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P1007 fault code: what it means

P1007: Cylinder 4 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Costly if missed

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. leaking or dirty injector
  2. low compression on that cylinder

P1007 by make

Audi

Cylinder 4 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.

Usual causes: leaking or dirty injector; low compression on that cylinder

Skoda

Cylinder 4 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.

Usual causes: leaking or dirty injector; low compression on that cylinder

Volkswagen

Cylinder 4 is doing more or less work than the others on a common-rail diesel. Usually a leaking or dirty injector.

Usual causes: leaking or dirty injector; low compression on that cylinder

What the repair usually costs

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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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