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Offline MBCGTI

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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #10 on: 19 November 2012, 10:22 »
Hopefully not too expensive, if you need any parts then a mate works for VW and can always see whether he can help out.

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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #11 on: 19 November 2012, 23:37 »
Thanks for the replys  :smiley:
I took the car to get hooked up to vagcom on my way to the dealers this morning, the fault code that was coming up was showing the throttle switch ? i told him not to clear it and leave it on so the dealers could see it.
i took it in to the dealers for them to investigate the oil leak and also told them that my engine warning light was on,
got a phone call in the afternoon to say that they had traced the leak and it was coming from where the mechatronics unit meets the box and that a new gasket had been ordered and costs covered by VW  :smiley:
I picked up the car and forgot to ask about the engine light  :embarrassed: was in a rush,
The code had been cleared and all was well........... at least for 15 mile before it came back on  :sad:
Well at least its nothing serious and im getting the oil leak sorted under warranty, gonna drop the car into the indy garage tomorrow and leave it with them to sort the switch problem out,
Will keep this updated  :smiley:
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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #12 on: 19 November 2012, 23:40 »
Well that's good news re your gearbox.

Might be worth getting your Indy garage to ring VW and speak to their Technician to find out what they found and why they cleared the code?  Sounds more like a temperamental sensor than anything else.

When mine broke down last year, the RAC guy cleared it and 5 miles up the motorway, it came back on. Faulty camshaft sensor from memory

Offline Neil gti

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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #13 on: 19 November 2012, 23:53 »
Well that's good news re your gearbox.

Might be worth getting your Indy garage to ring VW and speak to their Technician to find out what they found and why they cleared the code?  Sounds more like a temperamental sensor than anything else.

When mine broke down last year, the RAC guy cleared it and 5 miles up the motorway, it came back on. Faulty camshaft sensor from memory

I don't think he will call em, not got the best of relationships  :grin:
Going to get him to rescan it tomorrow and sort it out  :smiley: he as also saved the codes from this morning so will see how the latest ones compare,
Good news on the box tho  :smiley:
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Offline Neil gti

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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #14 on: 20 November 2012, 17:28 »
Started the car this morning and no EPC light on just the engine light ?
Took it back to Ricci Concept to get scanned again and left it with them to sort, he later called me and said that it needs a new throttle switch which comes as a whole accelarator pedal, it is coming in and getting fitted tomorrow so will see if this sorts the problem out ?
Just waiting for VW to call me back now to get the mechatronics gasket fitted to sort out my oil leak  :whistle:
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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #15 on: 21 November 2012, 19:58 »
Bit of an update on this,
had a new accelarator pedal fitted today as one of the resistors had gone, apparentley there is 2 on the pedal, one goes from 100% -0 and the other goes from 0-100% this senses the drive by wire action and one of them had stopped working, hence why the car was is limp mode, ecu dos'nt know were the pedal position is ?
I think that was what he was trying to tell me anyway  :grin:
Anyway all is well now and back to normal  :smiley:
Just waiting on the stealers to call me now to get the new gasket fitted to sort the gearbox oil leak out,
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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #16 on: 21 November 2012, 20:02 »
Good to here things are getting sorted Neil...
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Re: Having a bad week
« Reply #17 on: 21 November 2012, 20:11 »
Good to here things are getting sorted Neil...

^^ :wink:

Now its the wifes turn steering pump gone on her Cooper S and i copt for bill for that one aswell  :rolleyes:  :sad:
Ohh the joys of motoring  :cry:
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