Bosch 03G130073T Diesel Injector

2.0L TDI PD · Remanufactured

2.0L TDI PD Remanufactured Pumpe Düse Unit Injector (VW/Audi/Skoda/Seat)

Shared engine codes

BMM, BUY, BRD, CEGA

Compatible vehicles

Common 03G130073T injector failure symptoms

Hard starting or extended cranking; rough idle with single-cylinder knock or lumpy running; misfire entries on individual cylinders; smoke and diesel smell, in advanced cases a rising oil level; loss of power / limp mode. When two or more appear together, suspect the injector before peripherals — a comparative leak-off test isolates the failed unit without tear-down.

What causes these injectors to fail

Unit injector (pumpe-düse) wear causing delivery drift and rough running; injector solenoid faults logging cylinder circuit codes; injector seal leakage letting fuel past the sealing surfaces — diesel smell and fuel dilution of the oil. Internal wear cannot be repaired in situ — once delivery drifts outside calibration, remanufacture or replacement is the reliable fix.

How workshops diagnose 03G130073T faults

This is a Pumpe-Düse (unit injector) engine — there is no common rail; diagnosis differs from CR engines. Check the injector wiring loom under the rocker cover first — harness faults routinely mimic injector failure on PD engines. Use injection-quantity deviation data and cylinder isolation to identify the failing unit. Unit injectors are cam-actuated — inspect the camshaft lobes when replacing injectors on high-mileage engines; torque the clamps exactly to procedure. Never condemn a common-rail injector on a fault code alone.

How every unit is tested before despatch

Each remanufactured 03G130073T is fully stripped, ultrasonically cleaned and inspected; worn components are replaced with OE-grade parts. The rebuilt unit is calibrated on a common-rail test bench against the manufacturer's specification — delivery, back-leak and response verified — and despatched with a 12-month parts warranty and its calibration data on file.

Vehicle coverage at a glance

The 03G130073T trusted family covers 18 verified vehicle fitments across 4 makes: Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen. Every fitment listed is registry-verified.

OE & cross-references

03G130073T cross-references 8 further OE numbers, including 03G130073, 03G130073M, 03G130073MC, 03G130073TM, 03G130073TX, 000130073TX, 57834920 and 002003001352R. Always match the reference etched on your failed unit's body.

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