A2C9626040080 — Frequently Asked Questions
Verified answers about the Continental/Siemens VDO A2C9626040080 1.6 TDI Common Rail Injector (VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda).
What is injector A2C9626040080?
A Continental (Siemens VDO) solenoid common-rail diesel injector for the VW Group 1.6 TDI engine (CAY-series). VAG OE 03L130277B/03L130277S; the Bosch counterpart is 0445110369.
Which vehicles use A2C9626040080?
VW Golf/Polo/Passat/Touran/Caddy, Audi A1/A3, Seat Ibiza/Leon and Skoda Fabia/Octavia/Superb 1.6 TDI.
Is it solenoid or piezo?
It is a Continental/Siemens VDO solenoid common-rail injector.
Does A2C9626040080 need coding?
Yes - code the injector correction value to the correct cylinder with VCDS/ODIS when fitting.
What are the OE part numbers?
VAG 03L130277B and 03L130277S reference this injector; the Bosch alternate for the same engine is 0445110369.
Can I mix this with Bosch injectors?
Do not mix manufacturers across a set - fit a matched set of the same part (Continental A2C9626040080 or Bosch 0445110369) and code each one.
What are the symptoms of failure?
Rough idle, vibration, hard starting, black smoke, power loss/limp mode and an EML.
Why does my 1.6 TDI run rough?
A worn or leaking injector unbalances fuelling; read live correction data and bench-test the weak cylinder.
What causes these injectors to fail?
Poor fuel filtration, contamination and back-leakage wear - fix the cause first.
Does a remanufactured A2C9626040080 perform like new?
A properly remanufactured injector is bench-tested and recalibrated on a Continental-capable tester, then coded on fitment.