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Engine Management light...

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  • 08-07-2008 5:41pm
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    Big Tone
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭


    ..its shining out at me from the dash for the past couple of days. I suspect its the lambda probe but it could also mean there's a problem with the catalytic coverter, which I hope its not otherwise it'll set me back €600...its a 2.0L petrol VW Passat 2001. Anyone have any thoughts of advice on this?


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,244 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Big Tone wrote: »
    ..its shining out at me from the dash for the past couple of days. I suspect its the lambda probe but it could also mean there's a problem with the catalytic coverter, which I hope its not otherwise it'll set me back €600...its a 2.0L petrol VW Passat 2001. Anyone have any thoughts of advice on this?

    An engine management warning light could be many things. Get the car hooked up to a diagnostics computer.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Buy a cheap diagnostics cable and install some s/w on your laptop and read it yourself. Mine's currently throwing a P0304.


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    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Check your break lights are working, happened on a bora we had.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,456 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    yup. think this happens if all 3 brake lights are gone


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Brake light switches also give hassle causing the EML to come on. But as stated before, it could be one of a variety of faults - throttle body, temp sensors, pressure sensors, engine speed sensors, position sensors, knock sensors, etc, etc. The only answer is to have the fault memory read via a diagnosis machine.
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    Carina
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Carina


    I have a simple OBD that can download the code if your in the Dublin north area ?;)


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