manifold, I removed mine today and took around 30 minutes.

Hello. Can you writh for my, where you buy this aluminium kit? I don’t find the same. 🙏

Will this work with 1.8 T

After this "fix" the following error will appear : P2009 means the intake manifold runner control circuit has excessively low voltage for bank 1 . This happen because you block the because after applying the limiter, the flap no longer makes its way and burns. Which will inevitably result in a change in the throttle valve

Thank you it's worked also for me on my Audi Q5 2.0 Phase1

Jst had this fault code come up on my vw tiguan tdi... Would this work for that?? And what actually does this do to rectify the fault? Thanx

Thank you. It worked. But those two hours were just miserable 😄

have you never heard of slipping a 7mm spanner over the bare torx bit? thats what i did no need for ratchets

I gave up faffing about in the end and took the inlet manifold off , I've not long since had the entire head off so it was all fresh in my mind ..hour and half and job done and I happy knowing all is fitted correctly and securely, great video though

Hey mate can see the engine on this audi is east west. I have passat with 2.0 tdi north south engine. Will this procedure work?

It works! Thanks! :)

Thank you bro for the vid👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This really works You need to follow the instructions to the letter and you definitely need the tools that are listed. Not for the faint hearted as it's a really difficult fit but fingers crossed once the bracket is fitted the light will be sorted when reset. Thanks Diesel geek