Was driving back home this afternoon when suddenly the engine light came on and an Emissions Workshop ! warning came on display on the maxidot.Cecked on the owners manual which says that something is wrong with the exhaust system....Know it sound silly but had anyone ever encountered similar problems ?.It's a 1.9 PD engine without DPF.

Certainly on the VRS there is a common fault with an exhaust sensor. Happened on my pre FL VRS. Was covered by waranty in my case but would not have been an expensive fix even if I had had to pay (around £100). So hopefully this will be the problem with yours.

The "Emissions Workshop" usually means something is wrong with a sensor that affects emissions. I would rather call it an engine management problem light :yes:

Go see your dealer or someone with "VAG com" to read out the fault memory, and it should give a good indication of what is wrong with your car

Jon A

Certainly on the VRS there is a common fault with an exhaust sensor. Happened on my pre FL VRS. Was covered by waranty in my case but would not have been an expensive fix even if I had had to pay (around £100). So hopefully this will be the problem with yours.

Engines without a DPF does not have the (often faulty) G-450 Exhaust differential pressure sender, so in this case we can not blame this sensor..