help......EPC

clees · Post by **clees** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:52 pm

Hi guys and girls

I've just been driving my GTI and the EPC light has just come on and won't go off!!!

Does anybody have a clue as to what the problem could be??

andyg · Post by **andyg** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:26 pm

EPC is engine management. This could be a bunch of things, It can go off for a variety of reasons. The ECU will have a fault code and the way to get to see what the fault code is, is to go to vw dealership or plug your car into a laptop with a special cable and vag-com software.

My advice is take it to the dealers, they usually charge just to plug it in cause they are robbing gits.

clees · Post by **clees** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:27 pm

do you know roughly how much?

hedgehogharvey · Post by **hedgehogharvey** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:40 pm

my vw dealer - Â£50 + vat so Â£58 something

clees · Post by **clees** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:42 pm

Cheers mate, i shall get it booked in!!!!

Robbin bast@*ds

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:50 pm

Mine came on, was nothing todo with the engine management, was just the cooling fan. I would take it to a local garage if i was you. VW couldnt work out mine and still charged me Â£72.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:54 pm

Find an independent Volkswagen service place that can do diagnostics. Be cheaper than a main dealer.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:47 pm

Check your brakelights are working before going anywhere and paying for them to check.

My EPC light came on when my brake light switch went, meaning i had no brake lights

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:26 pm

You could buy vagcom yourself for less than what the dealer would charge to check the faults just have a look on ebay or www.ross-tech.com. Its takes all of 30 seconds to find out what fault codes are causing the light to stay on its amazing what dealers charge to check this.