Audi
Cylinder 3 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.
P1006 fault code: what it means
P1006: Cylinder 3 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.
Usual causes, most likely first
- leaking or dirty injector
- low compression on that cylinder
P1006 by make
BMW
Valvetronic guiding eccentric shaft sensor parity error. Rough idle or limp mode.
Skoda
Cylinder 3 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.
Volkswagen
Cylinder 3 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.
What the repair usually costs
- Compression and leak-down test with diagnosisNZ$140–NZ$420 · A$150–A$450
- Engine replacement, reconditioned engine (4-cylinder)NZ$5,570–NZ$10,560 · A$5,070–A$9,720
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Before you clear it
Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.
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