200 might be sick again, then again.....

[Geraint Lloyd]

Doug

i though that the MC II MAC14 ECU stored codes, but didn't realise that the car might have a selective memory. It is getting old though!

"fortunately" I have to do a 680km drive from Niagara to Montreal on friday
I will try to pull codes before shutting down, should the CEL reappear on the way home

Thanks

Geraint


----- Original Message ----
From: Doug Yoder <audifan at zordok.net>
To: Geraint Lloyd <geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 12:17:53 PM
Subject: Re: 200 might be sick again, then again.....

Many of the codes get cleared when you turn off the ignition.  For what it's worth... Take another 200km drive (heh), and if the CEL comes on, don't shut the engine off when you park it - instead blink out codes right away.


 

Hope that helps.

 

-Doug

 

On 11/1/06, Geraint Lloyd <geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hello all,

drove from Montreal to Niagara Falls yesterday
a realtively uneventful trip.....
Still, here i a transcript of a conversation I had earlier today

-Mornin'
-Morgen
-how are you (pulled ECU codes)
-Ich bin sehr well zank you (blinked out code 4444)
-You sure about that? you were trying to tell me something yesterday. (intermittent 'check engine light' that "just might" only be at part throttle, which lasted for 500kms)

-Nein, Ich bin fine, and i really don't remember zat yesterday (blinked out 4444 again just to be sure)
-Ignorant b at stard

as ever the victim is an '89 10v 200TQA MCII

So I have an intermittent check engine light and no codes stored in the ecu.

it "seems" to be related to throttle position (1/3 depressed ish.... so rheostat?) but could just be the engine condition/load related to that position. I checked the fluids and filled up with shell 91octane in case it was a knock issue.


shell 91 seems to reduce the pinking in the golf compared to other brands, can't think why but there we are..........(the golf was built for 98RON or 4-Star Unleaded).

The light seems to come on after 2hours plus of driving. the frequency

dropped after i stopped for fuel and a double whopper + cheese, then
came back 200kms later.

like an @rse i left the full tool kit and 3 volumes of bentley at home, since the wife insisted on bringing clothes of all things.......

honestly the cheek of it!

any ideas guys?

Geraint




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