Replacing my VW Caddy Fuel Injector 

Any idea what that £60 app is mate ?

this video helped my dad mitchell get our neighbours caddy back on the road a few weeks ago now he's happy using his van again to make a living thanks a bunch,rachel queensland australia

Both my son and I own caddys and are new to them. His injector 1 went just after purchase. A really good video and clear instructions too. Thanks man 👍

Glad you got your Caddy sorted so it can earn you some pound notes...stay safe...thanks for sharing

I have the same van and it’s been an absolute pain, had the injectors out last week to change the rocker cover gasket. All back together with new seals. Delighted that the leaky rocker cover was fixed and not 300 miles later at least one of the injectors is now toast. German engineering at its best

Thanks very much for this vid mate, I've got exactly the same injector gone in mine. It's been my second so far and I knew what it was the moment I heard the pop, followed by the limp home. Definitely going to do this one myself.

my 1.6 tdi (41k miles) that I have had a month has an injector gone already since looking more into it this engine is plagued with easy to fix but expensive issues so will probably get rid pretty soon.

Thank you. I have to do this on a golf. Very helpful guide.

Very clear explanation, thanks. Seems this is a common problem then. Just had one of mine go on a 20014 plate. Best price so far is GSF @ £314 inc vat. Their prices are over the place depending on who you speak with or use their web page. Didn't realise you need new bolts and seal washers to inspect them, so this video proved helpful for that too. I'll be changing my oil and fuel filters at the same time too.

Thanks! Just what I needed to get mine running.

Hi. I have a 2010 sdi caddy. Got my van back yesterday and now have a engine management light on. Garage I first took it to said egr code was coming up, so took it to a diesel specialist who didnt plug it in & tested the injectors instead and said that's the problem. Then took it to auto electricians to sort out abs look, in receiving it back he said he plugged his box in and egr valve fault.

Thanks for the video. I've had the same nightmare as you. Same issue with the return pipe coming off and putting diesel over the exhaust. Managed to get a screwdriver wedged in with a few cable ties to get me the 100 miles home. Currently needing to replace my 8th injector at 49000 miles. Going to try to do it myself instead of paying 200 quid labour for a half hour job.

Helpful mate. Good work. 👌.sadly I'm just about to pay out for someone to do mine. But atleast I know what the gig is now. Thanks.

Thank you! Following this vid I successfully fitted a new injector in my Caddy Maxi 1.6 (2014) and coded it with an OBDeleven. Cost me £290 for the injector (genuine VDO, new), VW garage quoted £740 fitted. Total for me came to around £420 for all parts and tools (inc OBDeleven Pro, torque wrench, spline bits), plus the satisfaction of a job well done and the confidence to do it again myself next time...

Great video very informative admire your hard work certainly will help me, unfortunately when I bought my caddy dsg didn’t know is such troublesome and costly

This videos just saved me 1500 quid . Your a legend

Well explained Many Thanks great job 👏

Thx! Really need this clip now.

Careful with the torques. There are different figures quoted. A common one is 2nm, 8nm, +270deg, which is obviously a heck of a lot more than your 7nm, +180 deg. Check how tight it feels when you open it and use whichever sequence seems to best suit the way it was. I undid mine with a 1/4” ratchet, so it can’t have been stupidly tight. This sounds much more reasonable than the more common figure, which I’m sure would have shorn off my 1/4” square drive I noticed you didn’t clean the seat. I suspect that’s why they leak and get stuck. People don’t clean them properly, or at all, and expect the new copper seal to make up for any imperfections that may have occurred during removal. I’ll be cleaning mine, before I fit the new injector. I’m not certain, but I think a code reader that’s compatible with VAGCOM will be able to code the new injector. Any imbalance between the cylinders will apparently accelerate the wear on the dmf, so best to have that right.

Really good video, used it to replace one of my failed injectors today. Cheers!

My findings are, find a bad injector with good head(magnet on top) of any make must be siemens vdo, unscrew head and replace it with without taking out injector. The magnets fail on these, not mechanical part. To be sure you can do ohm test which should range 170 - 200 ohms

Brilliant! Thanks for the video

Have a caddy maxi 2015 and use for wfp 🤗 enjoying your vids mate 👍

I have just had a second injector fail on my 2013 1.6 Caddy. I have bought two new injectors from GSF for £274.75 inc. VAT. The level of discount varies by day on the GSF website. On the Monday just gone (Cyber Monday) it was 55% on the injector, bringing it to £309.09 inc. VAT. The next day it was 60% discount with a price of £274.75! This is the online price only. You can collect from the branch or have it home delivery. You may have to get the branch order it in for the following day, if the website says your branch is out of stock. Once it is in stock you can reserve it at your branch, then pay for it in the branch at the online price. This worked out lucky for me. I was eyeing up the £309.09 injector on Monday. I called the branch and they ordered it in for next day. It was out of stock both in the branch and for home delivery. Had it been available I would have had one at that price. I was worried that the discount wouldn't have been as great on Tuesday, but it was more.

Good job 👍

Only for that massive red arrow in the thumbnail I wouldn’t have a clue which bit was the injector, great original idea that.

find a local bosch service center, in usa they are everywhere, and they can give do the job, or on ebay it's a few bucks for a Bosch kit with and you can do it yourself. same for injector pump ($20) for 1.6 Mark II.

Currently have a 2.0tdi DFS engine code caddy in 66 plate, runs clean when cold but as it reaches operating temp it starts to smoke heavily( thick white smoke), smells like unburnt diesel as if it is badly over fueling. Seems to be using oil too but I suspect it is bore wash rather than turbo seals or piston rings. If it was the inlet side if the turbo it would be running on by now, if it was the exhaust side of the turbo the exhaust would smell of oil either way the turbo feels nice and tight. Are the 2.0tdi covered by the same extended warranty that the 1.6tdi got? Injectors are currently out to be tested.

Top notch bloke 👍

Nice video mate I own a 1.6 2014 caddy been having problems of it going in to limp mode code says injector 4 only done 33,000 miles it had a recall and vw changed injector 4 but still having problems with it going in to limp? Hear that you shouldn’t put a reconditioned injector any advise ??

I just pulled them out, replaced the copper washers and cleaned the heads on injectors. Been working well since then going on week 2 and no major blowby.

There was carbon beneath the copper washer (seat) on mine which I cleaned before installing the injector.

Helpful video. I'm about to change leaking seals on our Tiguan. Surprised it started up without running the fuel pump to purge air?

Hi mate, helpful video, managed to get them out. Can you send the link to the £100 injector you bought off eBay please?

So interested to know if you ever got the new injector coded,if so what was the cost for this

the damn auto repair shop that changed my injector ripped me off £367 for the job alone. Next time I will try to do it myself.

I dropped the cooper washer into the left of where the injector hole do i need to get it out? 😔

Cheers m8 😉👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi, my mother in laws van has dropped an injector and has asked me to replace it, only think I’m unsure on is coding the new injector can I get some clear advice on this please

proper pain, bought a new car and went into limp mode on the way home, got code p0201 coming up

How did you found out which injector is original or replaced? Thanks

I'm looking for a injector, can you please tell me how find the part number or link for the injector you bought please?

Hi where did u buy them i need for my Touran 1.6 tdi

what did you use to clean the seats before installing the new injector please

Bro can you help me with procuring new nozzle tip. I am from India but India new Noozle is not available only Chinese duplicates are available.

This looked like a handy fix 😎

Do you get the new injector coded into to ecu I didn't and mine wouldn't run right

Most people won’t have a clue how to code it or wanna buy the kit to do so and another thing they will struggle with is if the injector is siezed in the head !!! Like one I have just removed .. I also replace both injector seals and clean both seats when removing a pair of injectors like that as potentially you will now have created a poor seal on number two and it’s likely to blow up gas up the shaft carbon up and possibly get into the rocker casing and cause burnt oil and heavy crankcase breathing ... 👍🏻

Is the fuel system under pressure before removing the high pressure lines?

What happens if we forget to install coper seal of injector

Alright mate did you have to recode the injectors or do you just get the one with the same code. Also what year caddy is it you done this on

That vw reliability lol at least it wasn’t expensive 😜

@Lewis did you ever get the one from ebay? I got one and it blew three months later ended up grudgingly paying 475 quid for a genuine siemens on ending in (S) as opposed to the (B) Nightmare mate , i still have 2 x genuine (B) injectors and i feel its just a waiting game for them to pop sitting around 90k at the minute....good video thanks for sharing your wisdom

Does anyone know of the horrendous injector problem from the 1.6 MK3 Caddy era was solved by the time the MK4 Caddy was introduced? 
If yes I presume the injectors on the MK5 Caddy Commerce must be at last fit for purpose?

I thought the injectors need some programming also?

What about adaptation of the new injector?

It’s the Siemens injectors that fail, Bosch is way miles better. Bit late now though, good vid👍

Oho you lucky ones, i have my octavia at the repair-shop as of now. My bill gonna be, in today's currency, GBP 1190,55 😞

Please can anyone help with any online shop or any store web to buy injector for caddy 2011 1.6 tdi.

Just so anyone else knows, leave your ignition on for a few seconds, even off and on again to prime your fuel pump properly, that’s why it didn’t start first time as you didn’t have full fuel pressure, and were cranking dry 👍🏼

i have never had issue with vw 1,9 disel ones. it seem to vary between engine types i bet

I had a Caddy from new had it 6 years never changed a single injector whitest other in the fleet same age failed! The secret . . It had nothing but BP ultimate from new, not a single injector failed. . .

Rowan Lewis 5:25 just say the copper washer didn’t come out with the injector, how would you get it out mate? Thanks

Thank you

Dude, where do you get the information its 7nm + 180 degrees on that stretch bolt ? Also what is the Torx needed on that stretchbolt ?

I was torqueing my injectors to 7 nm and as I was gong for the first 90degree I went from righty tightly to rightly loos now i have to remove the cams to ge it out 🤯😭

I Hope you coded it in .You do need to code them in whom ever said you don't is a dork.

Did you code the inj

Hi, could you give me the part number of the stretch bolt please as I've ordered the injector but need the bolt and can't find it anywhere online as not sure of the PN, thanks

Did you not have to code the new injector ?

My injector went last night , nightmare

how did you know it had failed? my car has suddenly started to judder severely only when accelerating and the engine is cold.

Hi mate would it be safe to use my caddy 1.6 for a couple of days without having my new injector codes cheers.

I can code it in if you can get it to Newport.

Why do you not have to code the injector mate?

Try tapping the top of the injector plug before you replace these injectors I've had the same dam code and van running on 3 all I did was tapped the plug on the injector and it's worked every time.. NOT INJECTOR JUST A PLUG FAULT

Great Job !! can buy a Vident tool off ebay. that codes INJECTORS and does DPF regend and elp. for £40 not adverting it for anybody but saves 60£ app. i just bought one after offering them 35£ the best tool i bought for that money for a long time, i also have xtool pro 2 and buying VCD'S.

Would like a T shirt but can't get the link to work !!!

didn't had to code the injector ?

Just paid £360 to get 1 injector replaced on my 1.6tdi octavia Got my injector from pfjones

Is this the 2 litre or the 1.6tdi?

Injectors been good since mate?

Wow that injector is a rip off. You could buy a car for the price of that 😁

If its just for personal use, and you like to wear eye patch aaagghRRRR u can buy cheap china-clone vcds for VAGs. Lots of good stuff but need laptop.

What about coding?

You have to recode the new injector.

vw 1.6 CR tdi engines are shite

I will never by diesel car those injectors are misery