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Offline mossy69

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engine management light
« on: 16 December 2021, 18:42 »
driving home this evening the engine management light came on amber ,car is driving perfect just had it serviced 2 months ago any ideas guys I know itl have to be plugged in ,,,the car has 85k on it

Offline madstaff

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2021, 19:20 »
Could be anything and you won't know for sure until you get it plugged in to diagnostics.


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Offline Vwjap

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #2 on: 17 December 2021, 21:57 »
Where are you? Someone around you may be able to plug in obdeleven/vcds close for beer tokens

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #3 on: 22 December 2021, 15:14 »
had the vids on and its the lamba sensor any idea on how much they are and are they easy to fit thanks

Offline dfm

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #4 on: 20 March 2023, 10:37 »
Any easy things I can do to try and clear my engine light which came on yesterday. Car seems to be driving normally.

Or am I best taking it to my local specialist which might be a good trial for when I move away from dealer servicing.

Thanks.

Offline Adam T7

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #5 on: 20 March 2023, 10:41 »
If it’s under warranty, dealer, if not, specialist - just don’t ignore it even if car is driving ok👍
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Re: engine management light
« Reply #6 on: 20 March 2023, 10:57 »
Thanks Adam. Warranty ended in February unfortunately.

Offline Adam T7

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #7 on: 20 March 2023, 12:10 »
Indy Specialist it is then. As soon as my initial 3 year VW warranty expired, straight to local Specialist, cheaper labour rates and better work. Always good to talk with a GTI enthusiast that is actually working on your car rather than through a Service Receptionist who speaks to the Service Manager who speaks to the Service Tech.

In fairness to VW, I had zero issues with the Dealer, Land Rover were a nightmare at times.
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Re: engine management light
« Reply #8 on: 20 March 2023, 15:37 »
Local garage have cleared the code for me free of charge which isn't the best solution but was the best they could do with vag com. VW specialist can't get me in until the 30th

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Re: engine management light
« Reply #9 on: 20 March 2023, 16:55 »
Where are you based?
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