MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Smalesy on October 26, 2014, 05:06:06 pm

Title: Fault Codes
Post by: Smalesy on October 26, 2014, 05:06:06 pm

Hello Everyone!

Got myself a BW SuperScan VS450 VAG CAN OBDII Scantool Car Code Reader from Amazon the other day to see what my engine management light was for and these came up.

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Does anyone know what I would need to do to fix these? or is it a job for a VW specialist to do? If so will it be expensive?

Sorry for all the questions, any help would be appreciated!

Title: Re: Fault Codes
Post by: mk4gti-t on October 26, 2014, 09:20:25 pm

Have a look here mate -

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Special:Search?search=g295

Title: Re: Fault Codes
Post by: mrvertigo73 on October 26, 2014, 10:55:52 pm

That's odd that all the faults lie in the electrics along the exhaust - gone over any bad potholes lately?  :grin:

Try clearing the faults and seeing if they come back - then an auto electrician to check the connections to the sensors, but may mean exhaust cat issues I s'pose?.....

Title: Re: Fault Codes
Post by: Smalesy on October 29, 2014, 06:56:30 pm

My Saxo before this was lowered quite a lot so I always avoided pot holes, still dodging them in this haha :grin:

I cleared them but they all came up about 120ish miles later, cleared them again after that and they came back again... Didn't make a note of the mileage driven the second time though.

The car feels as if it's lacking in power, might put some Redex through it and see if it makes a difference?

Title: Re: Fault Codes
Post by: mrvertigo73 on October 30, 2014, 02:27:32 pm

You're losing power too? Hmm... don't know if Redex will do anything worthwhile. From the faults it looks like an electrical problem - could be regulator / battery? I would take it along to a reputable specialist garage and ask them to take a look at that and the exhaust itself.

Title: Re: Fault Codes
Post by: Smalesy on November 02, 2014, 09:36:35 am

I'll see what I can do!

Once I find the problem I'll post it on here just in case anyone else has the same problem!