How to read error codes?

[karamazov]

Hi from Russia!

First I've got a problem with idling of cold start. It was unstable for a minute or so. Today it became worse, the engine even stalled a few times. And today the Ceck Engine indicator turned on.

How do I read the error codes?

Have a great day!

Thanx in advance,
Pavel

[maxxximus]

здравствулте! мой друг .....

Welcome to the site. Unless youve got a friendly audi dealer in Moscow who can tell you ,you might have to fork out for a Vag com cable from Rosstech in good ole US of A.
There are cheap cables available from china/usa on ebay and with these you can download a freeware version of Vag com from Ross tech. This will help you determine whats up and you can go from there.

Whats the weather like up there in moscow- it always seems to be snowing on TV.

[karamazov]

Thanx for the advice man!

Regards,
Pavel

PS You shouldn't allways trust the tele Its warm and sunny

[Golich]

If you are serious about working on your car on any other Audi/VW/Seat both now and in the future, I'd recommend buying the genuine VAGCOM Ross Tech cable. Its not that expensive. Some replica cables give problems but MORE IMPORTANTLY, you will be able to get first class diagnostic support and advice from Ross Tech both via their own website and an excellent yahoo forum which you can search for loads of information.

PS Welcome to the site.

Given your mention of the 1min it sounds like it could be related to the cold start recycling pump or ancilory hoses. This sits at the back of the engine, slightly off centre, to the right when looking into the engine bay. It should sound like a quite hair dryer for approx 1min upon cold start. I have some photos of it which I'll down load to gallery if I haven't already.

[karamazov]

Given your mention of the 1min it sounds like it could be related to the cold start recycling pump or ancilory hoses. This sits at the back of the engine, slightly off centre, to the right when looking into the engine bay. It should sound like a quite hair dryer for approx 1min upon cold start. I have some photos of it which I'll down load to gallery if I haven't already.

Hi Golich,

It sounds just like you describe. Could you pls send me the part number of this thing?

Thanx,
Pavel

[simple1]

Sounds like a vacuum leak to me.... un metered air getting into the system not being monitored by MAF.......

[karamazov]

Sounds like a vacuum leak to me.... un metered air getting into the system not being monitored by MAF.......

Thanx for the hint. Anyway I've put the car for diagnostics to the Audi dealer here in Moscow. We'll see what they say.

Rgds,
Pavel