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P2181 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2011

Cooling System Performance


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P2181
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2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVMPD63B53
P2181: Cooling system performance. Hi techs, i couldn't find test for code p2181 on mitchell on demand,anybody seen or fix this code?also i'm getting lean code,no intake leak,i'm leaning on maf.btw i'm using generic scan.slight throtle the maf goes 10 gram the st -11 b1s1 o2 is not on the data ...
March 01, 2011
2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWPD63B03
P2181: cooling system performance. ... the p0411 Secondary air injection incorrect flow detection failure. We have inspected the common failures on the system, the vacuum hoses appear intact and all the tubing looks to be in place. We did not remove any of the hoses because they are all crimped...
March 10, 2011
2003 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSE69M53
P2181: Cooling System Range/ Performance. I'm on my knees begging for help on this one!!! This has been a chronic problem with this car. I replace the temp sensor with a dealer part and it goes away for a while. Any where from 2-6 months at a time. Have also replaced thermostat with dealer part and st...
March 31, 2011