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2014 Audi Q7 3.0L TDI Prestige, CEL on and in Limp mode.

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Hello everyone.
I recently bought a 2014 Audi Q7 3.0L TDI Prestige. It ran fine for a few days then CEL illuminated (steady) then about a day later it would go into limp-mode until I shut if off and restarted, then limp mode was off but CEL still on.
Now it is in constant limp and VCDS shows:

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Is it common for the variable turbo vanes to get carbon buildup and stick?
And, if so, does that fry the actuator?

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I had what I think was the same code and behavior. My issue was that I’d had a local performance shop install a Snow Performance water methanol system. It had been running well but its first true test came on a long road trip towing a trailer. The post intercoooler intake hose (cold side) had slipped off the water-meth injection ring resulting in probably an almost complete loss of intake pressure. It was effectively a normally aspirated engine at that point. Once I fixed the issue the CEL eventually cleared and it’s not reoccurred.
The upshot of all that is that, based on my individual experience and n=1, there may be a post-turbo leak in your intake system.
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