KNOWN FAULTS · Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Lancer (CY/CZ) 1.8 / 2.0 DI-D common problems.
2008–2016 · Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
By what you notice
A warning light comes on1 sheet
What to do: Engine warning light onJerking or losing power1 sheet
What to do: Jerking or loss of powerNoises or vibration2 sheets
Leaking or using oil1 sheet
Losing coolant or overheating1 sheet
2 known faults with sources
Applies if: Only Volkswagen’s 2.0 DI-D (2.0 TDI unit-injector), fitted up to 2010; it does not apply to Mitsubishi’s 1.8 DI-D or 2.2 DI-D.
PD TDI camshaft, injectors and cylinder headInjection / cylinder head
- Engine / equipment
- 1.2, 1.4, 1.9 and 2.0 TDI unit-injector (PD) engines, including the VW-sourced 2.0 CRD in Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep
- Period mentioned
- 2000–2010
- Symptoms
- Growing noise from the cylinder head, power loss and rough running (cams and lifters); unstable idle, smoke or hesitation (injectors); on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, coolant loss with no visible leak from a cracked head.
- Possible cause described
- The camshaft also drives the unit injectors and carries a heavy load: without VW 505.01 oil the lobes and lifters wear. 2.0 TDI PD injectors fail frequently. Some 16-valve 2.0 TDI heads (part number ending in A) crack; VW considered it fixed by the end of 2006.
- Check for the garage
- Check the oil history (VW 505.01), listen to the head, check injector balance rates with a diagnostic tool and, on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, read the head part number (03G 103 351) and look for coolant loss.
- Cost cited in the source
- Camshaft and lifters: approx. €400–800; 2.0 TDI PD injectors: €900–2,000A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Mileage cited in the database: 120,000–200,000 km. This is not a maintenance interval and does not predict a failure.
Sources from the original database
Autoscore: 1.9 TDI PD engineAutoscore: 2.0 TDI PD engineTorqueCars: 2.0 TDI problemsAuto Świat: typical 2.0 TDI PD faultsID Parts: camshaft wear on TDI PD engines
View full entryApplies if: Only Volkswagen’s 2.0 DI-D (2.0 TDI unit-injector), fitted up to 2010; it does not apply to Mitsubishi’s 1.8 DI-D or 2.2 DI-D.
Worn hexagonal oil pump shaft on the 2.0 TDI pump-injector (2005–2009)Engine
- Engine / equipment
- 2.0 TDI pump-injector: VW Passat and Sharan, Audi A4 and A6, Škoda Superb and Seat Alhambra from 2005–2009
- Period mentioned
- 2005–2009
- Symptoms
- The oil pump stops working all at once, nearly always at high revs. The red oil pressure warning light comes on when the damage is already done.
- Possible cause described
- AUTO BILD (May 2013): the hexagonal shaft that drives the oil pump wears and can end up spinning freely; VW puts it down to “tolerance deviations”. Without oil at least the turbo is ruined, and often the whole engine. VW and Škoda confirmed cases “in the three-digit range” and review each case for a goodwill contribution. The group's other 2.0 TDI engines have a different pump drive.
- Check for the garage
- If the oil pressure warning light comes on, stop the engine as soon as you can and do not drive on. VW does not recommend a preventive repair; if you want one, the balance shaft module, which holds the shaft, is replaced. If the engine has already failed, ask the brand for a goodwill contribution.
- Cost cited in the source
- €1,300 to €1,700 for the balance shaft module at the dealer; an independent workshop replaced just the shaft and its seat from €650 (AUTO BILD, 2013).A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.