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Epc light on seat ibiza

  • 21-09-2015 9:47pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Was wondering could anyone help me I have a 05 seat Ibiza recently the epc light came on and the car looses power when I am driving it? Is it a big job to get fixed?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,199 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Was wondering could anyone help me I have a 05 seat Ibiza recently the epc light came on and the car looses power when I am driving it? Is it a big job to get fixed?

    Petrol or diesel? It sounds like a misfire, but you should have the OBD-II fault codes scanned. There's a myriad of potential causes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭Cocopops2015


    its petrol , would you no an average of what it would cost to fix it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    1.2litre 3 cylinder engine?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,199 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    its petrol , would you no an average of what it would cost to fix it?

    Couldn't say at this point, but in all likelihood you're not looking at anything outrageously expensive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭Cocopops2015


    Yes 1.2
    1.2litre 3 cylinder engine?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Stoolbend


    Check your brake lights first.

    Does the car lose power all the time or just when the epc light comes on?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭Cocopops2015


    Stoolbend wrote: »
    Check your brake lights first.

    Does the car lose power all the time or just when the epc light comes on?

    The brake light switch is gone and another switch that's making it loose power?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭doolox


    Could be a fault with the coils. There is a coil for each of the sparkplugs and one of these sometimes cuts out leaving you firing on two cylinders rather than the usual three. You will notice a drastic reduction in power and the car will be barely driveable.

    I got all three of my cars coils changed at the same time when one of the coils broke as it is a known weak point in SEAT 1.2 petrol engines.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,199 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    The brake light switch is gone and another switch that's making it loose power?

    In a manner of speaking, I suppose. As I said above, the diagnostic codes, if any, should be read first. Is it being serviced regularly? A misfire could be caused by a faulty/damp coil, a vacuum leak somewhere in the intake, or tired/knackered old plugs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,791 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Stoolbend wrote: »
    Check your brake lights first.

    Does the car lose power all the time or just when the epc light comes on?

    Good advice,same prob a while back,fabia 1.2,,,


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,791 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Was wondering could anyone help me I have a 05 seat Ibiza recently the epc light came on and the car looses power when I am driving it? Is it a big job to get fixed?

    Possibly a brake light switch ,,and a bulb or 2,,,happened me on my previous car,08 fabia 1.2 ,,,same engine as yours?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭Cocopops2015


    Possibly a brake light switch ,,and a bulb or 2,,,happened me on my previous car,08 fabia 1.2 ,,,same engine as yours?

    Thanks everyone it was a brake light switch and 2 bulbs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,199 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Thanks everyone it was a brake light switch and 2 bulbs

    How the ruddy hell does that cause the thing to lose power?? :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,791 ✭✭✭corks finest


    jimgoose wrote: »
    How the ruddy hell does that cause the thing to lose power?? :D

    Goes into limp mode,happened to me


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    jimgoose wrote: »
    How the ruddy hell does that cause the thing to lose power?? :D

    That's how you engage emissions trickery mode on that engine.


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