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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: bertmort8 on 10 March 2009, 14:46
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fast lane of motorway (only doing 70ish tho) this morning on way back from b'ham and all of a sudden revs drop and i see the 'epc' light come on aswell as 'slippery road surface' light
had to somehow get onto the hard shoulder in rush hour. got the car stopped and it started shaking slightly like we would if it was cold. turned ignition off and took keys out then waited a minute and started her up and it all seemed fine.
im so pi££ed off its untrue. gotta take it back to the garage now to see what the problem is
Is it best to go straight to a vw garage ??
did see a nice old school rocco tho reg f99 ___
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You really need to take it to a stealer, or hook up vag-com to it - ASAP. Because the EPC light should only come on when specific engine ECU fault codes have been logged. Some of these fault codes are 'volatile' - in that after a certain number of engine starts, they self-erase from the DTC memories.
And the 'slippery road surface' - ain't that the ESP light? Has that now gone out?
Finally, what is your battery voltage like? Does it sound if the battery might be on its way out?
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battery sounds fine and the other light that comes on has gone off, only came on when the epc came on
gunna take it too garage tomoz and see what they say, if they havent got an answer i like i will take it too vw
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Dicky ABS sensor maybe.. anyone with vagcom close to you who could scan for faults?
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battery sounds fine and the other light that comes on has gone off, only came on when the epc came on
gunna take it too garage tomoz and see what they say, if they havent got an answer i like i will take it too vw
Be careful about taking it to any old garage. Most non-VAG fault code readers, even fookin expensive Snap-On ones, can NOT correctly erase, or even read VAG specific fault codes. So you may end up paying twice. Unless you have vag-com, in this instance, you really are best to bite the bullet and go straight to your VW stealer - or any VAG specific independent who has either vag-com or VAS5051/2.
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if im being totally honest i dont really understand vagcom, never heard of it until i came on this site 3 weeks ago
will look it up and find where a garage is near me that has it
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if im being totally honest i dont really understand vagcom, never heard of it until i came on this site 3 weeks ago
Vag-Com is basically a windows based software package, which is virtually identical to the genuine VW/Audi systems. The software is downloadable for free from its makers, www.Ross-Tech.com.
But you also need the correct 'lead'. You can also purchase a genuine lead direct from Ross-Tech, or one of their UK re-sellers - and you will have full fuction from the vag-com software, as well as official technical support from Ross-Tech. Or you can buy a non-genuine lead, but then have limited functions with the vag-com softwear.
will look it up and find where a garage is near me that has it
Surely there must be an independent VAG specialist in or near Birmingham. Try Googling "VAG independent specialist in Birmingham". :wink: And make sure you use www.Google.co.uk, and NOT Google.com. :tongue:
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cheers fella
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just typed into google.CO.UK and seat came up and they are at the bottom of my road
i live near b'ham in a sh!t town called droitwich which is full of old ppl. known for our salt :wink: :wink: (brine bath)
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just typed into google.CO.UK and seat came up and they are at the bottom of my road
i live near b'ham in a sh!t town called droitwich which is full of old ppl. known for our salt :wink: :wink: (brine bath)
Result then - and a Seat garage might be a bit cheaper than a VW one. :afro:
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took it back to original garage we bought it from and they hooked it up and apparantly its something to do with the throttle. they have it with them now and are fixing it, but when we have it back we are taking it to someone we know and hes gunna hook it up to his computer o seewhat they have done/ changed
also, the garage dont know we have a tracker system put on it 2 days after buying the car, the fookers used it last night, cant wait to see them, my mrs is gunna go mad at them, thats the time i walk out cuz she gets damn rite mean lo
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Invoice them for unauthorised use of the car! Or they can do the next few services free.
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we are going to mate dont you worry
dont really want the car servicing there as only gunna go to vw