lambda

  1. pelhamsdetailing

    Car lacks boost above 3,200RPM (3.0 TDI - CAPA)

    Hey there guys. So my car seems to be lacking any boost or push above 3,200RPM when doing a full throttle pull in third gear. It struggles to redline. I can hold it there in third with my foot to the floor down the dual carriage way and it just cannot do it. Lower down it comes on early and...
  2. Elroy_starr

    Nox sensor

    Hi guys, New to the group so go easy on me Finally got an A3 in March after years of wanting one! 8pa 1.6fsi sport, very tidy car and real happy with it (although a little slow). Got my first ever check engine light in 10 years of driving over the weekend, finally a chance to use my obd scanner...
  3. Siondc

    MOT Fail

    So my car failed it’s MOT on the emissions. I serviced it 2 days before and ragged it to the garage. It’s an AMK on 145,000. The results were: Fast Idle Engine speed: Limit 2500-3000 Actual 2820 CO: Limit <0.3 Actual 5.1 HC: Limit <200 Actual 188 Lambda: Limit <0.97-1.03 Actual 0.87...
  4. razputin

    Which Sensor is faulty?

    Evening, Engine warning light has come on recently and I got the following error codes, but not sure which sensor is the faulty one. All help welcome :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine Labels...
  5. Cheeks

    O2 sensor help.

    Okay so I'm getting a new pre cat o2 sensor and I have a few questions! Car - A3 8L 1.6 Sport 2003 1. where is it? 2. How do I get to it? 3. How many pins should the plug have? It's not something I've messed with before and I have 0 knowledge on the subject, any help would be massively...
  6. Craig Kelly

    Lambda sensor nightmares / emissions problem - ongoing

    Hi guys hope you're all good, I wonder if anyone can help me out here, my A3 1.8T recently failed it's MOT on emissions - running rich. I took it to an Audi specialist and they gave me 2 codes and told me to replace the Cat and the pre-cat Lambda sensor. The original fault codes were: 16514 -...