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Hmm. +5 degress and rain. Have had the battery on charger and went for an 8 km drive and 8 km back. I had *one* minor stutter on the whole trip. From cold on 3rd gear it hesitated for a second when accelerating. WIll order spark plugs and leads and see. Recall now that I changed "ignition cassette", don't know the english name for it, on an Opel Astra long ago. That car was a bit hard to start and also stuttered badly, I am nowhere near those problems now.

Have not had any time this week but remembered that the car had been standing for months before we bought it. Have run a battery recond programme with my Ctek charger, left it for over 48 hours. Unplugged for 24 hrs and got 12,8V which should indicate good condition. Drove a short run now and ran perfect but will go for a long ride and see. Aim to change spark plugs and leads any way. Will come back with how things turned out.

Hmm, puzzling. I connected my new OBDEleven NextGen and got the exact same error codes as the check from MOT last week. Erased all, went for a 8-10 minute drive. No ESP light or similar, only one single jerk/hesitation on 3rd gear when accelerating. The previous owner mentioned this could occur while the engine is cold but not when warm, something I thought I may be able to fix (or let the shop figure out). When I reran the check I only see "Brake system 01314" and the climate thingy "01272" regarding some vent flap. I did expect the 4 door and window codes to go away since I fixed a broken cable in the door, could not lock from remote),as well as the P227900 "intake air leakage". I noticed that the plastic air intake was not put together correctly and was almost falling apart. But all rest? Should I go for a longer ride and try to provoke the problem, usually happens in low speeds while accelerating. Also note that the weather is now mild as when I bought it and drove over an hours w/o problems, 3 degrees celsius and rain. I think I will order new spark plugs and leads as well. No clue when they were last replaced and I had this before erasing codes (cyl 4 misfire):

What did you end up buying?

Thanks, will come back next week. Express package but will not arrive until Tuesday (OBD Eleven NextGen).

I recently bought this Mk2 with CBZA 1.2 TSI engine. My own code scanner got bricked after an upgrade so I hope to get a OBD Eleven (NextGen) in the mail tomorrow. I went to where we are obliged to control the cars here in Sweden (MOT in England? ) and got the error codes scanned for cheap today though. Unfortunately the explanations are in Swedish, apologies for that. When I get the OBD Eleven I will erase and see which ones stay. I think the last 4 regarding door locks may not come back after erasing, I fixed a broken wire so all 4 doors and all 4 windows work now. Symptoms I have: With short intervals the EPC and ESP light blink and the car runs like sh#t, probably limp mode. When I stop and start again it runs OK for a short while. Sometimes the engine stutters on acceleration. The car worked fine when there was no snow, probably drove 3-4 hours after buying it last week. Now we're below freezing and it runs worse. I did get the orange engine light on yesterday, Stayed on but when starting this morning that was gone and did not come back. Bullet #1 did occur several times when I drove it to scan error codes. Maybe 5-6 times in a 5 km drive. This is intended to be our extra car so will not drive it and hope to pick off code by code with help from here Unfortunately our garage is completely full so I'll have to work outside in minus degrees and then it gets dark at 15:00 nowadays... Some stuff that I've googled: P019100 - "fuel pressure sensor unrealistic value/number". Seems a new one costs about 40 EUR. P227900 - "inlet air leak", read about some hose near the spark plugs may be an issue there, right? P030400 - "cylinder no 4 misfire detected". New spark plugs or should I have a stab at all the other stuff before then? I read here that it's no good to keep driving with this issue so will let it stay home until further.

Yep, will try to find a decent priced place. Very costly at VW and I assume Skoda as well, I think they even share office and workshop here. Went over all papers and no sign of spark plug change but there is almost a 4 year gap, last owner did not save any papers but the car is in excellent condition - to the eye. Could confirm via the shop that it’s been serviced a year a go.

Can’t edit my previous post but the engine code is CBZA.

Maybe I should create my own thread but this is a Mk2 63kW/86hp 1.2 TSI, produced 2012-09. I bought it less than a week ago and the owner said it sometimes stutters on 3rd gear when cold but stops when it’s warm - could confirm that. I’ve driven it home since then, 1 hr in 70-120 km/h and went to get winter tires a 1,5 hour trip in highway speeds = no issues. Now on short trips it often hesitates and EPC blinks but today I got the orange Engine light as well and it stays on… of course my VAG scanner died after an upgrade.

Was the problem ever solved and could you share the solution. Thanks!

Thanks! It was indeed a broken cable, spent a good hour trying to wiggle out enough cable to be able to solder it but had to give up. -5C and getting dark so I used a crimp connector, let’s see how long it works. May buy a new loom if I get another or the same problem. Now I can lock and unlock the driver door as well via the remote.

Did you manage to see the break easily or had to open the wiring loom? Currently down with a bad cold but will check tomorrow, think I also have a break somewhere that causes the driver door (only) to not lock via the remote. Unlock works.