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interesting fault code! :)
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:13 am
by shantybeater
Well my local garage plugged my car into VAGCOM today to check out the fault codes & this one made him chuckle
"17968 - maximum engine speed exceeded, warranty void
" - (with the smilie at the end)
now im not encouraging people to go out and attempt to get the fault up!
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:07 am
by Tim_GTi
hahaha!! that's awseme, I've heard of this before, wasn't sure if it was true or not.
How fast have you got out of it?
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:54 am
by shantybeater
it was still pulling at 150 but got a bit hairy by that point....obviously on a private road...
Out of the box they are supposed to reach 140
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:34 am
by alexperkins
Told you there was a vag com rule! Good job your car is out of its warranty now lol
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:09 am
by shantybeater
it doesnt matter you can remove it with all the other fault codes lol, i asked about it on seatcupra....unfortunately its related to rev's rather than road speed which is a bit boring, i'm guessing they lifted my limiter when my car was mapped...
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:41 am
by alexperkins
It still exists
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:47 am
by shantybeater
ey? im confused
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:53 am
by alexperkins
There was discussion bout this a few months back saying that this code didnt exist when the car was taken over its factory limit.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:29 pm
by dino
hahha good work James!
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:44 pm
by SpikeyG40
ha, that made me laugh! good work on finding that!
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:09 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Love it, and you say it had the smiley face at the end too?
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:33 pm
by olop_chris
Haha that's brilliant! The smiley face at the end is abit cheeky! They'll do owt to get out of paying out for warranty! They'll just sit there and be smug at the dealers if that cropped up lol
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:58 pm
by shantybeater
yeah i thought that, and it did even have the smilie : - ) hehe, wonder if the gti is the same?
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:58 am
by DanDiesel
haha thats funny!
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:26 pm
by Tim_GTi
Does anyone know the limit for the GTi before it voids?