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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: C4MKV on January 25, 2013, 10:47:39 am

Title: Exhaust Warning Light Flashing
Post by: C4MKV on January 25, 2013, 10:47:39 am

As per the topic title, I was driving home on the motorway yesterday and a few miles from home the exhaust warning light started flashing on the dash. The car is booked in for service in a week, should I try and get to a garage quickly or is it likely to be something minor? I'm a wedding photographer and I need to do a 150 mile trip tomorrow, what's the likelyhood of me breaking down on the A1?!

Title: Re: Exhaust Warning Light Flashing
Post by: Scrubadub on January 25, 2013, 01:46:07 pm

I'm guessing here, but it's probably nothing to worry about immediately, if its the CEL light, might be a faulty lambda or cat going? Is the car standard?

Title: Re: Exhaust Warning Light Flashing
Post by: bacillus on January 25, 2013, 02:05:46 pm

Get the car scanned to know for sure...

Title: Re: Exhaust Warning Light Flashing
Post by: C4MKV on January 25, 2013, 04:20:27 pm

Quote from: Scrubadub on January 25, 2013, 01:46:07 pm

I'm guessing here, but it's probably nothing to worry about immediately, if its the CEL light, might be a faulty lambda or cat going? Is the car standard?

No it's stage 2 remap, see my sig for the list. I drove the car today about 15 miles and the light didn't appear, all seems to be fine still. What exactly is a lambda?

Title: Re: Exhaust Warning Light Flashing
Post by: PDT on January 25, 2013, 05:28:06 pm

Flashing EML is usually a missfire, so check plugs and coil packs.