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Golf Mark 4 exhaust light on

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  • 26-03-2010 8:56pm
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    kwinabeeste
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    I have a 2001 1.4 Golf mark 4. The Exhaust emission warning lamp light is on in the car. It says "to get it checked by a VW dealer as soon as possible"

    Is it ok, to drive for bout hour to get it fixed by my dads mate or should i try and get it looked at more locally?


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,142 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Well, you could have been on a motorway, more than an hour away from a VW dealer, so.... as long as it didn't say DO NOT DRIVE, you should be OK. Will your dad's mate be able to diagnose the fault and reset the light?

    Not your ornery onager



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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,993 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Sometimes the EPC light comes on because of a fault with the brake light switch on the brake pedal, see if your brake lights are working correctly first.


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    kwinabeeste
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    Went home to dad's mate who is a mechanic and has the diagnostic thing for golfs. I needed petrol on way home and the light went off.

    On Friday after work i over revved the engine (something dropped from console and i kept foot on accelerator. When i put in fuel it must have reset it..

    Thats what the mechanic said as well. Prob just got too much fuel when i overrevved the engin


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