Help Needed 1.9 tdi

[stichill99]

Looking for some help. Parents 1.9 tdi Golf plus has been going into shut down mode but if you stop the car and start again off she goes again like there is nothing wrong.It has been like that for a few months but now the lambda sensor light on dash has come on. Anyone experienced similar and could point me in right direction? Cheers

[cuprabob]

Needed to get it scanned to find out what the fault codes are otherwise you're just stabbing in the dark

[TDIfurby]

TDI won't have a lambda sensor as its a diesel. Suspect that is the engine light. Something is putting it into limp home mode and really a diagnostic check will be the best way to find out what it is. I suspect it is overboost caused by sticky turbo vanes - turbos do that.

Any other details about the car? Age/engine code/mileage etc etc

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

This may be bollicks..

...but g/f tdi had the flashing emission light thingy, and removing the oil filler cap & then putting it back on again seemed to reset it for a while.

I have no idea why, or even if it was a spooky coincidence, but it worked a few times.

[Nick3point2]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

This may be bollicks..

...but g/f tdi had the flashing emission light thingy, and removing the oil filler cap & then putting it back on again seemed to reset it for a while.

I have no idea why, or even if it was a spooky coincidence, but it worked a few times.

Blocked crank case breather leading to...... Err..... I'm out.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Nick3point2 said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

This may be bollicks..

...but g/f tdi had the flashing emission light thingy, and removing the oil filler cap & then putting it back on again seemed to reset it for a while.

I have no idea why, or even if it was a spooky coincidence, but it worked a few times.

Blocked crank case breather leading to...... Err..... I'm out.

I got as far as some breathing issue, then gave up

[Nick3point2]

Actually I doubt it, it would blow the dipstick out of its tube.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Nick3point2 said:

Actually I doubt it, it would blow the dipstick out of its tube.

..there's no need to be rude, I've never been blown out of a tube

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

What was it?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

What was it?

Shall we never know?