weslangdon Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Apologies for the double tap, I've put this in the Arosa section too as my car is a Arosa. It's a 1.4 16v Sport, tried switching it off but that doesn't work what's my next step, the car is from 2001 and has done 120k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 EPC light could mean lots of things, you need to get it decoded.1) Find someone near you with VCDS and beg them to do it2) Take it to a garage and pay them £20 to decode it3) Buy the cheap USB Cable on eBay and download the Shareware version of VCDS Lite and decode it yourself (this sometimes takes a bit of fiddling about with settings to get it working) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDH Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Checked your brake lights ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Most likely brake light switch, but can mean a lot of things. Check your brake lights first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 it's recently had a new pedal box and cable but the EPC light was on before this was fitted, pressing the brake pedal makes no difference to the engine revs and the car runs and pulls well. There was a loose lead by the alternator which when connected lit the battery warning light, but I guess that's just another fault that needs resolving. Thanks everyone, I'll see an auto electrician this pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 the diagnosis is a faulty brake light switch and a clogged EGR valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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