The poor octy vRS is sick,

Was driving the octy to work this morning, the first time its been driven in 2 weeks.

Accellerating to join the A1(M) southbound I was greeted with a thud and lack of power, glanced down and the CEL is flashing on and off in a constant manner (like the indicator light).

I limped to work without pushing it, CEL flashing as above all the way except when stationary it goes out.

Here is the question, does anyone who has a vag-com with them able to help by visiting Rickmansworth, Herts during today to plug it in so I can see whats wrong and where. I suspect coilpack, but the CEL didnt behave like this when the other 2 went. It definatley feels and sounds like its running on 3 cylinders.

MAF?

Sounds familiar....

Hopefully not Jon, I can see the

Oh, and the fuel economy went out the window. From a normal average of 36 on this journey to 29.9 for this journey.

Will I be able to make the 30 mile drive back home again. Hmmmm I wonder.

Any pinking type noises?

Works OK on part throttles, but boot it and it's like someone has turned it off?

If you get the traction control light on permanently, stop! Call the AA. If you don't, start looking at them

I can come and Vag-com it for you Manny. Pm sent.

Cheers Jeff, no need now.

I had a spare coilpack, and through a process of ellimination found the culprit. The coilpack on Cylinder 3 had died a death. At least it was number 3 and not 4 because I would have needed a allen key set for that, I got away with removing the nut to get at number 3 with a pair of plyers.

I checked the part number, and its one of the infamous "H" types. So my engine now has 3 "J" types and 1 "G" type in it.

edit. changed part number.

Had a "H" go on me a couple of weeks ago...just had the remaining 3 replaced....have no idea which one they are though.

Went to the dealer on the way home, they are getting me another one to use as a spare and also erased all the fault codes from the computer. In my trial and error fix it approach I managed to generate no less than 8 faults.

I now have an all-singing, all-dancing USB VAG-COM lead which will work on any laptop with VAG-COM software - registered or otherwise - on it. I'm using it with SWMBO's laptop as and when I can get my hands on it.

Cheers Jeff' date=' no need now.

I had a spare coilpack, and through a process of ellimination found the culprit. The coilpack on Cylinder 3 had died a death. At least it was number 3 and not 4 because I would have needed a allen key set for that, I got away with removing the nut to get at number 3 with a pair of plyers.

I checked the part number, and its one of the infamous "H" types. So my engine now has 3 "J" types and 1 "G" type in it.

edit. changed part number.[/quote']

My Octy vRS is now three and a half years old and my first coil pack has just failed.........Same as above the No3. All mine were "G".

Thinking "

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The day i brought my VRS from Renshaw & Newsome in Arnold /Nottingham

driving home down the A38 10 miles from leaving the dealers i had a coil pack go down. oh my god whats up with this (drives like a bag of spanners) within 2 months of my purchase another 2 coil packs went down on the way to work well dispondent but now ok since the modified one's went in everythings ok

Boon65 (Lem Yell OctyVRS02) :cool2:

So he

Guess where I will not be going for my next Skoda???????????????????

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