Wednesday 27 July 2011

VW Service - warning reset

Thought I would "blog" this info for future use!

Position of diagnostic connector on Golf Mk4






Vehicles with Flexible service interval from MY 1999/2000:
Golf IV
Passat B5
New Beetle
Bora
Sharan
Transporter T4
and identically constructed models
[Select]
[17 - Instruments]

[Adaptation - 10]
Enter the correct channel from the chart below in "Channel Number"
[Read]The "Stored Value" is the current value for that channel.
Enter the "New" value of from the chart below.
[Test]
[Save]
 
The Flexible Service Interval Considers:
The Fixed Service Interval Considers:
Condition of the Oil

Time
Time
Distance
Distance
Driving Style


Channel
Indicated as "Stored Value"
"New" Adaptation value to reset
02
00001 = Service Due
00000
00000 = Service Done
Auxiliary work with Long Life service:
Resetting the value in channel 2 will automatically reset fixed service intervals (15000/30000/12 months)
If conventional engine oil was used, then this is all that needs to be done.
If Long Life oil is used, then adaptation must be done the vehicle according to following table with respect to the oil quality:

Channel
Meaning
Contents
"New" Adaptation value to reset
Golf
Passat B5
New Beetle
Bora
Sharan
Transporter T4
45
Used oil quality
Long Life service
Diesel engines
Oil per VOLKSWAGEN specification
506.00(TDI) or 506.01(PD) 
00004
00004
00004
00004
00004
00004
Long Life service
Gasoline engines
Oil per VOLKSWAGEN specification 503.00
00002
00002
00002
00002
00002
00002
Not Long Life
00001
00001
00001
00001
00001
00001
43
Maximum Distance to the next Oil Service
Long Life service
Diesel engines  
00050
00050
00050
00050
00050
00050
Long Life service
Gasoline engines
00030
00030
00030
00030
00030
00030
Not Long Life
00015
00015
00015
00015
00015
00015
44
Time
Not Long Life 12 months
00360
00365
00360
00360
00365
00360
Long Life 24 Months
00720
00730
00720
00720
00730
00720
Note: Oil Quality is in arbitrary units. Distance is in 1000's of km. Time is in days.

Saturday 23 July 2011

Blast from the Past!

I was surfing the web the other day and came across a picture of one of the first "diagnostic" tools which I designed and built the prototype for the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Micro Air Con. CM.  It looks like the boxes are still in use 30 years on!


The box can control all outputs and monitor all inputs enabling a check of the car before the control module is connected.

VW Diagnostics

I have a working version of VAGCOM and can carry out fault code reading and fault diagnostics on VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda and some Bentley cars.
I have just serviced a VW Golf and am able to reset the "longlife" service warning parameters.

Friday 15 July 2011

Welcome

Hi, I have just changed ISP to Plusnet and have now lost the web space I had with Tiscali :-( This seems like a good alternative!