matti4556
20th January 2015, 06:26 PM
Has anyone experienced the following and what was the outcome?
D3 2009 2.7litre auto. 94000km
I have searched the threads and the "engine system fault" message display note seems to be accompanied by a warning light. In my case there is no warning lights but a definite "limp home" feeling occurs (speed limited to about 40km/h) and sometimes not.
For the last week or so I have noticed that funny whining sound coming from the engine bay after switch-off has been continuous rather than just during the half dozen or so EGR valve pulses. It goes for about 30 seconds and then stops.
This morning, when accelerating, the fault note came up and it retarded to limp home speed without any warning. Ignition off and reset. Drive off and it happens again. Drove home and in desperation to get it going I replaced the brake light switch. I got to work without a drama although I didn't gun it.
On the way home today I drove with a light throttle and all was ok until I gunned it up a hill. The "engine system fault" warning appeared and it retarded.
Got home and checked turbo hoses and from what I could see they are ok. The long one was completely removed and checked, the shorter one on the passenger side was "felt" and the third one remains a "location mystery"?
i have also done a hard reset on the battery leads when disconnected to no avail. Although this time when the warning came up it didn't retard the speed to 40km/h but did feel sluggish at first until the revs picked up. Still there though.
I seem to think this is related to the recent longer whining noise after switch-off. Can anyone tell me what that whining noise actually is?
The car is booked in for service next week but in the mean time its my only means of transport so id like to get on top of it before then if its an easy fix.
Cheers - Matti
D3 2009 2.7litre auto. 94000km
I have searched the threads and the "engine system fault" message display note seems to be accompanied by a warning light. In my case there is no warning lights but a definite "limp home" feeling occurs (speed limited to about 40km/h) and sometimes not.
For the last week or so I have noticed that funny whining sound coming from the engine bay after switch-off has been continuous rather than just during the half dozen or so EGR valve pulses. It goes for about 30 seconds and then stops.
This morning, when accelerating, the fault note came up and it retarded to limp home speed without any warning. Ignition off and reset. Drive off and it happens again. Drove home and in desperation to get it going I replaced the brake light switch. I got to work without a drama although I didn't gun it.
On the way home today I drove with a light throttle and all was ok until I gunned it up a hill. The "engine system fault" warning appeared and it retarded.
Got home and checked turbo hoses and from what I could see they are ok. The long one was completely removed and checked, the shorter one on the passenger side was "felt" and the third one remains a "location mystery"?
i have also done a hard reset on the battery leads when disconnected to no avail. Although this time when the warning came up it didn't retard the speed to 40km/h but did feel sluggish at first until the revs picked up. Still there though.
I seem to think this is related to the recent longer whining noise after switch-off. Can anyone tell me what that whining noise actually is?
The car is booked in for service next week but in the mean time its my only means of transport so id like to get on top of it before then if its an easy fix.
Cheers - Matti