MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Tara on February 24, 2011, 05:31:29 pm

Title: Bit random??
Post by: Tara on February 24, 2011, 05:31:29 pm: Driving home from work today and my car suddenly felt like it didnt really have much power? Was driving fine just not pullling, no engine lights or anything came on so i pulled over turned my engine off and on again and now it seems fine?? Any ideas?
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: VC on February 24, 2011, 05:38:49 pm: does it say "Microsoft" on the engine? (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserve.mysmiley.net%2Fconfused%2Fconfused0083.gif&hash=fcbf1b86f965b21e626011e66f7e746075add20b)
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: Tara on February 24, 2011, 05:41:24 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on February 24, 2011, 05:38:49 pm
does it say "Microsoft" on the engine? (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserve.mysmiley.net%2Fconfused%2Fconfused0083.gif&hash=fcbf1b86f965b21e626011e66f7e746075add20b)

Not exactly much help...
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: vRS Carl on February 24, 2011, 05:41:52 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on February 24, 2011, 05:38:49 pm
does it say "Microsoft" on the engine? (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserve.mysmiley.net%2Fconfused%2Fconfused0083.gif&hash=fcbf1b86f965b21e626011e66f7e746075add20b)

:signLOL:

Prob just an Intermittent fault. Have you got VCDS or access to it to get a scan?
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: Thor on February 24, 2011, 06:29:52 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on February 24, 2011, 05:38:49 pm
does it say "Microsoft" on the engine? (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserve.mysmiley.net%2Fconfused%2Fconfused0083.gif&hash=fcbf1b86f965b21e626011e66f7e746075add20b)

Don't give VW assistance any ideas or that will become there standard response when you phone them :signLOL:
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: bodger00 on February 24, 2011, 06:35:44 pm: Did you do a short journey Tara? From time to time I have heard of this when the full cold cycle has not completed. It can also happen when the car has not been used for a period of time.

Any engine management lights on?
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: TrickGTI on February 24, 2011, 06:58:36 pm: vagcom is a must.... the engine light wont necessarily come on straight away. the car needs to detect the fault more than three times in a row to bring it on, if it only notices a problem every now and then, the light will stay off but it will have stored a fault in the EOBD part of the ECU. try that :smiley:
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: gti265 on February 25, 2011, 12:21:44 pm: if its a dsg, it may be that? my car does it very occasinaly basicly you can floor it but it wont go any faster lol i just stop turn it of and on again and its fine :)
Title: Re: Bit random??
Post by: martziniuk on February 25, 2011, 12:31:17 pm: Possibly an overboost if it's remapped, you won't get a light on from that and a restart would cure it.