Urgent Help NEEDED NOW

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:08 pm

Got in my car to come home tonight and the ''exhaust emission warning lamp'' came on.

Its a 51 plate vw polo match 1.4 8v it is on constantly and only done so tonight, has anybody had this problem and any idea what could be up, ie is it seriuous ?

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:51 pm

the lambada (sp) probe could be gone?

nothin2lose · Post by **nothin2lose** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:00 pm

mate ur in the same position as me, it keeps happenin, its comes on then goes off, then today it started flashin then turned off again. i aint got a clue wats going on.

andytheman108 · Post by **andytheman108** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:11 pm

mine was on other week it was lamba sensor cost me 160 to get it done

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:21 pm

andytheman108 wrote:mine was on other week it was lamba sensor cost me 160 to get it done

So just the sensor was buggered ? or an actual problem, if its goign to cost Â£160 to get fixed ie replaced, it can wait lol.

But it only came on after i filled up the tank with optimax

but it asn't on this morning

so it booked in for a service on sat.

Ian

Sleety · Post by **Sleety** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:59 am

mines been doing it since i past my test iv learnt to ignor it.

Sleety

inder · Post by **inder** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:56 am

@ Andy, was it just the sensor gone m8?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:16 pm

Could be one of any number of component failures or just a 'glitch' in the system giving a false alert.

First safety related question is - Do your brakelights work?

Reason for this is failure of the brakelight switch can trigger this warning lamp. A common result is no brakelamps (fairly dangerous). If you're faced with this situation I'd suggest using your foglamps to signal you are braking until you get the fault resolved.

In addition to this possibility it's equally a faulty/sooted up lambda probe, a partially collapsed catalytic convertor, stiff throttle valve control flap, malfunctioning ECM, etc, etc, etc.

Take it to someone who can read the fault codes and run a few diagnostic checks and you'll soon find out if there's anything to worry about.

Hope you get sorted,

Jay

laura_fairy_22 · Post by **laura_fairy_22** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:35 pm

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 3779e81220

heres what happened to me