Engine Management Light / Erratic runnning

Ajay · 12-02-2007, 10:09 AM

Hi can someone help?

I have a 1.8T, and the engine management warning light has started to flash. The car is running erratically and not very smoothly.

Has anyone had similar problems, or able to advise on likely cause.

Should I take to a dealer ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

**T-sport** · 12-03-2007, 11:40 AM

Check your coil packs first could be one or more is breaking down ..

bammercole · 12-06-2007, 10:11 PM

get your codes read on the car, this will be a good place to start. My car had similar problems when I started it. I went thru a million things before I finally found that I had a blown head gasket. Hopefully something smaller will reveal itself once you read the codes.

Daniel Dormer · 12-07-2007, 03:37 AM

definitely sounds like coil packs, I have just changed all of mine as they started breaking down one by one with the same symptoms. For a good price on replacement ones try online automotive they are a lot cheaper than main dealer, and you get a two year warranty.

parmy03 · 12-16-2007, 05:36 PM

coil packs

**RickT** · 12-17-2007, 04:19 AM

Sounds like a dodgy coil pack, check the fault codes in vag-com, i bet it will show a misfire,

if you need to replace a coil part, search for coil in this section.. i wrote a guide sometime back..

Rick

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Ajay Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milton Keynes UK Posts: 1 Gallery: (0)	Engine Management Light / Erratic runnning Hi can someone help? I have a 1.8T, and the engine management warning light has started to flash. The car is running erratically and not very smoothly. Has anyone had similar problems, or able to advise on likely cause. Should I take to a dealer ? Thanks in advance for any help.

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RickT Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,638 Gallery: (0)	Sounds like a dodgy coil pack, check the fault codes in vag-com, i bet it will show a misfire, if you need to replace a coil part, search for coil in this section.. i wrote a guide sometime back.. Rick __________________

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12-06-2007, 10:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
bammercole Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 64 Gallery: (0)	get your codes read on the car, this will be a good place to start. My car had similar problems when I started it. I went thru a million things before I finally found that I had a blown head gasket. Hopefully something smaller will reveal itself once you read the codes.

12-07-2007, 03:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Daniel Dormer Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bedfordshire, England Posts: 4 Gallery: (0)	definitely sounds like coil packs, I have just changed all of mine as they started breaking down one by one with the same symptoms. For a good price on replacement ones try online automotive they are a lot cheaper than main dealer, and you get a two year warranty.

12-16-2007, 05:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
parmy03 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: westmids Posts: 27 Gallery: (0)	coil packs

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