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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: NickDSG on October 26, 2019, 10:02:26 am

Title: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 26, 2019, 10:02:26 am: Hi guys, complete stab in the dark here. Yesterday it was pretty wet, after hard acceleration at a set of lights my car bounced off the limiter once and the epc light came on after pretty heavy wheelspin. Got the car home let it go to sleep for a couple of hours and started it back up to find the epc light still on but now accompanied by the yellow eml light! I can’t get the car plugged in until Monday after work but worried about driving it to get to work! Has anyone had any similar experiences or does anyone within the community near to Leigh WN7 have an OBD reader that I could potentially quickly use to check the fault?

Many thanks
Nick

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: titchy on October 26, 2019, 06:22:26 pm: you should be able to reset esr with switch by gear lever
Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: pudding on October 26, 2019, 06:57:27 pm: Those buttons are the tyre monitor reset and Traction control on/off. Sounds like this could be ABS sensor related if the EPC and EML lights came on. Need to scan it to be sure. Try pulling the battery and leaving it disconnected for 30 minutes in the meantime. That will clear any fault codes and reset things. If they come back on, it's definitely time for a scan.
Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 26, 2019, 07:03:05 pm: Quote from: Pudding on October 26, 2019, 06:57:27 pm
Those buttons are the tyre monitor reset and Traction control on/off. Sounds like this could be ABS sensor related if the EPC and EML lights came on. Need to scan it to be sure. Try pulling the battery and leaving it disconnected for 30 minutes in the meantime. That will clear any fault codes and reset things. If they come back on, it's definitely time for a scan.
Thanks Pudding I’ll give this a try in the morning!

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: pudding on October 26, 2019, 07:06:16 pm: No worries. I hope it is just an ABS sensor getting wet and bothered. The same thing used to happen in my MK4 R32 when driving hard through deep puddles. EML and ESP lights popped on! I think the sensors were getting a bit old and letting a bit of water in or something.
Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 27, 2019, 10:08:11 am: Quote from: Pudding on October 26, 2019, 07:06:16 pm
No worries. I hope it is just an ABS sensor getting wet and bothered. The same thing used to happen in my MK4 R32 when driving hard through deep puddles. EML and ESP lights popped on! I think the sensors were getting a bit old and letting a bit of water in or something.
I bet I sound like a right idiot here but here goes - every time I disconnect one of the terminals on the battery the alarm keeps going off! Any way around this?

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: Mark_DF05 on October 27, 2019, 10:28:38 am: Stupid question but is the car fully unlocked? All doors and boot?
Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 27, 2019, 10:53:25 am: Quote from: Mark_DF05 on October 27, 2019, 10:28:38 am
Stupid question but is the car fully unlocked? All doors and boot?
Yeah mate

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 28, 2019, 12:03:27 pm: (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191028/2d91253b8bbe478aeb9a804c0132b85f.jpg) so here’s the message from the reader- any ideas fellas? Many thanks, Nick

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 28, 2019, 07:08:58 pm: Sussed it guys, the engine cover has come loose and snapped the sensor on top of the HPFP :( will be removing the engine cover and buying a new induction kit and fuel pump now as can’t get the sensor separate and don’t fancy it happening again, all this cost for a bloody loose engine cover WTF

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Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: pudding on October 29, 2019, 06:33:37 pm: Oh no, bummer! Must have been all the engine shaking from the rev limiter / wheel spin that caused that.

Might be worth getting a fresh set of engine cover rubber grommets to make sure it doesn't flap about again.
Title: Re: EML&EPC (Yellow) on after hard acceleration & wheelspin
Post by: NickDSG on October 29, 2019, 08:37:38 pm: Quote from: Pudding on October 29, 2019, 06:33:37 pm
Oh no, bummer! Must have been all the engine shaking from the rev limiter / wheel spin that caused that.

Might be worth getting a fresh set of engine cover rubber grommets to make sure it doesn't flap about again.
Not putting anything on top of that sensor again! I’ve just tonight put a neuspeed induction system on and replaced the fuel pump! £550 all in

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