Check Engine Light
Hello everyone,
I am a 09 JCW R56 hatch and just experienced a fun error. Car was driving just fine when all of a sudden lost a little power, yellow check engine light with the warning to catalytic converter message came on. The car was in safe mode and rough so I pulled over to the shoulder and the car died as soon as I stopped. I waited a few minutes and started the car up again in which it was still a little rough. I gave it some gas and it seemed to be fine again. I didn't chance it and turned around to return home and drop the car off. I have an appointment at the dealership tomorrow morning and I will pull codes tonight. Does anyone have any insight to what it may be? |
Until you pull and post the codes, could be zillion different things..
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What AZdsrt said.
I can add generally engine controllers are pretty good about catching any condition which puts the converter at risk. In the USA the car maker warranties the converters for 8 years, 80K miles. So there is a lot money riding on the engine controller being real cautious when it comes to a converter being damaged. The biggest risk to a converter is an overly rich mixture, so rich misfires can trigger a warning such as you saw. But it is still guess work. The codes along with the documentation that details what the codes mean is what is really needed. |
It was pulling multiple misfires for the codes. I am replacing all the coils and spark plugs as a fix for this problem.
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