Matt A3
Registered User
Morning all - I've been looking for info on a fault my A3 3.2 Quattro has developed, and the couple of threads I've found (Engine cut out, ECS and ESP light on) don't really give a definitive answer - alltogh I suspect there is no definitive answer!
So, after driving about 15 miles my ESP light came on and the car wouldn't tick over - which was a real pain as its a dsg, so would stall or jump if I gave it some gas..... I put it into my local specialist who replaced the MAF which seemed to fix it, but a week later the same thing happened. The engine light also came on in both occurrences, but a bit later after I'd been driving (or lurching) around for a bit.
Now the threads seem to point to the crankshaft sensor, timing chains/cam position sensors, or fuel pump relay, and the cure appear to be an ECU update, clean out of the throttle body and / or a factory reset of the sensors. So has anyone had this and has got a definitive answer?
So, after driving about 15 miles my ESP light came on and the car wouldn't tick over - which was a real pain as its a dsg, so would stall or jump if I gave it some gas..... I put it into my local specialist who replaced the MAF which seemed to fix it, but a week later the same thing happened. The engine light also came on in both occurrences, but a bit later after I'd been driving (or lurching) around for a bit.
Now the threads seem to point to the crankshaft sensor, timing chains/cam position sensors, or fuel pump relay, and the cure appear to be an ECU update, clean out of the throttle body and / or a factory reset of the sensors. So has anyone had this and has got a definitive answer?