SiiMo Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 My epc light has came on, i had this problem before and it went away but its back lolAny ideas what can cause it dont really want to take it to vw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 it could be a lot of things. find somewhere local that does vagcom readings. it's the serious light unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Fairy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 it's the serious light unfortunately.Nah bireet Si, have you tried playing with the brake switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyp Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 poss spark plugs,leads, maybe even dirty throttle body. As rich says get it checked out on vag com then least you know straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiiMo Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Well it's gone again bloody thing, can they still find out whats causing it if the epc light has gone again ??Throttle body has been recently cleaned out at vw, had a few problems with dodgy ht leads in the past. Edited December 16, 2007 by SiiMo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Fairy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Im nipping into Herritage and Autoworks (if theyre still there?!) tomorrow to part with some cash and my EPC has been on for months and months so i had better ask them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyp Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 check your leads, what plugs are you using?? if you have stuck bosch in then you will get problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiiMo Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 To be honest im not sure, they were changed on a service at a non VW gargae i thought they were bosch they are odd looking ones lol, will have to get them out and have a look The HT leads managed to devleop a hole in the one causing a missfire on cyclinder 2, that one was replaced but not the others as they looked ok, might change them as i don't want to be breaking down in this weather lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyp Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Bosch plugs will cause the light to come on mate and also the leads will keep lifting. Go to your vw stealers and get some ngk ones. If your after a new set of leads as well then they are about 50 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiiMo Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Thanks for your help mate, reckon its worth trying aftermarket leads or just stick with the vw ones ?Last question, can they find what caused the epc light to come on even tho it has now gone again ? Edited December 17, 2007 by SiiMo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thanks for your help mate, reckon its worth trying aftermarket leads or just stick with the vw ones ?Last question, can they find what caused the epc light to come on even tho it has now gone again ?The standard leads are meant to be pretty good, so its probably not worth it.Should log a fault code, so yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 My EPC light was caused by a faulty brake light switch.....changed it and the warning went away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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