engine light

[BE4ORE]

Hey guys,

When i recently purchased my B4, looked all good from the naked eye but when i drove it home on the day... i notice the engine light come on.

I kept going as the thermostat was all good and the whole car felt solid so i wasn't much worried.

As i have been driving it till now, i have noticed a few trends to as when it comes on but dont know the cause.

* when im cruising in a straight line and doing between 80-100+km/h and the revs are sitting at about 2,700rpm
* doesn't affect the engine or the car or the driving
* as soon as i come to a complete stop, i count to about 7-8 seconds and the light goes away.

What could be causing this exactly? very puzzled...

Hope someone can help.

[brainy]

Hey there,

This is kind of strange for me, but where are you located?

We might be able to organise to catch up and plug in a diagnostic tool to see if there are any codes.

Brian

[BE4ORE]

Hey there,

This is kind of strange for me, but where are you located?

We might be able to organise to catch up and plug in a diagnostic tool to see if there are any codes.

Brian

Hey Brian,

No strange feelings here mate lol... Just car stuff hehe!

I live in northern suburbs (crazyburn) n ill have a guess you live in eastern suburbs cos that's where all the cool cars are lol.

But that would be good if you can help plz. Would really appreciate that.

Thanks.

[sparrow]

plug the two black plugs together located under the dash. turn the car to acc. dont crank the engine. the engine light will blink morse code. 1 short is 1. 1 long is 10.

http://www.veloce.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ ... cs/cel.htm

[BE4ORE]

oooo... i like this, i like alot... however, which wires would i be looking for? I mean how easy can i find them?

[sparrow]

pretty easy i suppose. if you can position yourself so the back of your head is resting on your brake pedal. legs out of the car. looking up with a torch you will see a pair of white, green and black connectors. located more towards the clutch side.

excuse the crappy photo

https://www.flickr.com/photos/d_sparrow/14174152174/

[BE4ORE]

I ended up going to a local mechanic which helped me read the codes with a scanner... I got two codes (P0171 & P0335)... Googling them and it shows one being the crank sensor and the other being something to do with with air leakage or something to do with being lean?

Where do I start or do?

Thx.

[sparrow]

get a new crank sensor. and check for leaks.

uklegacy.com is a far better resource for gen3 then here. (no offence)
very active and lots of solid advice.
pretty gen 4 orientated here.

[BE4ORE]

get a new crank sensor. and check for leaks.

uklegacy.com is a far better resource for gen3 then here. (no offence)
very active and lots of solid advice.
pretty gen 4 orientated here.

New crack sensor is about $170 FFS... for a small piece of nothing lol!

and whats the best way to check for leaks? i was also advised that the oxy sensor might be gone too... not cool, not cool at all!