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    4. : What problems can the Audi A3 heat exchanger have?

What problems can the Audi A3 heat exchanger have?
Years 2012-2019

Answer

It has happened to some owners of the vehicle in question, as they themselves declared in some online forums, that the exchanger broke due to the faulty EGR valve. In fact, since it does not work well, it does not expel the exhaust gases, the temperature rises and damages the exchanger mentioned above, letting water enter the engine.
Posted on: 23 December 2022 by ScegliAuto

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