28654963 — Symptoms & Failure Modes
Common symptoms and verified failure modes of a failing Delphi 28654963 2.0 TDI (EA288) Common Rail Injector (VW Crafter/Transporter/MAN TGE).
Rough idle / vibration · high
A leaking injector unbalances cylinder fuelling on the 2.0 TDI.
Hard starting · high
Excess back-leakage drops cranking rail pressure.
Loss of power / limp mode · high
Out-of-range delivery or rail-pressure deviation triggers derate.
Black smoke · medium
Poor atomisation over-fuels the cylinder.
Engine management light · medium
Cylinder-specific injector or fuel-metering fault codes.