Code P0401?

Tiny
MJOHNSON0238
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  • 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • TURBO
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 40,000 MILES
My Beetle is a TDI, not sure if that matters. I bought this car used. When I first bought it, the test drive went good runs great. I drove it 2 hours back to my home and 10 minutes before I got there the check engine light came on. I scanned it and it showed P0401 and the other was the one for the DPF. I had the dealer inspect the car and they cleaned the DPF and cleaned the EGR valve. After receiving the car again, I drove the car another 2 hours home, all good. In the morning it got driven for 30 minutes then the light came back on, scanned the car again for codes and P0401 came back up. Sent back to the dealer, they now have replaced the EGR valve. So, after receiving the car again and driving 2.5 hours, all good. This morning after 10 minutes of driving the car, the engine came back on. I will scan the codes this afternoon and update. If it is the P0401, any ideas on what I can do?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 AT 6:23 AM

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Tiny
BORIS K
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Hello,

The most common issue for P0401 to set is a blocked EGR filter inside the tube from the DPF to the EGR cooler at the rear of the engine.

See image below.

A video:
https://youtu.be/110Yc9S671k?si=B2m-MKrTWxhG6hRs

Cheers, Boris

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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 AT 9:31 AM
Tiny
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The code that appears now is P2002.
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 AT 3:58 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

I noticed you haven't been contacted for a few days. Have you been able to make any progress? I'm interested in knowing.

Joe
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Saturday, September 30th, 2023 AT 9:54 PM

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