No fuel pressure on the high-pressure system?

Tiny
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  • 2015 AUDI A3
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My car suddenly started juddering and then stopped and wouldn't start, the garage had told me it was the fuel pump however after changing the fuel pump nothing changed, they then later called to say that all fuel injectors will need replacing due to swarf going down the line?

I was then given a different interpretation of my case as shown in the email below, my question is, have I been ripped off and where parts replaced when they weren't needed and is swarf as actual problem with a petrol car?

Once we started to investigate the concerns, we initially found that there was no fuel pressure on the high-pressure system. This would have led us to believe that it was the high-pressure fuel pump failure, which is why we asked for authorization to replace it. After replacing the high-pressure fuel pump the fuel pressure was back to full bar pressure but the vehicle still had further concern i.E. The vehicle still had a misfire and kept stalling all the time. Hence Tash has said that the fuel pump hasn’t completely cured the issue with the vehicle. This is where the misinterpretation may have come from. After this situation the vehicle was allocated to a senior master technician to carry on the more in-depth investigation that was required. We did proceed to check your vehicle with another fuel pressure tester to clarify that the new fuel pump was working accurately, and that furl pressure was back to make sure that this part was faulty. As a result of the further checks by the master technician we established that the vehicle required 4 fuel injectors because they appeared to be blocked and the timing control valve gauze was torn.

Thanks, koh
Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 AT 2:02 AM

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Tiny
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Hmm, all four injectors having a problem would be rare, was a CAN scan done on the car if so, what were the codes? You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

It sounds like a vacuum leak or low compression; let's go over these guides to help see what's going on:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-misfires-or-runs-rough

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go over these guides and get back to us.

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Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 AT 11:37 AM

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