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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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next door has just knocked and asked can you help me please

i no fook all about vw cars ..its a yellow pic of a engine on the dash with

a lightning strike through it ???

checked his oil water and brake levels all ok ...

any ideas what it is hes 72 and dont want him driving if its dangerous

its petrol i think the car that is
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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I would of told them to fook off, its 11.40pm on a Sunday night

Sounds like an engine managment light
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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engine managment fault i think, often just a sensor failed.

sometimes puts the car into limp home mode which makes it a bit shit, but driveable just fine.

needs to go down the dealers.

not petrol you fool
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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i ment its a petrol car not diesel ..ie NOT HEATER PLUGS LIGHT

BUT THANK FOR THE INPUT
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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TIFF-C20WTH

NAR HES COOL MATE lives by himself wifes died ..never any trouble ..

and quite funny at times ..dry as fuck

he dont suffer fools gladly "PONDER WHY HE TALKS TO ME "

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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 06:39 AM
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Dont ned to go to main dealers. just need a decent scanner/code reader.

Dave
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