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P3138 fault code: what it means

P3138: Intake runner flaps off target on the 2.0 TFSI. Usually needs basic setting or the flaps are sticking.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Minor

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. intake runner basic setting not done
  2. sticking runner flaps
  3. wiring fault

P3138 by make

Audi

Intake runner flaps off target on the 2.0 TFSI. Usually needs basic setting or the flaps are sticking.

Usual causes: intake runner basic setting not done; sticking runner flaps; wiring fault

Skoda

Intake runner flaps off target on the 2.0 TFSI. Usually needs basic setting or the flaps are sticking.

Usual causes: intake runner basic setting not done; sticking runner flaps; wiring fault

Volkswagen

Intake runner flaps off target on the 2.0 TFSI. Usually needs basic setting or the flaps are sticking.

Usual causes: intake runner basic setting not done; sticking runner flaps; wiring fault

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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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