ja32953 0 Posted January 20, 2004 ok,sorry.. ....when i got my car from the shop,..and out of storage my gauges did not work no fuel oil water or speedo and mfa, just the tach works. so my question is that while the motor was out and such,is there a main ground for all of the items to the cluster,or individual grounds or a large main fuse? it lights up when the headlights are turned on and the tach works,..but nothing else. .and to the other part of my question to why its so boggish,any ideas on that..its fine at full throttle when punched but just normal driving its non-responsive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted January 20, 2004 The fact it goes ok on full throttle would indicate that there may be probs with the lambda probe. Not connected, bad earth etc. The wiring is very delicate and may have been damaged? When you are at WOT then the ECU stops looking at the proba and runs solely off stored maps. There is an earth under the bonnet for your gauges. It'll be brown or brown/white, not 100% sure where though. Other VWs or this generation have one on the corner of the cam cover. Have a hunt around for any that are not connected. This may also have something to do with your poor running. You could also look on http://www.vwvortex.com. Your side of the pond and it has plenty of FAQs on this kind of thing. Gavin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ja32953 0 Posted January 20, 2004 hey,..thanks for the insight,....does anyone have a manual to tell me for sure,...lol ...and not to sound stupid,...tha lambda is the o2 sensor correct?...would this also cause the darkish smoke leaving my muffler and makin the neighborhood kids choke?....lol .........or what else may cause the smoke,...it is getting good gas,..and has new fresh oil,..and the block only has 45k on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted January 20, 2004 hey,..thanks for the insight,....does anyone have a manual to tell me for sure,...lol ...and not to sound stupid,...tha lambda is the o2 sensor correct?...would this also cause the darkish smoke leaving my muffler and makin the neighborhood kids choke?....lol .........or what else may cause the smoke,...it is getting good gas,..and has new fresh oil,..and the block only has 45k on it Yup, Lambda = O2 sensor And Yup, if it's dead (or your knock sensor is dead) then your car will over fuel massively causing nasty, unburnt fuel to come out the exhaust in blackish smoke... Also it'll kill the cat if you've got one fitted... :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
