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Steering wheel light lit up yellow whilst driving
doylebros:
If the steering is not heavy and the fault is clearing automatically I wouldn't rule this area out
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oPPK3ylztcs
GTIEagles:
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 27, 2015, 03:59:01 pm ---£1200 is bonkers! Then again, every major part seems to be a grand on German cars doesn't it! I hope the £350 option doesn't prove to be a false economy! Keep us posted.
If the torque sensor is some kind of carbon track affair (like a throttle pot), it might have a couple of dead spots on it, hence the intermittent nature of the issue.
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I know, I nearly hit the floor when I found out! It's got a lifetime warrantee so even if it does go wrong, you'll get another :smiley: http://www.bba-reman.com/uk/index.aspx
GTIEagles:
--- Quote from: dale.edwards on October 27, 2015, 05:39:18 pm ---When i used to work for British Gas I had a caddy van, this used to show the yellow steering wheel light from time to time. All we did was turn the wheel full lock one way then full lock the other and it would go back out. Something to do with the sensor not knowing what position the wheel was in and this procedure would recalibrate it somehow. I wouldn't be worried unless it throws it up and does not disappear so easily to be honest...
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That's interesting, that's going to be my approach on it too. So far since Monday it's been behaving itself...
GTIEagles:
--- Quote from: doylebros on October 27, 2015, 05:52:44 pm ---If the steering is not heavy and the fault is clearing automatically I wouldn't rule this area out
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oPPK3ylztcs
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Isn't that more related to a fault with the steering angle sensor?
pudding:
--- Quote from: GTIEagles on October 28, 2015, 08:18:28 am ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 27, 2015, 03:59:01 pm ---£1200 is bonkers! Then again, every major part seems to be a grand on German cars doesn't it! I hope the £350 option doesn't prove to be a false economy! Keep us posted.
If the torque sensor is some kind of carbon track affair (like a throttle pot), it might have a couple of dead spots on it, hence the intermittent nature of the issue.
--- End quote ---
I know, I nearly hit the floor when I found out! It's got a lifetime warrantee so even if it does go wrong, you'll get another :smiley: http://www.bba-reman.com/uk/index.aspx
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Ah yeah, they're good! Used to do a good job of MFA repairs on MK2 GTI dashes back in the day. They were also on Wheeler Dealers when they needed the Corrado VR6's ABS pump reconditioning. Seem like a proper outfit :happy2:
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