Been getting an intermittent flashing glow-plug symbol, Franchised dealer has said not to worry, drive away, it will clear itself, and it did and has repeatedly.

Then a few times got the "stay on" orange engine symbol, which stays a while and they mysteriously disappears.

Currently NO warning lights showing (though both were on over the weekend, despite doing 230 miles on Saturday)

So!

The car is going in tomorrow for a diagnostic check-up, in connection with the as-yet unresolved transmission glitch.

But what other potentially expensive (i.e. outside the 5 year/extended warranty) error codes are likely to be logged?

PS

Never got the DPF symbol light, ever!

And Done approx 80,000 miles over 4.5 years.

Cheers

M

It could be anything. People will tell you all kinds of stories about what broke on theirs and how many hundreds it cost to fix.

Just wait until it's plugged in before panicking

Been getting an intermittent flashing glow-plug symbol, Franchised dealer has said not to worry, drive away, it will clear itself, and it did and has repeatedly.

 

Not sure I'd be taking it back to this particular dealer.

 

Warning lights don't just clear themselves, even intermittent ones.

 

Each time a glowplug light or EML is illuminated it logs a fault code.

 

A franchised Skoda dealer should not be telling you to drive away and ignore it.

Cheers Silver, an echo of my own thoughts, but here in NI it is easy to get between a Rock 'n a hard place in respect of Skoda delers!

Marcus

When they do plug it in try and see if you can get the fault code.

I appreciate my car is world's apart from yours but our 2008 2.0 PD140 Octavia suffered from a flashing glowplug light.

It would appear, flash for a minute or two and then disappear. The next day it would randomly appear and disappear again.

When plugged in it was revealed that the wiring to one of the gas pressure sensors was failing giving the intermittent fault. After ordering a new sensor and driving it back to the garage the next day the EML came on and stayed on.

The sensors are supposed to be a bit of a week point and if left untreated can result in damage to the DPF.

Good luck, hopefully after a new sensor you'll be back to full strength!

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Hmmm!

How very exceedingly odd and perplexing?

No, nil, nada, zilch, zero fault codes recorded, after diagonstics this afternoon, I grilled the lovely(& absolutly genuninely nice/lovely) young lady about how this could be the case, especially since the orange engine warning light symbol had been on until this Monday morning, and the flashing glowplug symbol only disappeared sometime Saturday?

So has my VIN No. been "blacklisted" by Skoda UK?

I merely smiled sweetly and said I would;

(i) photograph the dash display on the next occurance,

then

(ii) get it read, and independantly logged/verified by my trusted Indy.

Then

(iii) Bring it back to them, the franchised dealership, and ask for a written printout of any fault codes.

Cos

Sommat seriously odd is afoot.

Marcus

Edited 7 July, 201510 yr by dieseldogg

Next time the coil light is flashing check all your brake lights work

OK, thanks,

Indeed possibly an intermittent brake light fault, but since I frequently run with my dipped beams on, should I not perchance also have noted the "failed filament"  bulb symbol.

Which I am acquinted with, and have acted upon, and replaced bulbs as needed, several times already.

And/But could/would this also account for the engine symbol, cos  I can only  imagine not?

regards,

Marcus

PS/btw

My local indy had already, courtsey of his VCDS diagnosis stated sommat about a DPF issue or DPF sensor issue.

I sited concerns about this particular main dealer early on in this thread. An EML (Engine Management Light) 'should' always result in a stored fault code.

 

The fact your indy pulled a fault code using VCDS (which sounds remarkably similar to a duff sensor) means I've already lost faith in your chosen Skoda dealer 

Silver, and said previous comment was duly noted, but!,

only 3 Skoda dealers in NI, I bought the car offen 1 of them, who shat all over me in respect of the very very sketchy towbar wiring,

and then again over their absolute  failure to diagnose the DSG fault, i.e. did not even put the car on the computer despite keeping the wife sitting waiting for about 3 hrs.

So my choosen 2nd dealer is nearer, and very highly rated, apparently, and I am attempting to "build a relationship" with their generally decent, helpful staff.

Which only leaves the Belfast based Skoda dealer, who is furthur away.

And , per my comment, I talked the young lady through all these "facts" about me knowing, and quoting this forum, that a fault code would be logged.

As I said, sommat very odd, and despite me not being in the least conspircy minded, I think there is a "backstory"..

sigh.

Marcus

Must be frustrating, hopefully if the issue is getting more regular you will be able to catch it on your camera phone and present them with the evidence.

 

If I read your OP correctly you have 6 months of warranty remaining? This at least offers some reassurance.

 

I'm not a betting man but I'll have a pint of Guiness on the G450 sensor!

(i) Yep 6 months warranty remaining.

(ii) I dont fink the G450 Sensor has owt to do wit the aberrant DSG behavouir though?

as it?

M

I suspect the DSG issue is separate, hasn't the gearbox been an ongoing saga for you?

 

I assumed the glowplug light was a recent occurrence.

Well, well, after driving 50 odd miles to Belfast, stopping for a couple of hours and restarting, the flashing glowplug symbol  light came on,I  pulled in and captured on the camera, then after a furthur 40 odd miles the EML light came on and stayed on, along with the still flashing glow-plug symbol light, again I got it on film.

Both lights stayed on until stopping in the local village after some 130 miles, after when the EML light only re-illuminated.

So off to my local Indy Wed for a diagnostic, hopefully able to get either a print-out or a photo of his LCD read-out.

Then back to Skoda.

marcus

I will have a each way 2 pints of Guinness bet on it being the Egr/cooler assembly or exhaust gas temperature sensor no3.

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If you have a smartphone, get a decent wireless OBD adaptor & Carista (try the free version first).  Should cost no more than £20-40 in total.  It should be able to read your fault codes (more so than the generic OBD2 apps), then you can ask the good people here what they mean.  Or find a local member with VCDS / VAGCOM / VCP who will do it for you.  You can then go in to the dealers & see if they get the same faults.  Saves you spending money on a scan at an Indy.

 

Search for Carista in the top-level forum, or search for the VCDS members map.

Thanks,

Despite me hardly ever/virtually never using my local VW/Audi Indy, the odd time I have asked his help, and indeed offered to pay, he has declined.

Mostly cos I dont mind his slavering barking dogs, & take an interest in his non car related hobbies, home built waste oil burner, which also heats his house, wind generator, again jury rigged etc etc.

PS

For the record

If this is such as a issue have you considered buying  VCDS it is awesome  and very easy to use at least this will scan correctly and will or should detect the error when it happens. You can then sell it at a later date as they are nearly making full retail on resale . It will also save a log of the scan to your computer which can be printed and given to your dealer showing the detected fault..

I like you even more Marcus now I've seen the build-up of dust in front of your dials 

I will certainly consider that option skaterboy, thanks.

ps

bloody cheek Silver, I cleaned them special like!, cos  I was that affronted after I reviewed my first photo attempt!

cheers

m

Edited 13 July, 201510 yr by dieseldogg

If you have a smartphone, get a decent wireless OBD adaptor & Carista (try the free version first).  Should cost no more than £20-40 in total.  It should be able to read your fault codes (more so than the generic OBD2 apps), then you can ask the good people here what they mean.  Or find a local member with VCDS / VAGCOM / VCP who will do it for you.  You can then go in to the dealers & see if they get the same faults.  Saves you spending money on a scan at an Indy.

 

Search for Carista in the top-level forum, or search for the VCDS members map.

 

This is actually a genuinely great way of reading your own fault codes for very little outlay.

 

As mentioned if you have a smart phone you can download the Carista app for free and then buy a wireless adaptor to plug into the car for less than £5 delivered.

 

Discussed at length here...

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/348046-carista-obd2-a-cheaper-alternative-to-some-of-vcds/