Emissions error and limp mode?

[stratamartin]

Morning gents,

I've had an issue with my car for the past month. Every so often I keep getting the emissions error light come on, the control system for exhaust icon. Then after thirty seconds or so I go into limp mode and the traction control light comes on. If I restart the engine, it will go away and sometimes come back. I have done a couple long journeys recently and the problem seems to disappear. I've just had a service including a full egr clean out and the problem still occurs.

Firstly, anyone had any experience of this? And secondly whats the cheapest code reader I can buy to check this out

[Stewpotz]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161717467805?_mwBanner=1

I got one of these and installed vcds-lite from rosstech.

Works fine for mine for scanning.

[stratamartin]

Is that program from Ross tech free?

[Stewpotz]

yep.

 

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/download/index.php

 

It says that full scans are not supported by the lite version, but it did a full scan for me without any issues.

[hutchysrs50]

vag-com / VCDS is great for reading fault codes and other basic diagnostics.

 

As for the fault, id guess its the actuator on your turbo starting to stick very slightly.

[stratamartin]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161717467805?_mwBanner=1

I got one of these and installed vcds-lite from rosstech.

Works fine for mine for scanning.

Will this definitely work for a 2007 mk1 Vrs?