Hello hello!
It's my first time writing here, but I'll try to get to the point quickly.
I had some issues with my VW Polo IV TDI which made themselves known through extreme stuttering when I switch into the 2nd and 3rd gear, joined by a restless neutral and strong odor when I leave the car. It was struggling to accelerate when I put it in 2nd and 3rd gear, had as mentioned the stutter and suddenly went back to normal and accelerated noticeably better.
I initially thought it was some problem with too much air coming into the system, so I brought it to a VW dealer, so they can check up on it and they said it's the fuel injectors. Specifically on the invoice it says: "Messwerte der Einspritzdüsen außerhalb der Toleranz" which means as much as the readings of the fuel injectors ae outside of the tolerable zone, whatever that means and "Ersatz empfohlen", so they recommend replacing them.
They told me repair would cost over 5k, which also is way more than the ca is worth, so is there anything I can try to do to fix to ease the problem? I heard of fuel injector cleaners, I just don't know if it would help me with these kind of symptoms. Does anyone more knowledgeable than me have any idea what I can do?
Every comment is appreciated!
Tl:Dr: VW dealer said my fuel injectors are not working probably, repair would cost more than car's worth. Anything I can try to do?