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s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 13:42

can you please turn your ignition on and tell me if you have an amber engine light come on for a few seconds?

lads on UKMKIVS forum are useless. The only people who replied have petrols and they all have one.

Mine is a diesel, and its not working. a little worried.

Much appreciated.

[Edited on 24-06-2011 by s4k1b]

AlunJ

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24th Jun 11 at 13:46

at a guess it's the glowplug light?

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 13:48

sorry if ive not explained properly but ...

i think the engine management light SHOULD come on. this is a square amber light that looks like a picture of an engine.

this ISNT coming on in my car, and i think it should.

AlunJ

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24th Jun 11 at 13:50

oh right, sorry!

Gary

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24th Jun 11 at 13:51

Everything should light up on the dash for a second when the ignition is turned on.

so you can tell if someones taken the bulb out etc

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 13:54

EXACTLY my thoughts!

mine isnt coming on.
neither is my friends tdi 150.
neither is my other friends anniversary tdi.

BAFFLED!

i have disconnected my air flow meter - which has resulted in an error code on the OBD - MAF failure. BUT the engine light still didnt come on !

done the same with my friends - same thing happened.

the LED on the speedo PCB looks intact and has been fiddled with. neither has it been blanked off or obstructed.

confused.

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 13:55

btw - i must say, prompt responses from the reliable corsasport crew members.

all other forums seem so crap compared to this one.

AlunJ

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24th Jun 11 at 14:01

I'd certainly get the clocks out and have a look perhaps, I shouldn't think it would be too difficult to replace, just suspicious why they would remove it if there's nothing wrong with the car to come up. May have even just blown if it's a normal filament bulb

AlunJ

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24th Jun 11 at 14:03

a bit of research shows they are led's soldered into place, getting suspicious!

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 14:06

they are LEDs yes.

my initial suspicions were - the engines buggered somewhere - and the EML is constantly on.so i got hold of a diagnostic machine - and there is no fault with the car whatsoever so im relieved.

im just curious as to whether it should have this light or not.

but the more TDi owners i ask - the more the answetr points to NO.

but a VAg car - with no eml light?? that cant be true.... i find it very hard to believe.

Mertin

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24th Jun 11 at 14:25

I have one on mine, remember it came on before for an air flow meter fault. MK4 Ibiza, PD130 btw

N3CRO

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24th Jun 11 at 14:27

My dad has a Mk4 GT TDI but he ain't here right now.

[Edited on 24-06-2011 by TheNobleOne]

Aleex

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24th Jun 11 at 15:19

maybe the bulb has gone.

i have the 11bhp gt tdi. common for bulbs to go behind the clocks, still worth checking. vagcom would answer your question

John

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24th Jun 11 at 15:25

MAF doesn't always throw an engine light.

fazza

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24th Jun 11 at 15:29

Be wary about unplugging the clocks altogether though. did this to my mums Petrol A4 to replace them(pixels had gone) and completely wiped the codes etc from Ecu so the car wouldnt start

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 15:43

quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
I have one on mine, remember it came on before for an air flow meter fault. MK4 Ibiza, PD130 btw

aye my mate has 130 PD leon. that has one.

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 15:44

quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
My dad has a Mk4 GT TDI but he ain't here right now.

[Edited on 24-06-2011 by TheNobleOne]

would be fantastic if you could check his for me!

what year is it ?

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 15:45

quote:
Originally posted by Aleex
maybe the bulb has gone.

i have the 11bhp gt tdi. common for bulbs to go behind the clocks, still worth checking. vagcom would answer your question

really? i didnt think think it was common for LEDs to go at all! never mind the ones behind the clocks.

i have run an onboard diagnostic check and theres not fault codes so im quite happy that theres nothing wrong with my car and someone isnt hiding something! that was my worst nightmare.

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 15:47

quote:
Originally posted by fazza
Be wary about unplugging the clocks altogether though. did this to my mums Petrol A4 to replace them(pixels had gone) and completely wiped the codes etc from Ecu so the car wouldnt start

MAF should always throw up EML as far as i know???

i looked into this. i have the immo2 clocks - which dont have the immoliser built into them. its the immo3 ones that have the immobiliser in them.

John

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24th Jun 11 at 15:50

Doesn't always, different clocks have different lights in different places as well, even on seemingly the same model of car.

Unplugging clocks shouldn't lose anything, you don't lose coding when the battery is disconnected do you.

s4k1b

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24th Jun 11 at 15:56

hmm....... maybe my EML wont come on unless theres something seriously wrong.

good point about battery being disconnected tho.

[Edited on 24-06-2011 by s4k1b]

N3CRO

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24th Jun 11 at 16:13

quote:
Originally posted by s4k1b

quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
My dad has a Mk4 GT TDI but he ain't here right now.

[Edited on 24-06-2011 by TheNobleOne]
would be fantastic if you could check his for me!

what year is it ?

2001.

Mertin

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24th Jun 11 at 16:48

I was puzzled when my eml didnt come on when I blew off a boost pipe on the inlet side of my intercooler so wasnt getting any boost at all

taylorboosh

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24th Jun 11 at 18:44

im sure my mates derv golf had an em light on

Claire

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24th Jun 11 at 18:51

quote:
Originally posted by fazza
Be wary about unplugging the clocks altogether though. did this to my mums Petrol A4 to replace them(pixels had gone) and completely wiped the codes etc from Ecu so the car wouldnt start

The key code is storred in the dash cluster, so if you swap it out you will have to recode. If you remove and refit the same cluster the code wont be lost.

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