right guys i need help,

the misses is at home with the car and iam away all week now she had a problem this morning and she thought it was oil she put 3 litres in:thumbdwn: i have now warned her not to drive the car as i know the oil was fine however :mad:the car went into i believe was limp home mode she has read in the user manual that there is a problem with the ecu.

now is it possible for any one to be able to pop around the house for me there will be tea/coffe biscuits/cake waiting if anyone can do a vagcom for me i know i am asking a lot but she all at home and aint got any transport and at the end of the month my bike is off the road

:thumbup:thanks in advance for anyone who can help

well i think i found the problem took the lead of to the coil pack today and it seems to be theat how ever i took the coil out and it seems to be very short about 3 inches long not to sure how long it should be

The lead itself or the coil? The coil should be about 4-5" long from memory. If it's only 3" then it sounds like it's snapped off half way. Some long nose serrated pliers should be able to pull off the stub that's left stuck to the spark plug. They're easy to break if you pull them out squint as the core is graphite and a thermo setting plastic and aren't overly tough.

does the end of the coil fit over the spark plug then if that the case then it has definatley snapped :thumbdwn:

Yeah, it should sort of 'pop' onto it. Can you post a pic?

Yes, the end fits over the plug so it does sound like it's snapped.

sorry baout the quality it was taken on my ****ty phone :rotz:

Yep you definately snapped that. You should have a rubber sleeve around 2" long with a metal clip inside it that slides over the spark plug. As stated get some long nose pliers and pull it out. The sparks plugs are deep in the head. Pull out a good coil pack so you have something to relate to.

cheers guys hopefully will be able to get and pick a new one up iin the morning will keep the misses happy ( i bloody cant )

cheers guys hopefully will be able to get and pick a new one up iin the morning will keep the misses happy ( i bloody cant )

Don't worry about crushing what's in there with the pliers, it's fecked already and you won't have to worry as the spark plug won't be damaged by doing this. Get some long nose pliers with serrated jaws and just close them as hard as you can whilst twisting and pulling. It may take a few attempts but it'll come (I know this as I helped a mate get out the remnants of his which seemed to sheared off with a minor amount of burning to the electrodes).

changed the coil pack just now and the car definatley runs a lot better however the engine warining light is still illuninated ( posh words there ) any ideas guys i am stumped with out a vagcom i aint got a clue

It'll (hopefully) just be the historic code from the faulty pack and just needs clearing. If you can't get access to Vagcom, one of the £40 readers from eBay (or similar) would clear it. Might also be helpful in the future.

hopefully get on from ebay when i get paid

problem is though there seem to be so many there i wouldnt know what to get or even look at:thumbdwn:, got to admit i am quite ne to this sort of thing.:(

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hopefully get on from ebay when i get paid

problem is though there seem to be so many there i wouldnt know what to get or even look at:thumbdwn:, got to admit i am quite ne to this sort of thing.:(

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That is the one I bought, also didn't have a clue about this sort of stuff before I found car owner forums.

Today I have just changed spark plugs and a pair of problematic coil packs, once all finished started engine, realised the engine management was still showing so code reader plugged in code was historical code erased that one and then test drive.

All fine and dandy and no EML showing.