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PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:52 pm
by Eglison
HI
I am not so good with english
I have a problem with my car .
I have a volkswagen mk3 ecomatic . My car run only if the temperature of the engine is more than 80° , than the car starts to run .

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:59 pm
by Deylan
Hi Eglison.

Do you think that this fault is related to the car being an ecomatic. Or, is it perhaps a general engine fault?

Could you be more specific "my car only run". Does the car not start up, or do other problems occur with it?

Do any ecomatic warning lamps flash? [k110] [k48] [k111] ?

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:06 am
by Eglison
the car starts up but it can not move if the engine is under 80°C.

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:03 pm
by Deylan
Hi Eglison,

This is very strange indeed.

Do any of the warning lamps flash ( [k110] [k48] [k111] )?

Could you be more specific by "the car does not move"? Can you engage a gear? What happens when you press the accelerator?


It would be very difficult to make a diagnosis on such limited information, and I would only be able to pass on my knowledge regarding "ecomatic" specifics. The easiest way to establish faults with the ecomatic system would be to connect the car to a VAG Diagnostic machine and check the fault codes.

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:10 am
by Eglison
yes i can engage a gear . than when i press the accelerator the car does not start (or move) .

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:04 pm
by Deylan
Hi Eglison,

OK, when you say "the car does not start". Is this because the engine has switched off. What if you try and pull away before the engine switches off?

If you start up the vehicle, disable ecomatic mode, and try to pull off, does the car let you then?

Could you answer my question about warning lights please?

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:39 pm
by Eglison
Hi Admin
i will record a movie and i will send to you . please give me your e-mail address .

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:08 pm
by Deylan
Hi

That's a good idea, feel free to make the video as long as possible and get as much detail -- upload it to youtube if necessary :)

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Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:00 am
by Eglison
Hi Admin
This is the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNcaA182rRg
Hope you will get much detail :)

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:44 pm
by Deylan
Hi Eglison,

The video is good, this narrows down the problem very well :)

OK, my first thoughts is that your gear display switch F208 is malfunctioning.

Alternatively, it could be possible that your gear monitor switch F209 is at fault.

The [k48] light is flashing because:
  • The car does not know what gear it is in (responsibility of f208)
    It thinks that it is in an incorrect gear for the road speed. (responsibility of f208 and road speed sender)
    It thinks that the gear is not properly engaged (responsibility of f209)
When all the lamps flash together at once, this means the ECU has detected a fault and has set a fault code in it's memory.

My first suggestion would be to get the car put on a Volkswagen diagnostics machine, you need to interrogate the clutch electronics (12) for fault codes. The fault code will tell you exactly what sensor has malfunctioned and in what way it has malfunctioned too.

I would strongly suggest putting the car on a diagnostic machine, as this will tell you right away what is wrong and point you in a very close direction.

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:32 am
by Eglison
thank you so much

Re: PLEASE HELP ME

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:40 pm
by Deylan
Hi Eglison,

Do you have an update on fixing your ecomatic? :)