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benjbrooks

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  1. There are visible fumes from the breather and always a film of oil in the air box along with an occasional lump of mayo. I assume there would be no way of fixing this without plumbing in a catch can or somehow reducing the crankcase pressure (piston rings). Is there a way to make the engine run lean on purpose to purge the cat?
  2. Thanks for the help everyone, replaced the temp sensor and driven about 60 miles with cataclean including a 35 min 60/70 mph run on the way to the tester but unfortunately it failed again this morning on High CO during fast idle. The tester told me that the CO is fine for the first 10 seconds or so then rises over the limit. Sounds to me like this cat is shot. Is there anything else that may be causing it or may destroy a new cat?
  3. Hi all, I've had my Lupo for nearly 10 years now and in nearly every year since it has failed its emissions test with high CO. Usual procedure is to replace the cat (on warranty) and it passes. Next year rinse and repeat. This year the tester told me that the CO was high but couldn't complete the test because it "couldn't maintain its natural idle". Apparently it was idling too low. HC and Lambda is fine My questions are why is it idling low?, how can I get it to idle faster? and why does it go through cats like hot dinners?. Things that I've done: Replaced the oil breather 2 years ago (cleaned at every service since) Replaced the throttle body last year (calibrated on VCDS) Oil & Filters every year, plugs, leads and coils every other year Car is: 2000 VW Lupo S 1.4 16v (AHW) Thanks in advance
  4. All sorted, it was the bolt on the linkage. Was holding it together but loose enough that I could slide. Thanks for the help guys 😊
  5. Recently had the gearbox out to replace the clutch, after putting it back together the gear selector no longer self centres back to the neutral gate. It still centres left to right along the neutral gate. Looking under the gator I can't see where a spring should be. Am I missing something? 2000 Lupo S 1.4 16v
  6. I had the same problem but luckily WD-40 from both sides freed the locking barrel. As for the central locking being intermittent we found the wires had corroded further back next to the rear seats thanks to a leaky washer hose. Might be worth a check if it carries on
  7. I already know this (having found all the previous posts) however the generic OBD2 to USB cable (presumably the same as the Bluetooth ones?) using KWP2000 still will not connect to the ECU. I have no immediate need for this (touch wood), i bought the cable for my girlfriends car, just would be nice if it works with my car as well, if this isn't possible then should the need arise ill get a vcds cable as reccomended
  8. Isn't the K-Line part of the OBD II standard?, do you know if its possible to use this cable to connect or is it a lost cause?
  9. Afternoon All Firstly, New here so if anything here is wrong etc i apologise. I purchased an OBDLink SX USB to clear the MIL on my girlfriends Fiat. Having done that i thought i'd try it on my Lupo but it won't connect. Now since my Lupo is before the days of mandatory OBDII compliance (2000) I think it might be using a different protocol to the lead. Can anyone either confirm my fears or suggest how i may be able to use this lead to read the codes of my Lupo. Ta muchly
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