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seagulls01
16-12-2010, 06:50 PM
Just drove home, and suddenly the engine management light starts flashing.
The engine is making a very odd noise. Almost rumbling.

Anybody had this?

vwturbo
16-12-2010, 07:11 PM
need a fault code read mate,and dont drive car while its flashing,what car and year is it

seagulls01
16-12-2010, 10:12 PM
Thanks VWT

Its a 52, 2L petrol.

What do you think it is, that I shouldn't drive it?

Crasher
16-12-2010, 10:14 PM
Just the engine management light, not the oil warning light?

seagulls01
16-12-2010, 10:27 PM
Yeah, the EM light, flashing. DEf not oil.

Crasher
16-12-2010, 10:28 PM
Probably just a coil pack issue, not big deal. You need to get it code read.

seagulls01
16-12-2010, 10:33 PM
So do you think I can drive it. I just started it up, without moving it. The EM light stayed off, but it sounds 'sick'

Crasher
16-12-2010, 10:35 PM
Hopefully just a coil pack but I cannot see, hear, feel it so I cannot say if it is OK to drive.

seagulls01
16-12-2010, 10:46 PM
Thanks Crasher, was that oil or coil pack? I don't have a clue what either might be.

Crasher
16-12-2010, 10:50 PM
Coil pack old boy, too much Glu wein mit Amereto, sorry! The coil packs(s) provide the spark that makes the bang and if it/one shuts down it causes a misfire, which feels awful.

seagulls01
17-12-2010, 12:01 AM
Thanks Crasher, sorry to disturb your imbibing.
From the descriptions I've read elsewhere, this is exactly whats happened.
I'm going to take it in somewhere tmrw. Wish I had the balls to do it myself.

Thanks for the great advice

seagulls01
20-12-2010, 11:21 PM
Thanks again, Crasher
Yep, it was a blown coil. It was fixed today.

What a great site, this is.