Golf GT TDI 150 Help... Might as well ask - Any help appreciated

[VR6 Lee 0]

Put my car in for wheel alignment and about 2 miles after everything was aligned my ABS/ESP light has come on. When I turn the engine off the ABS/ESP light goes off as normal but then will come on after say 8 minutes, 20 minutes or sometimes not at all.

 

I tried to connect the car to VAGCOM yesterday and for some reason it does not recognise the cable. I upgraded the software on the genuine Rosstech cable and it still does not power up. I tried the cable on my corrado and this works ok so am a bit confused as of what is going on.

 

I have checked all the fuses and they all seem to be intact I have also checked the ABS and this seems to work fine.

 

Any ideas folks

[Jon_vr6 1]

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/307175.aspx

 

Have a read through this might help

[RW1 0]

Two thoughts.......

 

Have a look round the strut adjustment points. They may have damaged the ABS cable or nudged a cable connection on one wheel area.

 

Ross Tech. It may be genuine but which are you using. Corrado test is not a full test as one of the datalines is not fitted. Corrado is simple.

Mk4 I'd expect you to have a Hex + Can cable for it to work, olthough some controllers are not CANbus on the Mk4 so you should be able to interrogate some controllers, not others.

 

Failing that, could see if I can get into the car's diagnostics.

 

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[VR6 Lee 0]

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/307175.aspx

 

Have a read through this might help

 

Think it may be the cable as per RW1's comments

[Jon_vr6 1]

What basically happens RW1 is that when i plug the obd connector in my car the light on the connector turns on (green when connected to the laptop) but when we plug into Lees car theres no light coming on the obd connector meaning that theres no power going to the OBD port of the golf (thats with ignition on, even with the car running)

 

Yeah its HEX-CAN cable genuine rosstech

[volksworld13 0]

i think you may need to recalibrate your steering angle sensor using 50501b or vagcom.

[Jon_vr6 1]

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/aftermarket-radio.html

 

Is this possible as he has an aftermarket stereo

[RW1 0]

Radio might be a good start.

 

On the 16 pin diagnostics car socket, the wire colours are:

 

Pin 1 - Black/Blue

Pin 4 - Brown

Pin 5 - Brown

Pin 6 - Orange/Black

Pin 7 - Grey/White

Pin 14 - Orange/Brown

Pin 16 - Red/White

 

Check wires are in the right pin locations in the dianostics socket. Should be.

 

12 volts is on pin 16 from fuse 12 (7.5 amps). Check 12 volts present relative to pin 4 and 5 and also car bodywork earth.

 

The radio problem wire is diagnostics pin 7 Grey/White stripe going to pin three on the radio plug connections, still the same wire colour at the radio end. Pull or snip/tape up at the radio end.

 

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Edited August 25, 2012 by RW1

[VR6 Lee 0]

Update:

 

Battery disconnected as per Jon_vr6

Will check headunit this morning

[VR6 Lee 0]

Error code:

 

 

Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1C0-907-37x-ESP-F.lbl

Part No: 1C0 907 379 M

Component: ESP FRONT MK60 0102

Coding: 0019970

Shop #: WSC 00046 615 1234567

VCID: 346C18F05428BEB8F5D

 

1 Fault Found:

00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85)

003 - Mechanical Failure

[jezzaG60 0]

Error code:

 

 

Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1C0-907-37x-ESP-F.lbl

Part No: 1C0 907 379 M

Component: ESP FRONT MK60 0102

Coding: 0019970

Shop #: WSC 00046 615 1234567

VCID: 346C18F05428BEB8F5D

 

1 Fault Found:

00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85)

003 - Mechanical Failure

 

As already said, that just needs a steering angle sensor calibration. Search the ross tech site for the procedure.