Engine Management & EPC Light
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Engine Management & EPC Light
Just got my car back from borrowing it to a friend and it’s got the Engine Management & EPC Lights on.
Anyone know what this means as I haven’t got the manual to hand. The car seems to be driving as normal. Wondering if I can still drive the car as normal until I book it in to my local garage.
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Anyone know what this means as I haven’t got the manual to hand. The car seems to be driving as normal. Wondering if I can still drive the car as normal until I book it in to my local garage.
Regards,
Trim
Re: Engine Management & EPC Light
Egr valve that what mine was when I had both lights on
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thats what my sister inlaw had with her polo ran normally but the lights remained on till the sensor egr valve was removed and replaced.chewy wrote:Egr valve that what mine was when I had both lights on
next problem she had was the engine management light came on and this was the cam sensor that was at fault.
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Re: Engine Management & EPC Light
Well after a drive last night, the EPC has gone of & only the Engine Management is lit up. After looking at the website below seems like I’ve got a few of the symptoms so it could be the EGR Valve. I’ll get a Diagnostics done to tell for sure.
How much did the EGR Valve cost to replace?
Thanks for your help.
http://autorepair.about.com/od/glossary ... -valve.htm
How much did the EGR Valve cost to replace?
Thanks for your help.
http://autorepair.about.com/od/glossary ... -valve.htm
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Yeah I wouldnt mind knowing that too.Trim wrote:Well after a drive last night, the EPC has gone of & only the Engine Management is lit up. After looking at the website below seems like I’ve got a few of the symptoms so it could be the EGR Valve. I’ll get a Diagnostics done to tell for sure.
How much did the EGR Valve cost to replace?
Thanks for your help.
http://autorepair.about.com/od/glossary ... -valve.htm
My Engine Management light came on a couple of week ago. Plugged my mates laptop in and it came up as an EGR valve fault. I'm going to give it a clean 1st before replacing it, to see if that sorts it!
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Got in the car last night and the Engine Management light has gone out now. Still going to get a Diagnostics to see what it was.Gra-GT wrote: Yeah I wouldnt mind knowing that too.
My Engine Management light came on a couple of week ago. Plugged my mates laptop in and it came up as an EGR valve fault. I'm going to give it a clean 1st before replacing it, to see if that sorts it!
Thats a good idea. If it is the EGR Valve I''ll give it a clean before replacing it.
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Mate, I think yours is a petrol? If so I don't think they have EGRs (as this is a diesel only)...so unlikely to be that on yours.
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Yes, I have a Patrol. Didn't realise EGR Valve was only for Diesels.ihpj wrote:Mate, I think yours is a petrol? If so I don't think they have EGRs (as this is a diesel only)...so unlikely to be that on yours.
The only other thing I think it could be is the Coilpack. But I'll soon find out.
Thanks.
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Well the BBY 1.4 engine is a petrol engine and its got an EGR system - I'd expect most if not all modern petrol engines would have this to lower cold start emissions.
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I have a BBZ 1.4 and its had the egr valve replaced vw wanted £140 but I got them to do it for the price of the part 
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What was the price of the EGC Valve? (If you don't me asking).chewy wrote:I have a BBZ 1.4 and its had the egr valve replaced vw wanted £140 but I got them to do it for the price of the part
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Trim wrote:What was the price of the EGC Valve? (If you don't me asking).chewy wrote:I have a BBZ 1.4 and its had the egr valve replaced vw wanted £140 but I got them to do it for the price of the part
To be honest I cant remember just try ringing your local vw dealer
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The EGR on the AUB and BBZ engines (1.4 petrols) are circa £98 from eurocar parts.
Mines been playing up for sometime, and while removing and cleaning it helped or a short term fix it has soon started playing up again. Juddering while accelerating, stalling intermittently and idling roughly too. I have actually blanked mine off on the exhaust side now after making up a small blanking plate, its transformed the car and it is 100% happier, all symptoms have gone and for the sake of an hour and £5 worth of materials I am £93 up
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Mines been playing up for sometime, and while removing and cleaning it helped or a short term fix it has soon started playing up again. Juddering while accelerating, stalling intermittently and idling roughly too. I have actually blanked mine off on the exhaust side now after making up a small blanking plate, its transformed the car and it is 100% happier, all symptoms have gone and for the sake of an hour and £5 worth of materials I am £93 up
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Re: Engine Management & EPC Light
Got a Diagnostics test done today. Turns out it is the Brake Light Switch. Getting it replace in the next week or so. Hopefully this solves the problem.
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Re: Engine Management & EPC Light
Changed the Brake Light Switch, Bulbs and the Fuse yesterday… And by time I got home, the brake lights had stopped working again.
Any ideas anyone?
Any ideas anyone?

