Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

[nismodrifter]

hey guys,

on my 01' TDI the check engine light just came on out of nowhere a few days ago. I haven't really noticed a dramatic loss in power or anything and I can't even think of what could be wrong since everything seems to be working fine..

where should I go to get the codes checked? any places around town that would do it for free??? or would anyone on here be able to help me out???

any help/information would be greatly appreciated

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

If you come out to the meet tonight I am sure somebody could check the code on a Vagcom for you.

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

If you come out to the meet tonight I am sure somebody could check the code on a Vagcom for you.

edit: just checked events section for meet info I'll be there tonight, if somebody could bring out a vagcom and check codes for me I'd really appreciate it!!

Thanks guys

[Stonewall]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

Sure thing I will bring out a system if I can get ahold of the laptop I need. Should be no problem

edit: just checked events section for meet info I'll be there tonight, if somebody could bring out a vagcom and check codes for me I'd really appreciate it!!

Thanks guys

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

Sure thing I will bring out a system if I can get ahold of the laptop I need. Should be no problem

thx alot for your help see you tonight

[R_Ethug]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

i'll have my laptop and vagcom with me

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

thx alot for the quick reply's and offers to help me out

I'll most definately make it out tonight

[Holksvagon]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

I think its just your car telling you that you should have bought a 1.8T.... just kiddin

thx alot for the quick reply's and offers to help me out

I'll most definately make it out tonight

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

i'll have my laptop and vagcom with me

so it turns out that a glow plug is gone.....
thanks for checking that **** out for me ryan

-Nav

[Stonewall]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

I must have missed you, I had my vag there too. Sometimes reseting the harness on the plug will fix that problem or it could be the harness itself. Do a search on the TDIclub.coms forums and you will come up with lots of troubleshooting posts.

so it turns out that a glow plug is gone.....
thanks for checking that **** out for me ryan

[nismodrifter]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

I must have missed you, I had my vag there too. Sometimes reseting the harness on the plug will fix that problem or it could be the harness itself. Do a search on the TDIclub.coms forums and you will come up with lots of troubleshooting posts.

yeah not sure who exactly you were i was at the end of the table near the door....noob stylez!!

heres the info I got off of tdiclub right now (for some reason I didn't see this when searching around before tonight...) checking the codes was a good double check to see what was wrong since you can't ALWAYS rely on internet info on these types of things:
"A CEL that comes on 20 seconds or so after startup is usually the Glow Plug fault. Any place with a basic OBDII scanner, like Autozone's in the US, will usually scan the codes for you for free. Then you'll probably want to look at the TDI FAQ for the fix. Usually one bad glow plug, or the harness not making good connection.

The problem with the Glow Plug CEL is that even after you fix the problem, you'll have to take it to someone with a code scanner to clear the code. Otherwise, even though you've fixed it, it will still continue to light the Check Engine light shortly after startup. It's a 5 minute procedure to have the code checked/cleared for anybody with a basic scanner, or the more advanced, VAG-COM software."

[Stonewall]

Re: Check engine light: 01' TDI...plz help me out

I was facing the window near your end must have missed you. Some CEls (eg MAF) will reset themselves after about 7 starts or so if the problem is no longer present. Some will still remain in the settings but will not light the CEL light. If I remmeber reading right it is usually just the harness not seating right.