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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: bcarlin on 24 May 2014, 09:13

Title: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 24 May 2014, 09:13

Tried to pull away from a junction today and the car was coughing and spluttering and wasn't really pulling away. Now when you try to accelerate it is doing this all the time and the eml is now staying on. Any easy suggestions ?

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: golfhappy on 24 May 2014, 10:15

It'll have thrown up a fault code so you'll have to retrieve it from the ECU memory. Now before you think you have to go and spend money on Vagcom i have a handheld scanner that picks up the fault codes with the description that was had for i think £26 to the door from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SuperScan-VS450-OBDII-Scantool-Reader/dp/B001A33HAG/ref=sr_1_6?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1400922584&sr=1-6&keywords=vgate+scanner  Here's the link. I've a 12 plate golf and it picks them up no problem. Fits in glove box, easy to use.

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: mike. on 24 May 2014, 10:35

Sounds like a coil pack, VCDS would narrow it down to which one if you can get it scanned.

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 24 May 2014, 14:43

Thanks for the suggestions, car is booked in for Monday morning. I might buy one of those diagnostic tools. Are they any good ?

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: itavaltalainen on 24 May 2014, 16:18

full vcds is very good (expensive thou).

where are you from, maybe someone can scan for you for beer tokens....

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 24 May 2014, 18:26

Anyone near airdrie that could plug it in  :smiley:

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 25 May 2014, 16:13

Managed to borrow a snap on diagnostic machine, it came back with p0301 cylinder 1 misfire detected. Reset faults and swapped cylinder 1 and 2 coil packs and the fault didn't log again but car is still lumpy.was there a recall on the coil packs for 2009 models ?  I'm planning on just swapping over one coil pack or should I change all of them and spark plugs ? Anyone got the part numbers

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 25 May 2014, 20:09

Now realised that I swapped 3 and 4 over  :laugh:  so now swapped 1 and 4 then reset the fault. Took it a run then the eml light came on. Plugged it back in now it says multiple cylinder misfire. Is this because I've been swapping the faulty one about it's confused ? Any help is much appreciated, how much are coil packs from vw

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: itavaltalainen on 25 May 2014, 21:56

take it to VW, 2009 model i think you might get new coil packs. if not buy the ones for R8.

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 25 May 2014, 21:59

If I ring them in the morning can they tell me over the phone if I can have them fitted for free ?

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: itavaltalainen on 25 May 2014, 22:20

they should be able to check if there's a TPI if you tell them your VIN

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: mike. on 26 May 2014, 09:34

The coil pack part number is 06H 905 115 B this was the new version introduced in 2012.

They should be about £30 each from what I remember.

I had the same problem on a 2010 car and just replaced all four in anticipation of the others failing.

If you go the R8 coil pack route I think you need to change the plugs as well according to some of the other forums.

Title: Re: Engine management light on
Post by: bcarlin on 26 May 2014, 22:29

Replaced coil pack today and all is well  :smiley: thanks for all the help