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Are there any emissions regulations in Cambridge? I know Oxford near me now has restrictions... Older car? We must pay.
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Yeah, it's going to happen to everyone I reckon. I spotted a ghetto strap fix on here a few years ago but can't find it. Was an elegant solution from what I remember. Anyone have any ideas where it might be?
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You already have the immobiliser response code... it's the ECU that's given that code above, not the immob? Positions are the same, so you might be right. Might have been changed before? @lupogtiboy, do you have a relay position diagram? I can't find one for the Gti.
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Yeah, the immobiliser... There's a pick-up coil around the ignition key barrel. You could very carefully, remove the chip from your only working key and tape it to the pick-up ring. But you might already be getting a key symbol on the dash? Not sure if your version of GTi has it.
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Superb! ❤️👍🏻
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You won't get a code for crank sensor... Fuel problem then?
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Can you smell any fuel at the exhaust? If not, could be fuel system related, like pump, filter, pressure regulator, that sort of thing. Not ECU. Not temp sensor. Not ignition or plugs. And like @lupogtiboy says, crank sensor? You'll get no or intermittant sparks if it's the crank sensor.
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Broken Radio, OBD Port also not working
mk2 replied to Tired's topic in Interior and In-Car Entertainment
You could add some washers to either push it down or angle it? Does your Hex work in other cars ok? Lupos use the k line for data with the standard power supply connections. So it should work. The power pins are different lengths to the others, so it is possible that the unit isn't pressed into the socket properly. -
Front light stoped working. Possible failiure points to check?
mk2 replied to VlatcheLupo's topic in Volkswagen Lupo
Could be switch indicator stalk assembly (there's a how to I wrote). Could be the light switch (it pulls out- in the off position, press the switch in, then while pressing in turn to on. Then pull it straight out...). Could be wiring. Can you flash or use high beam? -
Yeah, it's a special bolt, with two different threads. They fail on every Lupo. Or the welded nut that it screws into falls off. I think I may have written a how-to with lots of pics, on here somewhere.
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You did good 👍🏻🏅🎉😀 Mower ball joints?
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Is that a tiny ball joint? If it is, there are loads of equivalents you could use... machinery joints, mower joints, door mechanisms etc etc. I don't have a GTi. More pics?
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I go from below. Socket. One of the things I remove when pulling out the alternator... Let me guess- rusty and leaking swage join between the flexy hose and the steel pipe?
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@RAB is the 3L expert... Your question has been asked quite a few times in the past. Search through @RAB's old posts and the answer is there. I think the system just needs recalibration, where the clutch actuator movement sensors are used. The 3L was never sold in the U.K.
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Lupo 1.7 SDI no start or start and cuts off immediately
mk2 replied to Naaaz's topic in Volkswagen Lupo
Dead crank sensor won't affect power at all. so yeah, it does sound like there is a power problem. But where is the break in the supply circuit...? No idea. But the symptoms for ignition switch are the same. It's not the barrel, but the switch behind it. Apparently it is quite a lot of work replacing the ignition switch. Have you tried wiggling the switch with the key in? I have never ever seen a failed ECU, but there is always a first time.
