Another Vag Com Question

[daz131]

Hi All,

 

me again.....

 

can anyone tell me where to locate the socket for the vag com lead

 

i am going to get a cheap fault finder from halfords and want to find the plug to determine the connector as i have asked before there is no-one in my area with a Vag com so will have to do it as cheaply as possible.

 

 

does anyone know where i can get the usual MPG for my model as our favoured haynes manual doesnt cover my model ....what a cop out its strange how this model is hated by all dealers why the bl**dy hell did they make it........

[NikpV]

either behind the ash tray or in the shroud below the fusebox (by drivers right shin)

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

does anyone know where i can get the usual MPG for my model

:D Think of a number :D ..... half it ...... :25: half it again ... and you'll be close lol

 

IIRC 2.8 gives about 20 around town and 26-28 tops on long steady speed runs. Need the number of a loan company for the fuel bills? :lol: :o :lol:

[daz131]

Thanks Nik you are a fountain of information

 

Cheers HPE you certainly know how to kick a man when he's down ha! ha!

 

have any of you ever tried the halfords fault finders and do they work as i am like most people dont have a lappy or vag com.

[dipsomaniac]

parkers guide is quoting 18-36mpg. i have only ever got a maximum of 26.

[NikpV]

expect you'd need to find a long long long hill to get to 36mpg :lol: :lol: :D

[daz131]

cant find the plug

 

 

removed ashtray(pullout) not there

 

on drivers side there are 2 little doors the bigger higher one has all the fuses in and the one underneath has some more fuses but no plug cant seem to find it does anyone have the same model and possibly some pics to find.....sorry guys need to ask.

 

 

also came back from the southcoast yesterday and on the way back the revs went right up to 5k at 80mph i dont want to blow the egine up any ideas....

 

this is why i need to find the ecu plug

 

 

pleeeeaaase heeeeeelp

[Guest BagPuss]

cant find the plug

 

 

removed ashtray(pullout) not there

 

pleeeeaaase heeeeeelp

 

There are 2 sections to that ashtray if its a mk.1?

 

The ashtray lifts out but then the whole lid and bottom section lifts out as well.

Well on mine it does and its located there.

[daz131]

found it bagpuss many thanks

 

last question do i go for the VW fault finder as the engine is VW or do i need to get the ford one

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

VW ... whole car is practically VW except for a few badges lol

[Guest BagPuss]

found it bagpuss many thanks

 

last question do i go for the VW fault finder as the engine is VW or do i need to get the ford one

 

 

Well if its a VW engine then I'd opt for the VW Fault Finder.

It's basically VW anyway, just about. :lol:

[daz131]

cheers guys much appreciated

 

 

oh yeah i used FMS for parts they are really cheap and send it to you i posted this ages ago but they are worth giving a call in the future............

 

 

will let you know if the fault finder works i know its not vag com but its cheaper than buying a laptop and leads

 

 

 

if you ever come across anyone in surrey with a vag com kit and doesnt mind sharing it for a day let us know

 

 

greatly appreciated

 

 

daz

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Let us know how you get on with the fault reader daz .... and how much it was etc .... now where's Bleeno with his slipping clutch comment cos the revs went higher than the speed dictated ... lmao :lol:

 

Cheers

[daz131]

ended up taking it to a local VW specialist and he returned with the following can anyone understand what this means

 

 

Code:01165 Throttle Valve control unit J388:fault in basic setting

 

Code:00297 Gearbox Speed Sender-G38 No signal

 

 

 

 

 

cheers

 

daz

[Guest BagPuss]

ended up taking it to a local VW specialist and he returned with the following can anyone understand what this means

 

Code:01165 Throttle Valve control unit J388:fault in basic setting

 

Code:00297 Gearbox Speed Sender-G38 No signal

 

cheers

 

daz

 

So after all that he didn't explain to you what they were? :(

 

How much did he charge you?

[Guest VR6!]

ended up taking it to a local VW specialist and he returned with the following can anyone understand what this means

 

Code:01165 Throttle Valve control unit J388:fault in basic setting

 

Code:00297 Gearbox Speed Sender-G38 No signal

 

cheers

 

daz

 

Try resetting the throttle body, switch on the ignition but do not start the engine! you should hear the throttle body motor operating? it will go through it's range of movement and then revert back to it's rest position, job done, this can take a while! up to a couple of minutes in some cases, if this doesn't work dis the battery for ten minutes and reset the ECU back to it's basic set up

as for the gear box sensor? IIRC this is one of the sensors that will only give a signal if the engine/car is moving? as the sensor will not be getting a signal?

[Smilge]

Let us know how you get on with the fault reader daz .... and how much it was etc .... now where's Bleeno with his slipping clutch comment cos the revs went higher than the speed dictated ... lmao :ph34r:

 

Cheers

 

Do you want a swift kick in the clutch!? :o

[NikpV]

Let us know how you get on with the fault reader daz .... and how much it was etc .... now where's Bleeno with his slipping clutch comment cos the revs went higher than the speed dictated ... lmao :o

 

Cheers

 

Do you want a swift kick in the clutch!? :P

 

 

not more friction :ph34r: :o :wacko:

[mumof4]

could get heated :ph34r:

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Just keep seacam away then lol

[daz131]

for some reason in drive 1st gear isnt selecting but if you put it in first its fine there could be a faulty sensor/problem with the selector or worse case knackered Gearbox

or some shaft thingy that attaches the engine to the gearbox thoug i cant see that as all the gears theoretically work although you miss 1st when in drive.

 

The throttle valve is electronic so it could also be a sensor which is why i posted,i was hoping soemone else may have a similar issue.or no this fault from using VagCom

 

 

it only cost me

[dipsomaniac]

when you say all other faults were sorted i am assuming that they cleared all codes took it for a long drive and only these two codes re-appeared???

 

it is a shame that they couldn't pinpoint the problem further but it is difficult as the throttle valve control unit is made up of several components and for

[daz131]

Thanks All much, appreciated,

 

the fault code reader in halfords wasnt worth it which is why i took it to the VW specialist the reader was made by er.......genson or something like that it was the only ODBii i could find and they wanted 139.99 for it considering it only beeped the code and cleared it it wasnt worth it so dont buy it

 

 

 

since the codes were cleared it feels like a different car bar the first gear issue its surprising how much it can change

 

the only other one is the maf sensor fault was an open circuit i have been told this means constantly open rather than electrical open circuit i assume the performance difference since the vag resest has sorted that...

 

 

anyone with knowledge of autoboxes please give me a shout

 

 

thanks again all

 

 

daz

[dipsomaniac]

the maf code could have been logged if it has been disconnected at some point. you would notice a difference in performance if the maf wasn't doing its job properly.

 

you can buy a lead for 15.00 off some auction site and download the free version of vag-com. it won't do everything that the full version will do but it will read gearbox and engine codes.

 

apart from checking for fault codes, checking the fluid level and looking for any damaged wiring the autobox is probably best left to the experts.